Success, Your Path to a Successful Book

A Puzzle to Keep Your Brain Active

2013-05-19T17:33:47Z

As may of you know, I like to share illusions and puzzles to help you think outside the box. My cousin Lois shared this one with me, and I’m passing it on, as it is quick and fun. The first time took me 4.5 minutes and the second time 3 minutes. A hint is to [...]

Break Free Tip of the Month, HOW TO LIVE AN EXCITING LIFE

2013-05-17T20:17:01Z

What kind of a LIFE are you living these days? Are you running yourself into the ground with one chore after the next? Are you doing a thousand things for others with no time for yourself? Is your personal time just “body maintenance” time (grooming, eating, sleeping, exercising) with no time for pleasure or enjoyment?What [...]

[TBEX] How to Network with Twitter, Our TBEX Newbie Guide, & an Exciting Keynote Announcement

2013-05-15T18:48:02Z

Trey Ratcliff to Keynote in Toronto Did you hear the news? Photographer, artist, writer and adventurer Trey Ratcliff will be kicking off TBEX Toronto as the opening keynote speaker. Trey is a pioneer in the world of High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography and has half a million readers who come to hisStuckInCustoms.com blog every month to [...]

Make It Happen

2013-01-06T04:54:56Z

When I published my first novel Deadly Portfolio: A Killing in Hedge Funds, I thought that I could make the book happen—become a big seller, harvest scores of glowing reviews, and find the world had come knocking. Some of that has come true. The reviews have been consistently enthusiastic. I have been invited to radio and pod-cast interviews and to contribute to the web sites of others. My own web site has reaped dozens of positive comments. I thought that I was on the right track. I thought that I was making it happen. Sales of the book have been steady, but despite all of this positive activity, the numbers have fallen short of impressive.

LA International Wine Competition Invited IFWTWA Members to be Judges

2013-05-20T02:12:54Z

Roger Paige, media member and associate director of the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) shares the experience a group of of member had at the recent LA International Wine Competition held at the Sheraton Fairplex in Pomona, California. It is great to see our members as judges at the various judging tables. This is [...]

Opportunity Knocks With 82nd Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition

2013-05-17T19:11:17Z

WRITER’S DIGEST COMPETITIONS For mdhill@noralyn.com May 17, 2013 Do you want to win cash and be featured in Writer’s Digest? For over 80 years, Writer’s Digest has been honoring top writers with the Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition. This year is no differentbut it could be different for you. Make this your year to enterto find your place in [...]

Hey Budding Writer, Get out of Your Shell and Get Set to Publish Your First Book

2013-05-17T17:18:30Z

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Kris Sedersten Author Interview

2013-01-06T04:51:52Z

Kris Sedersten is a Registered Nurse with a degree in Human and Social Service Administration. She has held credentialing in both Gerontological and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. She is currently employed as a Nursing Home Administrator and RN Consultant in her home town of Harvard NE. where she lives with her husband, Paul and their mini-doxies, [...]

The Power of the Author Interview

2013-01-06T04:52:46Z

A marketing tool all authors need to utilize to market and promote their books is the author interview. It’s quite simple to create and the investment of 30 minutes or less will go a long way to produce a tool that can be used time and again, both on and offline. If you’re interested in treating yourself to one of the most valuable 30 minute book marketing exercises…please read on.

A Perfect How-To Guide For Real Smart, Foodie Moms

2013-05-09T13:30:31Z

Author Lisa Barrangou’s “RealSmart Baby Food” Released As An eBook In Time For Mother’s Day RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – As a food scientist who previously worked for three different Fortune 500 food companies, Lisa Barrangou knows first-hand what processed food truly is. When she had her first child, she knew that homemade baby food, made [...]

Discover What Awaits John Andrews in the Newest Installment of the Spellbinding Salem Witch Trilogy

2013-05-07T19:20:31Z

Author Jack Heath and John Thompson’s Novel “Salem VI Book II: Chain of Souls” Continues The Paranormal Witch-Hunt CHARLESTON, S.C. — Only days after a bloody battle in which he the killed the leaders of the group of Devil worshippers known as the Salem Coven John Andrews learns that his daughter, Sarah, has been abducted. [...]

Book Fairs Are the Independent Film Festivals of Publishing

2013-04-05T02:04:15Z

The Cannes Film Festival is world-renown to both the film industry and indie film buffs. Held in Cannes, France every year since 1946, it is the most glamorous invitation-only, film festival one could hope to attend. It is for film professionals and press only. Film festivals are to the silver screen as book fairs are to publishing. The crème de la crème events that drive what audiences will be watching and reading in the months and years to come.

5 Tips to a Successful Book Launch

2013-01-06T04:47:39Z

The anticipation around launching a book for an author is like the night before Christmas, or the first day of school. You’ve been working towards the big day, getting your book prepared for publication. After numerous edits, selecting a final cover design an author wonders will the big day ever arrive. You’ve made sure you have the book in all available formats from eBook to print to audio, and your marketing team and book publicist are standing by.

COMMUNICATION: THE LIFE BLOOD OF YOUR RELATIONSHIPS

2013-04-05T02:11:22Z

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Your Book’s Journey

2012-12-31T22:46:34Z

It is every writer’s dream to see his or her book in the front window of the local bookstore. It is fun to imagine tall, colorful stacks of your books surrounded by throngs of curious readers flipping through the pages as others rush to the cash register. Feel free to continue this fantasy as you pound the keyboard, but if you’re interested in turning the vision into reality, then suspend the writing and read on.

