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Report: Novelists Inc. Conference 2012: Social Media, Agents, Self-Publishing Success

October 31, 2012 by Lori Devoti 3 Comments
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Thanks to the threat of Sandy, I came back from the Novelists Inc. Conference in New York two days earlier than originally planned. Thankfully, this still gave me the chance to see many friends and make a number of new ones. I also was able to attend the first two days of panels and roundtables. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Agents and Editors, Conferences, Featured, Indie Publishing, Marketing, Writing Business, Writing Life Tagged: Bella Andre, indie publishing, literary agents, Novelists Inc., self-publishing, social media

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

Using Wattpad to Market Your Books

October 17, 2011 by Edie Ramer 20 Comments

Huge congrats to new indie author Trish McCallan. Her debut book, FORGED IN FIRE, has been barely out for a month and, as I type this, it’s 3,099 on the paid Kindle bestseller list. She credits part of her success to Wattpad. Having a great cover, book and blurb is always a given. But why … [Read more…]

Posted in: Marketing, Writing Business Tagged: Amazon, book marketing, Forged in Fire, indie publishing, Jolyn Palliata, Kindle, publishing, self-publishing, social media, Trish McCallan, Wattpad

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

When Should You Start Promoting Online?

April 6, 2011 by Monica Valentinelli 2 Comments
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Amanda Hocking. J.A. Konrath. Cory Doctorow. David Wellington. The list of authors who have “made it” online is impressive, but also misleading. Why? Well, that’s what I’m going to talk about today. When you’re an author, the assumption is that by the time you get to the point where you’re promoting yourself, you already know … [Read more…]

Posted in: Marketing Tagged: author promotion, book promotion, social media
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