Category: Marketing and Platform

  • “I’m A Local Author” – Participating in Vendor Events

    By Melissa Henderson @mimionlife  “I’m a local author.” This is one of the ways I greet people at vendor shows, book signings, and speaking events. These gatherings can be fun experiences for authors and readers. Participating in community activities is one way to share your writing with others. The key…

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  • Four Strategies For Marketing Your Writing

    By Amy Bright @AmyBrightwriter Marketing is the full-time job many novelists never expected to have! Marketing, in fact, can keep authors from moving forward as they fear they’ll have to spend precious time on their marketing content instead of their fiction or devotionals or other callings. Rather than looking at…

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  • 7 Book Marketing Secrets Every Author Should Know

    by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Last year I launched two books and signed a contract for four more in the next two years. This year, I launched two more books and am about to sign a contract for several more. Over the course of my career I have published through big…

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  • 17 Scariest Things About Social Media

    by Edie Melson @EdieMelson It's October and in honor of Halloween, I just couldn't resist a tongue-in-cheek post about something scary. After spending the fall traveling and teaching social media I have plenty of fears to share. Lest you think this is me pointing fingers, let me reassure you. EVERY…

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  • When You Feel Awkward Promoting Your New Book, Remember Glory!

    @LucindaSMcDowel As you read today’s blog I am knee-deep in launching a new book. With all that entails. Including the uneasy feeling of “self-promotion” which, frankly, is a struggle for me. You too? Yeah, it’s that whole tension between being excited about sharing our words with the world and being…

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  • The CAN Crown Awards—A Crowning Achievement for Market-Minded Inspirational Authors

    @LindaKozar The Christian Authors Network is launching its first annual CAN CROWN AWARDS this year in partnership with the International Christian Visual Media Conference Crown Awards event. We took the opportunity to ask CAN’s Contest Director Linda Kozar to fill us in on this innovative new opportunity for authors. How…

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