THE SECRETS TO A GREAT AUTHOR BIO
We’ve all read online articles. They can be informative or funny. Deliberate or long winded. But there is one thing that all of them have in common. They were written by authors just like you and me. And the majority
KINGA JENTETICS: FOCUS ON BUILDING YOUR AUTHOR BRAND
KINGA JENTETICS, founder and CEO of Publish Drive, an innovative eBook distribution platform that can get your books in +400 stores worldwide, is our special guest for the latest episode of the Self-Publishing Mastery Talks Vlog. A great conversation that will
BOOKS THAT MAKE YOU: THE NEXT BEST PLATFORM TO HAVE YOUR BOOK FEATURED
Books That Make You is a new online platform for book-lovers. Not only it looks cool and stylish but it also features great content--book recommendations, reviews, news, author interviews, and more. Books That Make You will support promotions for authors and
BEHIND THE SCENES OF A BOOK BLOG: AN INTERVIEW WITH SHERRY TERRY
We want them. We need them. We even enroll in KDP Select and offer our book for free to get as many as possible. Bottom line, we all hope and pray for book reviews same way people in Southern California
HOW TO GET TRADITIONAL MEDIA EXPOSURE AS AN AUTHOR
Despite the popularity of social media, old school traditional media continues to have a massive impact on people's lives and be a must-have in your book publicity campaign. Although you may not be a PR expert (yet!), you will eventually learn
CASE STUDY: HOW TO USE PUBLIC EVENTS TO MARKET YOUR BOOK
Public events and celebrations can be turned into great opportunities for promoting your book. Early the twentieth century, Edward Bernays, the father of public relations, used the Easter Parade in New York to make women take up smoking by labeling
BECOME A YOUTUBE SENSATION IN 5 STEPS
Authors in all genres asked me how can they use YouTube to market books. YouTube is the second most used search engine on the Internet and draws millions of eyeballs every single minute. As a guest of honor of the
LESSONS LEARNED AT STAN LEE’S LA COMIC CON
Never, ever, before did the LA Convention Center saw as many super-heroes per square meter as during Stan Lee's LA Comic Con, October 27-29. Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman, Jedis, Iron Man, and other comic books superheroes took over the first
YOU NEED TO INVEST IN BOOK MARKETING
In today's crowded market, authors need book publicists like fresh air. In this interview, Desirée Duffy, founder of Black Chateau Enterprises and recipient of the Irwin Award for the Publicist of the Year 2017 in Southern California, talks about her passion
WHY YOU SHOULD APPEAR AT CONS
As an author, you are always seeking places to do book signings and events. You’ve probably done bookstore signings, maybe a reading at a library, and appeared at book festivals. But what about conventions like Comic-Con and all the various