Aloha from Karen Whiting Proposals are important even if you plan to self-publish. They layout a plan for the book and help you define the purpose, competition, and marketing plans. The marketing section of a proposal is becoming more important all the time, so let’s focus on that!
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This is our archive pageTips From the Pros with Elizabeth Ludwig
Greetings from Colorado where spring has nearly arrived. Davalynn Spencer here, visiting today with author Elizabeth Ludwig. Welcome back, Elizabeth. Tell us how many books you have published and list a few of your latest titles. I have nine books published so far, with one more coming out later this year. So exciting! I can hardly believe that not so long ago, I was hoping and praying for that first contract.
Christian Authors Network Blesses Retailers at the Christian Product Expo in Hershey
Three retailers won a total of $2400 in CAN (Christian Author’s Network) authored books at the Munce Christian Product Expo (CPE) in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Karen Whiting Leslie Vernick signing her new release The event began Sunday, January 19th, with training and a personality party where authors signed copies of their books. CAN author, Leslie Vernick, signed her newest release The Emotionally Destructive Marriage: How to Find Your Voice and Reclaim Your Hope; Linda J. White signed advance reader copies of Words of Conviction
Getting Agent Ready: 7 Steps to Prepare for Success
Greetings from Jackie! ___________________________________________________________________________________ Do you want to get published—or get published again? If your goal is to get a book deal from a traditional publisher, it’s important to know what literary agents are looking for. Why? Because in today’s publishing environment writers can no longer send unsolicited manuscripts directly to publishers (at least, about 99% of the time), so it is essential to have a literary agent to represent your ideas to publishers.
Tips from the pros: Margaret Brownley
Hello from Colorado's Front Range where temperatures are dipping and hopes are rising. Davalynn Spencer here with Margaret Brownley who writes about Love and Laughter in the Old West. Margaret, how did you get into writing? I wrote my first book in fifth grade but because of several setbacks (including my eighth-grade English teacher flunking me) I didn’t write seriously until my children were in middle school.
Bookmarks and Postcards for Marketing
Aloha from Karen I love having bookmarks for my books. They make great little gifts and also promote books. It’s great to add more than a book title and even better to team up with others for some bookmarks.Bookmarks can hold an amazing amount of information. CAN creates bookmarks of the next year’s book releases from members. We recently created three to showcase 70 releases coming in 2014.
Using Templates to Multiply Your Marketing Efforts
What templates have you or could you create to make the repetative tasks of marketing easier? Here are a few of my ideas:
Marketing Lessons Learned in the Middle of a Boat Ride
Pamela S. Meyers here with another post about book marketing. Since last March I’ve been on a promotion blitz for my April 1 release, Love Finds You in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a historical romance set in one of the most beautiful vacation spots in Wisconsin. I’ve held speaking and signing engagements, given a slideshow presentation on the history of my setting at a museum, a library and even a retirement home. I’ve also held speaking and signing events, and much more. Last March, I visited the gift shop run by the boat company that gives guided tours of the lake….
Why waste time with a book proposal?
My current nonfiction project is a book on writing that was solicited by a publisher. Since I have already been given a contract for the book, and I have a tight deadline, you may be surprised to hear that one of my earliest steps in the process is writing a proposal. What?
Cheering Each Other Onward
Aloha from Karen, I’m wearing a crown to celebrate my new release: The One Year My Princess Devotions. I’m thankful for CAN as part of the team that helps me spread the word on new books like this one with retweeting my appearances, having me guest blog, and some group activities that include speaking and signing books at a retailer event. Being part of a group is valuable in marketing. There’s so much competition with books that it helps to be part of a team. That’s what makes CAN work well, but you can also assemble your own team. Last…
