Book promotion—getting book reviews
Getting book reviews is the second in a series on book promotion. The first in this series is getting noticed. As I discussed in my post Busting the almighty book review myth, I believe that book reviews help readers decide whether to read the book or not. On that post, I offered 7 ways to…
Book promotion—getting noticed
Getting noticed is the first in a series on book promotion. Other topics will include getting book reviews and creating a following. Is your book promotion strategy working for you or is getting the publicity for your book a challenge? Have you sent out press releases, asked for radio interviews, contacted organizations for speaking opportunities…
Simple steps for creating an author brand—Part 1
This is the first of a two-part series on creating your brand. It is meant for those who are just starting to think about brand and what it means. The steps outlined are simple, but ones that can make a difference in how your readers see you and in the future development of your brand.…
Simple steps for creating an author brand—Part 2
This is the second of a two-part series on creating your brand. It is meant for those who are just starting to think about brand and what it means. The steps outlined are simple, but ones that can make a difference in how your readers see you. In this post, I will speak about branding…
How to sell your books
After months of hard work including several copy-edit iterations, I finally published my book on Amazon and Createspace. To celebrate my accomplishment, I invited family and friends to a release party where I sold a few books. I sent out press releases, tweeted, and wrote about it on Facebook. Having cultivated an audience prior to…
Busting the almighty book review myth
Have you just indie published your book and are now wondering how to go about getting reviews that might drive sales? After reading my last post on the Beginner writers’ biggest mistake: failure to consider the audience, are you now kicking yourself for not having cultivated an audience from the get-go that would be “clamoring”…
Beginner writers’ biggest mistake: failure to consider the audience
You have decided to write your first book. You have had a great adventure or have thought up a great plot and can’t wait to get going. What should you do first? Start with an outline? A description of characters? Write frantically to get your thoughts down? As you think about it, you realize the…