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Five tips to boost your book sales on the web

Instead of stacking rejection slips by touting your manuscript around agents and traditional publishing houses, a podding agreement will let a publisher take your manuscript, edit and format the text ready for firing out paperback or hardback copies as soon as the orders come in.

DragonCub will also help with marketing the book, but because DragonCub cuts the overheads, you earn a bigger royalty on each sale.

You can also help… Continue

Added by DragonCub on June 9, 2009 at 5:07am — No Comments

Authors, are you looking for bookplates you can autograph and mail to readers?

I am often asked about the handy and well-designed bookplates that I mail to people who have bought my books. I've used 2 designs over the years, both from a company called...

Please go to my post on The Write Type to learn more about:

Bookplates: what are they and where can I find them?

~Cheryl Kaye Tardif,
bestselling author

Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on June 4, 2009 at 12:04pm — No Comments

Featuring Author Christine Duncan

Featuring Author Christine Duncan

It is my pleasure to host Christine Duncan, creator of the Kay Berreano mystery series. She has some very interesting and unique insights to share regarding writing that works.

Christine Duncan is an Arvada Colorado mystery writer. She got her start in writing for the Christian market, writing for Sunday School magazines. Her credits include Accent Books and Regular Baptist Press.

Her Colorado based, Kaye Berreano mystery series… Continue

Added by Ron Adams on June 2, 2009 at 5:15am — No Comments

Book Promotion on a Budget and “no shows”

Today on my book radio show "A BOOK AND A CHAT" my guest did not show. While I'm sure there must be a good reason, I was not as prepared as perhaps I should have been as I did receive confirmation from my guests agent.

So what do you do?

After a brief outline of the guest and her book, hoping that she would… Continue

Added by Storyheart on May 30, 2009 at 2:51pm — No Comments

Tips to Query a Publisher

Your first step in querying a publisher should be to order the book Writer’s Market. The book is available through Amazon.com for about $20. Writer’s Market includes 4,000 listings for book publishers, consumer magazines, trade journals, and literary agents. Most publishers’ listings in the book will tell you if they accept new authors,… Continue

Added by Author101 on April 27, 2009 at 8:00am — 4 Comments

Don't Just Sit There, Look It Up!

I was sitting there tonight with my son and daughter, when Katie asked me how to spell a word. She had written it on her homework page 3 different ways, and she said none of them looked right. So, being the brilliant homework technician I am, I told her to look it up. We did it together, and found the answer she needed.

When writing fiction, we are faced with two choices. We can make it up, or we can look it up. Unless you’re recreating the world of the Hobbits, let me recommend the… Continue

Added by Ron Adams on April 20, 2009 at 9:35pm — No Comments

A few writing tips

Click here to read a few ways to keep readers engaged: http://www.examiner.com/x-3098-Houston-Romance-Novels-Examiner~y2009m3d21-Writing-tips--hooking-the-reader

Teri

Added by Teri Thackston on March 21, 2009 at 8:40am — No Comments

25 Book Publishing Guidelines You Should Know

So, the masterpiece is done. Now what? Should you self-publish your book? Use print-on-demand? Try to find a publisher, or start your own publishing company?

25 Book Publishing Guidelines You Should Know by Rita Schiano will help you sort out which book publishing direction is best for you, as well as provide “insider” tips on wading through the process.

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Added by Rita Schiano on February 13, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Use BookRix.com to present your own books online and find new readers

BookRix.com is a social media website focused on writing and reading. But it offers by far more than the well known classic community features. You can create and publish your own books online in an attractive flipbook format and present them on an individual profile. The digital book can be embedded and linked on other websites and community profiles via HTML-code. This feature is a great direct marketing tool for aspiring writers. Furthermore BookRix… Continue

Added by Nils on February 13, 2009 at 4:09am — No Comments

10 steps to getting started as a motivational speaker (Part 1)

10 steps to getting started as a motivational speaker (Part 1)

By Lynn Serafinn, MAED, CPCC

author, speaker and personal transformation coach

Many of us have things we learned in life that we’d like to share. For that reason, we might dream about becoming a motivational speaker. And in reality, while the competition is stiff out there, not everyone is a gifted speaker. Being able to hold a room and really inspire people is a gift—and if you've got it, I say, GO for… Continue

Added by Lynn Serafinn on January 11, 2009 at 10:08pm — No Comments

The Three P's of Writing

The Three P’s of Writing

I have had an occasion recently to witness the turmoil of some writers and publishers when things don’t go according to plan. It was a sad thing to watch, and I am grateful to have maintained good working relationships with all the parties involved. I offer, therefore, some assistance for the new, budding, aspiring, frustrated writer still working on getting their masterpiece into the hands of the readers. Please take it for what it is, and I hope these tips… Continue

Added by Ron Adams on November 14, 2008 at 6:01pm — 2 Comments

More Marketing Tips

As many of you already know, I'm self-published and currently have three books "out there". I posted this on my good friend and book reviewer Geri Ahearn's blog a little while ago...

