We love fall conference and book festival season. There’s an undeniable energy in the air as authors from coast to coast dust off submissions and head to one of a plethora of writer events, to learn the biz, meet agents
How to Improve Your Author Website Traffic
One of the things that helps improve your author website traffic is getting “ranked.” Knowing our page ranks can be a helpful author marketing measuring tool. It’s fun to watch our ranking improve when readers are actively engaging with our
Author Blog Posts: How Long, How Often?
When we work with authors to establish an online presence with their websites and social media, we typically encourage them to include author blog posts, because a blog is what keeps a site in motion, keeps folks coming back to
Book Festivals and Book Reviewers: Author GOLD!
The Where Writers Win team has been in full force at this weekend’s Southern Festival of the Book in Nashville, TN. This is a special edition, the 25th anniversary of this great festival, featuring dozens of brilliant authors from Ron
Book Cover Design: Will Your Book Be Judged By Its Cover?
Can you judge a book by its cover? Probably not. Will your book be judged by its cover? Probably. Here, seven recent articles with excellent insights from folks behind-the-scenes into book cover design: what goes into making a book cover
Prep Now or Pay Later: Tips to Improve a Print Interview
Our thanks to author Steve Piacente for this guest post! How great is it when you pitch a print reporter and he bites? Free publicity for most self-published authors is as rare as a budget deal in Washington, so when
Fan Page Fridays: Get More Likes on Your Facebook Fan Page!
Facebook has become so big it can be a daunting prospect for a new author to find and engage fans, and your budget might not allow you to advertise for them yet. Enter Fan Page Fridays! Many businesses host Fan