First of all, may I point out that a critical review is better than none at all. Way better, in fact. There are books that have risen from obscurity to notoriety simply because of critical reviews. On a lesser scale, a critical review serves several functions, not the least of which is to cast a … Continue reading Dealing With Critical Reviews
Author: Rich
Traditional Publishing? or Self Publishing
Yes, it is the usual quandary. Should one choose representation, assistance, recognition, and maybe an advance on the one hand? Or total control with lots of work (or great expense) on the other? But wait. After months of weighing and considering each approach, I've come across a rather compelling argument for a third. It comes … Continue reading Traditional Publishing? or Self Publishing
Edit Devils
Editing your own book is nigh unto impossible. It's all about left brain language translation of right brain creativity. Your idea generates in your right brain as an entire entity, full-blown and in full color, all its dimensions intact. But when the right brain passes this idea on to be interpreted into language, much of … Continue reading Edit Devils
Talk About It
While it may sometimes seem that everyone in the world is writing a book that is in direct competition with your own, the fact is that there are even more people who haven't written anything at all and who see such an accomplishment as amazing. And there are many who would like to write a … Continue reading Talk About It
Patience and Positive thinking
Can there be any doubt that the most difficult aspect of writing for publication is patience? Even in our virtual world where our thoughts, queries, and questions are whisked away to the desktop of the recipient in an instant, waiting is a large part of the process. Although I have had one agent response in … Continue reading Patience and Positive thinking
Free for a Fee
Yes, from Google and others of the same ilk comes the sales concept of "free". Give away meaningful things in a forthright manner and people will remember; you will store up their good will, excite their curiosity, and eventually, there will be a payday. It works. Everything about the publication and marketing of my novel … Continue reading Free for a Fee
Your Launch Party Hit List
An event such as a launch party for your new book is all about details, but you shouldn't need to become so immersed in them that you can't enjoy the show. One way to assure that is to find sufficient help. Salesperson. It is essential to find someone you trust to handle your book sales … Continue reading Your Launch Party Hit List
A Pre-Launch Party?
Okay, so what is it? And why do it? Why not thank your most ardent supporters and fans, friends, neighbors, or anyone who has had a special role in the production of your book? Invite them to your home or similar intimate venue a week or so prior to you book launch, treat them to … Continue reading A Pre-Launch Party?
Launch Book in your Home Town
Here's a tip - stay local to get started in your book marketing. Consider: out there on the worldwide social media you are one among billions of authors. Where's your edge? On Amazon, and other retail sites, you are one in millions. Even in magazines and newspapers in your country you are one in hundreds … Continue reading Launch Book in your Home Town
Launch Party?
Once my paperback was successfully published on CreateSpace, I needed to turn my head back to marketing. I had read advice that in essence was a recommendation to start advertising locally and move outward in successive waves of proliferation, advice that made sense to me. It is important, the advice continued, to have personal contact … Continue reading Launch Party?
R Lawson Gamble 