A few weeks ago, in a writers’ group meeting, we discussed using social media for book marketing. Several authors used Instagram, others used Pinterest. It became a heated discussion: does social media sell books? Book marketing on social media: does it help you to sell more ...
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Regency Romance Standard: Georgette Heyer’s Heroes
Over the past few months, I’ve found myself a little bored with current Regency romance. So, I decided it was time to enjoy myself by rereading the gold standard in Regency romance: Georgette Heyer. The Regency romance standard: Heyer’s heroes Nothing beats Georgette Heyer’s ...
Book Marketing: 3 Tips For Free Publicity To Sell More Books
Looking for easy book marketing ideas? Most authors never realize that there’s a powerful and free option: publicity. Publicity sells books. Last year, one of our writers’ group members got these results from one press release published on her website: Six book reviews in various ...
Love Jane Austen? Books You Shouldn’t Miss
If you love Jane Austen, you’ve got lots of company. Jane’s books are classics. They’ve sold for a couple of centuries. A blog reader, who’s new to Jane Austen, asked me whether I could recommend some fiction and nonfiction she would enjoy. Fiction and nonfiction On the fiction side, ...
Writing Fiction: A Quick Beginners’ Tip
Is there a trick to switching from nonfiction to writing fiction? The nonfiction author who asked this question in our online writer’s group was trying to write fiction during the lockdown. She found it tough. “There’s no flow to my fiction,” she told us. “It’s hard. I can get into a ...
Writing A Book: 3 Ways To Get Started And Keep Going
Thinking about writing a book while you’re on lockdown? It should be easy. You’ve got the time, after all. Unfortunately, when you sit down to write, your mind goes blank. After ten or 20 minutes of staring at the computer screen and hating yourself, you get up and turn on the TV. In ...
