Hey, you! Don’t do that! 6 reasons your blog is scaring away your audience

Posted on May 9, 2012 | 32 comments This is a guest post by Melinda Atlas “So … you’re a writer? You have a blog? That’s so unique!” –Nobody Everyone has a Facebook profile , a blog, and too much spare time. Especially that girl on Twitter who posts “I’m so busy!” ten times a day. Unfollow her. She’s lying. And she won’t read your writer blog anyway. Trust me. Your mom might read it. Your best friend since...
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Kindlegraph is a phenomenal tool for indie authors. Here’s why

Posted on May 7, 2012 | 5 comments This is a guest post by M.B. Mulhall I can’t say I’ve ever been to a book signing, but I’ve always wanted to go. Authors are like my rockstars, so to have them sign one of their books for me is the equivalent of some rocker throwing their sweaty bandana at me from the stage—cool, yet much less damp and gross. So when e-books started gaining popularity I did have the thought “oh…now...
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Goodbye, BlogSpot. Hello, WordPress: 5 benefits of switching to a self-hosted blog

Posted on Apr 30, 2012 | 9 comments This is a post by Vicky Torzsok You’ve been contemplating moving to WordPress, but you don’t know whether to go for it or stay on Blogger? I’ve been in the same boat as you. I used Blogger in the past 6 months, and even though I’ve been thinking about moving for a while, I was terrified. However, I finally plucked up the courage and went through with it last weekend. Since...
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Build your social media family to find the support you need to keep writing/ publishing/ believing

Posted on Apr 25, 2012 | 1 comment This is a guest post by Merry Farmer Note from Emlyn:  This post originally appeared on Merry’s blog. It had such nice things to say about Novel Publicity and such great all-around advice, that I knew we needed to nab it as a guest post–pronto. I’ve got news for you, folks. It’s a big, wide, crowded world out there. And here we all are trying to be artists and have our voices...
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It’s time to get pinning: 5 benefits of a marketing campaign that includes Pinterest

Posted on Apr 24, 2012 | 2 comments This is a guest post by Sarah Tharp Pinterest is a social networking site with a twist. After launching a beta version in March of 2010, it is now the third largest social networking site and continues to grow. Users create their own collections to which they can post photos related to different themes. Other users can re-pin photos they like, making it easy to share and create a unique...
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Is your book selling to its best potential? Be sure to follow these Amazon optimization musts

Posted on Apr 16, 2012 | 7 comments This is a guest post by K.C. Neal Scan the pages on Amazon.com, and it’s obvious: the website is designed to move product. From books to blenders to beekeeping supplies (really!), every product page is loaded with features and links to help you buy. It’s part of what makes shopping on Amazon fun! And if you’re selling on Amazon, specifically if you’re selling books, it’s essential to...
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Be nice, or be quiet: 7 tips for responding to blogger reviews

Posted on Apr 11, 2012 | 25 comments This is a post by Donna Brown Phew, getting reviews isn’t always easy, is it? Imagine if you spent ten hours searching for and querying bloggers. Then one person agrees to review your book but then you find out that they read it and wrote a review but didn’t post it anywhere. That’d be pretty annoying, right? Okay, now imagine you’re a reviewer. You spent 8 hours reading a...
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The Facebook timeline: 8 reasons why it’s your friend, not your enemy

Posted on Apr 4, 2012 | 13 comments This is a guest post by Anne Chaconas Remember how much people griped about the change from cassettes to CDs (“Wait, that thing scratches and then doesn’t work anymore? What a waste! Not for me”!)? And then to MP3s (“Wait, you mean I don’t even get something with my music on it? It’s just on a computer or something? Ridiculous! Not for me!”)? The latest...
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I’d like to thank the academy: It’s okay to dream big, authors!

Posted on Mar 23, 2012 | 10 comments Want to win a Kindle Fire by exercising your creative muscle? Magic plays a huge role in The Day of First Sun but wouldn’t it be great if it could play a role in our day-to-day lives?  Think up a magical object you’d love to have and the special power it would possess to make your life so much easier and you could win a great prize!  The most unique entry will win a Kindle Fire, while...
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Know your audience: 6 steps to a better blog

Posted on Mar 20, 2012 | 7 comments This is a guest post by Laura Sams The beauty of blogging is that it’s just about writing, pure and simple. It’s a way to form an intellectual connection with your readers, sharing wisdom through the power of language. What’s more, you can work on your own terms, be your own boss, choose your own hours, and use nothing more than the knowledge in your head and your faithful laptop. According...
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Are you on Pinterest? No? Well, it’s easy to get started and fun to use. Read on for a quick lesson.

