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Promoting Your Young Adult Novel

February 10, 2012 by KristiCook 1 Comment
Girls on grass, in circle

Okay, you’ve done it!  You’ve written your YA novel, and either sold it to a publisher or decided to self-publish it.  Either way, it’s about to “go out into the world”!  Congrats! Now you just want to make sure that readers can actually find your gem out in the crowded marketplace.  You must promote!  But … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, Marketing, Writing Business Tagged: blog events, book bloggers, book marketing, book review, book reviews, facebook, getting book reviews, social media, twitter, yalit

Lean links

November 23, 2011 by J L Wilson
Writing for the web

I tend to get diverted around the holidays so there aren’t many links to report. Or maybe people are starting to feel that holiday spirit and aren’t sniping at each other so much (hmm. I somehow doubt that). Anyway, here’s what caught my eye this month. * I have “Book Rebound” whenever I read a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Quirky Links Tagged: book reviews, ebooks, vampires

Give Your Writing More “Body”

October 19, 2011 by Kathy Steffen 2 Comments

If you have or are planning any dead bodies in your fiction, need some different ideas for brainstorming, or are just plain interested in what happens to our mortal shells once our souls leave residence, these books are for you.

Posted in: Book Reviews, Writing Tools Tagged: book reviews, creative writing tools, Death to Dust, Stiff

Review Policy and Five Ways to Get More Book Reviews

July 6, 2011 by Monica Valentinelli 3 Comments
Books pages forward

It’s no secret that recommendations for books are a great way to sell more of them. If you think about it, this makes total sense because study after study shows you’re more likely to buy something from a fellow customer (or friend) than on your own. One thing to keep in mind before you start … [Read more…]

Posted in: Marketing Tagged: book reviews, web marketing, web presence

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