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Category: Publicity
The Sensible Social Media Checklist
I’m working on my upcoming class on social media at Rice University’s Glasscock School on September 29 (ah, the irony of it all!), and stumbled upon this cheery infographic from the good folks at the Whole Brain Group. I need to print out a wall-sized version of this for myself! Enjoy! Courtesy of: The Whole […]
The Perfect Book PR Class for Authors
Every author wrestles with striking a balance between writing and promotion. If you need a PR kick in the you-know-what, do NOT miss Jennifer Hill Robenalt’s upcoming workshop, “An Author’s Guide to Book PR,” on April 14 in Austin. In this four-hour class, Jennifer will share some of the most practical tips ever about how […]
Another $64,000 Publishing Question
Meghan Ward (right) at Writerland posed a question that I’ve been mulling over for a long time: “If Publicity Doesn’t Sell Books, What Does?” Several authors from the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto weigh in on what worked — and what didn’t. Among the what didn’ts: Excerpt in O magazine Peoplereview Coverage in major newspapers like […]