Posted on Mar 6, 2012 | 3 comments This is a guest post by Shelly Goodman Wright What is Pinterest? Pinterest is a virtual pin board created about two years ago, and, recently, it’s been taking off like wildfire. If you’re anything like me, you’ll love pin boards! A favorite recipe, a cute outfit, a great photo–we either stuff it into a drawer (never to be found again), clip it to the fridge (where it falls in-between...
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How to run your own blog tour and a question as to whether it’s really worth it

Posted on Feb 22, 2012 | 25 comments This is a post by Pavarti K Tyler 103 Blog Stops in one month sounds like an insane thing to do. But that’s what I did during November for my blog tour for Two Moons of Sera.  Guest posts, interviews, reviews, giveaways, all kinds of things all over the blogosphere – but that’s not even the hard part! What? You may ask. How exactly is that not the hard part? Oh dear reader, let me tell...
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More fun with GoodReads: The often overlooked features – trivia, quizzes, lists, and more

Posted on Feb 8, 2012 | 4 comments This is a post by Novel Publicity President, Emlyn Chand By now, you should know how much I adore GoodReads and how important it is for authors to not only assert their presence, but also use the site to interact with readers on a regular basis. Last week, we told you how to optimize your giveaways for the maximal results, and we’ve already told you how to grown your fan list through our karmic...
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Using a contest to promote your book even before you’re published: One blogger’s approach

Posted on Feb 2, 2012 | 0 comments This is a guest post by Eliabeth Hawthorne When my co-author Ermisenda and I first signed up to become a Novel Publicity host blog, we were new to blogging and still in the 0-25 views range. While we were able to implement most of the suggested changes immediately, one of them had us stumped. How were we supposed to run a contest when we did not have any merchandise and didn’t know any...
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How to run a GoodReads giveaway with maximal results: 11 tips we know you’ll need

Posted on Feb 1, 2012 | 25 comments This is a post by Novel Publicity President, Emlyn Chand Ahhh, GoodReads. If there is one social media site that is most important for authors, it’s GoodReads. Not Twitter. Not Facebook. Not even my beloved Google+. It’s GoodReads, hands-down. Why? Because that’s where the readers are! GoodReads has many, many fun features and functions—so many in fact that the site is often overwhelming...
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How to get major publications to review your book: 10 invaluable tips you’ll wish you had yesterday

Posted on Jan 31, 2012 | 4 comments This is a guest post by Shelli Johnson and Alice Wisler So you’re an indie author and wanna get reviewed? We’ve got some helpful tips for you! We’re focusing here on smaller venues for indie authors in particular. Bigger publications like Booklist and Publishers Weekly are fantastic, and you should absolutely try to get into them, but be aware that they only review a fraction (less...
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Thanks to you: How book bloggers sparked the indie publishing revolution

Posted on Jan 26, 2012 | 39 comments This is a guest post by Terri Giuliano Long Last May, about a month after I began marketing my novel, In Leah’s Wake, a former agent told me I’d never sell 500 books. A rookie, I had no idea what to expect. When I published my novel, I’d dreamed of selling around 3,000 – 5,000 books, hoping those healthy sales numbers might attract the attention of an agent or traditional publishing...
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How not to behave on social media: A run-down of our biggest pet peeves. Quit being annoying already!

Posted on Jan 24, 2012 | 22 comments This is a post by Pavarti K. Tyler I’ve been greatly annoyed lately by social media. Sometimes it feels like more of a burden than an opportunity, and I’ve been struggling to figure out why. What is it that makes me so insane sometimes when I log into Twitter/Facebook/Ning/Blogs? So much so that part of me considers just shutting it all down and running for the hills? That’s...
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10 tips for making the most of your radio interview: Relax and enjoy the moment!

Posted on Jan 19, 2012 | 5 comments This is a post by Nanci Arvizu As a host on a radio show where I interview authors about their work, I’ve interviewed authors of many different genres, from business to science fiction to romance to health. I’ve talked with people who live in the same state as I do and others as far away as Australia. All of these wonderful authors have taken their time to be a guest on Page Readers, so I...
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Introducing Novel Publicity’s Karmic Fan Chain on GoodReads: Join us every Wednesday

Posted on Jan 18, 2012 | 11 comments This is a post by Novel Publicity President, Emlyn Chand Karma, you give what you get.  The universe rewards good behavior and punishes bad. What goes around comes around. For some, Karma is just a cutesy new-age concept for others it lies at the heart of their religious or philosophical belief system. I, for one, am a believer in the power of karma. Novel Publicity’s karmic initiatives are...
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