Apart from the immense joy of seeing your words come to live and sitting pretty in major bookstores, being an author has the below benefits: 1. Authority – Notice how the word “author” is in Authority? That’s right, being an author makes you look like an expert in the topic that you are writing about….
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Please Carry My Book – Honest it’s Amazing!
Your book is published, the boxes have been delivered and it looks great! Now what? Well if you are a self-published author, you’ve got a lot of work ahead of you. It’s up to you to market and sell your book. While you may have some supporters who go to bat for you by in…
Writing a Great Chicken Soup for the Soul Story
Have you ever wanted to submit a story for the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books? Or have you submitted one or two, but were never published? Here are some tips from a former Senior Editor of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series on how to improve your Chicken Soup for…
Anyone Can Successfully Publish Through Lulu
Writing and publishing is a process that is both challenging and rewarding for most people, especially for those who are blind and physically disabled, and this is the case with me. Having lost my eyesight at the age of seventeen, I no longer could express myself in my artwork, so I turned to writing to…
No One Interviews a Book – Radio Interview Tips for Authors
All talk radio listeners have heard them: An interview in which the guest/author utters “as I say in my book” every 10 seconds. I’ve even heard authors recite chapter titles … every one of them! Similarly, some guests mention their website in every sentence. There’s an adage in book publicity: No one interviews a book….
Top Ten Tips to a Successful Virtual Book Tour
Online methods of promoting your book are fast becoming the most cost effective way to market and promote your new book. Authors are discovering the Virtual Book Tour, which allows you to promote your book via the Internet through articles, blogs, podcasts, interviews, radio shows and Web sites without the issues and financial burden that…
Tips for a Successful Email Blast for Your Book
Email marketing is an easy, cheap way to get your message out. Once you have your mailing lists compiled you can use them to send out email blasts. You can also have a sign up box on your website where people can join your email list to be notified of new products, announcements or anything…
On Writing: The Elements of Fiction and Memoir
The elements involved in writing Fiction/Memoir are quite straightforward. They include brainstorming story ideas, writing a rough draft, exploring vivid description, developing characters, creating a setting, devising a plot and nurturing the themes. Each is explained below. Of course, knowing them is only the beginning. Learning how to successfully pull off the following elements, now…
How Publishers Decide to Publish a Book (or Not)
Have you ever wondered how publishers go about deciding whether to publish a manuscript? I recently talked to Andrea Mullins, the publisher of New Hope Publishers (who just happen to be the publisher of my book, Abundant Gifts). Andrea outlined the process in great detail. Though this process might differ slightly from publisher to publisher,…
Fifteen Things the Media Loves
“Reporters are like alligators. You don’t have to love them, you don’t necessarily have to like them. But you do have to feed them.” –Anonymous What The Media Loves 1. News Above all else, the media wants newsworthy items. The first thing they ask is, “Will our audience care about this?” News is what affects…
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