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Enthusiasm a Must for Today’s Authors

January 27th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized

I’ve always been a huge proponent of self publishing. Years ago, self publishing wasn’t easy. Many authors ended up with boxes of books gathering dust in their garages. They wrote the books and paid to publish, but they had a hard time finding buyers for them. With the explosion of the Internet and social media, [...]

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Kim Smith Talks Marketing

January 8th, 2010 · 11 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized

Today Kim Smith, author of Buried Angel, drops by Market My Novel to talk about book promotions. Before you were published, did you know anything about marketing? No. I felt like a lost ball in the high weeds. It was something that I did without knowing what I was doing. I just went out and [...]

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How to Find Your Audience Part II

January 6th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized

In a follow up to Monday’s post, How to Find Your Audience, I discussed ways for writers to find readers. Today, get some advice from other writers. Special thanks to Marilyn Meredith, Cheryl Malandrinos and Cheryl Kaye Tardif for responding to my shout out via Facebook! H’mmm, that’s an interesting concept. I suppose by having [...]

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Food Makes Good Conversation with Readers

January 5th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized

Good food makes great conversation. No matter if you are out to dinner with friends, or skimming the best hors devours from the buffet at a party, food tends to bring out the conversationalist in most people. Food is also terrific for marketing. I cannot tell you the number of times I’ve checked out a [...]

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How to Find Your Audience

January 4th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized

In the comments section of How to Streamline in 2010, Market My Novel reader Beth Barany wrote: Great advice, Angela! I wonder how you go about finding the right reader networks for your genre. I write YA fantasy, as yet unpubbed. What do you recommend? I want to be ready to build a reader network [...]

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Market My Novel 2009 Author Marketing Survey

December 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized

With the end of 2009 drawing near, it’s a good time to reflect on marketing tactics – what worked, what didn’t, and how plans will change for 2010. This year, you can be part of the First Annual Market My Novel Author Marketing Survey. It’s just questions – most multiple choice – about social networks [...]

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Publishers Delay eBooks

December 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized

The Wall Street Journal offered up a story yesterday about Harper Collins delaying the release of the electronic versions of hardcover books in the coming year. The most interesting quote is at the end: One veteran literary agent in New York, Nat Sobel, a partner at Sobel Weber Associates, has been trying to rally publishers [...]

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Be Thankful for the Bad Stuff

November 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized

Be thankful for the bad stuff. Typically this time of year, folks think about being thankful for being successful, healthy, having good friends and family – or a job. No one ever wants to focus on the bad stuff, and yet, those horrid moments that gave you major heartburn can be some of the finest [...]

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Should You Pitch Your Book in Comment Sections?

November 17th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized

Should you pitch your book in blog comment sections? I love comments. When I receive a comment, no matter if good or bad, it means that I wrote something on my blog that created a reaction in a reader. The reaction was enough to motivate the reader to leave a comment – which doesn’t happen [...]

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If Only: A Short Guide to Time Management by Carol Buchanan

October 23rd, 2009 · 6 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized

Carol Buchanan Ever been caught in the “if onlys”? If only you had more time you could write a novel. If only you didn’t have to clean the house, wash the dog, or change the oil in the car. If only we had more time. Guess what? Everyone has all the time there is. 24 [...]

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