I found this on Tumblr and I had to share. Word credit to Gail Simone, kickass brilliant feminist writer of comics and wisdom. Photo by me.
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Anonymous asks: Thoughts on querying with self published projects in your history? I realize the self published things wouldn’t be query-able, also these things would be self-pub for business reasons (ie short story collection) not “no one else wanted it”. Should you mention it in your author bio for the new […]
Sometimes, I feel lost in the content deluge of Twitter. There are so many wonderful, knowledgeable people to follow! And learn from! But if you follow more than 25 people, the constant chatter can be overwhelming. When Twitter is too much for me, I find myself on Tumblr. For me, […]
Daphne shared with me a question from Gabby, who emails: I’m writing a book… I was wondering if you have any advice on literary agents or any you recommend. Normally, a question like this sends me running for the hills — there’s just SO much I can say — but […]
Thanks again to Shelli Johannes-Wells for her guest posts on marketing! Please read on for her final blog in the series. Hi everyone thanks for having me here! Today, I’m going to talk through some budget-friendly techniques to get your book out there. Because let’s face it – we are […]
Once again, thanks to Shelli Johannes-Wells for another post in her continuing series on marketing for authors! Let’s say you have sold a book that comes out next summer. Now, what do you do? Nothing right? I mean, your publisher will handle all the marketing and publicity. Wrong. Did you […]
Once again, let’s welcome back Shelli Johannes-Wells for our continuing series on marketing for authors! A lot of people ask me about building an online platform. I personally don’t like the words marketing, networking, or platform. But they are buzzwords in this industry that gets people talking. So first, what […]
Welcome back to Shelli Johannes-Wells, who’s continuing her series on marketing. Enjoy! For today, let’s start with your basic branding. Branding begins way before you sell a book. What is branding? To me, branding is the thing that sets you apart from the rest. It is a personal statement about […]
Thanks to everyone who read and contributed to Tuesday’s post on Marketing, our latest foray into the world of what happens AFTER the book deal is signed. For more on that, I’m grateful to Shelli Johannes-Wells who’s further contributing to the conversation with a series on marketing. Enjoy! Kate/Daphne has […]