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  • I have heard book trailers are actaully a great marketing and promotion tool that has really been working for writers. I think if your book even has a youtube page, it...
  • Wonderful realizations, Tayari!  Many blessings, many revelations, and many books to come. I love the idea of treating every reader as a valued guest. I did a lot of s...
  • Thanks and congratulations to Gayle Brandeis, winner of the Bellwether Prize in 2002.  Definitely worth a look:  "With great beauty and lyricism, The Book of Dead Bird...
  • @Cynthia, it's so much more difficult with ebooks. Reviewers won't really do anything with them. You can certainly do a KDP giveaway, which has been effective for a lo...
  • I think there's a sixth category: too pushy. It's a fine line between assertive and aggressive. But there are too many authors out there who are relentless and a bit d...
  • Your post reminds me of this song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ks3R2BwyO0 (A more beautiful you). I remember struggling with my looks. In fact there are times I s...
  • Okay so let me expand on social networking a bit.... popular enough for the phrase social network marketing to be coined and used in pitches aimed at folks such as us....
  • I'm not complaining about social media, far from it. I agree that it is a cost-effective way to extend reach and build audience. My point is to be judicious about its...
  • Having a loved one with Alzheimer's is a heroic journey in and of itself. I worked on a specialized Alzheimer's/Dementia C.A.R.E. unit for several years and was amazed...
  • For myself writing what happened gave me a sense of completion over the ugliness and pain. I began writing the event almost immediately it had taken place. That's over...