Tag Archives: books

Author Spotlight: Babette James

I want to welcome a special guest Babette James.  She has a new book out, CLEAR AS DAY.  Before we start, maybe you could give us a bit of information about yourself and your book?
I write contemporary and fantasy [...]

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SEO how-to for authors

We’ve all heard that SEO is important for marketing to get people to find you. But just how important is it for authors? Do we really need to worry about that as well? The easy answer: yes. It may seem [...]

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Placing a Pinterest Feed on Author Websites

Pinterest has been a great brainstorming tool for authors, but recently I found an interesting article on showing your board on your website so that your audience can see your photos there. This can be valuable for more than one [...]

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What to do with Facebook

In Dec 2011, Facebook had 845 million active users. That’s a lot of opportunities to attract someone to your Facebook page and therefore, to your books. But what do you do once you’ve signed up?

What about setting up a group? [...]

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Author Spotlight- Hailey Edwards

I want to welcome a special guest Hailey Edwards.  She has a new book out, EVERMINE.

What do you love about being a writer?  What do you hate?
 I love creating my own worlds and letting my characters’ voices be heard. Can [...]

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Why Authors Should Use Google Alerts

Google Alerts are a service that you can easily set up. Not only that, it’s free. Simple type in Google Alerts, sign up and begin. You don’t need a gmail or google account to sign up.

Track your own work—Want to [...]

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Author interviews: how to get them and what to ask

A friend of mine decided that this year, she was going to start interviewing other authors/writers on her site. This can be very beneficial to both, the interviewer and the interviewee. It’s two fold. Not only does the interviewee get [...]

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Author Spotlight: Julie Destry

I want to welcome a special guest, Julie Destry.  She has a new book out, TOUCH.  Before we start, maybe you could give us a bit of information about yourself and your book?
Thanks so much for having me on [...]

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The Secret to getting Book Reviews

…is that there is no secret. Really, there isn’t.
There’s nothing difficult that I do that you couldn’t yourself. Do you need anyone to get book reviews for you lined up? Heck no. Don’t ever let anyone make you think that [...]

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Getting your readers to come to you

This week I was reading an article by Idyll Conversation about the 5 Indisputable Truths of Author Marketing and really thought the blog post was spot on, especially this point:
 Just Because You Build It Doesn’t Mean That They Will Come [...]

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