Summer festivals and street fairs attract thousands of people, and an author doing a book signing is always a special treat for passersby. Even though summer seems like a long time away, now is the time to begin strategizing which festivals you’ll approach and how best to promote your book at those events. Alice Peeples [...]
February 19th Beverley Brown; From Fear to Freedom Serving the Total Man Live / WCLY-AM with hosts Sheila Wilson & Thomas Hill 9:10 AM EST, 10 minutes LIVE Friday February 20 Lori Layne, If I Only Had an Angel WXMI Fox 17 Morning News; 8:00am Eastern Time February 26th Todd Perla End Times Church Deception [...]
Have you ever wondered what happens with your manuscript as it transitions from a Microsoft Word document to typeset text? For authors, this transition is sometimes intimidating. I’ve found the following analogy to be helpful: Think of your text as the furnishings inside a building and your typesetter as your interior decorator. When your manuscript [...]
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When you write a book, getting it published is only the first step in the process. Marketing your book takes as much—if not more time—than writing it. Authors whose books sell well consider every moment a marketing opportunity. How do you let the world know your book exists? Through your signature line. Create a Web [...]
In last Thursday’s post (2/5/09), I explained how to prepare for a remote radio interview. Today, we’ll talk about what to do during and after the interview. DURING THE INTERVIEW Don’t act surprised or offended if the interviewer hasn’t read your book. If you’re lucky, the host will have read your back cover copy. They [...]
If you want a high-speed method of getting articles published, write “filler” articles. You can bypass the entire query process, send your article directly to the editor, and make simultaneous submissions in non-competing markets. “Simultaneous submission” means you can send your filler article to several magazines for different denominations with no worry that your message [...]
You’ve spent many hours pouring your heart and life into your book, and now it’s time to share it. Sharing your book through a radio interview can be one of the most exciting ways to promote your message and reach huge audiences. However, before you can appear on a radio program you have to be [...]