Developing Your Author Platform
Originally published on opendoorpublications.com by Sonja Hegman Your author platform is the...
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Take Your Book to the Top of the Summer Charts
by Gillian Nicol The cool winter weather has finally left us for good and we’ve moved on to longer...
Read MoreThe Numbers of Sucess and The Numbers of Failure
Each day, I sent out 10-15 well edited, nicely designed emails and/or snail mail packets describing how fabulous I was and how much I could improve their profits and lessen their work load.
Read MoreMake It Happen
When I published my first novel Deadly Portfolio: A Killing in Hedge Funds, I thought that I could make the book happen—become a big seller, harvest scores of glowing reviews, and find the world had come knocking. Some of that has come true.
The reviews have been consistently enthusiastic. I have been invited to radio and pod-cast interviews and to contribute to the web sites of others. My own web site has reaped dozens of positive comments. I thought that I was on the right track. I thought that I was making it happen. Sales of the book have been steady, but despite all of this positive activity, the numbers have fallen short of impressive.
Read MoreMay I Have the Name of The Book Buyer?
Today an author whom I do not know called and asked me for the names of my buyers so she could follow up on the presentations with new information. She is concerned that her publisher rep is not pitching her book “properly”.
Read MoreDo You Have What it Takes to Be Published?
It is every writer’s dream to see his or her book in the front window of the local bookstore. It is fun to imagine tall, colorful stacks of your books surrounded by throngs of curious readers flipping through the pages while others rush to the cash register with their copy.
Read MoreChoosing An Editor
When it comes to finding an editor to help you with your book, make sure it’s someone who responds to what you’ve written and how you’ve written it. Make no mistake: no one likes to be edited. It can be an incredibly painful process. You’re basically paying someone to poke holes in what you’ve done and critique every aspect of it from concept to comma use. Like many things in the publishing process, it requires a leap of faith, and if you want to ensure your book is marketable—or at the very least navigable to readers—than it’s absolutely necessary.
Read MoreBlog and Photo Categories Added to the Infinity Publishing – IFWTWA Award
In first quarter 2012, IFWTWA launched its Infinity Publishing – IFWTWA Award, a writing competition for IFWTWA members only. This award program is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Infinity Publishing. Now, with...
Read MoreGuest Bloggers Wanted
Hi All, We like to feature guest bloggers with great tips for writers on writing, web design, website, blogs, social media, publishing, etc. If you feel you can contribute reverent material, please leave a comment and I’ll...
Read MoreThirty Ways to Make Yourself Irresistible to the Media
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is a reason so many pitches get rejected by the media. On average, the media rejects 95% of pitches they get. How can you become part of the 5% that get picked up for a story?...
Read MoreTips on Guidelines for Articles or Manuscripts
You may not feel guidelines are important, but they are. If you have done the work of writing an article or manuscript, than take the time to prepare it properly. No matter how often this topic is covered, all writers need to...
Read MorePreparing Your Manuscript for the Printer or Article for Publication
This was first printed in my column $uccessful with Words, in The Big Blend Magazine. No matter how often this topic is covered, all writers need to remind themselves over and over again of its vital importance. Yesterday, I...
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