Oct 16, 2026 | by Alessia Troisi
Gift buyers shop for a person, not a genre. Here's how to market your book as a present, from a phone-friendly buy page to a gift-friendly...
#audience building, #self-publishing, #social media
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Jan 5, 2026 | by Pamela Koehne-Drube
“I’ve finished my novel and I’m ready to share it with the world, but I have no idea where to start. How do I get my writing noticed? Social media...
#marketing, #self-publishing, #traditional publishing
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Mar 17, 2025 | by Andy Peloquin
“What are backlist titles, and why do they matter for authors? I keep hearing people talk about them, but I’m not totally sure what counts as a...
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Sep 6, 2024 | by Pamela Koehne-Drube
There’s a common misconception that because traditional publishers have contacts and marketing budgets to throw behind their releases, traditionally...
#marketing, #social media, #traditional publishing
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Aug 30, 2024 | by Rowena Wiseman
#WriterTok and #BookTok have absolutely exploded on TikTok. There are many tens of thousands of TikTok creators making videos around writing and...
#audience building, #marketing, #social media, #writing community
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Jul 22, 2024 | by Alessia Troisi
One of the biggest challenges writers face today, both traditionally and self-published, is marketing. While it does take some work, social media is...
#marketing, #self-publishing, #social media, #traditional publishing
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May 27, 2024 | by Pamela Koehne-Drube
The New York Times Bestseller list is the most famous list of bestselling books in the United States. It has been published weekly in The New York...
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May 17, 2024 | by Joseph D. Slater
You’ve put in the work and given yourself anxiety about fictional people and places. You’ve worked late into the night because you had a romance...
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Mar 18, 2024 | by Rowena Wiseman
Tumblr is a blogging platform that can be used to engage with readers, share content, and connect with other writers. With Tumblr, users can post...
#audience building, #social media
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Mar 4, 2024 | by Pamela Koehne-Drube
NetGalley is a platform aimed at the distribution of digital galleys, otherwise known as ARCs (Advance Reader Copies), or Proofs. It’s a great way...
#audience building, #self-publishing
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Feb 16, 2024 | by Pamela Koehne-Drube
As a creative writer, your ability to create vivid, captivating worlds often depends on how well you can visualise the environment, characters, and...
#writing inspiration, #writing tips
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Feb 12, 2024 | by Pamela Koehne-Drube
You can’t get people to buy your book if they don’t know about it. It is up to you to make sure that your book gets seen by as many people as...
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Oct 11, 2021 | by Rowena Wiseman
As of 2021, Pinterest has over 450 million monthly active users. It’s an often overlooked platform by authors wanting to build an online following,...
#audience building, #social media, #writing community
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Sep 20, 2021 | by Rowena Wiseman
Instagram is a visual platform. So how should authors and writers use Instagram, when our primary raison d’etre is words? There are a few ways that...
#audience building, #social media, #writing community
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