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Category Archives: marketing
A Necessary Evil — Part II
What’s your book about? While that seems like an easy question, many authors have trouble coming up with a quick answer. What too often comes out is something like: “It’s about this guy who finds a magic tuba while digging … Continue reading
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Tagged agent, back cover, Big Five, book blurb, book cover, editor, elevator pitch, fan convention, imagination, indie, marketing, novelist, novice, readers, sales, sales pitch, writer's conference
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Resurrection Blues
We’re traveling once again, which has made it difficult to work on anything new, including posts for this blog. So, instead, I’m going to post the first chapter of my very first solo novel, Resurrection Blues. You can find the book here, … Continue reading
Posted in marketing, novel writing, Writing
Tagged Alabama, biker, carrousel, dwarf, first chapter, free, Indian, IRS, libertarian, little people, merry-go-round, mery go round, novel, Resurrection Blues, romance, stripper, taxes, under the radar
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Blogging for visibility
You’ve written a book. Maybe it’s your first. You slaved over it, making sure every word carried its weight; you nuked every unnecessary adverb and consigned every cliché to the septic tank cemetery. You shed angst like dog hair from … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon ads, bees, blog, blogging, cost of promotion, expertise, Facebook ads, marketing, mot juste, press release, Promotion, public speaking, publicity, self-promotion, selling books, teaching, Writing
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Big Splash; Small Pond
Some people take risks; some don’t. For the risk-takers, there’s a chance for both good and bad, and sometimes the consequences are dire. For clarity’s sake, please know I’m not just thinking about redneck stories, all of which seem to … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, cost of promotion, deals, discounted books, free books, Kindle, Promotion, redneck, risk, risks, sales
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Hitting the target
So, last week I pulled the trigger. This week it’s time to discuss whether or not I hit the target. I’m thinking of a scene from the old 1938 Errol Flynn movie, “The Adventures of Robin Hood,” wherein the title … Continue reading
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Tagged AMS ad, fantasy, Fiction, LIttle Primitive, marketing, Promotion, Self publishing, urban fantasy, western
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