by Sarah Kuiken | Oct 13, 2021 | Author Essentials, Author How-To & Mindset, Books2Read Promotions
BookBub is a discovery platform for readers and a marketing platform for writers. It’s where readers go to discover new writers, and where writers can market their books to readers of their genre. Before we dive into how to use BookBub Featured Deals for marketing...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Sep 14, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
I’ve been watching For the Love of Kitchens on the Discovery+ app. The show follows the work of the kitchen design studio of deVOL, in the UK. It’s something my wife got me into—a sort of “visual comfort food,” watching a show that’s centered on designing and...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Aug 31, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
I do a lot of one-on-one author coaching, especially around conference season. And in the decade or so that I’ve been chatting with new, incoming, and will-be authors, there are certain recurring questions that I get asked. Most could be boiled down to “How do I sell...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Aug 26, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
Choosing a title is an art. It’s a bit like being able to write poetry, or to paint as an impressionist. A good title is also a paradox. You’re aiming to convey something a bit esoteric and ineffable with your title, and yet it needs to give your potential reader a...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Aug 25, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
If you follow bloggers, YouTubers, and social media influencers for long enough they’ll inevitably provide you with some insight and tips about how they’ve achieved the success they’ve achieved. I follow hundreds of these folks, and often their advice is profound....