What author doesn’t want to sell thousands of books on Amazon? I would love to brag about doing that, but I like many authors have had some trouble connecting to my audience. Bruce the Book Guy has made $322,650 selling his books on Amazon. His new book, How I Made $322,650 Selling Books on Amazon…
Facebook and Instagram Live Videos have proven to be economical ways that authors can engage with their followers. Katrina A. McCain, a poet published, Because She Decided To Love, in November of 2019 and sold the print copy of her book directly from her website, poetkatrinamccain.com using Facebook and Instagram Live as marketing tools. She…
Gone are the days when in-store appearances are viable ways to cultivate sales. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many authors to focus on online bookselling. Most of my book sales took place at bookstores or at library events. What could I do to reach readers online? I along with many other authors have had to…
Unless we are blessed with a writing career that can support us, writers have a common complaint. We complain about the lack of time to write, to edit, and to market around our full-time jobs. This pandemic has been a blessing in disguise, by giving us much more time to devote to our crafts. Many…
Videos are big all over the internet in part is because they encourage lots of engagement. Facebook Author pages that make use of video are ranked higher in the Facebook Newsfeed algorithm. This means that these pages will be seen as valuable and shown to more people organically. Facebook has more than one billion monthly…
Networking with other writers through conferences and social media has helped me to hone my own marketing strategy. I met Paranormal Romance writer Sadie Jacks in a Facebook writer’s group. I loved her energy and willingness to share tips with other writers. “Marketing is one of the single most important investments I’ve made,” Sadie said.…
The author platform is key to getting readers to follow you and making sales. Brian Allain leads Writing for Your Life a resource for spiritual writers and provides marketing support for. I met him last year at Publishing in Color, a conference he runs. He says that an author platform is critical to selling books…
A huge obstacle for writers is selling their books. I self-published my novel, What Goes Around Comes Around in 2017, and I still finding ways to market it. When I finished my first draft I danced around my room with relief. I felt like I had given birth. I didn’t realize the hard part, which…
Many people can write well but few have mastered the art of storytelling. A great storyteller will have readers so captivated they cannot put a book down. Over the years I have taken numerous writing courses and attended conferences to get better at my craft. One of my favorite classes was a short story class…
I was heartbroken to learn of the April 6 passing of Black Enterprise founder Earl Graves, Sr. Over the years I had numerous articles published in the glossy pages of the magazines or posted to its website. This post is dedicated to Mr. Graves and the lessons I learned from working at Black Enterprise. Mr.…