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July 2009 Blog Posts (227)

Your Book Cover as an E-Card

As I mentioned in my blog post, "Does God Have Caller I.D.?", we authors must employ every legitimate, book-marketing tool available. What if you could send your book jacket as an e-card as often as you wish, with no limitations? Now you can.

Here is a great idea:…

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Added by Gene Cartwright on July 2, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Announcing a new blog today

Announcing a new blog today,
Cool Guys Read, at http://booksandboys.blogspot.com

Added by Max Elliot Anderson on July 2, 2009 at 8:20am — No Comments

How Do I Get On Oprah?

This is a question that, as a book marketer, I hear quite often. Authors think "if only I could get on Oprah, my book will become a bestseller!" Well, maybe. It's true that Oprah has helped sell quite a few books, but it's also true that the number of authors Oprah has helped in this manner is very small compared to the number of authors releasing books each year.

Trying to get booked on The Oprah Winfrey Show is like winning the lottery, or getting struck by lightening. It may or… Continue

Added by Terry Cordingley on July 1, 2009 at 7:48pm — 2 Comments

My Fourth Book...

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The Handiwork Clash final proof is now ready for the second time! The first one had too many little bloopers and I wasn't satisfied with the cover or interior. I went back to the… Continue

Added by Leigh-Ann Lemire on July 1, 2009 at 3:35pm — No Comments

Does God Have Caller I.D.?

Okay, I'm not being sacrilegious here, just posing a question to be considered by both true believers and dedicated agnostics and atheists. There is no doubt, being a truly devoted pursuer of dreams, whether as an author or creative/artistic professional, requires a strong measure of belief in one's self, and perhaps even a 'higher power.'

For those who have taken to their knees, on occasion or… Continue

Added by Gene Cartwright on July 1, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Library Journal & Books For Boys

Read an "Open Letter to Publishers," from a librarian in Library Journal, concerning the need for more books for boys. http://booksandboys.blogspot.com

Max Elliot Anderson

Added by Max Elliot Anderson on July 1, 2009 at 8:11am — No Comments

TWIN TRINITY MEDIA ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF ELEMENTS OF THE SOUL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Twin Trinity Media / Accentuate Services

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TWIN TRINITY MEDIA ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF ELEMENTS OF THE SOUL

TEXAS, USA - July 3, 2009 Twin Trinity Media, part of the Accentuate FAMILY of Author Services, announces the Accentuate Writers Anthology Elements of the Soul has gone to print and will be released late this summer. The collection of short stories and… Continue

Added by Michelle L Devon (Michy) on July 1, 2009 at 2:47am — No Comments