How NOT to Waste Money & Time When Promoting your Book

Published on December 5, 2007

Hi Angela,
I just finished the article, How NOT to Waste Money & Time When Promoting your Book, by Marion Cuba and I had to shoot you a quick email. What an amazingly helpful piece!
I thought writing my novel, Out of the Ordinary, was hard. Now, I’m realizing I need to promote it (if I expect anyone to read it, that is) and I’m a total novice in this area. There’s so much to do, I don’t know where to begin. The practical, real world tips in this article have saved me hours of pointless work, needless frustration and, oh yes, a whole lot of money.
Thanks so much for, once again, sharing this type of quality info with all of us. This is just one more reasons we all love booklocker so much!
Happy holidays!
Susan Morgan Portfolio
Author, Out of the Ordinary
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Unfinished Manuscripts: Training Tips By Cyn Mobley

Published on December 5, 2007

“You’re not done with that book yet?” My husband’s voice was less than patient. I’d been regaling him with the difficulties of finishing The Last Casualty. I’d been working on the book for five years, on and off, and it simply refused to get written.
As frustrating as it was to him to hear about my lack of progress, it was infinitely more painful for me. After all, I wasn’t a novice. By that time, I’d had ten books published by major New York publishers, including a few on the USA Today bestseller list. I had four more books under contract…

AVOID Contests That Use Entries for Free Content!

Published on December 5, 2007

Angela, I know you’re not a lawyer, but I’d like to get your thoughts about this situation:
I recently entered a contest sponsored by a large financial business. The rules state…

Distributors – Who Needs Them? By Joei Carlton Hossack

Published on December 5, 2007

It has been a very tough year.
After six or seven years of being the only distributor for my books, the company decided they didn’t want to distribute anyone’s books but their own. I discovered this when I was about halfway across the country to pick up my supply. I had called to ask if they were going to be closed any time during the summer so I wouldn’t plan my arrival around their vacation. His answer was, “Didn’t you get my letter?” Not only did the distributor have almost 10,000 of my books (5 different adventure-travel books) but I had a new one being printed. It felt like someone had kicked me in the gut but I certainly wasn’t going to admit that to them.

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