Children’s Book Series Spark a Lifelong Love of Reading

2013-01-06T04:48:57Z

Solving mysteries one letter of the alphabet at a time, Ruth Rose Hathaway, Dink Duncan and Josh Pinto never cease to entertain in all 26 titles of the A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy. Younger readers easily relate to the nine year old sleuths’ antics while parents admittedly miss the trio’s sleuthing as their children grow older. My Apricot Hill had the pleasure of speaking to Ron Roy who provided us with insight into the inspiration behind his series.

Find, Use and Share Images from a Great Service

2013-04-05T00:29:52Z

I just came across another web service. I know there are many, but this one I especially like. I can find and use images as long as the site and photographer is credited. I am going to upload many of mine–time, time, time. But in the meantime I wanted to share this site. I like [...]

Blogging is a Goldmine for Self-published Authors

2013-01-06T04:46:34Z

I think I have a little crush on blogging. Actually I believe it is a serious crush. My new passion. I’ve fallen in love with writing again, after having been absent from it for such a long time. A (broadcast) journalist by design, courtesy of Buffalo State College and my parents gift of education…should I reverse those two examples? My days were spent writing marketing, advertising and website copy, mixed in with book cover blurbs and author media kits. My own books pushed to the side, because I am always helping another writer get to the next level.

IFWTWA Member Overnight Wine Competition Fam

2013-04-03T00:38:39Z

April 2, 2013 Diamond Bar, CA West Coast Media Contact Linda Kissam Board Member & SoCal Member Rep On behalf of the IFWTWA 951-526-4540LindaKissam@Kissam.net Attention IFWTWA SoCal Regional Members! Overnight FAM Invitation Los Angeles Wine Competion Winemaker Dinner Be Part of the Wine competition Interact with the JudgesSpouses Invited! May 15-16, 2013 FREE as one [...]

Experience El Dorado for National Poetry Month

2013-04-01T23:37:01Z

Hi there, This is a beautiful time of year in El Dorado County, lush hillsides and wildflowers galore. We also have some amazing events that you won’t want to miss. Experience the magic of Hollywood! Choose between two dates: April 13-14 or April 20-21 Don’t miss this once a year, all-access pass to wine-and-food pairings, music and friendship [...]

The Value of Book Fairs for Independent Authors

2012-12-31T22:31:24Z

The term "book fair" likely conjures up different images for different people. Even for me--after attending nearly a hundred book fairs and publishing industry trade shows over the past 5 plus years--I have a Rolodex of images in my head representing book fairs that go all the way back to my elementary school cafeteria where wood tables were set up and piles of hardcover versions of "The Magic School Bus" were laid out and sold for $5 each to students. But despite the catalog of images that I see in my head when I hear the words "book" and "fair" spoken in succession, the actual concept that I think of is singular: international rights.

Did you self-publish a book?

2013-03-21T23:25:21Z

Enter the Self-Published Book Awards! WRITER’S DIGEST COMPETITIONS For mdhill@noralyn.com March 21, 2013 Did You Self-Publish a Book?Whether you’re a professional writer, a part-time freelancer, or a writing enthusiast who took the leap and published your own book, this competition is for you! The Writer’s Digest 21st Annual Self-Published Book Awards is the premier competition [...]

Book Signing Checklist for Authors

2013-01-06T04:44:45Z

Launching a new book is exciting and it is the ideal time to do book signings. Authors can do a book signing at just about any time and probably for the life their book, as long as it makes sense. Here is a quick checklist of items to get you prepared for book signing.

Dan Poynter’s Global Ebook Awards

2013-03-15T18:37:30Z

Imagine… Your Ebook winning an award and: • Putting an official “sticker” on your Ebook cover, website, Amazon page, and promotion materials. • A free listing in Publishing Poynters Marketplace offering copies of your book for reviews in prestigious ebook dealers’ sites such as Smashwords.com, Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com, and others. • Entering the Global Ebook Awards comes with [...]

What It Means to Have Style

2013-01-06T04:32:30Z

When it comes to an author’s writing, style can only mean one of two things—one can be learned; the other, which is far more elusive, must be honed. And really, so we’re clear: it’s the latter that’s also tricky, fleeting, and artful; it’s the latter that’s about taking chances and creating narrative prose that has a life of its own.

May I Have the Name of The Book Buyer?

2013-03-13T18:37:23Z

Today an author whom I do not know called and asked me for the names of my buyers so she could follow up on the presentations with new information. She is concerned that her publisher rep is not pitching her book “properly”.

How to Make Your Ebook Stand Out From the Crowd (For Free)

2013-03-13T18:40:39Z

Great news! Publishing has changed. Ebooks now comprise nearly a quarter of the market, and that number is only expected to grow. Amazon lists over 1.8 million titles. The ranks of independent authors are growing exponentially. How is that great news for someone who wants to publish an ebook? It seems like more competition would [...]

Non-IFWTWA Members Invited to Attend Hawaii Conference Via a Special IFWTWA Membership, Discovering the Real Hawaii

2013-03-12T04:09:45Z

For those of you who are food, wine or travel writers or bloggers, I wanted to open up this wonderful opportunity. It is only appropriate for those who are journalists or bloggers who blog on the food, wine or travel topic. We still have a few spots open for our very special conference in Hawaii [...]

Do You Have What it Takes to Be Published?

2013-01-21T23:31:18Z

SoCal IFWTWA Member Luncheon & FAM Invitation

2013-03-02T03:15:39Z

March 1, 2013 Diamond Bar, CA West Coast Media Contact Linda Kissam Board Member & SoCal Member Rep On behalf of the IFWTWA 951-526-4540LindaKissam@Kissam.net International Food Wine and Travel Writers AssociationAttention IFWTWA SoCal Regional Members! Spring Member Luncheon & / or Overnight FAM Invitation Oxnard Wine Country & More… May 21-22, 2013 FREE as one [...]