This piece from Just Publishing Advice
distills some important basic considerations to attend to for those of us trying to learn the book-publishing and marketing process. I get “requests” to submit manuscripts quite often and have usually wondered who it is that’s so desperate to see my work when traditional agents turn down hundreds of submissions each week. This article helps to put the situation in perspective.
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A Good Review on Basics: Avoiding Writing Scams
A Serious Question about Goodreads Giveaways
While there seem to be many “advisors” out there telling me that Goodreads Giveaways is a path to selling books, I’ve been reading an awful lot of negatives from people who’ve actually run them. Has ANYBODY who has actually run one found it to be a route to selling books? If so, please share your real-life positive experiences and explain to us how you made the process work. Ideally, I’d like to know if this can be a good route to more sales from people who do NOT already have strong or established platforms. Thanks!
A Great Site on Increasing Blog Traffic. World, Look Out!
I enjoy creating new content, but I’m looking forward to widening my range and sharing more. This site, Torque, has great advice and tools for effective blogging.
Motivate Yourself by Submitting to a Writing Contest
Here’s a new list of contests you might find helpful, from the writers at Live to Write—Write to Live. Check it out!
Today’s post is as much for me as it is for you. You see, I’ve been quite lethargic about writing fiction lately, as my business has been so pleasantly busy that I don’t have time to write for fun.
I put don’t have time in italics, since, we all know that we make time for what is important to us. I do have time. I have the same amount of time as everyone else and if I truly want to write fiction, I will find a way.
Today’s post is my self-motivation for finding that way.
Submitting to contests is a great way to be inspired to write, to actually write, and to actually submit. I’ve done it. I know it’s always fun and challenging and a unique way to get the must to come out and play.
My all-time-favorite contests are the quarterly 24-hour contests by WritersWeekly.com
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A Reassuring Post at The Book Designer on Piracy
David Kudler, at Joel Friedlander’s site, reassures us that book piracy may exist but it’s manageable—and who knows, maybe even a good thing once in a while. Have you been through this? How did you deal with it? Let us know!
“Common Sense Marketing” from WITS
Here’s an encouraging message about book marketing from Writers in the Storm (couldn’t find a reblog button). Do you have ideas for “being yourself and having fun” as the best marketing strategy? How do you encourage reviews of your books?
How To Become A Successful Blogger: Part 2 – How To Create A Pingback
Wow, I’ve been doing this all along, not realizing I was officially creating pingbacks. Such simple, useful information. And now I’ll create a correctly administered pingback to Chris the Story Reading Ape, from whom I get so much good stuff!
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Source: How To Become A Successful Blogger: Part 2 – How To Create A Pingback
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Almost Everything You Need to Know about ISBNs
Found this on Chris the Story Reading Ape and commented,
Pressed this to Just Can’t Help Writing. I read a post where an expert on indie publishing told readers it would cost more than $300 to get an ISBN. Having gotten mine from Smashwords, I couldn’t help wondering what he was talking about. This article helps clear that up. Thanks for sharing it!
To read this article, click on the link or photo of Author Laurie Boris below: almost-everything-you-need-to-know-about-isbns/
For Authors: E-mail Marketing Companies Compared
Thanks to Brittney Sahin for a look at some of the promotion options available! I haven’t tried this yet, but this post encourages me to consider it!
During the holiday season I decided to try out 3 different e-mail marketing companies for my first novel, Silenced Memories. I will discuss the results of each below. I did attempt to submit my book to 3 other websites as well, but they were booked (because many other authors were probably thinking the same thing-holiday promotion!)
- December 5th- ENT- E-Reader News Today
Sale price Dec. 5th-Dec. 6th
Price for ‘romance suspense’ – $45 (price varies depending on genre)
E-book discounted from $2.99 to $.99
Books sold on day 1: 208 Amazon; less than 10 between ibooks & nook
Books sold on day 2 (no promo running): 46 Amazon; less than 5 (ibooks/nook)
Overall results: I think this campaign was very successful. Gaining that many new readers was great. I also reached #69 on romance suspense on Amazon (for a few hours!) & #49 on romance military. I made my money back…
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Victoria Strauss’s Year-End Post List
Something here for every aspiring writer! Strauss is one of the best resources around! Info on contracts, social media, marketing, promotion—check it out!
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