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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]