One of the principle reasons we launched the Winner Circle was to provide authors with a cool, vetted list of live book clubs around the country. Our interactive map lets an author click a dot on a state and see
Author Social Media: How to Attract A Bigger Audience
Author: “So I have all these social media accounts but I need more followers.” WWW: “Great – so what are you sharing on those pages to attract them?” Author: “Well, not much because there’s nobody there to read it yet.”
Book Expo in the Apple: Take a Bite
Thanks to Steve Piacente, author, blogger, professor and creative director at The Communication Center in Washington, D.C., for this guest post! Imagine a self-published author turning 360 degrees at BookExpo America (BEA), one of the largest book trade shows in the
The Birth of Screwpulp: A New EBook Marketplace
Thanks to Richard Billings, founder and CEO of Screwpulp, for this guest post! I read my first book when I was 3 years old. It was, of course, Green Eggs and Ham. I didn’t so much immerse myself in Seuss’
Five Social Media Conversation Starters
When I coach authors on social media I get this question a lot: “If I’m not supposed to talk about my book all the time, what else can I say?” At which point I think about that scene in Monty
Author Marketing: Calling Card Strategy
Ah, remember the days of calling cards? Those elegant slips of fine paper that announced a visitor, adorned only with a gentleman’s name… later his address… and later still, well, everything but his shoe size. Of course you don’t remember,
Authors Raising Awareness: Poetry for Their Freedom Contest
Thanks to columnist and blogger Marney McNall for this guest post, and for the work she does to shed light on this dark issue. Where Writers Win is a proud sponsor of Poetry For Their Freedom, a no-entry fee contest…