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Category: Author Promotion

Lee Wardlaw: tips for a successful school visit
(Posted November 17, 2006)
Lee Wardlaw's post about a successful school visit has useful tips for authors as well as those hiring authors for school visits.... (More)

J.A. Konrath: conference tips
(Posted October 03, 2006)
J.A. Konrath has some excellent tips for writers attending their first conference as well as those participating in panels in his Conference Tips blog entry.... (More)

Author site spotlight: Shannon Hale
(Posted September 13, 2006)
(cross-posted in Will Write For Chocolate) I recently received word that one of my novel manuscripts has gotten the ok from an editor, and has been passed up the chain. It's not an acceptance but it's a wee step closer,... (More)

Intro: Author promotion articles
(Posted September 06, 2006)
John Blossom has an interesting editorial on Shore.com called Book Publishers Seek Out Fresh Inroads to Online-Driven Markets worth reading. "Book publishers are working hard to improve their online marketing channels for their titles, but ironically they receive the... (More)

J.A. Konrath: A Newbie's Guide To Publishing
(Posted September 04, 2006)
A Newbie's Guide To Publishing is a wonderful blog by J.A. Konrath, the author of Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels thriller novels. This blog is definitely going on my "frequent read" list...wow, lots of great and inspiration info here. Check out... (More)

M.J. Rose: Book Tour First Aid Kit
(Posted February 01, 2006)
Looks like M.J. Rose is going to be writing about book tour prep in her upcoming columns, compiling tips from publicists and authors.... (More)

M.J. Rose: How NOT to sell your book
(Posted June 15, 2005)
In her blog, Buzz, Balls and Hype, M.J. Rose outlines the top ten mistakes authors make when selling their books.... (More)

Dorothy Thompson: The Writer's Life
(Posted June 14, 2005)
The Writer's Life is an online magazine for writers, packed with useful articles, interviews, a bi-weekly e-mail newsletter and resource links that include guidelines to paying markets. The site is maintained by author Dorothy Thompson, who also has a blog... (More)

Getting Booked and Printed: Penny Warner
(Posted June 14, 2004)
Getting Booked and Printed by Penny Warner is a list of promotion tips for authors. I like this resource because it helps coach an author on what makes his/her book special by asking questions like "How is your book... (More)

Book Marketing and Publicity
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Book Marketing and Publicity is a list of online resources of interest to those looking for book marketing and publicity information. Part of Manuscriptediting.com. Quite a long list of resources, but the page hasn't been updated since June/2003 so may... (More)

Promote Your Writing
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Promote Your Writing is an article that is part of Smartwriters.com, and focuses on creating and promoting a Web site.... (More)

Self-Promotion: Tips for New Authors
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Self-Promotion: Tips for New Authors is a useful list of tips by Patricia Simpson, including what you can do on a national as well as local level.... (More)

Max Barry: Jennifer Government
(Posted January 23, 2003)
Author Max Barry has a unique way of promoting his book, Jennifer Government. NationStates is a nation simulation game based on the novel, where users can "create" their own nations and governments. Under the FAQ "Why did you make this?"... (More)

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Category: Author Promotion