If we think of the butter as our resources of time and brainpower, and the bread as the many social media platforms available for an author to promote their work, Bilbo’s statement reveals a profound truth.
Category: Fantasy
The Hunt for the Illusive Walpertinger
The fastest way to get a new viewpoint on your story is to get down on your hands and knees and look at the world from that vantage point.
How to Stand Out in a Crowd
These days, online profiles are essential to the marketing process. Most books have profiles in their insets, but building your brand goes beyond the cover.
Three Beasts of Writing
The journey of writing is fraught with difficulties and many of them can catch you before you finish even your first draft and sometimes even before you start.
Facebook as a Promotional Tool
My own interpretations of how Facebook can be beneficial as a promotional tool for authors.
Why Book Reviews Are Crucial in Building Your Reputation
When you’re trying to promote your new release, one of the most important things you can do is ask readers to post a review of your book online. When I’m looking for a new book, I take into account how many reviews that particular book has on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or the Kellan Publishing Bookstore.
Don’t Be Afraid of Twitter Marketing!
If you don’t know anything about marketing with social media, it can feel like a daunting task. But with a little research, I’ve learned quite a bit about an important platform: Twitter. Here I’m going to share with you a few of the Twitter marketing tips that I’ve learned.
7 Marketing Strategies That Have and Haven’t Worked For Me
There are countless articles on the web about marketing strategies. Some make suggestions based on observations or statistical data.
The Rules of Arcana
In writing genre, it’s important to be consistent in how the mechanics of that genre works. In this blog, I’m going to look at the rules of arcana (ie, ‘magic’) as it pertains to the kingdom of Altria where the Fairy Tale Case Files (William Tenys novels) are based.
The Publishing Game
So, you’ve written a book, edited it, loved it and hated it (hopefully more love than hate…), and are ready to send it out to a publisher.