This edited transcript is the third in a four-part series from an interview on Jan. 12, 2015. Julie Eason asks me about how authors can do their own publicity. Prefer audio? You can listen to the podcast on iTunes or on [Read more...]
How to identify the target market for your book
This edited transcript is the second in a four-part series from a podcast interview on Jan. 12, 2015. Julie Eason asks me about how authors can do their own publicity. Prefer audio? You can listen to the podcast on iTunes or on [Read more...]
What journalists don’t tell you about your Author Media Kit (free training March 19)
I've worked for almost four decades as a newspaper reporter, editor, freelance writer, publisher and blogger. And I know this is true:
Fact 1:
If a writer needs a few paragraphs of bio material for a story she's writing about you, she can grab your Media Kit, highlight exactly what she needs, save it to her clipboard … [Read more...]
How authors can start do-it-yourself publicity
This edited transcript is the first in a four-part series from an interview on Jan. 12, 2015. Julie Eason asks me about how authors can do their own publicity. Prefer audio? You can listen to the podcast on iTunes or on [Read more...]
Before Titling Your Book, Clear Your Head of 4 Misconceptions about Book Titles
By Marcia Yudkin
Whether someone is browsing for something to read online or in a bricks-and-mortar bookstore, they usually notice three things about a book: the cover design, the title and the … [Read more...]
The task that makes authors feel dishonest, deceitful and downright dirty
Why can authors muster so much passion for topics they want to write about, but gag when they discover that they---and they alone---must be the Marketer-in-Chief for their own books?
"I don't want to create an email list of readers because I don't want to be constantly bothering them," an author told me.
"I don't … [Read more...]
Authors: ‘Draft to Dream’ competition deadline Jan. 15
Dust off that book manuscript you've been massaging since forever.
And no more excuses like "I don't have the money to hire a good cover designer" or "I don't have a clue how to find a distributor."
If God gave you the talent to write, you need to share it with the … [Read more...]
The Best of The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week of 2014: Yours to regift
Here's a gift that's perfect for small business owners, a nonprofit that needs publicity, authors who want to sell more books, or anyone who wants to self-promote on a shoestring budget and without an expensive … [Read more...]
How to turn your old articles and other printed content into money in the bank
By Barbara Florio Graham
Guest Contributor
In the 1970s, I self-syndicated personal essays to newspapers across Canada.
In those days, papers purchased only “one-time rights” for their circulation areas, so I was published frequently in six to 10 different papers. Some of these were travel pieces, but most were humorous … [Read more...]
How a sink of dirty dishwater sparks my creativity
When I can't think of a clever idea for an article that's due tomorrow, and my brain is stuck in neutral, I leave the office in my home and head for the kitchen.
I squirt Palmolive into the sink and fill it with hot water. Then … [Read more...]
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