Book Marketing Stories
3 Steps to Doing the Work You Love and Loving the Work You Do
I have discovered that many book authors hate marketing books. That’s too bad, because it can be the most fulfilling part of the job — that interacting with potential customers, with people whose lives you can change, with readers who will respond in the most interesting ways. I have discovered that many book authors hate marketing […]
David Perozzi: 13 Ways to Get the Attention of TV Producers
David Perozzi, the former producer of a key daytime TV show, offers 13 tips on getting your national TV pitches noticed. Check out his tips here (excerpted from an interview with Arielle Ford): 1. Help out. When pitching a TV show, add value. It’s not your job to sell your book or be a star […]
The Holiday Season: It Is a Good Time to Tell Stories
While reading the December issue of Real Simple magazine, I noticed this quote from Lemony Snicket’s The Lump of Coal. I liked it so much that I created a graphic quote out of it so I could share it with all of you. Note that one of its messages is clear: The holiday season is […]
Indie Spotlight: Novelist Ricki Wilson Spotlights Other Authors
Ricki Wilson, author of Maggie’s Fall, has created a wonderful free service to feature other independent novelists. It’s called Indie Spotlight. Here is what she says about her service (http://www.rickiwilson.com/how-to-get-your-own-indie-spotlight.html): I created Indie Spotlight as a means for Indie authors to have a tool to promote their novels. Send me a jpeg of your book […]