Lessons From a Debut Novelist's First Year of Book Marketing

Reader events. This has been the best way to sell books consistently, even if it's often just five-to-ten books per event day. Beyond that, I ...

5 Marketing Lessons From A Debut Author - So You Want to Write?

1. There's not enough time in the day to be everywhere. · 2. You can learn a lot on social media from other writers · 3. Followers don't equate to ...

Starting Over, But Not From Scratch: Book Marketing Insights From a ...

I had the lessons of nearly 30 years of high-level, professional marketing expertise at a time when the publishing industry has shifted much of ...

What tips do you have for a debut author in terms of marketing and ...

concentrate on pushing out the next book and next one, that way you keep the fans returning for more and so they spread the word. when you ...

5 Lessons From a Debut Author - Delise Torres

For my next book, I will wait until three months out to really make the promotion push. It's been almost a year since my book came out and I'm ...

What are some effective marketing strategies for a first-time author ...

Embarking on the journey of promoting a self-published novel is both exciting and challenging. For a first-time author utilizing ...

Launching and Marketing Your Book. Tips From Debut Authors.

I would recommend a design that promotes your book, as well as you, since we do want the readers of book one to be lifelong fans. Examples of ...

Marketing your debut novel: A multi-part guide from someone with a ...

Typically, marketing is one of the reasons why an author chooses to pursue traditional publishing (having a publisher print and distribute the ...

Six Months until Publication: Tentative Tips from a Debut Novelist

If you are fortunate enough to get published, a chunk of your writer's life will be devoted to putting yourself and your book out there, so that ...

The Marketing Strategy I Used to Launch My First Book

Whether you publish independently or traditionally, or use social media or BookBub or not, is something you have to weigh against your personal ...

7) Marketing as a Traditionally Published Debut Author

The first week of marketing (early November) my publicist gave me a starting point: build a list of comp titles, and ask those authors if they'd ...

Tips for Debut Authors: What to Expect in Your Publishing Debut Year

You've just published your first book! Something many people dream of doing, but never accomplish. Celebrate and enjoy the moment! Treat ...

Tough Lessons from a Debut Novelist, part 1 - Writer Unboxed

Most novels lose money for their publishers. A celebrity author provides a marketing hook that brings with it media attention and a preexisting ...

The Most Important Lessons from 10 Years of Novel Marketing

I was doing a lot of one-on-one consulting with authors, and I kept noticing that their titles were bad. It made me realize how critical it is ...

Lessons From a Debut Novelist's First Year of Book Marketing

New to book marketing? Here's what this first-time novelist learned from a year of promoting her book.

The Successful Marketing Behind the Debut Novel "Lilac Girls

So, the book already had an inbuilt advantage—it's a great story that resonates with readers. But a well-written book is not enough. This is ...

What I Learned About Book Publishing As A Debut Author

Agents Are Heroes · Book People Are Incredibly Generous · It Is A Team Effort · It's Not True That You Need To Be Well Connected · Publishing Is A Vast Eco-system.

Lessons from My First Year of Self-Publishing - Iris Marsh Edits

Marketing starts before you write · It's really a marathon, not a sprint · Book promos work better when you have a 2nd book out · Vet your ...

Survival guide for debut authors - SHARON BALA

Be head first into the second book before the first one comes out. You have no idea how well or poorly your published book will be received.

Debut Author Do's & Don'ts: Pre-Pub - Adrienne Young

Debut Author Do's & Don'ts: Pre-Pub · Invest some of your advance on self-promotion · Go meet your publisher in person · Start your online presence early & ...