Finding how to sell a book starts at the writing stage, crafting a commercially viable book. Read about knowing your market, using hybrid genre to your advantage and more.
Category: Book marketing
Creating an elevator pitch. Finding an agent. Submitting your novel to publishers. These are just some of the elements of book marketing covered in these articles on the Now Novel blog.
Read Q&As with literary agents. How to create elevator pitches that sell your book to prospective buyers in under a page. How to build an audience for your book and tips from successful writers on navigating the business side of writing.
Publishing a novel has many moving parts, not least the book trade and how it is impacted by multiple factors. Read 10 insights from publishing predictions.
Business plans for writers are valuable documents for setting, tracking and learning from goals and strategies for selling books. Read 9 steps for developing a thorough plan.
Amazon, for authors, is more than just a place to sell your story (if you choose the indie route). It’s a helpful resource for research, understanding ‘market’, seeing how to categorize your books and more. Here are 6 ways to use Amazon to your benefit when starting your writing or publishing journey:
There’s no single path in how to become a writer. Yet the paths of accomplished wordsmiths shed some light:
Learning how to make your writing stand out in a crowded digital marketplace or physical library is key to building your audience. Here are 8 branding tips to help you deliver a dependable author brand:
Marketing your book doesn’t have to break the bank or burn a hole in your pocket. As a starting author, or just one who needs to save some money, marketing on a budget is a must — not a choice. Let’s look at 10 of the best book marketing strategy tips for authors working on a budget.
What is a synopsis? It’s a summary which provides, in one quick read, the unique and compelling aspects of a story. How do you write a synopsis that you can submit with confidence to publishers? Read on for summary-writing tips and examples.
This is a guest post by Samar Hammam, literary agent and founder of Rocking Chair Books.