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5 Steps to Boost Your Writing Career With Traditional Media and PR
A.G. Billig
Whether you are a new author or an established author, having a solid book marketing strategy in place can greatly impact your level of success. There are several facets of a good, integrated book marketing campaign. Two key components that are critical...
over 7 years ago
Public Relations
Publicity Campaigns
The First 3 Chapters: How to Start Your Book so that Agents and Editors will Read to the End
Derek Taylor Kent
The first three chapters are the most important part of your book for those who are looking to get published. Agents and editors usually request either the first chapter or the first three chapters and then determine if they want to read the complete...
over 4 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Education and Craft
Introduction to Traditional Publishing
Amy Levenson
Join literary agent Amy Levenson as she provides an overview of the ins and outs of the traditional publishing world. Learn who the major publishers are, how they operate, and what it means to be a traditionally published author. This “Traditional...
over 6 years ago
Traditional Publishing
Advantages/Disadvantages
Email Marketing: Building Your Reader Email List
Russell Nohelty
You've heard that you need a mailing list in order to grow your author business, but how do you even get started building one? Join USA Today bestselling author and mailing list expert Russell Nohelty as he walks you through the basics of setting up...
over 3 years ago
Self-Promotion
Mailing Lists
How to Give a Great Author Interview
Lindsey Gobel
In this webinar, freelance publicist and communications expert Lindsey Gobel reviews how an author can prepare and deliver a great interview. She discusses the “Dos and Don’ts” of setting up an interview and arranging your media message in advance. In...
over 5 years ago
Events
Interviews
Strategies for Overcoming Writer's Block
Derek Taylor Kent
Your Writing is Terrific, Now Become Prolific! Best-selling author Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 17 published and soon-to-be published books, including seven novels, dozens of screenplays, plays, and musicals, and more. But would you believe he...
over 3 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Writer's Block
Simple, Direct, Doable Hacks that Can Improve Your Sales on Amazon - recorded webinar
Amy Collins
Authors are always looking for new ways to increase the chances of readers finding their book online. Most people start small, relying on word of mouth and self-promotion, but where do you start when the time comes to tackle the massive marketplace that...
over 7 years ago
Distribution & Sales
Booksellers
Websites for Authors: A Necessary Evil
L.E. Perez
With social media so prevalent in our lives as authors, is a website really necessary? If it is, what should it contain at minimum? What resources are available and how long will this take? In this recorded webinar session, author L.E. Perez takes...
over 4 years ago
Websites
Creating a Website
TikTok for Authors: Beginner Level
L.E. Perez
With over 700 million monthly users, TikTok is an amazing social medium to get new readers and to promote your work...but, there is a learning curve. Author L.E. Pérez will show you what it's all about, walk you through setting up your TikTok account...
over 3 years ago
Social Media
Others
Query Like a Pro - Proven Strategies to Land an Agent or Publisher
Derek Taylor Kent
Querying is the crucial first step when seeking an agent or publisher, but amazingly is also something that very few authors do well. How do you make yours stand out from the hundreds they receive every day? Through years of trial and error and helping...
over 4 years ago
Traditional Publishing
Submission Process
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