Where Writers Win was born from a desire to help writers become authors, and help authors get noticed. It’s been a collaborative effort of our team to create a one-stop experience for the emerging author: offering social media and media trainers, videographer and website designers, editors, research hounds and author marketing bloggers. But each of you, our aspiring and emerging authors, contribute as well. We don’t just talk and blog; we listen.

And what folks have been telling us is that you often don’t have the time or expertise to research options in terms of marketing your work. So out of frustration, you pay someone else to do that for you. Sadly, much of the time you’re disappointed, overcharged and under-served. As an example, we’ve had clients pay (too much) for a blog tour with stops that don’t cater to their genre, or with a lackluster following. Or they’ll discover that paying a publicist will require hours of research before any real work can begin. With the margins on books these days, such costs can be hard to recoup, especially if you’ve already invested (as you should) in editing, design, website, etc…

Ultimately, our authors have told us that they want more control, but they can’t lasso all the information available and organize it. Sort of like having post-it notes on every surface in your house… where does one begin? It’s overwhelming.

With the Wednesay, May 1, 2013 launch of our new Winner Circle (to coincide with our one-year anniversary), we aim to corral this info for you. We’ve picked up every post-it note, numbered it, and put it all in order. In a massive round-up we’ve done the herding; weeded out what you don’t need, and lined up the information so that you can take back control and lead the charge to market your own work.

Our subscription-based suite of cool tools will include:

• the best book review sites, vetted and rated and matched to your genre
• book clubs that have been contacted and are open to a direct author approach
• independent booksellers that love indies as much as traditionally published
• independent as well as new hybrid publishers
• blog directories where you should get listed if you’re trying to get noticed as a blogger
• conferences, book festivals and contests that afford the best opportunities to find an audience or win a publishing contract (or cold hard cash!)
• deals and steals on publishing services and conferences
• templates and tutorials to enhance and organize your author marketing
• online tools, those creative problem solvers that can rev up your author marketing
• and even a members-only forum to exchange info (click image at left for a sneak peek at the Winner Circle portal)

Best of all, we know things are changing at the speed of light in this brave new marketing world and so we’ll guarantee that all this information is updated regularly; our diligent team will be adding new content each and every week!

That’s all we’re going to give away ’til our big day, but we know you’ll be pleasantly surprised by both the tools you’ll have at your disposal and the price. We look forward to all of you joining us in the Winner Circle!

Stay tuned for your official launch notice on Wednesday, May 1st with a coupon code worth 50% off your first year’s subscription…