Fall Book Festival Lineup – For All Who Love Books!
We just spent a glorious weekend at the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) show in Savannah, Georgia, where dozens of authors and their publishers had the opportunity to put their...
View ArticleAuthor Marketing Mastery #39 – How to Prepare for Author Appearances
As we ready our author marketing mastery discussions on book launch parties and speaking engagements at libraries, bookstores, and other public forums, it will pay to be prepared to speak or read to...
View ArticleAuthor Marketing Mastery #40 – Real Value of Writer Conferences & Book Festivals
Ah, book festivals and writers conferences – our favorite events on each year’s calendar! Whether you’re a writer seeking a publishing deal or writing advice, or an emerging author searching for new,...
View ArticleAuthor Marketing Mastery #41 – Keep Loving Those Libraries!
First, our thoughts and prayers go out to all our authors, readers, family and friends affected by Hurricane Matthew. It had been our intent to use this “Love Your Library” installment to also report...
View ArticleAuthor Marketing Mastery #45: Five Big Ways Writing Competitions Give You a...
We’re big fans of writing competitions; it’s why we maintain a calendar list of them in our Winner Circle. Contests offer prizes, prestige, publicity, and sometimes even publishing deals. Here are five...
View ArticleWinner Circle Makeover: New Calendars and Competitions!
Just in time for holidays, we’re excited to announce that our Winner Circle calendar of competitions, book festivals, writers conferences and retreats has been overhauled to make your hunting happier!...
View ArticlePulpwood Queens: Connecting Authors with Readers in a BIG Way!
Each year, over Martin Luther King day weekend, a cast of brilliant authors gather with hundreds of book clubbers from across the country in a two-day festival of book discussions and themed book...
View ArticleInnovative Help for Authors: Profitable Author Institute
Here’s an innovative way some key publishers, authors and experts have collaborated to create a program for aspiring and emerging authors. WWW’s Shari Stauch said, “I’m thrilled to be a part of this...
View ArticleFive Reasons to Celebrate Independent Bookstores
Our thanks to author Bob Eckstein for this guest contribution. In the past three years I’ve heard a lot of stories (over 300 documented) that took place in bookstores as part of my research which has...
View ArticleIndie Author Day: How a needs-based approach has created a national library...
The indie author community is growing–and so is the demand for books from indie publishers, at both booksellers and libraries. How do you harness that community and create an impact? That was the...
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