We’ve been talking about selling your books at events. You may have good luck at a gun show, for example, or a ComicCon event. Once you have your promotional material […]
Your Platform
Posts about making and using an author’s platform
Marketing Your Books, Part 2
In our last post, we talked about finding events where you can sell your books. Unusual places like gun shows or flower festivals can be fun and profitable. In this […]
Marketing Your Books, Part 1
Let’s talk about selling books. You’ve all been to those events where you’ve spotted an author set up at little table hawking their wares. How do they find out about […]
A Newsletter…About Newsletters
Mailerlite has threatened us with a fate worse than death if we don’t authenticate and validate our websites. What they’re talking about is making them come from some other location […]
Book Covers
I’ve been lucky with my book covers so far. Even with minimal input, they’ve turned out pretty good looking. This is the latest: Over Western Trails I like the simple […]
Social Media Marketing for Authors
I do most of my marketing on social media, mainly Facebook and Twitter. The main thing I do without fail is to post daily on both platforms. On Facebook, I […]
Books on Instagram
If you’re not on Instagram, you’re not hitting all your readers. Younger folks prefer Instagram, Snapchat, or even TikTok to the “golden oldies,” Facebook or Twitter. Here are some ideas […]
Quills Conference Part 2
Another good session at the Quills Conference was “Short Story Prep & Submission” by President-Elect John M. Olsen. Polishing Your Text – when it comes to writing tools to polish […]
Historical Novel Society Conference Part 6
This might be the last of the conference reports! Today I’ll go over “The A to Z of Your Indie Author Business” by Anna Castle. First of all, you need […]
Historical Novel Society Conference Part 5
I’m still (yes! I told you it was a great conference) watching HNS webinars and videos. Today I’ll share “All is Not Lost: Making the Most of Your Research” by […]