7 Ways to Go From Boring Book Signing Event to Memorable Book Launching Party
By William Ballard (Author of the Rule of 5 for Writers) Have you ever seen a lonely author at a book signing table—rearranging his stack…
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5 Ways to Sell More of Your Books on Amazon
By William Ballard (Author of The Rule of Five for Writers) As an author myself, I am a big advocate of spreading out the risk…
Marketing 101 for Authors: What Exactly Is Marketing?
Before I became a creative entrepreneur, I was a marketing person. I hated it. Mostly because it was all extroverted people being fabulous and I…
My Experience: A Poetry Book Marketing Plan
Amazon Kindle Book Marketing Essentials
Many authors/writers have discovered the power and potential of the Amazon Kindle marketplace for selling their books.
Places to Advertise Your Indie Books
One of the challenges of selling an indie book is getting the word out to readers. Advertising can work if targeted toward the right audience….
Book Marketing Predictions for 2014
For those of us who market authors for a living, we know that 2013, more than any other year, saw bigger changes in marketing books….
9 Pointers for Getting Your Novel Included in Book Clubs
God bless Oprah for making book clubs popular again.
Want to Promote Your Book Here?
One of the reasons I started this blog was to give writers a place to talk about their books. We all need to promote our…
5 Things to Do Each Day to Quickly Promote on Twitter
Most of the complaints I hear from authors about Twitter is that it’s time consuming or difficult to use. Neither is true, but when you’re…