A reader asked me about book marketing on Instagram last year. I haven’t used Instagram — I’m a Pinterest fan. So, I asked for tips from Insta authors at our recent writers’ group meeting. Several of our authors use Instagram as a marketing tool, so these tips come from their ...
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Plotting Fiction: The Most Popular Posts This Year
Continuing with our yearly review, let’s look at the blog’s most popular posts for plotting fiction. Is plotting a challenge for you? I found plotting horrendous for years: I was convinced that I was a pantser (someone who writes by the seat of his pants)—I was someone who couldn’t ...
Writing Nonfiction Books? 5 Strategies If You Have No Sales
“I’m writing nonfiction books,” a member of our writing group said. “But for the first time ever, I’ve had zero sales in the past three weeks. Anyone else experiencing this? I contacted Amazon KDP and they said that everything’s fine with my account.” That triggered a big discussion. Lots of ...
Writing Fiction: Revisiting Articles From February
We’re in the final weeks of 2019, so I thought I’d revisit some of the articles posted this year. Let’s look at three articles I posted in February about writing fiction. Writing fiction: building your novel and marketing it If you participated in NaNoWriMo this year — kudos to you. ...
Social Media For Authors: 3 Tips To Reach Fans In 2020
Are you wondering whether social media is useful for authors? Many authors are very successful on networks like Twitter and Pinterest, building up thousands of followers. While all your followers on these networks won’t become readers or fans, some will. Social media for authors: ...
Write A Book: 3 Tips To Help You To Start Today
What if you want to write a book, but you can’t get started? An old friend took a six-month sabbatical from teaching so that she could finally write a novel, but didn’t write a word. She’s given up, for now — she says she may try again one day, when she has “more time.” Many people ...
