We talk a lot here on the blog about attracting an agent, but for the lucky writers who find representation, that’s only the beginning. There’s still the dating game of trying to match a manuscript with an editor, and even after a contract is signed, there’s the long road to publication. So I thought we [...]
More later, but for now, I wanted to share this interview I did with Shelli over at Market My Words, all about (you guessed it) marketing. An excerpt: How important do you feel social networking is to authors? Vitally important, I think. Gone are the days when an author could write a brilliant book, send [...]
Moonrat has a fascinating piece up on her blog about marketing, speaking to the many bloggers and twitterers who reposted her quote of the other day, “I wish more agents pressed for marketing commitments than high advances.” Clearly and concisely, she lays out exactly what marketing dollars and commitments DO, and what authors can contribute. [...]
A fun spring shoe you can pick up online at Piperlime for Jamie, who writes: I don’t just want to write my story — I want the story to be like an online phenomenon. Women everywhere read this stuff, and if they can fall in love with the author who is out there on the [...]
As you may recall, Rexroth (aka, my husband) is a writer, like so many of you. He comes from an indie culture background, and has strong and exciting opinions about the publishing world, on many topics. Just today, he shared a plethora of exciting links that I, for my part, are sharing with you. Because I think they’re pretty darn interesting, too.
