Our thanks to literary publicist Lynda Bouchard for this guest contribution. Happy Thanksgiving! Each Thanksgiving I return home to the rural Vermont town I couldn’t wait to leave at 17. I wander the side streets to our town park where
Yes, everyone wants to see their book on the shelf of every Barnes & Noble and indie bookstore, and featured at every regional book festival. And those are wonderful author goals. But when it comes to savvy book sales, many
Getting book reviews may be one of the toughest challenges an author will face. It seems sometimes that no matter how diligent you are about giveaways and pitching book reviewers, those reviewing parties can be slow to respond. True, reviews
We’re big fans of writing competitions; it’s why we maintain a calendar list of them in our Winner Circle. Contests offer prizes, prestige, publicity, and sometimes even publishing deals. Here are five advantages that entering writing competitions can offer your
Our thanks to Dustin Ford for this guest contribution! Is publishing a book one of your biggest dreams? If the answer is yes, you must be willing to do whatever it takes to turn your wish into reality. Convincing a
In a digital world gone mad, book discovery tools are all the rage, sites and apps that bring readers to your book who may have not yet found you from your website or social media platforms. There are many tools
If you want to get people talking about your book to their friends and neighbors (and word of mouth is key to your book going viral) then book clubs can be the holy grail for authors. Let’s talk a bit