A+ for clever goes to author Neil Gaiman! Combining the best of two book influencer worlds, Neil shot a video praising book clubs. Uploaded September 2, 2014, it’s had nearly 10,000 views on YouTube in just 10 days. In the
Tell Us Authors: What Went Wrong?!
We write plenty about what to do right as an aspiring or emerging author. But what about when it goes all wrong? As we well know, it’s sometimes easier (albeit painful) learning from our mistakes or, as author Steve Piacente
I’m Ready For My Close Up! The Importance Of Media Training For Authors
Our thanks to publicist Lynda Bouchard for this guest post! Graphic courtesy freedigitalphotos.net “I guess the best advice I ever got or anyone could get for doing an interview was from Jack Paar, who said, ‘Kid, don’t make it an
What to Expect When You’re Expecting Your First Book Tour
Our thanks to author Laura Lane McNeal for this guest post! Laura is continuing her travels with DollBaby – you can view her book tour dates HERE. Congratulations, so you’ve published your debut novel and you’re getting ready to go
Seven Ways to Use Your Video Book Trailer
Whether you’ve created your own book trailer, used one of our resources, or had a super slick video book trailer produced in Hollywood, you’ll want to get the most mileage out of it. That means finding new and creative ways
Freebie Friday: Three Months of Bookarma!
We tweeted about Bookarma back on May 31, 2014. Now, the good folks at Bookarma have offered our readers another incentive, a free 3-month subscription for the first 250 to sign up. The coupon code to get three free months
10 Worst Things to Do When the Media Calls
Our thanks to media relations expert and award-winning author Christina Hamlett for this guest post. Graphic provided by freedigitalphotos.net When your new book comes out, wouldn’t you love a call from a reporter wanting an interview? Wheee! You could be