August 6 (P Minus 26): It’s time to set up a blog tour! Many of the questions that have come through from readers have been about marketing, promotion, and advertising. One of the easiest, most popular, and most effective ways to get the word out about new books, whether you are self-published or traditionally published, …
How do you feel about the current expectation for authors to be their own publicists? What dance is comfortable for you?
Who doesn’t love watching book trailers? These multimedia book previews whet our appetite for more, and, when created by the authors themselves, they also give a valuable peek into the author’s inner world and understanding or his or her work. Enjoy the following suspenseful book trailers for Kelsey Ketch’s YA novel Death’s Island and Kate …
Ben Myers, in a piece in the Guardian yesterday on the public role of the private writer, bemoans the fact that “we’re living in era where a writer can’t just write. They have to be out there.” No kidding. Last spring I attended a local writers’ conference. I hadn’t been to one in a few …