Readers often ask me how they can help their favorite authors. I love to get that question because it is so very easy to help your favorite authors.
Ask the Librarian with Giveaway
The libraries have been closed where we are for a number of weeks…and that’s hard for people who love books and the joy of exploring the stacks. I know I’ve discovered many authors through that process. I also know that many of you are passionate about your favorite authors and do a great job supporting them. A wonderful way to …
Help Needed? Yes, Please.
A writer wears so many hats. Author. Marketer. Another job — Maybe. Family. Friend. And so much more. One of the things I’ve really been thinking about this last few weeks is how to more effectively connect with readers. Love reading? @cara_putman has a few quick questions about how you connect with books and authors. #amreading Click To Tweet I …
How to Help Authors: Write Reviews
Periodically, I’ll get to spend time with readers or developing writers. I absolutely love it. There’s something so fun about rediscovering books through the eyes of a book club. Or to talk about why they want to write with new writers. Often it will come up that they’d like to help and encourage their favorite authors, but they don’t always know how.
Making the Most of Book Fairs
A couple weeks ago I shared some photos from SOKY, a book festival in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It’s an opportunity for readers to meet authors and discover new books. It’s also a great chance for writers to have fun together. Authors, have a bookfair coming up?@Cara_Putman shares tips for #authors & #readers. Click To Tweet Today, I thought I’d share …
3 Tips for Successful Radio Interviews
I’ve had periods of high intensity promotion surrounding a book’s release where I’ve participated in a couple radio interviews a week. Radio is a format I really enjoy. Think about it, no one can see if I’ve got make-up on and I don’t have to go anywhere. They can’t see how messy and jumbled my desk is. Radio also keeps …
3 (& a Bonus) websites for creating images
One challenge writers have is constantly creating content for social media. We have to develop a platform, and that means we need content. But the content has to be fresh, professional and most important of all easy to create. We’re writers after all! Create #images for #socialMedia? @Cara_Putman shares 4 tools that ease process. Click To Tweet Over time, I’ve …
5 Tips to Develop Your Public Speaking Skills
This last mod of the Weekend MBA program at Purdue, I’m taking communications. It’s a class that comes fairly easy for me because I’ve spent the last 20 years intentionally working to become a better public speaker. When I graduated from undergrad many moons ago, I knew I wanted to develop as a speaker. I’d had a speech class in …
To Brand or Not to Brand…
One of the things I do as I read multiple books from an author is try to evaluate what promise that writer is making to readers with each book. As they write one more book, they’re making an addition to the promise…or breaking the promise and potentially losing readers.
5 tools I use for Social Media Efficiency
One question I am asked periodically is how to make sense of the immense pressure on authors to build a platform. Many people will tell you the best marketing an author can do is to write the next great book. That’s so true. Here are five tools I use to be more efficient.
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