Word Magic
Looking for book marketing ideas? If your sales have slowed during the pandemic, remember the 30 Day Rule. This rule states that the marketing you do over the next 30 days will pay off over the next 90 days. In short, you need to be consistent in your marketing. 15 minutes a day every day for 30 days is more … Read more
I’ve received requests to create a list of my “marketing for writers” books. Apologies. It’s remiss of me not to have created topic-specific lists of my books so that they’re easier to find when you need them. Marketing for writers: four books to help Marketing is a real hassle for many writers. Yes—it’s a hassle for me too, even though … Read more
Over the past few years I’ve received lots of questions about writing and selling short fiction. I’ve answered as many questions as I could in blog posts. Here’s why I tell you about short fiction. Not only do I adore writing short stories and novellas, but they pay well and they’re fast to create. I woke up this morning with … Read more
Are you a new fiction author? You may be concerned about choosing a genre for your fiction. And rightfully so. I’ve coached authors who went from zero sales to 100 sales a day when they switched genres. Let’s start with what “genre” means: essentially, it’s a style, or category, of art, music, or literature. You may be wondering why that’s … Read more
The self-publishing author told me: “I hate book marketing. At least if I get a publisher, I can forget about that. I just want to write…” Experience is always the best teacher, so I swallowed hard and suppressed my giggles, then responded calmly: “Yes… most authors prefer writing to marketing.” Why do authors (whether self-publishing or not) hate marketing? My … Read more