In breaking news, Market My Words (my blog) was a Finalist/Honorary Mention in the Goodreads Independent Blogger Awards in the Publishing category 1 of approx. 1000 blogs entered).Woot Woot!
Thanks to everyone who voted.
Heres some great articles I came across recently:
Indie
When and why does an author decide to turn (great article but I'm biased b/c I was mentioned :)
Can you self pub and still get an agent? (yes you can but it's tricky)
Self Pubbing as a Marketing Tool? (Trust me, there are easier ways to market than doing a whole book)
Why some Indie authors are successful and some are not (interesting take.)
Ebook Pricing - what to charge? (the age old question)
Marketing
Promotional Burnout by LM preston (we all get it!)
Seth Godin on Marketing (Radio)
5 ways to market indie books on a budget (good tips)
Product Placement in Books - Hard sellers (interesting. Hey MoonPies - call me!)
Rethinking the Book Tour (aw but we all want one, don't we :)
Titles are key (yes and covers!)
25 things that make you look dumb on Twitter (call me dumb, ha!)
Happy Reading! :)
7 comments:
Fantastic links and resources. ;) Thank you so much!
Brilliant News!
Well done!
maureen
New Zealand
Congrats on the Honorary Mention! And thanks for the links. Have a great weekend.
Congrats, Shelli!
Congrats Shelli! That's awesome.
Woohoo! That's awesome Shelli! :)
I'm afraid to look at the twitter one ... wonder how dumb I am... :)
I was at the DFW conference this past weekend and there were numerous sessions that spoke quite favorably about self-publishing. I the feel the stigma is eroding even faster than I imagined.
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