Expanding Your Network, Part II: Literary Events
Publishing is still in many ways about who you know and who you connect with. Where better to connect that at literary events?
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Kayleigh
- Sep 22
- 3 min
Expanding Your Network, Part I: Associations
Social media is great for beginning to build your writing (or editing) community. Whether your book is out and you need it boosted,...
Kayleigh
- Aug 10
- 3 min
Authors, You NEED a Website!
Understand why you need to be in control of your author brand and how your website is the center of that.
Kayleigh
- Jun 29
- 1 min
Plan Your "Freebies" Early
Writers, you should start thinking about your marketing strategy early—even while you're still revising. Cutting major chapters and...
Kayleigh
- Apr 27
- 1 min
Friday Tip: Publish Short Stories to Grow Readership
If you enjoy writing short stories in addition to full manuscripts, publishing in popular literary magazines is a great way to start...
Kayleigh
- Apr 13
- 1 min
Friday Tip: Advanced Reader Copies = Advertising Write-Off
There was a lot of fuss about advanced reader copies (ARCs) over in the Twitter-sphere recently, and whether or not a reviewer is...
Kayleigh
- Mar 10
- 2 min
Friday Tip: Finding Comps
When looking for comps, stop seeking exact matches and look instead for books that relate to your themes, plot, style and voice,...
Kayleigh
- Dec 9, 2022
- 1 min
Friday Tip: Author Website
When I visit your website, I should know from the home page what your latest book is or, if it’s not out yet, what it is and when it’s...
Kayleigh
- Nov 7, 2022
- 1 min
Author Self-Promotion: Planning Your Social Media Strategy
Do you have a social media calendar/planning spreadsheet? Do you schedule your posts? Plenty of folks don’t realize how critical this can...
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