Marketing Your Book, App or eBook

How to Plan a Great School Visit

School visits are one of the best things about being a children’s writers. Meeting young fans, being treated like a star (which you are, of course!) and yes, making some extra income are jsut some of the benefits of bringing your work into schools.

Self-Published Author Assembles Magical Team

A self-published picture book author details how she found an illustrator and brought her dream to life.

Tips for Working with a Self-Publishing Company

Naren Aryal, CEO of Mascot Books, explains the format picture book authors should use when submitting their story to a self-publishing company.

Sneaky Marketing for Self-Published Authors

If you’re a self-published author, the idea of being writer, editor, publisher, art director and promoter for your book can be intimidating. But when it comes to marketing, don’t try to reinvent the wheel.

Terrified by Marketing? Then Don’t. Do This Instead…

If the idea of marketing gives you the willies, let me offer a new option….

The M Word Revisited – Marketing’s Most Important (and Overlooked) Element

Today, I want to introduce you to the most important aspect of successful marketing. And it’s something almost no writers pay attention to. (Perhaps that’s why most writers fail at marketing).

Here it is….

We Need to Talk About the M Word

To succeed as a writer in today’s environment, you have to market yourself and your work. And you’re probably not too thrilled about that. Let’s change that.

How to Rise from the Slush Pile When Submitting to Publishers

Want your manuscript to leap from the slush pile? Follow these tips when submitting to publishers and agents, and give your work a fighting chance.

How to Find the Perfect Literary Agent

A good literary agent is your partner for building a successful writing career. Writing coach Teresa Funke walks you through the process of finding the perfect agent.

The Shortcut to Writing Stardom

Writers are being discovered by editors through their blogs and YouTube videos and offered contracts, even children’s book writers.