Our thanks to author Karin Abarbanel for this guest post… We love the idea of this creative marketing approach to building grassroots support for authors! Bloom where you are planted: this old adage can be the key to a very
Writing Inspiration: To Muse or Not to Muse…
Thanks to regular WWW contributor Vicki Taylor for this post. Does your muse guide you along your writing process? From the moment you put pen to paper; fingers to keyboard? Do you write effortlessly with your muse whispering in your
How to Make Your Book the Ultimate Impulse Buy
Following on from Lynda Bouchard’s post on the Treasure Hunt for Author Publicity, I wanted to share a few thoughts about what drives a reader to a book… hopefully your book! It all begins with the “impulse buy…” When my
The Treasure Hunt for Author Publicity
Thanks to publicist and regular WWW contributor Lynda Bouchard for this guest post on hunting for the right author publicity pitch! Easter is just around the corner so I am of course looking for creative tie-ins for my authors’ books.
New App to Read Novels in Under 90 Minutes?
Imagine being able to read through your emails two, even three times faster than you currently do. Or your Facebook comments… or tweets… or that stack of books we’ve been trying to get through (‘fess up, we’ve all got one).
Author Social Media: Rather Like a Cocktail Party!
I just spent the weekend in lovely Tucson, Arizona for the sixth annual Tucson Festival of Books. Wow! There’s something about a gi-normous book festival that renews your faith in people reading…. The event drew well over 100,000 people, was
7 Secrets of a Killer Blog Post (Infographic)
Thanks to WhoIsHostingThis.com for this nifty infographic full of blogging tips to create a killer blog post! Connecting with your audience and providing fresh, useful, and captivating content are fantastic ways to boost interaction and help convert curious visitors into