Welcome to Author Marketing Experts’ Blog Carnival. This edition features posts on book marketing, getting published, writing, and book sales. Thank you to all of our contributors.

Writing

Hazel Longuet submitted 20 Writing Tips: This Week’s Most Popular Articles On Writing posted at A Novel Experience, saying, “Here are top 20 articles that got most traction from my social media followers last week. They cover the whole gamut (writing, self-publishing, book promotion, author platforms, social media). A collection of great articles from great authors.”

Getting Published

Erica Verrillo submitted 23 Poetry Publishers Accepting Unagented Manuscripts posted at Publishing… And Other Forms of Insanity, saying, “This list consists of publishers that do not charge a fee or require an agent, and which offer royalties, however modest. All of them publish book-length collections and/or chapbooks.”

Book Marketing

Iola Goulton submitted Introducing NetGalley posted at Australasian Christian Writers, saying, “What is NetGalley, and how does it work (for writers and reviewers)?”

Book Sales

Sarah Bolme submitted The State of Fiction Reading posted at Marketing Christian Books saying, “Is fiction reading on the decline? If so, what does this mean for book sales?”

That concludes this week’s carnival. Our weekly roundup offers the best book marketing, self-publishing, writing, and general publishing industry tips to guide authors, would-be authors, publishers and others on their book journey. Submit a post to our weekly carnival by using this link: http://amarketingexpert.com/submit-ame-blog-carnival/