Pardon me while I take a break from the Elements of Fiction series to address this article published by the New York Times: “I Was a Digital Best Seller!” The writer, Tony Horwitz, calls his story “a cautionary farce about the new media and technology we’re so often told is …
Tag: Marketing
New marketing podcast for novelists
My Rating: ★★★★★ Thomas Umstattd of Author Media teamed up with author James L Rubart, owner of Barefoot Marketing, to produce a great new podcast: Novel Marketing. Within the first hour or so of walking into any writers conference, you’ll hear someone complain about marketing. People bemoan the loss of …
The best times to post to social media
Q: I belong to a bunch of social media networks, including Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and Google+. When is the best time of day to post my content if I want to get noticed? A: I have no idea. So I’ll turn this answer over to the folks at fannit.com, who …
Q&A: How does writing a book feed your social media marketing?
Q: I’m told having a book will help me build my social media platform. Can you explain how that works? A: It’s not so much that the book helps build the platform. Actually, you need the platform to sell the book. But the book can be one plank in your …