Thanks to best-selling author Martin Crosbie for this guest post! (Graphic courtesy FreeDigitalPhotos.net) There are things that occur organically when you’re a new, self-published author, and if you allow them to, they’ll help you succeed. It’s easy, you just have to
Authors Beware: Scams and Scoundrels
(Graphic courtesy FreeDigitalPhotos.net) It was bound to happen in a once relatively quiet industry of readers, writers and thinkers. With the digital revolution came a large army of mercenaries, apparently keen to prey on the ever-fragile ego of an author.
Helium: Test Out Your Words on Readers
Ed. Note: First, a big thanks to all of you who’ve already joined the Winner Circle. Stay tuned for more details as we’re developing an FAQ for the new suite of tools, and new content is coming your way, too.
Where Writers Win Celebrates First Anniversary with Launch of Winner Circle!
Okay, yes, we’re cheating just a little on the birthday thing. It’s true – the team was working with authors – individually and collaboratively – long before last year. But May 1, 2012 does mark the launch date of WritersWin.com,
An Easier Way to Self Market Your Book
Where Writers Win was born from a desire to help writers become authors, and help authors get noticed. It’s been a collaborative effort of our team to create a one-stop experience for the emerging author: offering social media and media
Seven Ways to Put Google Alerts to Work for You
Google Alerts is easily one of the most useful free author marketing tools on the internet. You can pick any keyword or phrase to set in your alerts, and decide whether you want to see as-it-happens, daily or weekly results
When Writers Make Connections
We all know the value of connecting with those agents and editors and “big time” authors at writers conferences. But sometimes overlooked, yet equally important are the connections we can make with fellow emerging authors. Case in point: The Southern