Book Marketing Stories

Real Friends vs. Good Friends

Good friends offer advice and simple words of wisdom. Real friends come over unannounced with gin, chocolate, glitter, duct tape, paper clips, disguises, explosives, a plan A, and a plan B. When you pursue creating working relationships, go for real friends not just good friends. You want more than advice. You want the chocolate, disguises, […]

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Blake Bailey: 5 Writing Tips

The following writing tips are excerpted from an article by Blake Bailey that appeared in Publishers Weekly magazine. Write about things that really interest you. Pick a subject that bores you and you’ll write a boring book. Be quiet and listen. Let the person talk. Action is character. Let us see and hear how your […]

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Reading Bookmark: Read Books!

Sometimes you read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months after you’ve finished just to stay near it. — Markus Zusak What you read when you don’t have to determines what you will be when you can’t help it. — Oscar Wilde Reading is dreaming with open […]

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One Secret of Success: Be Truthful

The first secret of success is very simple: Tell the truth. That is how you build relationships with potential customers. This first secret does not change, no matter how successful you become. You must always tell the truth. — John Kremer, author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books Truth is the easiest thing to […]