This is a revised and updated version of a post that originally appeared at Australasian Christian Writers on 6 February 2015. One of the big challenges facing new authors—especially self-published authors—is how to get book reviews. I’m working on a longer series on book reviews for later in the year, but today I’m going to …
You’ve probably heard of NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo is held in November each year, and is the time when novelists the world over challenge themselves to write 50,000 words in a month—the first draft of a novel. There is also Camp NaNo, in April and July each year, where writers challenge themselves to …
Pinterest has made several changes over the last year. If you’re on Pinterest, it’s worth taking a little time to polish your profile Today I’m sharing four tips to polish your presence on Pinterest, and one tip for pinning: Choose your Profile Cover Add a Board Cover Photo Sort your Boards Section your Boards Use …
This post is part of the monthly Author ToolBox Blog Hop, organised by Raimey Gallant. We now have over 40 blogs participating. To find more Blog Hop posts: Click here to visit the main Blog Hop page Click here to find our posts on Twitter Click here to find our Pinterest board I have two …
Over the last three weeks I’ve covered various ways to build your email list: Ways to Build Your Email List Options to consider when running (or participating in) an online giveaway Three Online Giveaway Tools There are two main kinds of giveaway tools. Last week’s post looks at contest-type tools. These are used when running …
We’re still talking online giveaways. So far, I’ve covered: Six Ways to Build Your Email List Running (or participating in) an online giveaway I also briefly discussed online giveaway tools. There are many, including GiveawayTab, Giveaway Tools, PromoSimple, Punctab, RandomPicker, Wildfire, and Woobox. Today I’m discussing the three online giveaway tools I see authors using …
Two weeks ago, I introduced six ways to build your email list. One was offering giveaways. This week, I’m going into more detail on the “how” of giveaways, and touch on some of the legal issues. There are several ways to conduct an online giveaway, but first you need to: Consider Your Giveaway Objectives Keep …
Book Launch Gladiator starts by emphasising the importance of building a platform well in advance of launching your first book, with an emphasis on the importance of launching your book with a good number of reviews. He recommends some good tools, and has some good tips particularly around book promotion sites, and the importance of …
Today’s post is part of the monthly Author Toolbox Blog Hop. The Hop is organised by Raimey Gallant, and has over 40 participating blogs. To find more posts, click here to check out the main page, click here to search #AuthorToolBoxBlogHop on Twitter, or click here to find us on Pinterest. What’s Changing at Twitter? …
I’ve been talking about author platform for the last few weeks. We’ve covered: What is an author platform? Do I need a website? Do I need an email list? Do I need to be on social media? I hope I’ve convinced you that a solid author platform needs all three: a website, email list, and …
