• July 2012
    Rebecca, GREAT idea with the local coffee shop! And yes, a VA can do so many things for you, like managing your promotion plan, researching venues, speaking engagements and media contacts, updating your website, putting together mailings, etc. Or if...
  • July 2012
    I like your suggestion about hiring a virtual assitant to do some of the research. It's so hard (and tedious) to find the time to do everything! I was able to get a book reading scheduled after arranging for a local paper to do a profile on me as a...
  • June 2012
    Fabulous news! Thanks Kamy....as someone who did a small press for my first book and self-published my most recent one, this is super to hear.
  • May 2012
    Thx Maria! When I decided that I absolutely want to pursue my passion, I also decided that I wanted to write under a name that was memorable and descriptive of who I was. I'm a Christian first, and a Gumbo of everything after that. Mommy, volunteer,...
  • May 2012
    Thanks Christian. While my first book was done through a small press (and I was very anti-self publishing at the time) I've since seen amazing avenues and opps that really met those goals I had for this 2nd book. But if Random House would like to...
  • May 2012
    wow, thank you so much for sharing this! As a freelance writer getting ready to self-publish my first book through amazon, this opened up avenues for getting my work exposed that I did not even know existed.
  • May 2012
    To Cindy's point: Here is something I tell my business marketing clients. There are markets for everything which is why defining your ideal client (or book buyer) is so crucial. Are there people out there who will only download free eBooks? Sure....

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