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Building Your Brand: Where to Start - video
Kyle Lacy
Trying to build your author brand but not sure where to start? Social media expert and author, Kyle Lacy, shares his insight on where and how to start the process. When you're getting started building your author brand, ask your friends and family to...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
Building Your Brand: Where to Start - podcast
Kyle Lacy
Trying to build your author brand but not sure where to start? Social media expert and author, Kyle Lacy, shares his insight on where and how to start the process. When you're getting started building your author brand, ask your friends and family to...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
The Four Paths to Publishing
Keith Ogorek
Industry changes have made it one of the best times in history to be an author, but also one of the most confusing times with all of the different publishing options that are available. In this webinar session, Author Learning Center President Keith...
over 5 years ago
Preparation
Choosing a Path
Author Elle E. Ire on Perseverance and Overcoming Setbacks in Publishing
Elle E. Ire
Most authors have a long, winding path between them and their published book. Even a publishing deal isn’t a guarantee of author success. It’s easy to compare your favorite authors’ successes to your own failures. But it’s unfair to compare their end...
over 7 years ago
Traditional Publishing
Submission Process
Successful Authors Know Their Business
Keith Ogorek
When you finally finish your book and earn the title of author you may not realize it, but you are actually opening your own business. Accounting, taxes, marketing, promotion, sales, distribution and even legal are all important things you need to think...
over 7 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
The ABCs of Effective YouTubing for Authors
A.G. Billig
With about 122 million daily active users on YouTube consuming more than a billion hours of video every day, YouTube can be one of the most effective book marketing channels in your promotion mix. A.G. Billig, published author, book coach and founder...
over 4 years ago
Social Media
YouTube
The People You Meet: Publishing House Relationships - article
Judy Klein
Everyone’s relationship with their editor is different. You get to know your editor, because you work most closely with them, and in many publishing houses, if you have the opportunity to promote your book, you’re going to get to know a publicist. It...
over 9 years ago
Traditional Publishing
Contracts
Editing Basics: The Role of an Editor - article
Author Learning Center
When you're new to publishing, keeping up with all of the details can be overwhelming. There's so much to know at each stage in the process, from editing to publishing to marketing. One thing to know for sure: every book benefits from editing. So, what...
over 8 years ago
Basic Editing
Proofreading
Social Media: Getting Started - article
Molly Blaisdell
Authors all over the world are using social media sites to publicize their books. Social media can help you achieve you book marketing goals. There are three stand-out platforms: Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Each one has features that will help you...
over 9 years ago
Social Media
General
Sheri Fink on Why She Independently Publishes Her Books - podcast
Sheri Fink
When bestselling children's author Sheri Fink happened upon her first book idea, she didn't know anything about the publishing world. She had attended a writing conference for a friend and ended up using the advice and information for herself once...
over 8 years ago
Self-Publishing
Advantages/Disadvantages
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