To really get some sales going for your book you’ll need some bulk sale purchases. What are they and how do you get them, you ask? Read on.Bulk sales is a term tossed around by authors and publishers. There’s no clear definition, no set number of books sold that makes something a bulk sale, but let’s say, for […]
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Marketing a book is hard work, but the efforts seem fruitless when you don’t get positive feedback in the form of reader engagement. Engagement should always be the goal, no matter what strategies you’re using to market your book. And don’t start them until you’ve fully fleshed out what you aim to achieve. And no,
by Scott Lorenz Westwind Book Marketing “Reviews are a third party endorsement of your work. They give the potential buyer assurance the book they may buy is worthwhile.” Scott Lorenz, Book Publicist “We are still trying to get reviews. It is worse than pulling teeth though. Unfortunately I used up the reviewers I could threaten bodily harm
This is the second in a series of posts centered on the challenges faced by indie authors as we try to compete in the vast ocean of competitors/cohorts that is filled with sharks and other predators. Here are more that I’ve come up with to get you thinking and to foster a discussion: The Stigma
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So, you’re a freelance writer with some niche articles in mind? You write short stories, but aren’t brave enough to submit them? Haven’t had any luck with being accepted? Here’s 15 great tips to get your short literature published. You are a business Shift the way you think about your writing. You create a product,
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By Scott Lorenz Westwind Book Marketing “Most authors love to share the latest tips and techniques about writing and publishing and there’s no better place to meet authors than at writers’ conferences.” If you are a serious writer with high aspirations, then you’ll want to go to a writers’ conference. A writers’ conference is
As an author, there are significant challenges. Finding original ideas and turning them into something interesting is a significant challenge. If you are a traditionally published author, you have to not only find an idea that interests you, but it has to interest your publisher as something marketable and viable so that they can make
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Balancing my work/writing/blogging schedule is a delicate process. I thought it might be useful for some of you to give you some insight into how I organize my blogging topics and try to plan and schedule ahead of time. Here are some of the steps I use to organize my blog each day and try
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It’s Autumn (finally) and for me, that means a time of reflecting. I like to take the first weeks of September and look back over my organizer and see where I need to make improvements in the new year. Last year it was learning to use Instagram, which I’m happy to say I’ve been doing
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Posted on October 5, 2017 by James Haight | No Comments Today’s guest post is by James Haight, who is currently awaiting the launch of his debut novel, Jack & Coke, and spends his time helping other authors navigate the crowdfunding landscape at The Book Crowdfunding Academy. Crowdfunding a book is challenging, time consuming, and requires an author to expend a tremendous amount
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