Our thanks to author Richard Larson for this guest post! Graphic courtesy www.freedigitalphotos.net Authors can get social to sell more books and connect with fans. There are so many different ways to connect with readers, fans, and potential book buyers
Free Tools to Improve Your Author Marketing With Google +
According to a recent report from Vocus, three in five of Google+’s 135 million active users log in every day. Or, as one 2013 Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit speaker said, “Google’s not going to let Google+ die.” Author marketing with Google+
Create Readers AND Stories with Book Crossing
On the heels of a blog post I wrote about asking folks “What Are You Reading?” we received some really excellent comments about how authors, publicists and publishers are sharing and starting conversations about their books. That reminded me of
Top 10 Writing Tips For Authors From A Screenwriting Guru
Thanks to blogger Alex Strike for this guest post! He is called a guru of screenwriting because it’s difficult to find the exact word describing deeds that have made him popular. If you try to understand what he does, some
“What Are You Reading?” Starts Reader Conversations
I’m flying up to New York City, stuck, as usual, waiting, as usual, on a delayed flight due to weather, as usual. After a few moments privately grousing over how travel just isn’t as fun as it used to be,
Author Auto-Response Marketing: Do’s and Don’ts!
In our line of business we have occasion to follow a LOT of authors… on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Linked In, Goodreads, etc. And many are savvy enough to include an author auto-response on their particular social media stream and/or emails.
Seven Most Useful Writing Apps for Authors
We’ve heard it said enough: “There’s An App” for that – Does it hold true for authors? We’d say so! In fact there are so many cool apps out there geared to writers that it’s hard to narrow ’em down.