Novelist Stephanie Zia calls self promotion “The Author’s Nightmare,” yet she stresses that shame has to “go right out of the window” when it comes to marketing one’s book. In his article, “Novice Authors Must Promote Themselves, Since Publishers Won’t,” Washington Post Staff Writer, Neely Tucker, says, “…for thousands of writers it’s a figure-it-out-yourself world of creating book trailers, Web sites […]
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Blogging Opens Doors
Note to Reader: Since this article was published, Sacramento Connect is no longer at the Sacramento Bee Blogging is not for the fainthearted. It demands passion. It takes drive. As a newbie blogger, I had more or less figured this out for myself, but the lesson was driven home for me when I attended an informal panel discussion […]
Crafting a Successful Author Event. Bring it on!
How does one create a successful author event–you know, the book launch, the coming out party, the please buy my book fair? On October 8th, my friend, Natalia, and I drove to Chateau LaMair in Granite Bay to find out. Former senior editor at Random House and co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Getting Published, Jennifer Basye […]
Holy Mackerel! / Festa do Chicharro
Regardless of the origin of the expression, “holy mackerel,” it’s what came to mind when I saw hundreds of chicharros (blue jack mackerel) cooking on the barbecue at the Portuguese Hall on Pocket Road, Saturday, September 10. The Sacramento Portuguese Holy Spirit Society (SPHSS) was holding its first Festa do Chicharro. Fishing for chicharro plays an important role in […]
How to Grab Them In Your First 2000 Words
As a follow-up to She Writes first-ever “We Love New Novelists!” contest, literary agents Sally Wofford-Girand and Eleanor Jackson join editor Sara Weiss and She Writes’ Founder Kamy Wicoff on Blog Talk Radio to discuss that all-important question for any first-time author: how do you grab your reader’s attention in the first 2000 words? Using the […]
Authornomics Interview Series
There’s a great interview series for authors going on at Andrea Hurst and Associates. Authornomics Here’s an overview: With a publishing industry that is ever in flux, it can be hard for an aspiring author to figure out what information is relevant and what she needs to do to be successful. Recognizing this, literary agent Andrea […]
