Most authors you talk to will tell you writing conferences are important. I leave for the 2017 ACFW Writing Conference this week. Tomorrow actually. In, like, 28 hours. Wow…and I just realized I haven’t packed. *panic* Annnnyway, I was reflecting on all the conferences I’ve attended and all the things… Continue reading
Why didn’t my blog post go out at the usual 5am this morning? Because I totally failed you all am on deadline. And sometimes you have to drop the ball in order to pick up a different one. That is all. ? (I’d say “I’m sorry,” but I also… Continue reading
We’ve arrived at the end of my book marketing series (see previous posts here — can be read in any order) and I thought a nice wrap-up would be to share some of my favorite book marketing resources. Short and sweet, but hopefully helpful! 🙂 1 – Rise of the… Continue reading
At long last I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU!! Prepare yourself for several Fiddler on the Roof GIFs (can only be seen in the web browser–not in the email. So if you’re reading this in your e-mail click though to the blog for maximum GIF enjoyment). It is my favorite… Continue reading
Here we are at the fourth post from my Book Marketing series. Today we’re talking about social media. Here are the links to the other posts if you need to catch up: Post #1 – What’s at the heart of book marketing? Post #2 – How to find a “tribe” when marketing… Continue reading
Me to my calendar: “Hm…I think June will be a bit of a breather month.” My calendar: So…I spent half of June traveling to conferences and have only just returned home to write my next book on a very very looming deadline. But that’s how conference season always is and–despite the… Continue reading
Woohoo! Welcome to the third phase of my Book Marketing series–THE NEWSLETTER. Here are the links to the other posts if you need to catch up: What’s at the heart of book marketing? How to find a “tribe” when marketing your book Today we’re talking about author newsletters. The newsletter is my… Continue reading
Welcome to post #2 in the Book Marketing series! Last month, I we concluded that the heart of marketing is tribe (aka: relationship.) So the “new name” of book marketing is… Tribe Building. WHY TRIBE? Here’s what Michael Hyatt has to say about marketing in his NY Times bestselling book, Platform: Marketing is dead…in… Continue reading
