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Preparing Talking Points For Media, Radio, and Newspaper Interviews



Many new authors spend a lot of time and energy trying to get in the newspaper or on the radio. When they finally get there, however, they often don’t know what to say. If you plan ahead as part of your overall book marketing and promotion strategy and prepare… Continue

Seven Tips to a Successful Author Book Signing and Writing Event



Part of being a successful independent author and writer involves selling your published material, either in terms of books, ebooks, articles, or other forms of writing. Selling your published writing involves much more then simply getting it published, it involves people – namely readers – buying your books and published writing. This… Continue

Book marketing and promotion is an activity that most writers and published authors undertake in an effort to promote their books. However, marketing a book can be a daunting task, especially for a writer. Where does one start? What is involved in marketing a book? Do you need to hire a publicist, or can you do it yourself? These are all important questions, many of which have been covered on the main book marketing and promotion page. In this article we are covering a particular aspect of book… Continue

Seeking Contributors for The Naval Civil War Encyclopedia



The Naval Civil War Encyclopedia



ABC-CLIO is pleased to announce its latest encyclopedia project, which seeks to document and contextualize U.S. and Confederate naval participation in the Civil War (to include sea, riverine, and inland waterways warfare). Essays for the print encyclopedia will also be used for company web sites,… Continue

I've started to post jobs for writers on one of my blogs. I run across a fair number of these and I figured it would be a great resource for fellow writers. Here is the first one.

Local Historians and Writers Needed in the Midwest

In today’s highly competitive writing and publishing world, one requirement often misunderstood by both published and unpublished authors and writers is that of the author or writer platform. Agents almost require that writers and authors have one. Publishers and editors ask about it and how it can fit into an overall marketing plan. Readers, even, are beginning to look for them in their quest to find more writing and books by authors they like. So what, exactly, is an author or writer… Continue

The 9 (Nine) Biggest Reasons Most First-Time Writers Fail to Become Published Authors



Writing a book and becoming a published author is a common dream. As Harry Beckwith wrote in The Invisible Touch, “If you want to change your life, write a book.” But writing a book is no easy task. There are few people who can just sit down and crank out a few hundred pages. Most of us have to work hard at… Continue

One of the biggest dreams many authors and writers have is to see their book on a library shelf. Getting your published book(s) into libraries, including public, municipal, state, university, research, and private libraries can seem like a challenge. How do you accomplish your goals and reach your dreams of selling your books to libraries? Although there is no guarantee that a library or librarian will buy your book, there are several general rules and guidelines one can follow in maximizing… Continue

A lot of us are on various online social networks and writing forums. These are great resources not only for helping you develop your writing craft, but for also networking and learning the ins and outs of writing, publishing, and marketing. I've put together a list of such sites that I visit regularly, and that I have found to be useful. Hope to see some of you on the other sites soon...



List of Author Social… Continue

Sending out press releases concerning your writing and book are key to successfully promoting it to a wider audience. You can write a press release about anything that is newsworthy: the release of your book, a book signing, its release in a different format, reprinting your book, etc. The key is to make it newsworthy. Once you have your press release, send it out over the various press release wires. I've put together a list of press release sites that all have free options so you don't have… Continue

I've gone through and updated the list of free places to add your book online. These are all free and great ways to maximize your book's exposure on the web. There are close to 40 sites in the list, so it may take you some time to add your book to every site, but worth it.

List or Add Your Book Online for Free

Happy promoting!