Almost every blog, workshop, and website on the subject of self-publishing advocates for creating a book marketing plan even before your book has been printed. You will already have read about a number of marketing methods, from virtual book tours to book signings to book fair partnerships to glossy mailings featuring your book. Have you … Continue reading 3 Ways to Improve Your Marketing Plan in 2021
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Almost every blog, workshop, and website on the subject of self-publishing advocates for creating a book marketing plan even before your book has been printed. You will already have read about a number of marketing methods, from virtual book tours to book signings to book fair partnerships to glossy mailings featuring your book. Have you … Continue reading 3 Ways to Improve Your Marketing Plan in 2018
We've all pictured the cloistered writer hunched in solitude over a notepad or laptop, furiously scratching out word after glorious word well into the wee hours. The brilliance flows faster than he can capture it on paper until the day he triumphantly types "The End" ... Well, that's how we imagine it, but it rarely … Continue reading Write, Finish, Edit: A Writer’s Guide to Moving Forward and Finishing
Editing is often described as the most painful part of the process that transforms a manuscript into a book. The immortal Stephen King implores his fellow writers, “Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings.” This might be pushing the metaphor a little too far, … Continue reading Why Do We Edit?
There's a saying in the legal profession: "A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client." The same could be said of a man who is his own editor. An editor, first and foremost, represents a fresh set of eyes on an author's work, allowing you to see your book as … Continue reading Why Do I Need an Editor?