by TheWinterwolf | Sep 14, 2016 | Author's Life, Marketing, Resources
If you’re an author who has recently signed a contract with a publisher, then chances are you’ve heard the term “book launch” thrown around once or twice. No, this isn’t a second book marketing campaign, but rather your...
by TheWinterwolf | Sep 1, 2016 | Author's Life, Marketing, Resources
Writing isn’t easy. Besides going through the exhausting act of trying to pen that swirling mass of complicated plotlines and character backstory onto paper, you’ve got a number of other details to keep you up at night: a fitting title, the perfect author bio,...
by TheWinterwolf | Aug 24, 2016 | Author's Life, Marketing, Resources
Today you did it sitting on the bus, the hood of your jacket thrown over your head as you tapped your foot along to nothing. Yesterday it was on the couch before work, and an hour ago it was in your cubicle (you may or may not have been on lunch break). You know what...
by TheWinterwolf | Aug 11, 2016 | Author's Life, Marketing, Resources
In our recent call for submissions, Winterwolf Press has asked that all of our prospective writers send a query letter in along with the first three chapters of their manuscript. But what exactly is a query letter? We think Jane Friedman’s blunt explanation says it...
by TheWinterwolf | Jul 27, 2016 | Marketing, Resources
These days, the word “newsletter” brings such boring images to mind. It reminds us of the cluttered billboard constantly shedding outdated announcements onto the floor of the employee breakroom, or that company flier that the boss is always waving in our face. We...
by TheWinterwolf | Jul 20, 2016 | Marketing, Resources
You’re a writer. It’s who you are, and while your friends may have a hard time imagining the long hours you spend slaving away over a single paragraph in your creative corner, you’ve come to not only accept, but really enjoy that private silence that cloaks you while...