Lately, I’ve been thinking about marketing and what my books have to offer the world. I wrote a post a while back on defining your audience, but today I’d like to focus on what makes people want to buy books. Then I’ll go into some things you can identify in Read more
It’s no secret that stories change lives. Some authors set out to change the world with their words, and others do it unintentionally. Either way, your stories will affect readers’ lives. Regardless of what you think about our world, we can all agree that there needs to be more good Read more
The most important part of any author marketing strategy is to build an email list through a newsletter. This gives you direct access to your readers without having to rely on a third party go-between. Newsletters vary in style, content, and frequency. The good news is there really isn’t a Read more
As I’m getting ready to finish my manuscript and send it out into the world, I’m gathering all the information I need for querying agents. One of the most popular questions agents ask is: Who is your audience? If you are like me, you don’t have a good answer. You Read more
When you get deep into the research of writing novels, there is cross over with writing screenplays for movies. One phrase I recently came across in my research is the Four-Quadrant Movie Model. Though not all screenplay concepts can be used for novels, I think this one is something we Read more