Author Achilles Heel ~ Reviews…Again… Oh, Mercy me…I don’t know where my brain was when I considered it was just indie authors hungering for reviews. Nope. Contracted authors, especially those under contract with small publishers or online publishers are searching for reviews, too. I’m hearing from them. So called experts and PR folks who want […]
#Is your Amazon Author page working for you? Or against you?
What you don’t do can hurt your book… This is strange thing. Most of my posts get a lot of traffic, but NOT my blogs about simple ehow to make our Amazon author pages and book pages more effective. Here is what made me sit up and take notice: Roger Packer’s blog that shows Amazon sells […]
Read the rest of this entry »Plotting Your Book’s Life in 2017
BETA TESTING THE VALUE OF SMALL PROMOTIONS There are two laments we hear day in and day out from indie authors: How do I get reviews and how do I promote my book? The first complaint can be easily addressed. Put this gentle plea for a review right after THE END of your story. More details […]
Read the rest of this entry »FOR INDIE AUTHORS ONLY: HOW SAVVY ARE YOU~REALLY?
WHAT DO YOU KNOW? I have debated for months whether to blog on this topic or not. I just gave in. Sometimes when I read blogs by marketing doyennes such Jane Friedman, I feel like a rank amateur. Next, I’ll visit a Facebook page and a new indie author is asking: “Should I publish with Amazon or […]
Read the rest of this entry »Psycho-Dynamic Book Suggestions
Are You Throwing Your Book Under the Bus? Since the beginning of the year my mailbox has filled with stuff similar to: 100 Best Suggestions to Sell Your Book. 10 Tips for Success. Successful Authors Tell you How They did it–You can, too. Or, Let us help build your platform. Learn how to engage your readers. Only […]
Read the rest of this entry »eBook Promoters ~ The Best & The Worst
eHow to choose a book promoter You have done everything right for your book. You wrote it, you had it edited and proofed, the cover is sensational. Now you have to sell it, or at the very least, drum up some exposure and get it in front readers. For exposure, we have discovered and love […]
Read the rest of this entry »UPDATED! UH OH! Your books Aren’t Selling. NOW WHAT?
Perhaps the following will help… Since Amazon introduced Kindle Unlimited, a subscription service for downloading books onto eReaders in mid-July 2014, those of us in Amazon Select saw some serious fluctuation in our royalties. My colleagues, who have in the past had successful Kindle Countdown Deals in which they saw 500+ downloads, often now see less than one […]
Read the rest of this entry »What do Reviewers Want?
How it’s done ~ Approaching a reviewer… Hi, everyone. I’m Julie Whiteley, a blogger, reader and reviewer. Jackie asked me to write a post for you concerning issues between authors and reviewers. And, especially to address what reviewers look for and to note some of the things we all need to work on. What makes a […]
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