by Jenny Hansen | Apr 1, 2020 | Author Marketing, Writer's Life
March was a hard month with coronavirus, quarantines, self-isolation and school closures. A lot of people are understandably stressed out. But people are starting to rally. Home-baked goods, family time, long-delayed projects and a renewed interest in goals are creep...
by Guest Blogger | Mar 20, 2020 | Author Marketing
Barbara Linn Probst Is there any writer who actually likes asking for blurbs? I suppose there is, but most of us wish we didn’t have to do it. We understand that it’s necessary—and we all like praise—but we cringe at having to ask for it. The question is how to...
by John Peragine | Mar 9, 2020 | Author Marketing, John Peragine, Self-Publishing
John Peragine It is a golden light shining in the distance, that day we can finally say to family and friends that our book is a bestseller. We have made it, right? That’s it, the academy award for our hard labor. But what does it mean? Readers and those in the...
by Guest Blogger | Mar 2, 2020 | Author Marketing, Penny Sansevieri
Penny Sansevieri Image by sdecoret from DepositPhotos Vanishing Amazon reviews have become a consistent part of being an author. It’s a sadly popular problem, and my blog posts that focus on this issue are still some of our highest viewed. Many authors still struggle...
by Guest Blogger | Jan 31, 2020 | Author Marketing, WriterStrong
by Ellen Buikema If you’ve read my posts here at WITS, you know my husband and I retired to Mexico. Currently we’re in Mazatlán where the large expat community has been a surprise. There is a large English-speaking community here, comprised mostly of Canadians and...
by Guest Blogger | Dec 2, 2019 | Author Marketing
Penny Sansevieri Yes, the holidays are upon us, but that doesn’t mean you’ve missed all your opportunities to sell a few more books before 2020. Photo Credit: olegkrugllyak, Deposit Photos I’ve collected a list of important dates and strategies that work really well...