How to Recycle, Repurpose and Promote Your Publicity
By Joan Stewart Feeling proud for persuading a local radio station to air a half-hour interview with you? Or for getting a two-page spread in a national magazine? If you’re an amateur publicity seeker,...
View ArticleThe Best Free Media Contacts Tool You Probably Aren’t Using
By Joan Stewart After working as a top publicity expert for almost two decades, I thought I knew all the tricks about how to generate news coverage on a shoestring budget until a few years ago. That’s...
View ArticleHow to Interview a Book Publicist Before You Sign an Agreement
By Joan Stewart You don’t need a book publicist if you’re ready to learn the tricks on how to promote your book, and you’ll work tirelessly to promote it. The truth is, most authors won’t. If you’re...
View Article13 Places to Speak and Meet New Readers
By Joan Stewart Ask 10 book coaches their favorite way to sell books, and I’ll bet at least half of them say through public speaking. Selling a book at the back of the room to an audience member who...
View ArticleCreate Fast, Free, Festive Images in Seconds with PhotoFunia
By Joan Stewart You need a creative image for a blog post, your author media kit or other marketing materials. If you can afford it, you grit your teeth, whip out your credit card and buy a pack of 10...
View Article9 Inexpensive Revenue Streams for Broke or Struggling Authors
By Joan Stewart When the Authors Guild released results of its most recent survey showing that revenue from all writing-related activity in 2017 was down significantly, I wasn’t surprised. What the...
View Article7 Myths of Using Press Releases to Promote Your Books
By Joan Stewart When an author plans a book launch and hires me to write the press release, I often learn fairly quickly that she has no clue about the kinds of results to expect. That’s because she...
View ArticleTop 10 FAQs About Book Publicity and Promotion
By Joan Stewart What’s the one question authors ask me most frequently? “How long do I have to market my book?” I never deviate from this answer: “Only for as long as you want to sell it.” Every author...
View ArticleThis Week in the Blogs, October 11 – 17, 2019
By Shelley Sturgeon I like Halloween. Can you tell? It’s all the fun of a holiday like Christmas without all the stress–and expense!–of meal preparations and gift buying. I also love to watch a scary...
View Article10 Top Posts from The Book Designer for 2019
By Shelley Sturgeon Here at The Book Designer, we are blessed with amazing contributing writers and, of course, YOU, our wonderful readers! In the January tradition of reviewing the previous year’s...
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