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Kallypso Masters: How to Get Your Self-Published Books Noticed

July 16, 2012 by Edie Ramer 12 Comments
Writing Groups for Young Adult Writers

I belong to the IndiRomanceInk, a Yahoo group with over 1000 members, some traditionally and indie published; others indie only. If you need advice on anything to do with self-publishing, this is the place to ask. A lot of writers on the group lately have hit milestones: 25,000, 100,000, 10,000 sales, etc. At the same … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, Indie Publishing, Writing Business Tagged: blogs, facebook, Facebook tips, indie authors, indiepub, marketing advice, self-publishing

Promoting Your Young Adult Novel

February 10, 2012 by KristiCook 1 Comment
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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

Getting Social: Is it Worth it?

October 10, 2011 by Monica Valentinelli 2 Comments
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I’ve been asking a lot of questions about the value of social media from different angles. Marketing. Personal. Author. Community. Etc. I’ve come to the conclusion that the reason why marketers are so hung up on the idea that social media will work for them is this: they believe you always have to go where … [Read more…]

Posted in: Marketing, Writing Business Tagged: facebook, Google, social media, twitter

5 Ways to get Double-Duty Out of your Social Media and Marketing Efforts

April 4, 2011 by Lori Devoti Leave a Comment

Most writers are not marketers and many writers are not comfortable with social media. But both are a reality of today’s writing and publishing world. And, let’s face it, even if you love book marketing and live to post your opinion of last night’s exile from Survivor or American Idol to the masses, writers need … [Read more…]

Posted in: Marketing Tagged: author promotion, book marketing, facebook, social media, twitter

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