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Am I Crazy or What? Or how social media and YOU can bring a book to life
Guest blogger and author Mary L. Tabor shares her book marketing techniquesBy Mary L. TaborSo you wanna get published, right? So you think only a big house can get you anywhere worth getting, right?...
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Keep Pushing into the Ugly
I just finished reading two very mediocre books, both very atmospheric, but without much story because the story was buried somewhere in that atmosphere (and, in one case, lyricism, as one book was...
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New Author Talks About the Power of The Conduit
Newly published author Stacey Rourke talks about her just-published YA fantasy novel, The Conduit and how she hopes it will help young women achieve their dreams.The Creation of a HeroBy Stacey...
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Authors: Be Prepared to Speak!
By Paula MarguliesPhoto credit: Author Amy Snyder gives a presentation on her nonfiction book, Hell on Two Wheels, about the Race Across America.Speaking engagements are great ways for authors to get...
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The Introverted Author & the Art of Co-Promotion
By Paula MarguliesSome authors are natural show persons; they love working a crowd, and have no problem speaking in front of groups, walking up to strangers to offer a pitch, or singing their own...
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Watch Your Backside: A Publicist’s Advice on Back Covers
By Paula MarguliesI was dismayed recently to receive a number of books from prospective clients (including three from a small press) that had nothing on the back covers other than the Bookland EAN...
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The Top Four Methods for Increasing Brand Recognition and Sales in Book...
By Paula MarguliesI recently asked some of my clients to let me know how their sales went this past year and what methods they thought worked best in their book publicity campaigns. A number of methods...
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The 80/20 Rule: How to Promote Your Books Properly on Social Networking Sites
By Paula MarguliesSocial networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Goodreads, etc., have become an integral part of promoting books and building an author platform. However, authors must...
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WIN A KINDLE FIRE IN THE BIG KINDLE BOOGIE
WIN A KINDLE FIRE IN THE BIG KINDLE BOOGIE 10 Free Kindle Fires, 75 free ebooks, $300 in gift cards, a $500 library donation! Entries for 10 free Kindle Fires are already underway at...
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Taking a Moment to Thank Our Mentors
By Paula MarguliesI love watching cooking shows on television, and Bravo’s Top Chef has always been one of my favorites. Last night’s episode, titled Mentor at Work?, included a challenge where the...
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Author Salon Offending Writers Daily - the 24/7 Writers Conference Takes No...
GOD I HATE AUTHOR SALON! With all due respect to other writer conferences, Writer's Edge has been obsessed with running a good story on a new and controversial website stepping like a giant onto the...
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Stop Hiding Behind that Laptop! How to Use Events to Get More Media Coverage
By Paula MarguliesOkay, we’ve all read the success stories about big-name authors who have gone the self-publishing route and are making a living selling their books. These authors appear to have it...
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The Best Timing for Book Publicity
By Paula MarguliesTo everything, there is a season, and after many years of helping authors publicize their work, I’ve learned that some seasons that are better than others for certain aspects of book...
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Why the Rush? Make Sure Your Book is Ready Before You Put It Out There
By Paula MarguliesRipeness is all.– King Lear, Act V. Scene II., William ShakespeareIn a recent interview at the blogsite On Fiction Writing, OFW editor Renee Miller asked me to name the three specific...
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Author Salon Subs for The Agent Query - Writers Get More and More Requests...
Will Author Salon replace the agent query? The young and upstart Author Salon has already received "over two dozen requests for partials and full manuscripts from major publishers such as Random...
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"I’m always writing something, and all the while I have four or five story...
By Anthony S. Policastro Newly-published author, Scott Fields talks openly about his writing, how he does it and his newest book, Summer Heat. Here is the synopsis of Summer Heat: When she was 17,...
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The Writers’ Salon: When It’s All About the Writing
By Paula Margulies A couple of months ago, I entered a Red Room (redroom.com) writing contest and won free admission to the USC Writers Conference. Since this was the first annual writers conference...
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NARRATIVE DESIGN - Where Does it Flatline in Your Book?
By Chris Stewart In doing a clear out of books (always painful, but in a tiny house like mine, necessary), I came across Narrative Design by the fabulous Madison Smartt Bell. I studied with Madison at...
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The Tao of Book Publicity
By Paula Margulies Of all the books I’ve kept on the nightstand next to my bed, there are two that stand out as mainstays over the years. One is Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. I am perpetually...
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Advice for Authors: Create a Twitter Profile that Sells
By Paula Margulies Many social networking pundits agree that Twitter can be a powerful tool for authors looking to sell their work (Jonathan Gunson, for example, calls it the most effective book...
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