Author biography boxes are an incredible way to promote blog contributors and their credentials, and to separate posts. WordPress plugins allow bloggers to easily add these items to any hosted blog. Well, it should be easy. I ran into a few things while trying to do this over the weekend, and ended up losing an [...]
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How to Choose the Right Author Box Plugin for Your WordPress Blog
June 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Facebook Shuts Down Pages that Violate Contest Rules
May 12th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Do you hold contests on Facebook? How do you do them? What do you think of the policy changes? Leave your thoughts in the comments section. Since I launched Authors & Appetizers, I’ve tried to generate interest in the blog by doing giveaways – particularly on Facebook, where authors constantly hand out prizes to entrants. [...]
Burnout: From Blogs to Life, Seething in Burnout Insanity
May 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Over the last year, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve posted less and less. And less. To be honest, I could not stomach the thought of looking at my blog. It’s not that I don’t like Market My Novel – or any of my other online ventures. It’s just that one more minute – one more [...]
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Interview with Yours Truly
May 1st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Recently, Shelley Hitz at the Self Publishing Coach blog interviewed me about writing and promotions. You can read that interview here: http://www.self-publishing-coach.com/angela-wilson.html I would love your feedback!
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Free eBook on Book Marketing Now Available
April 12th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Savvy book marketer Dana Lynn Smith offers a free ebook with terrific marketing advice from 52 experts – including yours truly. The book, Savvy Book Marketing Secrets: 52 Experts Share Insider Tips for Selling More Book, includes articles on these and other important topics: Getting Endorsements for Your Book Make Your Books Available in Multiple Ebook [...]
Barbara Barnett Talks Publicity for Chasing Zebras
March 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Thanks to author Barbara Barnett for today’s column! I had the best of the best among agents in Katharine Sands—and the best publisher for Chasing Zebras: The Unofficial Guide to House, M.D. in ECW Press. ECW assigned a responsive and enthusiastic publicist for the book (who was also the developing editor for it). So now [...]
Book Publicity for Beginners by Charlie Barrett
January 7th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Over the years since our firm’s (www.thebarrettco.com) very first best-seller book PR project in the 1990s (Oscar winner movie producer Marty Jurow and his autobiography “See In’ Stars: A Show Biz Odyssey” from SMU Press), we at The Barrett Company have been contacted via email or phone by hundreds and hundreds of authors interested in [...]
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Social Media Offers Great Branding Opportunity
December 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Today on the FSB Associates blog, Ken Ishii explains why social media is so important to authors today. If you think e-mail marketing is the only “social media” activity you need, think again. More people are using social networks for news and networking, rather than checking emails, Ishii reports. These few graphs from Social [...]
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The Benefits of Facebook Fan Pages
December 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Remember when a website was all you needed to fulfill your online brand? Social media has changed all that. Now, you need a brand on the most popular networks, like Facebook. Fan pages – or Like pages – are an amazing Facebook tool that connects you to fans – and vice versa. They [...]
Glue Offers Book Widgets
September 16th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Need a fast way to promote your book with a widget, but don’t like the options available? Check out the GetGlue Book Widget. I discovered this item while booking a Simon & Schuster author at Authors & Appetizers, my new book blog. Using your ISBN numbers, you can pull together a widget in minutes to [...]
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