From Rick: What’s the best way to promote your writing? As far as I know, it’s still word of mouth. In fact, that pretty much applies to promoting and marketing anything. Beyond that, I don’t pretend to have any answers
Read More7 Book Marketing Myths You Should Forget About From Rick: Last week, I did an intro to marketing basics. This week, we have a guest post by Jordan Ring, who has launched several books of his own and has learned
Read MoreFrom Rick: For the next two posts, we’re going to talking about marketing. Next week, author Jordan Ring will be doing a guest post to share his thoughts and experiences on marketing and promotion, along with some good advice and
Read MoreFrom Rick: I’m going to get off somewhat easy this week here at the blog. While I was in Las Vegas last week for book signings for The Mosaic, I was also invited to participate in James Kelly’s “Aspects of
Read MoreTwo years ago, I did a four-part series on this topic. I’ve learned a lot since then, and at least a couple of things have changed in that time. One change is that I’m seeing more advertising from cover designers,
Read MoreFrom Rick: Before I dive into my new series on book cover design, I wanted to share some good advice I gleaned from Kris Rusch this past week. Let me preface her articles with some comments. Those of you who
Read MoreFrom Rick: While we’re anxiously awaiting Scott’s report on his latest marketing efforts, I’d like to add some of my thoughts and advice. The biggest reason I hear now for why one should go with a traditional publisher is marketing.
Read MoreFrom Rick: Whenever I suggest self-publishing to authors, I frequently hear the same three objections. One: They can’t afford it. This one derives in part from the days when Vanity Presses represented the only viable route to self-publishing and from
Read Moreby Kellee Kranendonk From Rick: This post is an excellent follow-up to Kellee’s post last week on crafting a marketable story. Here, Kellee gives you some ideas on how to categorize the story you’ve just written. This can be important
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