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dorothy-thompson's picture
Apr.29.2012
Working in book publicity, my most asked question is "What's the best way to sell books?"  I know they are wanting the million dollar secret to book sales but that's hard to answer because all books are different.  You can't just do this for an author and expect the same thing to work for...
dorothy-thompson's picture
Apr.16.2012
Today starts a new series of interviews with authors talking about their book promotion strategies.  Today we are interviewing Caroline Alethia, author of Plant Teacher. You can visit her website at www.plantteacherthebook.net.  Thanks for this interview, Caroline.  Can we begin by...
larry-baker's picture
Mar.28.2012
BOOKS IN GROCERY STORES: A TESTIMONIAL (formerly a MobyLives guest column) by Larry Baker Ninety percent of all published writers, and one hundred percent of all unpublished writers might say that they would trade places with me. Very few would have any sympathy for me, and I understand that....
jm-cornwell's picture
Jun.02.2011
It takes time to get a good marketing roll going, and this is the next step. Don't be fooled. It also takes money to get a marketing roll going. In the end, though, it is up to the author and the book to keep the readers' interest. Here's hoping the interest continues for Among Women. It's not your...
dorothy-thompson's picture
Jun.01.2011
Join Julia Madeleine, author of the thriller novel, No One to Hear You Scream (Black Heart Books), as she virtually tours the blogosphere June 6 – July 29 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! Julia Madeleine is the youngest daughter of Irish immigrant parents from Belfast...
dorothy-thompson's picture
Apr.27.2011
Join Dave Zeltserman, author of the thriller novel, Dying Memories (StoneGate Ink), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in May 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Dave Zeltserman Dave Zeltserman won the 2010 Shamus Award for 'Julius Katz' and is the...
jm-cornwell's picture
Mar.19.2011
In the spirit of good will and to help promote my latest novel, I have decided to take some sage advice and offer a free download of Past Imperfect with every sale of Among Women. Leave a comment with proof of purchase of Among Women from  Smashwords, Amazon in the U.S. or United Kingdom, Barnes...
dorothy-thompson's picture
Nov.30.2010
Join Shana Mahaffey as she tours the blogosphere December 6, 2010 to January 14, 2011 to promote her new women’s fiction novel, Sounds Like Crazy (Penguin Books). Though she doesn’t remember the trauma that caused it, Holly Miller, the main character of Shana’s novel, has Dissociative Identity...
dorothy-thompson's picture
Nov.30.2010
Cheryl C. Malandrinos, author of “Little Shepherd” will be a special guest on the popular Blogtalkradio show, A Book and A Chat with Storyheart. Join Storyheart at 11 AM Eastern on Saturday, December 4, 2010 for A Book and A Chat sit down with children’s author Cheryl C. Malandrinos. You can listen...
dk-christi's picture
Aug.22.2009
I found a new toy!  I'm caught between writing and playing.  Jingproject.com is a free piece of a larger piece of software that allows me to capture anything from my screen into a video.  Just like that!  Pull down their little sun, park it on my screen, and presto!  I have a five minute only video...