Book Marketing Stories
Judith Briles: How to Create a Killer Book Cover
Here are a few key tips from Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd, on how to create killer book covers. Remember: Killer book covers sell books, lots more books! Spy! Become a competitive book spy. On Amazon, how does your book cover compare to other books in looks and presentation? Your book should look, feel, and […]
Reality Check: The Bad Ass Raccoon Meme
The Bad Ass Raccoon Meme: No matter how bad ass you are, you will never match a raccoon riding an alligator! The great thing is that we don’t have to top that bad ass raccoon. We just have to top our own best, again and again. That’s easy. Most of us set a low bar […]
Novel Tip-o-Graphic: What Makes Us Human
Below is a tip-o-graphic I created for Michael Sullivan, author of Forgotten Flowers, a novel about dementia and family. This tip-o-graphic features four of the wonderful testimonials Michael has received for his novel before it’s publication date. Note: All novelists should get some great blurbs (testimonials) before their books are published. Author Marketing Tip: All […]
Author Marketing Question: Do You Have Writer’s Block?
Do you have writer’s block, or are you simply procrastinating? Writer’s Block or Procrastination? You decide. How many of these behaviors or attitudes of procrastinators do you have? This checklist of procrastinator attitudes and behaviors has been provided courtesy of David Parker, author of The More You Do, The Better You Feel. Check out his […]