As published authors, we soon realize that writing the book is only half the story - literally! Now we have to promote it in order to sell it. When I published my first children's picture book, Rumble's First Scare this became clear quite quickly, when I was asked...
As we are nearly at the halfway point for this year's author interviews, I thought it would be interesting to review the answers I received to the question: What is your best marketing tip? The answers are varied and, I think reflect how comfortable (or not!) writers...
Today's question is: How did publishing your first book change your process of writing? Did you feel more pressure to improve from your last book? Were you writing a series or a standalone? How did you balance writing with promotion for your last book? Last week's...
Today's post is more personal as I am a multi-genre author. I would welcome your comments on how you brand, promote and market when writing multi-genres. The definition of ‘writer’ is 1. a person who has written a particular text. 2. a person who writes books,...
This post was created due to the fact I was worrying about what to write for today's post while perusing my Facebook and finally noticing two hours had 'disappeared' - without me really understanding where that time went! As this study shows it is not an uncommon...
The event Words in the Park in Sherwood Park, AB (http://words.sclibrary.ab.ca/) is celebrating it's seventh year. As the secretary of the co-host, The Writers Foundation of Strathcona County and a local author, this event is the highlight of my year. This year I am...
We all struggle to promote our work and turn to the numerous social media sites as avenues of interaction. We can spend hours posting book links, reviews, book cover art, links to our blog etc. When it comes to determining the success of all this activity, we can feel...
As writers and authors in the business of selling and gaining interest for our work, we attend many events. Some are local but others have a wider audience and scope. This is true of Word on the Street, which is hosted in various cities across Canada. The event gives...
This afternoon I submitted my final proof read to my publisher for my children's chapter book, Ockleberries to the Rescue. Later, I received word that it has been sent to press...I wait with feverish mind to see the finished product. In the meantime I have...