I’ve been really wary of the Google settlement since it was first announced. What author wouldn’t be worried about the monolith’s bid to control online publication and reprinting of printed works? Authors Guild has been a big proponent of the settlement, which kind of surprises me. (The group helped iron out the final details.) I [...]
Entries from August 18th, 2009
Google Settlement War of Words Heats Up
August 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
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How to Pitch Your Work to Radio Hosts
August 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, my friend and Missouri radio personality Mary Furness was kind enough to do a quick interview about the best ways authors can approach radio stations for spots. Radio is an incredibly affordable way to reach a large audience. While Internet radio is making great strides, traditional broadcast venues are still key [...]
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Editorial: Book Publishers Don’t Get It
August 14th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
The first sentence of Tom Matlack’s editorial at The Huffington Post immediately caught my attention. After I read the first paragraph, I was hooked: Let’s face it — the whole chain bookstore, publishing house, agent, author thing is bankrupt. It’s even more 19th century than newspapers and old-fashioned crank music records. Don’t get me started [...]
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The Agent/Author Relationship
August 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
What is your agent thinking? Find out in this video excerpt from the 2009 Backspace Writers Conference. (Be sure to turn up the sound.) Also visit Karen Dionne’s YouTube channel for more videos from the conference.
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Create Terrific Copy That Keeps Readers Coming Back
August 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
One of the top questions I still receive from authors is how to write a blog post. l’ve blogged for so long that this question becomes increasingly difficult to answer. For me, it comes second-nature – just like writing a hard news story for a daily newspaper. What I do know is this: Your blog [...]
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Streamy a Dreamy Social Network, News Reader & Microblog Paradise
August 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
I saw a Tweet from @RobertMale about Streamy, a social network that had gotten past my radar. With a little research, I discovered that it launched around 2007, but didn’t offer much to savvy social networkers. In fact, ReadWriteWeb said it had to differentiate itself from the vast competition to stay alive in the highly-competitve [...]
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Short Notes on Branding
August 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Branding is having your prospects perceive you as the only solution to their problem. You don’t need to actually be the "only;" your customers have to perceive that you are the only solution to their problem. In reality, your brand gets even stronger with more competitors. Rob Frankle, author of Revenge of Brand X I [...]
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Win a Consultation with Angela Wilson
August 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Tony Eldridge offers authors a spectacular array of resources in his latest contest. Included in the $1300 worth of prizes is a one-hour consultation with myself about promotions. Find out how to enter to win at Tony’s blog, Marketing Tips for Authors. Good luck! Right after Tony launched his contest, ProBlogger posted an excellent post [...]
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Market My Novel Gets a New Look
August 10th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
I took a break from Market My Novel while FolioVision moved the blog from Typepad to a hosted WordPress account. There is a lot of dissatisfaction with Typepad among some bloggers today, but I have to say I didn’t leave so much because of that. Sure, I’d had poor customer service when I had questions, [...]
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