Writing And Speaking - Blogs & Blog Posts

My Audience Is Everyone: Overcoming Author Fallacies by Blogging Authors on Nov 6, 2009Contributed by Irene Watson Once an author finishes writing a book and starts to think about marketing, one of the first questions authors are told to ask themselves is “Who is my audience?” Many authors reply, “Oh, everyone. Every...

Social Media: Myth or Miracle? by Blogging Authors on Nov 2, 2009Reprinted with permission from Wizard Academy Back when I was an advertising salesman, business owners would often dismiss me by saying, "I believe in word-of-mouth." Then with a smug, self-satisfied look, they’d say it again, as though the wo...

Tips on Getting Into the Greeting Card Market by Blogging Authors on Oct 30, 2009  Topics of Conversation Card terends: research, seasonal cards, occasional cards, and publishers What subject areas and categories to focus on, how to stay organized Test marketing your cards and card verse. Seven most common mista...

Reader/Writer Get-Together: Authors Helping Authors Get Published by Blogging Authors on Oct 29, 2009Guest post by Dianne Castell Whenever we achieve something in out lives we’ve had help along the way. Somehow, someway we all stand on the shoulders of others. Someone has helped us to get where we want to go.  When we do achieve our goa...

4 Compelling Reasons Why Every Author Should Use Public Speaking by Blogging Authors on Oct 26, 2009Contributed by Peter "The Reinvention Expert" Fogel According to Accenture, people are bombarded with over 3000 marketing messages day from television, radio, print, and internet. So how does an author cut through the clutter and produce more...

Is a Book Distributor Right for You? by Blogging Authors on Oct 23, 2009Contributred by Irene Watson  Authors who are traditionally published have an advantage in that the publisher already has connections with book distributors to get books into stores.  Self-published authors, however, will wonder whether i...

New FTC Reviewer's Guidelines Explained by Blogging Authors on Oct 18, 2009Authors Afterburner is the post-game show where we get to talk about whatever’s on our minds. Please note dear listener that this is not the regular Authors Access show and we don’t promise anything much except to present our news and vie...