Denise is the author of several books including Love Pour Over Me, Love Has Many Faces, Long Walk Up, Portia and other novels. I was recently on her radio show Off the Shelf talking about my novel What Goes Around Comes Around. In my post How to Prepare for a Book Interview I go over…
I have been on a promotion trail since publishing my novel, What Goes Around Comes Around. It is hard to get people to buy your book. The are a lot of reasons for this but I think the biggest is getting people to know you and your book. It is even more difficult for indie…
This is a second part of from the post 6 Tips to Stay on Top of Book Marketing Part 1. Authors have to realize that they must always be promoting their books. New authors have to dedicate time to promote their work as their biggest hurdle is that people don’t know about the book. Social…
Here are some quick tips you can do as a author to stay on top of your book marketing game. In a previous post 5 Low Cost Ways to Promote Your Book I talk about what an author must do to market their book after publication. Book marketing is non-stop. The number one reason why…
In this ecommerce society bookstores are taking a beating. Sales are down and stores are eliminating full time staff as a way to cut costs. I love bookstores and find a lot of value in them as a self published author that I outline in this post. Bookstores are creative spaces where people can meet…
Free Self-Publishing Event Learn how to publish your book with Amazon CreateSpace, how to create an audio book, and how to market your finished book. The Learn Self-Publishing event will take place at the Piscataway Kennedy Library on Sunday, March 18 at 2 pm. This event is free and open to the public. Bonnie Brunish leads the…
There are many forms of book marketing (Please check out my previous posts 6 tips to stay on top of book marketing part 1 and 6 tips to stay on book marketing part 2) and audio books are a great way to market. You can create an audio book trailer or record the entire…
#1 Keep careful records Record keeping is essential for writers. Tracking business-related expenses and income is your responsibility. Publications have various policies of how you will be paid. Some pay on publication others on assignment. All of this information must be recorded to make sure that you are getting paid. #2 Track Business related deductions Business-related expenses can be…
I use numerous tools when I am writing however I wanted to share my Top 3 Writing Tools that I use on a regular basis and could not be without. #1 My Laptop There are certain things I need in order to write. A laptop is essential when I write as I can save drafts…
The Case for Writing Character Sketches I write detailed biographies on all of my major and sometimes minor characters. I like to really know the person in my stories. I gave them a birthday, know their favorite colors and foods and give them life experiences. Writing characters sketches results in more developed characters in my…