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Top 4 Book Promotional Sites

Book promotional sites are an excellent way to stand out from the crowd. Whether it be through free or paid services, there’s no doubt that these sites have an important place in the book marketing industry, especially when authors are writing in competitive genres like...

How to Start a Podcast!

Creating a podcast to market your genre is a great marketing technique. Anchor.com provides easy access to the podcast world. It can record from a phone or computer, and suprisingly does have great sound quality. Otherwise, the technical devices such as a microphone and software...

Paid Book Promotion: Is It Worth It?

Nowadays, with the huge plethora of self-published books filling Amazon, Smashwords, Kobo, and any other market you could think of, you need to be able to stand out from the crowd. And with some of the more popular genres such as horror, fantasy, and romance,...

Useful Marketing Terms Explained

If you are trying to market your novel, the whole process can be a minefield. There are so many marketing terms that experienced marketers assume you understand. So I thought I would compile a comprehensive list of the most common terms used. You will soon...

A Logline Needs Conflict

If your logline does not mention a main conflict, then it must be presumed it is because it does not have one. If a publisher is sent your logline and there is no mention of a conflict, then he will come to that conclusion also....

Learn To Market Yourself

Too many writers focus on becoming a successful author, in comparison to the hard work that actually goes into completing a well structured and compelling manuscript. It is vital to understand that the process is a very long and gradual one. Ask any famous novelist about...

Simple Ways to Increase Your Chance In A Fish Eat Fish World

Be Uniform. Be uniform in your writing. Readers like to notice author's patterns. Use the same hashtag in every single blog post, Facebook shout-out, and Twitter shout-out. Use the same author image in all of your social media outlets, and the same symbol to represent your work. Be Professional. I...

Logline Mistakes To Avoid: Part Two

When you are creating a logline for your novel, it is tempting to go down the road of the clichéd logline similar to the film trailer. This is the biggest mistake writers can make, because it screams to the publisher that you are a novice...

Logline Mistakes To Avoid

Writing loglines reveals not only how well we know the main story behind our novel, but how well we can entice the publisher with just a few sentences. The truth is that most agents and publishers will read the first few lines of your query letter...

The Art Of Good Conversation

Sometimes you are faced with social situations where you have to make conversation with a complete stranger. For many of us, including myself, the thought of walking into a room full of strangers and starting a conversation is abhorrent. As I approach the person, you can literally...