by Sydney Whalen | Jul 1, 2023 | Writing Tips and Tools
So you’ve written a book. That is a huge accomplishment. You must feel ready to kick back on a sandy beach somewhere with a Mai Tai in one hand and the latest season of Game of Thrones on your tablet. But wait, don’t book those tickets to Tahiti just yet,...
by Sydney Whalen | Jul 22, 2017 | Marketing, Writing Tips and Tools
You’re committed to promoting your new work on Twitter and to do that, you need followers. You’ve tried everything from scheduling tweets about adorable animals to tweeting quotes from whatever is on the New York Times Bestseller List that week. Still, your followers...
by Sydney Whalen | Jun 24, 2017 | Marketing
If you’re here to learn about blog tours, then you’ve likely already got a book cooling on the rack and ready for release soon. Congratulations! Many aspiring writers don’t make it this far. Take a moment to bask in your success before you go back to agonizing over...
by Winter | Nov 4, 2016 | Author's Life, Marketing
In 2014, Taylor Swift made headlines when she wrote, “There are a few things I have witnessed becoming obsolete in the past few years, the first being autographs.” Apparently, the iPhone generation prefers selfies over signed photos, especially when social media sites...
by Winter | Oct 7, 2016 | Author's Life, Marketing
Here’s the thing no one tells you about getting published: it can take longer than writing the book. Blogger Elizabeth Evans even quoted the waiting game as two of the five things that you don’t know about book publishing (“don’t hold your...