Book Promotion/Platforms

Your Book as Film: Wooing Hollywood

by Lindsay Flanagan It may seem like the majority of recent films are based on books. While it’s true that some of the biggest blockbusters in recent years are adapted from books, the ratio of all published books to those made into films is a much smaller number—it’s...

Co-Authoring: Heaven or Hell?

by Heather B. Moore Publishing and promotion—building your platform—can be a lot of work and can sometimes take much longer than you’d hoped. But there may be options for speeding that process along that you haven’t considered. Ever thought about co-authoring (or even...

Short Is the New Long—5 Tips

Five Tips for Short Works That Sell by Sabine Berlin "The novella has become the Rosalind Russell of American literature, liked by all the guys but never taken out on a date.” —Gregory Feeley When I first started writing, the thinking above was still in vogue, and the...
Marketing in Your Pajamas

Marketing in Your Pajamas

10 Ways to Promote Your Book When You Don't Want to Leave Home by Rachelle Christensen & Sabine Berlin In past articles we’ve talked about the importance of going out and marketing your book and self through appearances and swag (see our Promotion category in our...

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5 Critical Steps for Best-Selling Ebooks

5 Critical Steps for Best-Selling Ebooks

Guest Post by Ron Schrader Writing a book can be a very challenging thing to do, one that provides the author with a great sense of accomplishment once complete. Unfortunately, if you want to actually sell beyond your close family and friends, the real challenge comes...

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What Makes a Bestseller?

What Makes a Bestseller?

Defining “High-Concept” Ideas and How to Generate Them by Sabine Berlin with Angela Eschler My dad used to tell me there are only seven original stories in the world; he maintained that everything else is just a copy of those stories. My dad was a smart guy, but I’m...

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Avoid 3 Big Author Mistakes on School Tours

Avoid 3 Big Author Mistakes on School Tours

by Bruce Eschler Many online resources have great ideas on how to prep for presentations to youth—whether you’re talking about writing, yourself, your book, or whatever topic gets your foot in the school-tours door—so this blog post isn’t going to cover the what and...

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5 Critical Steps for Best-Selling Ebooks

5 Critical Steps for Best-Selling Ebooks

Guest Post by Ron Schrader Writing a book can be a very challenging thing to do, one that provides the author with a great sense of accomplishment once complete. Unfortunately, if you want to actually sell beyond your close family and friends, the real challenge comes...

read more
What Makes a Bestseller?

What Makes a Bestseller?

Defining “High-Concept” Ideas and How to Generate Them by Sabine Berlin with Angela Eschler My dad used to tell me there are only seven original stories in the world; he maintained that everything else is just a copy of those stories. My dad was a smart guy, but I’m...

read more
Avoid 3 Big Author Mistakes on School Tours

Avoid 3 Big Author Mistakes on School Tours

by Bruce Eschler Many online resources have great ideas on how to prep for presentations to youth—whether you’re talking about writing, yourself, your book, or whatever topic gets your foot in the school-tours door—so this blog post isn’t going to cover the what and...

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