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Sinister Magic
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Tag Archives: marketing
New Authors, Should You Self Publish or Seek a Traditional Publishing Deal?
Since I’ve been self-publishing for three and a half years now, and it’s all I ever did, it’s hard for me to imagine what things would have been like if I’d been dead-set on finding an agent and publishing traditionally. … Continue reading
How to Create, Publish, and Market an Anthology (and why you’d want to) with J.M. Ney-Grimm
Hi, I’m J.M. Ney-Grimm. I write fantasy with a Norse twist. I love writing novellas, but I also produce short stories and novels. This year I edited – and contributed a story to – the indie anthology Quantum Zoo. I … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Posts
Tagged anthology, boxed set, Editing, indie authors, marketing, publishing
23 Comments
Book Promotion When Time Is Limited — What’s Most Worth Doing?
A blog reader sent me a note asking what I would do to promote a series like my Emperor’s Edge if I was starting from scratch and had an hour a day to work on the marketing side of things. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Marketing, Social Media
Tagged amazon, book promotion, ebook sales, marketing, Social Media, twitter
20 Comments
For New Indie Authors: What I Would Do if I Were Starting Today
Sometimes when you give publishing and marketing advice on your blog, you get a little resistance from new self publishers. But you’ve been doing this for 3+ years. You have a fan base already. You have heaps of books out … Continue reading
Posted in Book Marketing
Tagged advertising, Book Marketing, getting reviews, indie authors, mailing list, marketing, penname, self-publishing
43 Comments
Google Play — Should You Be Uploading Your Ebooks There?
As a self-publisher, I’ve been a big proponent of putting my ebooks in as many of the major markets as possible. Since there are already so many places where we can’t appear (such as all those thousands of physical bookstores), … Continue reading
Increasing Visibility on Amazon with the Big-Fish-Small-Pond Strategy
If you’re hand-selling your books by directing people to Amazon, one at a time (or perhaps in an occasional clump through buying a sponsorship on a blog/forum/mailing list), you might feel that you’re constantly pushing a boulder up a hill, … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon Kindle Sales
Tagged amazon, book sales, ebook sales, increasing visibility, marketing, marketing on amazon
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Creating Engaging Characters That Turn Readers into Fans
I have ideas for a number of blog posts I need to sit down and write, but I’ve been busy writing the fiction (look for the next Flash Gold novella soon and Deathmaker, a follow-up to Balanced on the Blade’s … Continue reading
Posted in Walks with Lindsay, Writing
Tagged creating characters, marketing, podcasts, publishing, writing
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Answering the Question: Why Haven’t I Been Able to Build up a Fan Base Yet?
You can read blogs and forums and listen to podcasts all day, but sometimes it’s just frustrating when you see other authors making a killing and you’re struggling to sell a book a day. Everyone says to get on social … Continue reading
Posted in Walks with Lindsay
Tagged fan base, marketing, marketing books, self-publishing
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