A good friend recently recommended I think about a Patreon page. I've been looking into it and am almost ready to take the plunge. For the less web savvy here, Patreon is a web site/service where creators allow fans to make contributions and in return get unique access to the creators' work. It became more …
Category: Marketing
Why Isn’t Your Book Selling
So you spent the last eight, twelve, eighteen, thirty-six months, working, slaving, sweating and bleeding into your manuscript pages. Your characters are so real they are now a part of your life. The plot is honed, buffed and not a hole in sight. Your style is so well crafted that the prose dances off the …
It’s a Marathon Not A Sprint
Who am I kidding? That bit of news from my title is older than the hills themselves. Still every once in a while it is necessary to hear the obvious from fellow authors. While we all have visions of our books igniting the next big literary trend the reality of it happening is just below …
A Penny for Your Review
Or how about 99 pennies? The little nugget from the net below hit my RSS feed today from Gizmodo.com. Authors' services are now offering reviews. Create Space already has an option to pay for a professional review but unlike that this is for favorable reviews. So much for that whole critical assessment thing. I have often wondered about …
Why Book Marketing is Like Gardening – The Savvy Book Marketer
http://bookmarketingmaven.typepad.com/book_marketing_maven/2012/07/why-book-marketing-is-like-gardening.html This is a great post from The Say Book Marketer. In the on and off debate on how much marketing can help a writer I like this analogy. I think many writers are in danger of either paying too much attention or too little attention to the marketing of their works. Posted from WordPress for Android
How to Write a Back Blurb
One of the harder parts of getting my books ready for the shelf was coming up with a good blurb for the back of the book. I am still experimenting with different ideas. You want to entice the reader to pick up the book. A good cover certainly helps but once they flip the book …
It’s the Little Things That Add Up
Last night I took part in the City of Mesa's 2nd Friday Steampunk Street III. Myself and fellow author Michael Bradley set up a table for our latest novels right on Main Street. We met a lot of interesting people and I think found some new fans. I even sold some books, and that is …
Are Libraries Good for Authors?
http://www.rachellegardner.com/2011/11/are-libraries-good-for-authors/ This was a guest post on Rachelle Gardner's blog that I really agree with. I think libraries have much more to offer authors than they take away. Especially for the new up and coming author libraries can be the first place you will find readers. The library can then offer a great place to …
Indie authors can succeed: Blog Post
This was a post I came across in http://www.novelpublicity.com. Some of the tips are very useful for getting the word out there about your work. I know I have employed several of them. http://www.novelpublicity.com/2011/08/indie-authors-can-succeed-what-terri-did-and-how-you-can-do-it-too-part-2/
Is Blogging a Waste of Time
I came across this post from Meghan Ward about the role Blogging may play in interesting a publisher. I think to that end you may be just spinning your wheels but any activity that gets you writing and making connections is only beneficial. The important thing is a healthy dose of reality and keeping your …
Vincent A. Alascia 