Creative Book Marketing Tips from 11 Self-Published Authors
Self-publishing is a rewarding, empowering experience, and a great way to get your message out there to a (potentially) limitless audience. When done correctly, self-publishing can be a way to grow your business, meet new and exciting people, and can open up a world...The Language Exchange Community: An Ode to Livemocha
What is one thing that unites the human species — aside from the internet? It’s language. As human beings, we use words to express thoughts and evoke emotion. And when you have a language learning platform that breaks down physical borders and has the...Award-winning, Self-published Author Gisela Hausmann on Book Marketing
It’s January 1st, and I’d like to wish a happy New Year to all readers of this blog (and happy birthday to me). Let’s start off the year strong by getting our book marketing in check, with advice courtesy of email expert and self-published author...Lauren Juliff: The Woman Who Traveled the World and Wrote a Book About It
As an overall memoir-junkie and the author of a travel memoir myself, I love to read about other people’s travel experiences—I’ve been obsessed with them since I read Eat, Pray, Love as a college student. But my favourite travel memoir of all time is a...“Race Traitor” Author Elisa Hategan Talks Government Conspiracies, Forgiveness, and Her Next Memoir
I first found Race Traitor by local author Elisa Hategan when I was searching on Amazon for new memoirs to read on my Kindle. Here’s what another reader had to say about her book: “…It is all at once an adventure, an exposé, and a young woman’s...On Vanity Presses, True Self-Publishing, and One Author’s Tenacity
In the article “Meet Douglas Gardham, the hardest-working Canadian novelist you’ve never heard of,” Globe and Mail Books Editor Mark Medley features a Canadian author who has travelled every weekend for the last three years and driven over 115,000 kilometres to “hawk”...Avoid These Publishing Rip-Offs
Publishing is a risky business. Whether you opt for self-publishing or score a deal with a Big Five publisher, there is no guarantee that you will win lots of sales in the end. In an industry where going it all alone can be overwhelming and yet finding a publisher can...Bethany Chase on Finding Her Writing Style, Her Agent, and the Authors Who Inspire Her
I had the pleasure of coming across Bethany Chase’s debut women’s fiction, The One that Got Away, a couple of months ago when I was looking for a de-stresser. I saw her book on the shelf with an Emily Giffin blurb, and I was sold. Easy-to-read and...Author April Klasen: How Thinking Like A Reader Transformed My Marketing
Today’s post features self-published author (and savvy book marketer) April Klasen. Over to you, April! Marketing when you self-publish is a bitch. You have a good story wearing a nice cover and it’s available from all major online retailers. So all you have to...About Samita
I’m Samita Sarkar, freelance writer, editor, author, and idealist. Want to publish your own book someday? Subscribe for the Savvy Self-Publishing ebook.
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RT @Metafrantic: When libraries troll their patrons. https://t.co/Hn8a96f8je
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RT @damuskus_: “impact of a book” by Jorge Mendez Blake https://t.co/lTnLF5VOCl
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@thewritelife Do you know when you'll be open for submissions again?
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