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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

‘Thinking Outside the Box’ Tips for Creating Your own Book Marketing Video

October 3, 2011 by Guest Post 2 Comments
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by Melissa Conway Most author-created book trailers stick to the tried-and-true format of carefully selected stock photos with thoughtfully composed captions set to royalty-free music—a potentially good way to get a story concept across to viewers. If done right, it can increase sales, but this particular marketing tool is useless if nobody watches it. Let’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: Marketing, News & Notices, Writing Business Tagged: book promotion, book trailers, indie authors, indie publishing, video, YouTube

Neesha Meminger, young adult author embracing indie publishing

July 25, 2011 by Lori Devoti 1 Comment

 Neesha Meminger’s first novel, Shine, Coconut Moon, made the Smithsonian’s Notable Books for Children list and was selected as one of the Top 100 Books of 2009 by the New York Public Library’s Stuff for the Teen Age. Her second novel, Jazz In Love, released to rave reviews from online bloggers and industry professionals. It … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing, Writing Business Tagged: author interview, indie authors, indie publishing, J.A. Konrath, NY Publishing, self-publishing, young adult

Interview with Indie Paranormal Romance Author, Felicity Heaton

July 8, 2011 by Lori Devoti 3 Comments
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Felicty Heaton has been a keen reader of fantasy, horror and classic novels since a young child. A writer of emotion and life, she strives to touch a chord of familiarity in readers and give them characters they will love and a read they will remember. Three of her novels were previously published by Linden … [Read more…]

Posted in: Author Interviews Tagged: indie authors, reviews

Book Bloggers: the indie author’s best friend

April 18, 2011 by Edie Ramer 4 Comments

I heart book bloggers. When I published my first paranormal romance last August, a former book reviewer gave me a list of the biggest review sites. Guess what I found out? The biggest review sites don’t accept self-published books. Luckily, two friends had self-published in paranormal romance a few months earlier. Going through their reviews … [Read more…]

Posted in: Marketing Tagged: Aimee, Amanda Hocking, book bloggers, Coffee Table Reviews, DailyCheapReads, Edie Ramer, indie authors, indie publishing, self-publishing
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