We think you're near Los Angeles

National market yourself

Book festivals and you

Sooner or later you will probably be asked to participate in a book festival to promote your book, or want to take the initiative on your own to...
Read more

How to find a reviewer for your self-published book

The worldwide web is a great source for finding sites which offer resources for book reviews.Keeping yourgenre or topic in mind,do an internet...
Read more

Marketing your book: Think local

While most authors gear their writing for a national or international audience, when it comes to selling books, authors shouldn't underestimate...
Read more

Elevator speech for your book: Practice 'til it doesn't hurt

In order to effectively pitch your book, it’s important that you develop an “elevator speech”—a short, concise description...
Read more

Marketing your book to libraries

Libraries are a great resource for more reasons than you may know. Did you know that you can donate a few copies of your book to your local library...
Read more

Promoting your self-published book

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! It’s all about you!Get used to it!But I thought my book would sell itself!Pardon me?If you think that’s true, I...
Read more

Five things not to kid yourself about when self-publishing

As self-publishing writers, we’d love to think we can doit all ourselves—if we just put our minds to it.For some ofus, that could be ...
Read more

Write a book to promote your business

So tell me—would you be more apt to buy a book entitled “The Nurses from Floor 24” from an everyday novelist, or an actual doctor...
Read more