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Marketing and the Author

May 5, 2017 //  by Michelle Ule//  22 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Sitting in for Rachel Kent

By this time, most writers know they are responsible for some marketing if they wish to publish their manuscripts.

But what does that really mean? How much marketing? What do you have …

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Let’s Talk About an Author Website

February 14, 2017 //  by Michelle Ule//  39 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Sitting in for Wendy Lawton busy preparing for a writer’s conference.

Let’s talk about author websites today.

While you can get plenty of advice and tutorials from many spots, I want to talk about my experience with …

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Is All Publicity Good?

July 3, 2015 //  by Rachel Kent//  33 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

While I was in Orlando, FL for the International Christian Retail Show (ICRS), I checked Yahoo news and saw that they were reporting a failed publicity stunt for Grey–the new book by the Fifty Shades of …

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Savvy Response to the #TheDress

March 7, 2015 //  by Janet Grant//  36 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Last week a dress took center stage online. For those who managed to remain oblivious, here’s the scoop. BuzzFeed showed a photo of a dress that, to some, was blue and black but that others decidedly …

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Self-Promotion for Authors: The Better Approach

January 25, 2013 //  by Mary Keeley//  81 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

What does your mind conjure when you hear the word self-promotion? How we want to roll our eyes when we hear someone spouting on and on about their achievements, perhaps even embellishing them, in general conversation. …

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Marketing: Call in the Professionals?

August 24, 2011 //  by Michelle Ule//  4 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Location: Santa Rosa, Calif.

Some people actually major in marketing in college and get degrees. They like to talk about new products and to sell things–it’s exciting to them.

I’m not one of those people.

Sure, I …

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Assumptions of an Unpublished Writer: Easy Street

July 21, 2011 //  by Rachel Kent//  9 Comments

Blogger:  Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Assumption of the day: “Once I sell my first book to a publishing house, it’s going to be easy to sell the rest of my manuscripts.”

We see …

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A Guide to Proposals: Lesson 4

November 18, 2010 //  by Rachel Kent//  30 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Your Platform and Marketing Section

I know I touched on this yesterday, but I’d like to take a more in-depth look at what it means to have a …

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A Guide to Proposals: Lesson 3

November 17, 2010 //  by Rachel Kent//  11 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

What should go into a proposal? What’s the basic format for a proposal? Fiction and nonfiction proposals are slightly different, but I’d like to give all of you …

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Things Writers Should Keep Track Of: Part 2

September 21, 2010 //  by Rachel Kent//  10 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa,  Calif.

After Publication: Promotion

Once a book has released, the author is thrown into a world of promotion. The author is bombarded with blog tours, radio interviews, book reviewers …

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