Tag: marketing
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The Root of Book Marketing
I was pulling some rather thick and determined ground cover off a bank the other day. Most of it came out without too much effort. A strong pull here, a few cuts with the lopper there, and I was able to untangle and tug the bank clean. Except for one particularly difficult root. No problem,…
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I scream UNCLE! Okay, Back to Marketing
I recently posted how I really don’t care about marketing. I do however care about my writing. I also would love to be able to “retire” someday and write full-time. I guess that means that I need to start caring about marketing. So I’ve decided to come back from my little anti-marketing hiatus for a…
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Another Lesson for Indies: “Restaurant, you have one chance to impress me.”
A new restaurant opened up in my neighborhood quite a few months ago. From the outside it is attractive, a cafe-throwback, a large outdoor blackboard with a hand-written “Open” sign, a large stack of firewood neatly arranged into the exterior of the restaurant, and attractive indoor and outdoor seating. Even the signboard was well designed…
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An Interesting Quote from Ecclesiastes for Indie Authors – 2
Yesterday I posted this quote from Ecclesiastes 7: “The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.” I gave one lesson from it for indie authors. Here’s the link to Lesson 1 from yesterday: HERE! Lesson 2 for Indie Authors: Patience is better than pride. Oh my. If there…
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Plugging Away on Novel #3: How much time between releases?
Summer break for a teacher. Is there anything better in the world? It has been great to finally have time to write. I’m currently working on novel #3 even though novel two hasn’t even been released yet. It’s a little trick I like to have up my sleeve. Have the next one complete before I…