A blog can be a great complement to your author platform and provide a powerful way for you to engage your target readers. If you are interested in starting your own blog but aren't entirely sure how to do it, this session is for you! Professional blogger...

Congratulations on publishing your book! It’s something many aspire to but few accomplish. But now what? How do you connect with your potential readers? Just sit back and see what happens? Maybe, but there’s lots more you can do! Whether you’ve just...

Book promotion can feel like a sprint, but it’s really a marathon. Those who start too fast burn out too early. That first round of appearances and reviews, while critical, is just the beginning. Long-term success – real staying power – requires vigilance...

You know how to set up your Facebook profile, so now let's go more in depth into the art of using Pages and Groups. Learn the importance of each, how to use them for your author followings, and the importance of networking. Once these are established...

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...

An essential tool for any new author is an author media kit. A media kit gives authors the edge they need to help drum up press by exhibiting professionalism and providing the metadata that every journalist, reviewer or bookstore needs to publicize information...

In this recorded webinar session, Author Connections President and book marketing advisor Beth Kallman Werner recaps some basics of Facebook advertising from her " Book Advertising 101 " webinar, and then goes into more detail including steps for the...

While editors can provide invaluable services for authors, both self-published and traditionally published, authors can help them out in turn by practicing self-editing techniques before submitting their manuscripts. This webinar session with freelance...

Join book marketing expert Keri-Rae Barnum of New Shelves Books as she explores one of Amazon’s greatest resources for authors – Author Central. Authors will learn how to claim their profile, use special features to optimize their Amazon book listing...

Stephen King once said, “To write is human, to edit is divine.” As an editor, I love that sentiment, but I know that many writers are not so sure what exactly an editor does. What’s the difference between a development editor and a copy editor? When...