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Getting Book Reviews and Building a Relationship with Readers

After a 2-3 year hiatus from podcasting, I was inspired to try the audio thing again after listening to an interview with SF author, Nathan Lowell. Apparently it’s become a new trend for authors to head out for a walk, … Continue reading

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Ebooks, Word Count, and Marketing the Stand-Alone Novel (or should one book become two?)

I’ve always preferred to read and write novel-length fiction, but the ebook has brought back the short story, the novella, and the serial (among other things), story formats that were never that practical outside of magazines (and even then, it … Continue reading

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The Art of the Amazon Sale: Improving Rankings, Selling More Books, and Gaining Exposure

I’m not a master marketer. I never hand someone a business card unless they ask, I rarely plug my titles on Twitter and Facebook, and if I had to sell my books face-to-face I doubt I’d have moved more than … Continue reading

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Hear Me Talk About Self-Publishing, Marketing, Blogging, & Social Media

If you’re tired of reading my words and would like something to listen to while you’re walking the dog, commuting to work, or performing that 382nd rep at the gym, I’m the interviewee on the Rocking Self Publishing Podcast today. … Continue reading

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How Do You Stay Excited About Marketing and Book Promotions as the Years Pass?

This Christmas will mark my three-year anniversary in the e-publishing arena. I put out my first novel, The Emperor’s Edge, in December of 2010. I did book blog tours, submitted to review sites, started this blog, started a newsletter, built … Continue reading

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How To Win Followers and Influence Readers on Wattpad

I’ve had a few folks write guests posts about Wattpad in the last year and I keep running across news stories on Wattpad authors getting picked up by publishers, so it must be the place to be right now. At … Continue reading

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How Do You Establish a Fan Base *Before* You Launch Your Book?

I get a lot of variations of this question from writers who are working on their first book and are planning to self-publish (or seek an agent and a traditional deal) in a few months. Since I didn’t have much … Continue reading

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How to Connect with Readers Using Wattpad

As some of you know, I started posting The Emperor’s Edge on Wattpad, figuring it was one more place I could have that first book out there for free (I may post Book 2 as well). I’ve heard from other … Continue reading

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