What are the worst mistakes authors make when publishing their books?
Don't get book shepherd Judith Briles started. She'll go on forever.
Instead, get her new book, "How to Avoid 101 Book Publishing Blunders, … [Read more...]
Author Media Kit Contents: Free Training Today
You've finished your book and you're exhausted.
Who wouldn't be after all that time you spent writing it? But that's no excuse for slapping together a sloppy, incomplete media kit.
Even if you're an indie author who can't afford a publicist, you need to … [Read more...]
L.A. Times Book Editor to Meet So. Calif. Publicists Feb. 11
If you're dying to find out what it takes to get your book reviewed by the L.A. Times, meet Carolyn Kellogg, the book editor, when she speaks to the Book Publicists of Southern California on Thursday, Feb. 11.
She's one of three speakers who will be featured during the program on "How to Romance the Media: Update." You'll also hear from … [Read more...]
Dog Tweets–10 TIPS for Authors to Handle Bad Reviews
Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow The Publicity Hound on Twitter.
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Dog Tweets–How Do You Find the #Publisher That’s Right for You?
Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow The Publicity Hound on Twitter.
How do you find the #publisher that's #right for you? Checkout [Read more...]
Dog Tweets–Learn How To Use Reviews When You Get Them, How Bad Reviews Can Actually Help You Sell More. #OnlineMarketing
9 Habits of #Bloggers Who Have Huge Audiences - @problogger [I'm not one of them!] ow.ly/RLoXQ
CNN charging 40 times its usual price for spots in GOP debate. They have #Trump to thank. [Read more...]
Dog Tweets–How to Sell More Books with Images
Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow The Publicity Hound on Twitter.
How to Sell More Books with Images [Read more...]
How to get book publicity from newspapers, TV
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...]
Snappy Sassy Salty: A treat for the writer or author in your life
Every time I've spoken at one of book shepherd Judith Briles' events for authors, I return home with one of her pithy phrases ringing in my ears.
On our Publishing at Sea cruise to the Caribbean last year, she said … [Read more...]
Author Media Kit: Include 8 essential items
Your book's media kit is the major marketing package that tells a variety of audiences about the book, and makes it easy for them to report on it or promote it.
Yet many authors are confused about what goes into the kit. If you've written … [Read more...]