Hello, my name is Marcia Hammerhead, senior book reviewer for Faux News Network. Today, I’ve been tasked with interviewing the author who wrote *How to* *Self-publish and Market a Book*. I don’t know why my editor insists I waste my time on a book like this. Obviously, self-published books are trash and the author who wrote this one, Hank Quense, …
SELF-PUBLISH AND MARKET A BOOK by Hank Quense The book marketing possibilities are endless, so which ones are the most important? This article provides such a list and it’s based on the author’s own experiences. What if you can’t work on all the marketing tasks you’ve read about? After all, life has a way of butting into one’s writing and …
In online writing groups and on Goodreads, I often see requests for comments on an author’s book blurb. In almost every case, this book blurb is really a short synopsis. I believe a short synopsis and a book blurb are two completely different documents. A short synopsis goes on the inside flap of the cover on a print book while …
It’s my great pleasure to welcome back Hank Quense and to announce he’ll be a regular on my blog. Hank’s got a ticklish sense of humour, he knows plenty about marketing, fiction writing and what sells. Please check out his book and his blog. You’ll be treated to a delightful and crazy twist on all sorts of life’s adventures. Plus …
Q: What new book marketing opportunities have you been exploring? Book Planner: Because I think highly of book designer Joel Friedlander I have been trying out his new monthly subscription program BookPlanner.com after first listening to his introductory video about this new book publication planning software. I do believe this software subscription may be invaluable for authors who are starting …
Q. What are the advantages of being your own publisher if you buy back the rights to your book? Do you buy all your books back? How do you distribute the book without the help of the publisher? While I am not an expert on these questions nor am I a lawyer, I do have experience having rights reverted to …
Q: How can I evaluate which of my book marketing efforts are worthwhile? This is a very good question and one that has no definite answer. In fact, the answer is probably different for every author. But let’s look at some things to consider: Goodreads giveaway: At the moment you must give away physical books, which is a …
Q: Is blogging no longer worthwhile? For a writer I believe blogging continues to be very important. Remember, we authors are NOT targeting the world. We are targeting people likely to be interested in what we write. And the operative word is WRITE. Therefore, to continue to demonstrate to our target readers the value of what we write, we need …