authors
Arkansas Literary Festival Report
The Arkansas Literary Festival took place last weekend and was great fun.
Literacy on the Lawn, Arkansas Governor’s Mansion
The festival began for me with the arrival of my friend, Dori Butler, who was staying at my house. She was supposed to arrive early on Thursday, so we could visit, but the flights were delayed and she [...]
31 Days to a Better Blog
I am going to concentrate on plot for a while; but for those interested in an author’s website, especially an author’s blog, here’s a great program.
Darren Rouse, of the ProBlogger.net site, has put together a series of 31 lessons on developing a better blog. He ran the series in 2007 (this is a good [...]
Lauren Bjorkman: 2k9
This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series 2k9
Lauren Bjorkman Debuts with MY INVENTED LIFE
Introduced first in 2007, debut children’s authors have formed a cooperative effort to market their books. Last year, I featured many of the Class of 2k8 on Revision Notes, as they told the stories of how 2k8 Novels Were [...]
Megan Crewe: 2K9
This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series 2k9
GIVE UP THE GHOST by Megan Crewe
Introduced first in 2007, debut children’s authors have formed a cooperative effort to market their books. Last year, I featured many of the Class of 2k8 on Revision Notes, as they told the stories of how 2k8 Novels Were [...]
Random Social
Random Acts of Publicity: Social Media
We’ve all heard about the social media and many are experimenting with doing book publicity via these channels. What is really possible?
Random Links
Random Acts of Publicity: Links
Why should you care about linking to a friend’s book? Google. And other search engines. Ever wondered how to get your page to show up on the #1 position on a Google search query?
Random Reviews
Random Acts of Publicity: Reviews
Reviews add credibility: they are the marketer’s tool of using a testimonial. The twist on Amazon and other sites is that celebrity testimonials don’t matter as much as
Edith Hemingway: 2K9
This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series 2k9
ROAD TO TATER HILL by Edith Hemingway
Introduced first in 2007, debut children’s authors have formed a cooperative effort to market their books. Last year, I featured many of the Class of 2k8 on Revision Notes, as they told the stories of how 2k8 Novels Were [...]
Random Word of Mouth
Random Acts of Publicity: Word of Mouth
About a dozen times these past few weeks, I’ve found myself saying, “Have you seen ‘Julie and Julia’? It’s so funny. Meryl Streep just becomes Julia.”
Yes, word-of-mouth is still the best publicity.
Random Week
Random Acts of Publicity Week
Are you like me? I always promise myself that today I’ll write a review of my friends’ books and actually post them on Amazon or Library Thing or somewhere. But do I? No. That’s about to change!
Follow on Twitter @FictionNotes
Popular Series of Posts
- 30 Days to Stronger Characters
- 43 Book Trailer Sites
- 30 Days to a Stronger Novel
- Novel Diagnosis Series
- 30 Days to a Stronger Picture Book
- Psychology of Revision