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 MoreFrom Scott: Some time ago, I did a blog where I documented my attempt at attracting new readers by advertising my books for free (via Amazon’s KDP program). For those who missed it, the idea is both simple and complicated.
Read MoreFrom Rick: For the next several months at least, I’m going to be busy catching up on various projects, working on some overdue promised blog posts, and updating my website. I’m also looking for a newer theme for this blog
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
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