Tag Archives: publicity
Author photo.
Hey, look at you bein’ all fancy and having your photo taken for the jacket of your very own book!
Just don’t do any of this stuff, and you’ll probably be fine. (If you already took the photo while sitting at your desk with a cigarette in one hand and the other hand propping up your [...]
Everybody look at me.
This is something like an evil twin to the platform badge.
What may start as an attempt to build a platform can all-too-easily descend into a stats-checking, visitor-counting, IF I DON’T GET TEN COMMENTS ON MY BLOG AND TWO NEW FOLLOWERS AND AT LEAST THREE RETWEETS AND “LIKES” TODAY, MY LIFE HAS NO MEANING nightmare.
If it [...]
Platform.
A platform.
As an writer, you know you’re supposed to have one. Only maybe you don’t always need one. But it couldn’t hurt? But don’t let it distract from your writing. But it is important. Except when it’s not.
Well, someday you’ll decide what’s right for your situation and career stage. Maybe then you’ll earn the “platform” [...]
Word of mouth.
When they say word of mouth can make or break a book, it’s your mouth that makes the difference.
You can’t shut up about the books you love.
No really, you can’t. It’s like some kind of illness.
Sure, it works out fine when a friend asks if you’ve read any good books lately.
You might be feeling a [...]
Social networking.
There are two equally valid ways to earn the “social networking” merit badge.
Participate in every single social network available.
Make the effort to figure out which social networks are actually useful to you as a writer and compatible with your style. Use those.
And yes, this badge is for all social networks. You can wear it even [...]
Elevator pitch.
The elevator doors close and you realize you’re alone with the biggest of big shot agents/publishers/producers. A dream come true—except you only have six floors to let this person know how amazing your latest project is! Are you always ready with a killer pitch that will convince the world of your genius/originality/non-babbling-idiot-ness? If so, you [...]
Book signing.