Our thanks to founder and principal of Book Architecture, Stuart Horwitz, for this guest contribution on setting up the all-important book tour. “There’s only one thing more frightening than being asked to do a book tour, and that’s not being
Five Online Freebies for Authors
Once in a while we come across some great online freebies and rather than just sharing on social media, we thought we’d gather up a few today in a single post full of free stuff to check out during your
Use This Formula to Create Your Author Brand Positioning Statement
Our thanks to personal branding consultant and award-winning author Nancy Blanton for this guest contribution! Here’s how to create an author brand positioning statement you can be proud of: Like a kid in a candy store, I used to love
It Takes a Village: Does Your Town Get Behind an Author! Author! Event?
When I’m not at a writer event somewhere, chatting with fascinating authors, I live and work in a sleepy little picturesque town just outside Charleston, South Carolina. Summerville is a fast-growing community, with a delightful array of shops and restaurants
Book Marketing 101: 10 Things You Need To Know About Bestsellers Lists
Our thanks to book publicist Claire McKinney of Claire McKinney Public Relations for this contribution on the challenges of bestsellers lists! I’ve been doing book publicity and marketing for a long time. I keep doing it because I haven’t lost
70 Smart Tips to Instantly Boost Your Blog
Our thanks to Federica Auletta of U.K. based Market Inspector for this guest contribution and infographic! In the last decade, social media has had a significant impact on the internet. However, being innovative and ahead of things in the World
3 Reasons Being a Regional Author Rocks: Develop Regional Appeal for Greater Readership
Our thanks to publicist Lynda Bouchard for this guest contribution! I was in a Barnes & Noble recently near Charleston, SC. and while perusing the fiction section for my next great read, someone at an author signing table bellowed: ‘FOR