Marketing Novels

How to Do Crowdfunding for a Novel

Kickstarter is a fantastic place for book authors, artists, and other creative people to find funding, but you do need to use it for the right projects and understand how it works. In this interview, Joanna Penn interviews Ben Galley about his Kickstarter campaign for a graphic novel, including his tips for getting the funding […]

Book Marketing: It Is Hard!

During the past few days I’ve had a number of authors write me to complain how hard it is to market a book. Well, gosh, it is hard. It’s hard to write a book. It’s hard to publish a book. It’s hard to carry out a book marketing plan. It’s hard to do Internet marketing. […]

Celebrate National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, why not post a new poem to your blog every single day of April. Celebrate poets. Celebrate poetry. Here’s an example of what you can do . . . Get ready, friends, because this year Black Lawrence Press is going all out to celebrate National Poetry Month. First […]

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Author Success Story: Reinvigorating Book Marketing

Guest Post by Victor Villaseñor Although I have been a successful author for 30 years plus, I didn’t realize how important the Internet was to staying in contact with my previous fans as well as new ones. After realizing this, I decided to get in contact with people who understood the Internet and digital media […]