Have any of your one-star reviewers tried to make their dislike of your book personal? In Episode Seventeen of Diary of a Mid-List Author , I give advice on how to get past the negativity. ~ Suzanne
Featured Image by Khusen Rustamov from Pixabay
Category Archives: Writing
Book Trailers As Marketing Tools
Have you thought about hiring someone to do a book trailer for you? Watch Episode Sixteen of Diary of a Mid-List Author first! ~ Suzanne
Links:
Envato Elements: https://elements.envato.com/pricing
Envato Market: https://videohive.net/?auto_signin=tr…
After Effects tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bex2h…
Something Wicked in L.A.: https://books2read.com/u/3JVeje
The Star-Crossed Seamstress: https://amzn.to/2UVEIWX
On Dialogue Tags
Do you ever get tired of He Said/She Said? In Episode Fifteen of Diary of a Mid-List Author, I show you how to get rid of those pesky dialogue tags forever! ~ Suzanne
Links:
Grace Unmasked is available at this universal link: https://books2read.com/u/bMQ8l7 or at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3aq96zg
Wikipedia (Dialogue in writing): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialogu…
The 20K Word Graveyard • Diary of a Mid-List Author
Have you ever had a project you couldn’t make work and you were furious you’d wasted your time? In Episode Fourteen of Diary of a Mid-List Author, I tell you how I pulled the fat out of the fire. ~ Suzanne
Links: An American in Paris of the West:Amazon @ https://amzn.to/33y2UCy
Duke of a Gilded Age: Universal Link @ https://books2read.com/u/bP5MrY at GooglePlay @ https://bit.ly/2WzI4kV or Amazon @ https://amzn.to/2QxxYNz
A Chance of Rayne: Amazon @ https://amzn.to/2UgrGms
Graveyard Image by Tim Hill from Pixabay: https://bit.ly/39aDJr2
ESTABLISHING AN AUTHOR BRAND
In Episode Thirteen of Diary of a Mid-List Author, I talk about why you should establish an author brand and how. Enjoy! ~ Suzanne
Links:
Coburg Cow photo (c) https://thesportsarsenal.com/2015/04/15/recognition-day-at-the-citadel-a-report-from-campus/coburg-cow-copy/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_sensory_meridian_response
ASMR videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=asmr
The Big Gulf of Indifference
So you wrote a book? Just between you and me, I think that’s fantastic. Unfortunately, nobody else cares. In Episode Twelve of Diary of a Mid-List Author, I talk about the challenge of making people want to read your book. Enjoy! ~ Suzanne
Links:
Lifeboat (1944): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifeboat_(1944_film)
Titanic (1997): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_(1997_film)
Featured Image by Thomas Wolter from Pixabay
MARKETING • THE POWER OF BACK MATTER
The pages in the back of your book are the most effective marketing tools you have. Don’t waste the opportunity! In Episode Eleven of Diary of a Mid-List Author, I share the story about how I discovered what I had been missing. Enjoy! ~ Suzanne
Links:
An American in Paris of the West
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Marketing Tip #1 • Diary of a Mid-List Author
In Episode Ten of Diary of a Mid-List Author, I share how spending my marketing dollars at BookBub launched my career. Enjoy! ~ Suzanne
Links:
BookBub Pricing: https://www.bookbub.com/partners/pricing
Larken: https://books2read.com/u/bwYeqP
How Many Words Per Day Should You write? #amwriting
In Episode Nine of Diary of a Mid-List Author, I talk about the competitive sport of comparing how many words per day authors write. Where do you fit in?
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_count
https://www.nanowrimo.org/ https://bookdigitalreader.wordpress.c…
https://www.bookbub.com/partners/requ…
Author Michael Anderle: https://youtu.be/NHgcy3dVZVM
Name That Tune logo: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?..
Diary of a Mid-List Author • Critique Groups
Sometimes, stinging criticism is the best kind…if it’s offered early enough and in the right environment. In Episode Eight of Diary of a Mid-List Author, I talk about turning a slam into a win. Enjoy! ~ Suzanne
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