Welcome to the January 28, 2013 edition of tips and tricks for writers and authors. We have a great mix of posts on self-publishing, book marketing, writing and book sales. We hope you find these posts insightful and useful!
Book Marketing
Susan Wowe presents SEO Tips | Guest Posts For A Win-Win posted at Online Business – Make Money Online, saying, “Submitting guest posts to relevant websites is a great way of book marketing. A great way to build up your authority in your own niche and get backlinks to your own website.”
Jordan McCollum presents Marketing 101: what is marketing? posted at Jordan McCollum, saying, “The basics of marketing, the best place to start when getting ready to market your book. The first in a year-long series on marketing books, especially online!”
Self-Publishing
Liz Long presents Why I’m Choosing Indie Publishing posted at Liz Long, saying, “I wrote a short post on why I was choosing self-publishing for my first book. Turns out it was a decision I still stand by, as I’m self-publishing my second book this spring! I was surprised by the great response I received on this post, but indie author support is amazing. Hard work shouldn’t scare away writers who truly want to be here.”
Book Publicity
Dana Sitar presents Tackle Your Bucket List + Get Some Blog Exposure posted at DIY Writing, saying, “Join the Bucket List Challenge Blog Hop to celebrate the release of “A Writer’s Bucket List” and share your blog with new readers!”
Book Sales
Sarah Bolme presents It’s Not Just Price… posted at Marketing Christian Books.
Writing
Rodney Maley presents 3 Writing Challenges You Should Try posted at Life-fficient.
Chris Gonzales presents Tips to Overcome Writer’s Block posted at Unretrofied, saying, “I’ve put together some tips that have helped me overcome writer’s block in the past. My hope is that they help others out too.”
Chrys Fey presents Characters Make A Book posted at Write With Fey, saying, “This post will give you tips on how to create characters that feel real.”
Bravebird Publishing presents How to Draft Memorable Characters from Page One posted at Bravebird Publishing.
Nick Daws presents MWC Olymp-inks posted at Nick Daws’ Writing Blog, saying, “The MWC Olymp-Inks is a special (and free) event on my writing forum at www.mywriterscircle.com. Anyone is welcome to join in the wide range of writing contests and challenges, with some great prizes up for grabs!”
Social Media
Matthew Bostock presents Realizing the true potential of digital reading posted at Huffington Post, saying, “The post delves into the potential future of digital reading, with a stress on using the web and books in conjunction to share and discover new things to read.
For authors, especially aspiring ones, the potential here is huge in offering a low-cost, efficient way to harness the web to garner exposure and traction for a book.
I believe many self-published fail to realise exactly what is at their disposal, and tracking the trend of digital reading, it’s evident that its path is playing perfectly into the hands of those that use services such as Goodreads and Readmill to create and sustain a readership.”
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