You can publish your writing in so many different places. However, the place you need to publish your content is on your blog. I’ve said this many times, but it bears repeating: Do not use social media or someone else’s publishing platform as your blog. A blog belongs on your author website. You can share […]
7 Things You Need to Do to Build Your Platform
A platform can mean the difference between landing or not landing a book deal. It also can make the difference between successful on unsuccessful book sales. Today, Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) provides seven effective ways to build your platform and increase the likelihood of your blog and book succeeding. Building a robust platform is one of […]
How to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Your Author Platform
A platform is a necessity whether you write fiction or nonfiction. It provides the foundation for your promotion plan, which you put to use when your book is released. Without a platform, your promotion plan won’t be effective. But how do you know if your author platform has the visibility, reach, authority, or influence in […]
You Want to Blog a Book. Now What?
The New Year arrived. You created a list of goals. “Blog a book” is first on your list. Great! Now what? Some writers or bloggers would just begin blogging their book without a second thought. That’s not the best way to succeed, however. Blogging a book allows you to write your book quickly and easily […]
What You and Your Blog Need to Land an Agent or Publisher
Maybe you dream of landing a traditional book publishing deal. You want your successful blog or blogged book to serve as a beacon to an agent or a publisher. Or, if you don’t get discovered, you want your query letter and book proposal accepted by a literary agency or publishing house. You hope the great […]
How to Impress an Agent or Editor with Your Platform
When you submit your book proposal to literary agents or publisher, convince these publishing professionals your blogged book constitutes a viable product worthy of publication by showing them your blog analytics. Although your book idea is, of course, important, how well received it has been over time—how many readers or many fans it has garnered—provides […]
5 Tools to Help You Manage Your Social Media Marketing Time
An enormous part of making your blogged-book or blogging efforts successful revolves around tying your posts, as well as your blog, into your social media networks. As with any book, you have to market it. Blogging a book gets you involved in one of the most important and effective marketing activities: blogging. But blogging works […]
The 4 Things You Must Do to Succeed as an Indie Author
It seems as if every day blogs, news agencies, radio shows, or podcasts blast out stories of indie authors making bestseller lists somewhere. Yet, the average books sells only 300 printed copies per year. The average ebook author sells only 560 copies per year and doesn’t earn enough to support himself. According to a Digital […]
11 Steps for Successful Query Submission to Publications
If you want expand your reach beyond the internet, consider writing not just your blog or guest posting for other blogs but actually writing for print publications. Yes, print publications still exist, and writing for a few of the many specialty magazines and newsletters could help you build your platform, extend your reach and improve […]
Is Blogging a Book All You Need to Do to Land a Publishing Contract?
You’ve heard all the stories of bloggers who have landed traditional book contracts, like Christian Landers (Stuff White People Like), Julie Powell (Julie & Julia) and Jenny Lawson (Let’s Pretend This Never Happened). They didn’t do much more than create a successful blog, and publishers sought them out. With a traditional book deal in hand, […]