1. David Litwack – The Daughter Of The Sea And The Sky 2. Suzannah Burke – Acts Beyond Redemption 3. Miriam Jaskierowicz Arman – Revealed 4. Sally Saylor De Smet – Pages in the Wind 5. Melody Green – The Silent Suicide: The Hurting’s Siren Song
Formula for a Long Lasting Promotion for Your Children’s Book
E-Book + E-Gift + Cross Promotion = Great FREE Promotion for Children’s Books By Carolyn Howard-Johnson, Author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers In a discussion I had with one of the longtime subscribers to my SharingwithWriters newsletter, Wanda Luthmam, author of The Lilac Princess, she said, “Of course the […]
7 Ways Writing for Reluctant Young Readers Differs from Writing for Readers by Cheryl Carpinello
Throughout my 25 years as a high school English teacher, I learned to recognize the Readers and Reluctant Readers who sat in my classroom. My Readers would quickly flip through of pages of each book as I handed them out, glancing at the chapter headings and turning to the first chapter. My Reluctant Readers also […]
Interview with Donna Maguire, Author of The Silly Willy Winston Series
In an effort to understand Children’s Book Authors, their inspirations, their writing process, their needs, their problems,… we reached out to Donna Maguire, author of the Silly Willy Winston series who after close to 40 years in the advertising business Donna left it behind to care for her grand niece and nephew in Nevada some […]
Fiona Ingram’s Top Five Marketing Methods for Children’s Books
“Discoverability” is the word on every author’s lips as they try to get their books into the spotlight, making readers aware of their new releases and hoping for reviews and of course sales. With so many books being released every day, getting noticed is a huge and sometimes seemingly insurmountable problem. Since I released my […]
5 BookBuzzr Flipper Installations To Inspire You In October 2015
1. Bob Whitely – Arcane Synthesis: A Blended-Genre Anthology 2. Katrinas Gurl – The Balcony View Revisited: Introduction of the Lovers Revisited 3. Orest Stocco – The Summoning of Noman 4. Linda K. Sienkiewicz – In the Context of Love 5. Bobbie Ann Cole – Love Triangles: Discovering Jesus the […]
12 Tips to Throw a Successful Book Launch Party on a Budget
You’ve put in the long hours writing your new book and now it’s time for the launch party. Parties are typically something to be excited about but with so much riding on this one, you may start making plans with some trepidation. There are common reservations authors have about hosting a launch party. How can […]
Important Announcement – The BookBuzzr Flipper Now Works Inside Twitter
As you may know, the BookBuzzr Flipper works like Amazon’s Look Inside – only better. It can be embedded on your blog, website, Facebook fan page, GoodReads posts and even your email. Today, we’re pleased to announce that your BookBuzzr Flipper can even be embedded inside your tweets on Twitter. So readers don’t need to […]
An Interview with Amazon Best-selling Author Carmen Fox
BookBuzzr author Carmen Fox’s eBook Guarded (The Silverton Chronicles) recently hit the #1 spot on Amazon.com. We reached out to Carmen to learn more about her. The screenshot below was taken on September 14, 2015. 1. Hi Carmen, thanks for taking the time to do this interview. Can you start off by telling us about […]
An Interview With Carolyn Howard-Johnson – Creator of the How To Do It Frugally Series of Books
Carolyn Howard-Johnson is best known as The Frugal Book Promoter, but she has worn many hats including that of literary writer, poet, and writer for many well-known publications. We reached out to Carolyn to get her insights and wisdom on publishing, book marketing and editing.
How Conceptual Understanding and Retention Increases by Reading the Actual Books
The digital age has created a generation of people who view digital media as the norm and some even struggle to interact with the physical product and its paper origins. Those who have been born into the digital era may even expect to be able to shrink, enlarge or swipe a paper product. The question […]