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The Story Behind The Story IS The Story: Writing Prompt Idea From "The Offer" mini-series for book, post, submission

Hello Authors,

Three tips in this podcast/post. One watch The Offer - very entertaining and an inspiring story for any author hoping to breakthrough with their novel. Two - consider your own story behind the story as a possible book, article or post. Three, consider submitting your story behind the story. ~ Claudine

I mention two places for YOU to submit YOUR writing:

Publishers Weekly: Booklife

WOW - Women on Writing

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Enter a Writing Contest: It’s Good Practice and Good Book Promotion

Hello Authors, I describe an easy book promotion idea in this podcast - entering a writing contest plus a refresher on what a media contact is and how they are used in book promotion. Please note, that this suggestion actually works! Our friend, author, Podcast Host and writer of the Substack Stock Fiction, Meg Oolders, entered a wrting contest with Writers Digest and her piece (out of thousands of worldwide entries) received an honorable mention in the YA/Children’s category. Congratulations, Meg!

I mention the post: How I Met Kevin Pollack at BEA: Book Marketing Tip 101 for authors

For more information about book publishing and marketing fundamentals complete with exercises to help you create fabulous pitches and an updated book marketing plan, get a copy of my latest award-winning, best-selling book with co-author, Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold today.

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What Is a Book Promotion Site, How They Work, and A Few Examples

Book Promotion Site Examples For Your Book Marketing Plan

Hello Authors, have a listen to this post for a quick and easy explanation of eBook promotion sites, specific sites that I like and use, and how they work. Links to resources mentioned are below. ~Claudine

As a subscriber to Get Your Book Seen and Sold, you already know that book marketing is a big part of your job as an author. In this episode, I introduce more information about eBook, online, book promotion sites - how they work and what they do for you to sell more eBooks!

As mentioned in the podcast, Dave Chesson, the Kindlepreneur, put together a fancy-dancy, organized list of sites that you can download. Dave may ask for your email in order to get his spreadsheet of online book promotion sites, which is a lesson in itself. He collects emails of potential customers by offering a valuable free tool.

Enjoy this introduction to book promotion sites… it’s a huge topic with many companies vying for your book promotion dollars in slightly different ways. Another book promotion site that has become one of my favorites is Written Word Media - ie. bargain booksy, free booksy. I interviewed one of their executives on the podcast here, Clayton Noblit, and I use them myself to promote Get Your Book Seen and Sold, We have been very pleased with the results. (The link is my affiliate link - I love ‘um, I use ‘um)

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Join The Witches of Pitches owners, Aileen Weintraub and Megan Margulies, in this podcast interview. Both ‘witches’ are essayists and authors in their own right and they have combined their powers to help other others.

They help with pitches, queries, book proposals - just about anything an author needs to get published - including tips on the publishing process and literary agent pitching.

Authors are simply starving for a very special service that Aileen and Megan offer called - kvetching. What is kvetching? You will have to listen to find out!

Remember my author-listeners, Aileen and Megan provide a la carte services as well as tailored help based on your needs or project…give them a shot. They also offer zoom classes that are on-point, interesting, educational AND affordable.

From the podcast:

Aileen Weintraub’s Book: Knocked Down: A High Risk Memoir

Megan Margulies’ Book: My Captain America: A Granddaughter's Memoir of a Legendary Comic Book Artist

What I love about this podcast episode is the openness and authenticity of Megan and Aileen and their desire to help authors achieve success. I especially love the conversation about ‘elevator pitches’ and the clever tips they share to create and use one.

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Hello Authors, have a listen to this post for a few specific book promotion sites to promote your book.. ~Claudine

You can read this article with the links included here.

As a subscriber to Get Your Book Seen and Sold, you already know that book marketing is a big part of your job as an author. In this podcast episode, I introduce the concept of book promotion through websites created to offer you book promotion opportunities.

I explain the idea behind these sites - the fact that there are two sides to the sites: The side that services readers and the side that services authors who want to promote their books. Amazon is an example of a site where an author can pay for advertising for their books and also use the site as reader/customer. Bookbub is another such site.

The companies use their database of readers (book buyers) to offer promotion opportunities for the book sellers - that means you! Two other easy to understand Book Bub deep dives are here and here.

Enjoy this introduction to book promotion sites… it’s a huge topic with many companies vying for your book promotion dollars in slightly different ways. Another book promotion site that has become one of my favorites is written word media - ie. bargain booksy, free booksy. I interviewed one of their executives on the podcast here, Clayton Noblit, and I use them myself to promote Get Your Book Seen and Sold and I have been pleased with the results.

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For more information about book marketing fundamentals complete with exercises to help you create fabulous pitches and an updated book marketing plan, get a copy of my latest award-winning, best-selling book with co-author, Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold today.

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Hello Authors, have a listen to this post for an easy idea that will yield great benefit for future book sales - it’s a quick tip that you can start while on your holiday weekend. ~Claudine

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Authors: Book Marketing Starting Point and Tips to Create Your Book’s Building Blocks

As a subscriber to Get Your Book Seen and Sold, you already know that book marketing is a big part of your job as an author. In this podcast episode, I reveal an easy starting point to get your feet wet and get you more comfortable with the idea of “selling” your book! (I put “selling” in parenthesis because you are not selling exactly, you are sharing your message (through your book) with the readers who already desire to hear it!)

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For more information about book marketing fundamentals complete with exercises to help you create fabulous pitches and an updated book marketing plan, get a copy of my latest award-winning, best-selling book with co-author, Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold today.

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Enjoy this interview as the generous, best-selling author, Mariah Fredericks illustrates by example how to be a successful novelist - her writing method. her research method, her love of writing - her NEED to do it - and graciously offering her time for a podcast interview with a fan!

Best-selling author Mariah Fredericks released her 16th book, The Wharton Plot, in January 2024. I ripped through her latest, fabulous book that focuses on a true crime during the gilded age in NYC. The book is much more than that, though, it a behind the scenes look at the life of a famous American author, Edith Wharton - her broken marriage, her lover, her famous and not so famous friends, her career later in life, and her place as a famous woman in an age when women did not have careers. As usual, Fredericks seamlessly weaves all of the themes together in a fabulously written, engrossing and entertaining novel.

Fredericks uses the backdrop of a real-life murder to introduce us to Wharton as she tries to solve the crime. The reader comes to understand Wharton on a deeper level. Fans of Age of Innocence, by Wharton, will love reading about its author behind the scenes. In the podcast, I ask if the audio book narrator of The Wharton Plot is the same as the narrator in the The Age of Innocence Movie (The narrator is NOT the same as you will hear. Wait ‘til you hear who it is).

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Authors: Specific Example Of A Media Pitch That Landed And Led To Book Sales

As a subscriber to Get Your Book Seen and Sold, you already know that you can continue to market your book forever! In this quick podcast, you will hear the story of a specific example of a media pitch that landed. As you will hear, YOU have the power to successfully market your book.

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