When Terry McMillan’s first novel Mama was published in 1987, her publisher only sent out press releases and review copies — their standard low-level effort for first-time authors. So Terry took the promotion into her own hands. She wrote more than 3,000 letters to bookstores, colleges, chain stores, African-American groups, and other groups asking them […]
1. Don’t meander. One of the big no-no’s of being a good guest is meandering. Get to the point fast. Rarely will you answer any question with more than two or three sentences. If you do, you’ll lose the audience and your host. One of the big no-no’s of being a good radio/TV guest is […]
Here are 11 websites you might find useful as an author or publisher: Loads.in — Find out how long it takes your website to load. Pipl.com — A search engine for finding people. This can be useful when you are trying to track down people for testimonials, etc. PrintWhatYouLike.com — Print precisely what you want from […]
In this video, Bill Van Orsdel of Wavecloud Publishing interviews actress, producer, agent, and author Philippa Burgess. Topics include: Four types of content for TV & Film Three reasons TV & Film buyers buy Content adjustments to improve your fit for TV & Film How to structure your pitch This book marketing video is definitely […]