Category Archives: book promotion

EverGreen or Deciduous?

It’s Spring in Oklahoma, which means the Deciduous trees  have all leafed out, giving out landscape a full lush look, adding to the greenery of the Cedar trees. Deciduous trees are those that who lose their leaves, in the autumn, … Continue reading

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Twitter Tips

“Experts” tell us to use Twitter as another selling tool for our books. Except, we aren’t supposed to just promote our books. What? Sounds a little  backward, use it to sell, but don’t sell. Twitter is like a party where … Continue reading

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Blogging for Success

Monday Marketing: Blogging for Success Blogs. Everyone seems to have one. Most authors for sure do, their editors, friends, even family insist we need a blog to help sell our books. We agree, we can see the benefits of having … Continue reading

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Marketing Ripples

Throw a rock in a pool of water and watch how far the ripples move out from the center, where the rock landed. Our book promotions are much the same, especially online. We don’t know who will read and react … Continue reading

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Writing to Sell

Writers write. We’ve all heard it. At workshops, in magazines, and from our writing friends. It’s practically a mantra, “writers write, writers write, writers write…” Those words are usually used in talking about writing our projects. WE hear, either in … Continue reading

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Marketing Monday

Second day of the new year, how are the resolutions going? Did you make any writing/marketing goals. Marketing Mondays is all about sharing marketing tips and ideas. How do you market your books? Social media, a blog, a website, book … Continue reading

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Attracting an Audience, Monday Marketing

I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up, a writer? A quilter? An inspirational speaker? I can’t decide so I’m all three at the moment.What do all three of those activities have in common? They all … Continue reading

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Marketing our Babies

How much time do you spend marketing your book? I know, I know, marketing sometimes seems like a curse word. We work hard to write the books. Spend months editing our work so it shines. More months are spent acquiring … Continue reading

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Mystery Tour

Finding new authors we enjoy can be a challenge. For authors, finding new readers can be a challenge. Eleven mystery writers are working together to help both reader and writer with a blog tour. They all write mysteries, and a little … Continue reading

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From Florida to Alaska

After visiting with SEW Butterfly last month it was time to move on to my next stop, Dilly-Dally  Days in Alaska. Alaska, what was I thinking? From sunny, warm, highly populated Florida to frigid, cold, sparsely populated Alaska? I know, … Continue reading

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