Are you a time-tamer or a time-waster? To get an idea of your current level of time literacy, answer the following questions using the guide below: 1 = Almost Never 2 = Once in a while 3 = Frequently 4 = All the time 1. I create a daily to-do list and then prioritize it….
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Get Pre-Publication Book Reviews
I hear it all the time: “Self-publishers and small press never, ever get reviewed in the big review publications! They only review the big New York City publishers.” I’m here to tell you, that’s simply untrue. Almost every one of the books we’ve published and represented over the last 6 years have received at least…
How to Promote Your Book with Online Photo Sharing Websites
There are lots of possibilities for using photos and other images to promote yourself and your book: Upload several versions of your proposed book cover, logo design, or blog header, then ask your friends, followers, ezine subscribers, and blog readers for feedback. Upload your book cover when you’re promoting your book launch, and include a…
Getting it Right for Kid’s Books
Second to a bad review—and I was smarting from several of those—nothing scares a newly published author more than being told she’s gotten her facts wrong.
Pulling Back the Curtain on New York Times Book Reviews
At a Harvard University speech, New York Times Book Review Editor Barry Gewen revealed unknown details about The New York Times Book Review’s “inner workings.” Authors wanting to get the scoop on the process will find insight into the minds of the reviewers at “The Gray Lady.” These inside secrets from that speech and gleaned…
Selling Books Online from Your Own Website
I started selling my books online from my own website in 1998. For the first couple of years, more orders came in by phone than through the website. What often happened was that someone went to the website, decided to order the book, then called me on the telephone because they did not want to…
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