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Kirsten Marion
- Sep 24, 2018
Ask the Publisher: How to Get More Media Coverage
The Concept There’s no doubt about it—media coverage sells books far better than using advertising. Finding media coverage can be a challenge for an author but HARO (Help a Reporter Out) can be a matchmaking service made in heaven. From their website: “HARO provides journalists with a robust database of sources for upcoming stories and daily opportunities for sources to secure valuable media coverage.” Journalists (and there are over 55,000 journalists and bloggers registered
Emily Stewart
- Sep 21, 2018
Around the Web: The Future Library, Giller Longlist, an Adaptation, and Author Pets
Hello, friends! I hope you’re having a fantastic week and that you’re gearing for a weekend of fantastic reading. And if you’re in need of reading material, the following links should give you a good start. The Future Library In a hundred years, what will we be reading? We can’t know which new authors will be making headlines then, but a few from the present will still have new books coming out thanks to a project called the Future Library. The Future Library is a hundred-yea
Emily Stewart
- Sep 14, 2018
Around the Web: Writing Advice, Tweets, Sci-Fi, and a Bookshop Winner
Welcome back to Around the Web! Today I’ve got some fun and helpful links for you to check out as you finish up the week. Advice for Young Writers and Illustrators Debbi Ridpath Ohi runs a blog called Inkygirl and has been collecting advice for young writers and illustrators from a number of authors she’s worked with. Of course, you don’t have to be young to appreciate some thoughtful advice. Writing Tips from Professors And since we’re looking at advice, and it is September,
Kirsten Marion
- Sep 10, 2018
Ask the Publisher: Crowdfunding for Authors? Why Not?
Every once in a while, a fresh option for book marketing comes across my desk and I was most intrigued with the concept of crowdfunding for authors. This is one of the cornerstones of the model presented on publishizer.com Publishizer is a crowdfunding literary agency. If you have an idea for a book, fiction or non-fiction, they will walk you through the process of completing a project plan and provide a template to work with. When you’re finished, you’ll have a professional
Emily Stewart
- Sep 7, 2018
Around the Web: Back to School, Language, and Linguistics
Happy Friday, and happy September! I hope you’re all off to a good start this month, especially those of you starting school or sending others to school. I know it can be a bit of a hectic time for a lot of people, so I encourage you all to sit back, relax, and enjoy some interesting posts from around the web. Reading While in School In keeping with the first week back to school, All Lit Up addressed “beating the back to school reading blues” in their literary advice column.
Emily Stewart
- Sep 3, 2018
Forming Creative Habits: The 100 Day Project
Back in July, I finished the 100 Day Project, an endeavour adapted from Michael Beirut’s graphic design workshop at Yale School of Art and popularized by author and artist Elle Luna. My project, 100 Ladies of Literature, was an effort to reconnect with my creative roots and learn about the women who paved the way for today’s women in literature. I first learned about the 100 Day Project on Instagram from cartoonist Lucy Bellwood (who last year completed her 100 day project, w
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