If you are like most writers I know, you struggle to find time to write, especially if you are trying to build author platform. When life doesnāt get in the way, you spend precious writing hours on blogging, social media and general promotionāso you can produce a successful book. But your manuscript remains unwritten. For this reason, many aspiring and…
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One of the best ways to promote a book is to tie into the news. When you make yourself and the topic of your book newsworthy, you will get the free publicity you seek. Today, media veteran Chris Well (@BuildYourBrandA) provides a guest post that details exactly what you need to do to gain media attention and exposure. When you…
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I’ve written numerous posts about a book’s competition. I’ve also included this information in my books on business plans and book proposals. (Check out booksbyninaamir.com.)Ā This information is so critical to crafting a book that will sellāand getting it sold to a traditional publisher, that I asked another expert to give you his take on the subject. In this guest…
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Authors constantly seek the best book promotion tools, especially since virtual marketing options change and appear almost daily. In this guest post, award-winning former publicist Sandra Beckwith (@sandrabeckwith) provides five tried-and true book marketing techniques for you to try. Whatās one of the first things you do when starting a crafting or home improvement project? If youāre like me, you…
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In his book, Eat That Frog! Brian Tracy recommends that you learn to focus on the most challenging taskāthe frogāfirst thing in the morning. Take on the āneedle-movingā projects before you do anything else. Iād like to propose a different strategy: Eat the passion fruit! In other words, start the day by tackling a project about which you feel an…
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