Life is hectic and can sometimes dampen a writer’s creative juices. Daily journaling can help a writer come up with and develop story ideas, ideas that can be turned into magazine articles, blog posts, and maybe even the next great American Novel. Journaling to Make Money Writing The simple act of writing about the things…
(How to Write a Query) A guest post from Karen Cioffi All writers face the dreaded query. Did I put enough information? Did I put too much? Did I have a great hook? Am I submitting to the right publisher? These are just a few questions that run through a writer’s mind when mailing, or…
A guest post from Carolyn Howard-Johnson I once read an article/editorial from Jeff Rivers, an expert in writing query letters in the late, great Dan Poynter’s newsletter. It was titled “What I Learned from Janet Evanovich: Write for your Audience.” It is hard to argue with experts like Jeff and Janet. But I do disagree—or…
A guest post from Carew Papritz, award-winning author of the inspirational bestseller, The Legacy Letters If you’re an author, you need to get your book reviewed so you’ll attract more readers. Try these 3 quick and easy tips: 1. Screenshots are Your New “Bookcrumbs” Help your potential reviewers and MAKE IT EASY! Most people have…
A guest post from Carolyn Howard-Johnson Amazon Book Reviews QUESTION: Do you lose your Amazon reviews when you publish a second edition of your book? ANSWER: You can get Amazon to post reviews from the first edition to the second through Author Connect, and you can get Amazon to put a referral widget from the…
a guest post from children’s author Melissa Abramovitz If you are an established or aspiring author or freelance writer, you may have been targeted by any of the many scams that specifically target writers. Amazingly, I have only been targeted by two such scams during my 30 years as a professional writer. I say “amazingly”…
A guest post from Jennifer Brown Banks I’d like to go on record, first of all, declaring my fondness for writers. When I take a mental inventory of all my friends, writers dominate. Writers rock! And for good reasons. Categorically, we’re bright; good conversationalists; we know how to spin a story at a cocktail party;…
A guest post from Carolyn Howard-Johnson I was moving from journalism and marketing to creative writing and writing how-to books about the time digital printing was coming into being. I sadly became involved with a company who cloaked their “vanity” status with a small advance and a laudatory letter that praised my work so highly…
Low Cost Book Marketing Several of my clients are actively marketing new books right now. And none of these clients has loads of money to spend on marketing. Susie Kinslow Adams launched her children’s Biblical Coloring and Activity Book a few months ago. Sales for the book have been good. But that’s because Susie has…
Here are two ways to find a literary agent. You might wish to try one or both ways.
If you’re a freelance writer, you gotta have a marketing strategy. But before I get to this topic, let me just say, it was a beautiful day at the beach yesterday for Independence Day. Adrian and I had the beach all to ourselves last evening. Everyone else must have been off partying somewhere. We couldn’t…
Find out why Taylor Swift is such a terrific marketer in this post from Carolyn Howard-Johnson and see how this information relates to book marketing.
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