I belong to several online groups, nings, forums, and Facebook fan pages for writers. In the last few days I have seen quite a few pleas from writers asking for feedback on why their books aren’t selling. On the surface, all of the writers are doing the right things to market themselves. They’re using social [...]

Just a quick note to ask everyone to check out a book review for my newest release Marketing and Publicity for the author. Fellow writer and blogger Melissa was nice enough to take some time away from her writing schedule to review my eBook, so please take a few minutes and head on over to [...]

I’m a writer. In no way did I ever feel my brand would be associated with marketing and publicity. I wanted to write and publish books. However when I spoke with other authors, the path that their writing career had taken disheartened them. Basically…the idea that they were still working full time jobs and writing because [...]

Last week, I told you guys I wanted to talk more about the business side of writing and why I’ve chose to put more of my focus there. Now in no way am I suggesting that writers should stop writing and only focus on the business side. To the contrary… Write! Write! Write! If you don’t write you have nothing to market. However with three books [...]

I hope through this blog I’ve drove home the point of how important it is to begin marketing your title as early as it being just an idea. The above video is by a pro-blogger I follow on Youtube. I think this video nicely conveys the message of how much work it takes to have [...]

If you’re in the process of writing your manuscript, this video will provide you with three book marketing tips to help you get started prior to your book going to print. If you’re currently writing your manuscript, have you started marketing? Why or why not? Please share in the comment section below.