Today we have a special guest from Down Under, Wendy Laharnar, author, and editor of Calamity’s Corner e-newsletter. She wrote an article for 1st Turning Point that I thought applied to many of us who frequent Texty Ladies.
Networking with Newsletters
by Wendy Laharnar
1st Turning Point Guest Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Wendy Laharnar
A newsletter is [...]
Here come the Texty Ladies! Some of us, anyway. The rest will be here when they get here. 2009 was a bit busy for us all, but we’re all dedicated to this site and we’ll be hanging around more.
So . . .
Magic Monday is back!
To celebrate, we’re [...]
Things happen.
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my experience with publishing a novella on the Kindle, called Faery Merry Christmas. Publishing is one thing–selling books is something else altogether. It requires time, effort, a little (lot of) money, and a boatload of luck (which you [...]
Most authors are on a gob of readers’ lists. Sometimes I wonder if there are more authors on these lists than readers, but since authors are readers, let’s argue the value another day. For now, let’s discuss how to effectively promote your book using these lists.
First of all, please [...]
Hi everybody!
I was asked recently for a signed bookplate. Making bookplates, or buying them, for that matter, hadn’t entered my head until that moment. I loved the idea and decided to google, ask questions, and figure out how to create bookplates to send to fans. I’ve posted below the step by step instructions on exactly [...]
Authors are responsible for most of their own promotion now, moreso than any other time, from what I’ve been told. I doubt that will ease up any time soon. The successful authors of my personal acquaintance have spent considerable time and effort on publicity. These authors are on or near the NYT [...]
