Moira Allen wrote a wonderful book recently that included information on how to impress publishers, editors, and agents with your understanding of the book market. She said something I have seen in other writing blogs since then: sometimes it pays just...

Building your author platform is extremely important for both fiction and nonfiction authors, explains Redwood Publishing owner Sara Stratton. Your online platform is where you build your tribe, and find the readers who will follow your journey and buy...

Instructional Part 2 – CLICK HERE FOR THE RECORDING! In this second instructional webinar, Keith reviewed how to start building awareness for your book before it’s released. Topics included: • Planning your book launch event • The POEM Method of...

Accomplished writer and author Bob Morris admits that he was very green when he wrote his first novel. He didn't consider if there was an audience for his work or think about a marketing strategy. All he cared about with the first book in his Zack...

Defining the audience for your book is critical to its success. It helps agents know which publisher to sell it to, it helps bookstores know where to place it on the shelves, and it helps you market the book by tapping into that audience’s interests...

Defining the audience for your book is critical to its success. It helps agents know which publisher to sell it to, it helps bookstores know where to place it on the shelves, and it helps you market the book by tapping into that audience’s interests...

As an agent, I receive a lot of query letters, and the simple truth is that most of them are awful. I feel bad for the writers, because their work may be very good, but I’ll never know because I’ve deleted their cover letters. When you sit down to...

There is nothing like the feeling of searching the card catalogue at a library and finding your book listed multiple times. How do books find their way onto library shelves? Self published authors and small press authors often feel left out in the cold...

The decision makers at bookstores and libraries are incredibly busy people that get pitched numerous books each week. If you want to get their attention, you need to be fully prepared and buttoned up before you approach them. Book marketing expert and...