April 16th, 2010 | Add a Comment
Let’s talk about marketing the books we’ve written, but first:
Most people, I believe, who desire to read a book do one of the following:
Find one off their own bookshelf which they have enjoyed in the past.
Head for the nearest Brick & Mortar bookstore…browse, and select.
Head for the local library and, again…browse and select.
Pull out their cell phone or book reader…download through the internet, or
Select a book from the many on-line bookstores.
It is a little known … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bill Walker, Featured, Marketing, Publishing
April 16th, 2010 | Add a Comment
Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act I, scene 3: Many people are familiar with the quote I used to entitle this blog. I chose it because, when it comes to our writing efforts, we must be true to and with ourselves. My point, this morning, is that from the first original words we ever wrote to the moment we put the finishing touches on our first poem, short story, article, book, etc. which we felt was ready for publication, we have passed many milestones at which points in our writing career we have assured ourselves we were producing marketable literary works. But, presently we are wondering why we see so many rejection notices. Traditional publishers have staffs trained to recognize publishable material. They are not perfect (consider Gone With the Wind, The … Read entire article »
Filed under: David R Christensen
