The Futility of Direct Response Book Marketing via Twitter
Are you wasting your time trying to sell books on Twitter? I strongly suspect you are. That said, a unique opportunity has arisen whereby I can test my theory. An affiliate marketer recently started promoting my book, The Page Turners: Economy of Fear on his Twitter feed. It’s my book, so I have access to…
Sinus Infection Blues, or How NOT to be a Productive Writer
I’ve done virtually no work for the last four days. I’ve had to postpone calls with clients, none of the manuscripts I’m working on have moved forward, and I haven’t yet started to create the webinar I am supposed to host three days from now. Most of the last four days were spent in bed…
An Introduction to Social Media Marketing for Authors
As an author, you already know that social media needs to be a vital component of your book marketing strategy. But you’re confused about how exactly you’re supposed to use Facebook and Twitter (let alone Pinterest and Snapchap) to sell your books and build an audience. Am I right? If so, I’d like to invite…
What I Read in Q4 (Oct.-Dec. 2015)
Every quarter I like to share with you my reading list. If you’re curious what I read earlier this year, you can check out my posts on Q1, Q2, and Q3. As for Q4, let’s dive right in! (Note: I’ve included affiliate links to all the books below, so if you decide to purchase any of…
Christmas in Maplewright – A Page Turners Christmas Tale
It has become a bit of a tradition that every Christmas I write a short story for my friend, author Catherine Brunelle, as her Christmas present. This year she requested a story featuring the characters Danny and Diana from my young adult horror series, The Page Turners. The result was Christmas in Maplewright. This story…
Weekly Webinars for Writers ALL January Long
I want to help make 2016 your best writing year ever… So to kick things off, I’m going to be hosting a webinar each week for ALL of January! I love hosting webinars, not only because it’s an opportunity to provide aspiring authors and writers with valuable free training, but also because it’s one of…
2015 is over… Don’t Look Back
2015 is drawing to a close… which means you’re probably taking stock of what you achieved this year. Did you reach your goals? Were you the best you that you could be? That’s what everyone is asking themselves, right? But you know what? The answers to those questions don’t matter. If you achieved everything you…
Amber Andrian on Turning Emotion into Art – The Writing Coach 021
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode 21 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author and mentor Amber Adrian. Amber believes we’re all bigger and brighter than we…
Black Friday Deals for Writers and Authors
I’m not exactly the type to get up at four in the morning to stand in line at Best Buy to save $200 on a big screen TV. And you aren’t going to see me tackling anyone in the aisles at Walmart today. That said, I do love the amazing deals available online for writers…
Black Friday 2015 Author Training Charity Bundle
Hi Friends! It’s Black Friday again, and this year I’ve put together an incredible offer for writers like you. I’ve bundled together all my best live training videos into a single package. And the best part of all is: 100% of all proceeds from sales of the bundle will be donated to METAvivor METAvivor is a…