Writing your book is definitely the easy part of an author's journey... once you have the book in your hands, getting it out to the readers, especially if you're self-published, is probably the biggest challenge that we as authors have never really thought about (I know I DEFINITELY… Continue

Added by MJ Allaire on October 23, 2008 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Tips for Plotting Your Novel - Part 1: Percolate Your Ideas

Fiction authors are often asked, “How do you come up with your novel plots? Where do you find those ideas?” As a Canadian suspense author, I am often asked these questions, and my answers will usually include something about letting ideas percolate and ferment.

I know―it sounds like I’m brewing coffee and making homemade wine, but in reality I’m creating what I hope will be a fast-paced suspense novel that will be enjoyed by readers worldwide. I think that percolating a novel plot is… Continue

Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on September 30, 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Want to review books for WritersReaders.com?

Do you like to read? Want some free books in exchange for writing a review?

WritersReaders.com is looking for people who love reading to review the stacks of books that are pouring in to a new book review program.

If you enjoy reading, don't mind getting a free book (or 2...or 5) and like to write reviews, then this is for you!

From the newsletter TIPS for WRITERS:

We have tons of books and not… Continue

Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on September 29, 2008 at 5:30am — No Comments

Get Book Marketing Tips on Book Bites for Kids

Today on Book Bites for Kids, LIVE on blogtalkradio, author Judy Gregerson called in, and we talked about ways to market your book if you're a children's book author.

Listen to the recorded show in our archives at:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookbitesforkids

I'll be posting more book marketing tips at my blog site later this weekend:…

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Added by Suzanne Lieurance on September 19, 2008 at 8:14pm — No Comments

Six Mistakes Even Bestselling Authors Make

Many of us belong to several book and discussion groups, and the benefit to that is that we get to hear from authors and experts in a wide variety of fields. This message came to me from David Montgomery, who writes about books for several major publications. According to the message he sat in on a talk given by bestselling thriller writer Joseph Finder the topic of which was "The Six Biggest Mistakes Even Bestselling Writers Make." It’s also worth noting that when I shared this with my editor… Continue

Added by Ron Adams on July 13, 2008 at 6:04pm — 1 Comment

[Website Makeover Monday] Video Resource to Capture More Visitors

This week I wanted to bring to you

a resource that will take you outside

of your box.

Should you have a video or a trailer

then you would want to sign up and

take advantage of this great resource!

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Added by C.F. Jackson on July 7, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Writing Tips - Featured Artists and more...

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July 14th

Writing Tips - Writing a Query Letter

Featured Artist - Ashby Scott

July 21st

Writing Tips - Developing Creative Writing

Featured Artist - L Diane Wolfe

July 28th

Writing Tips - The Importance of Networking

Featured Artist - Brandon Houser

August 1st

Kentucky Artists Special Edition

August 4th

Writing Tips - Writing a Press… Continue

Added by Lynn Tincher, Author on July 6, 2008 at 11:15am — No Comments

Variety is the spice of (writing) life

Which genre any writer chooses to operate in is dependent on the genre they enjoy. I write predominately in the mystery/detective genre because I am such a big fan of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser and Jessie Stone, Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum, and Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe. But it is a great exercise for the good writer to able to write across genres even though he may never have the opportunity to use this versatility. Many stories have the ability to cross or mix genres, so that a… Continue

Added by Ron Adams on June 30, 2008 at 9:52pm — No Comments

[Website Makeover Monday] What is MySpace Really?

MySpace isn't and shouldn't be your main

place to send your new reader and your

new customer...

I wanted to offer to you this free audio

on this Website Makeover Monday!

Enjoy!

Continue to make dreams happen!

Won't Be Denied,

C.F. Jackson

P.S. Download Your Free Website

Makeover 101 Session . . .

How knowing "2" Simple Things . . .

Can improve your… Continue

Added by C.F. Jackson on June 30, 2008 at 6:17pm — No Comments