Welcome to our weekly guest column by Ezra Barany, the Book Mentor and author of the bestselling novel The Torah Codes. He offers indie novelists important tips, entirely under our control, to help our books be discovered by readers all over the world. This week he focuses on how to write the perfect pitch to sell your novel in person.
Welcome to our weekly guest column by the Book Mentor and author of the bestselling novel of The Torah Codes, Ezra Barany. He offers indie novelists two important tips, entirely under our control, to help us increase book sales. A lot of indie authors think that as long as they write a well-written novel, their book will become successful and they’ll make a million bucks in the first month. But the reality is…
How Amazon bestseller and award-winning author of the thriller, The Torah Codes, Ezra Barany, really got on the bestsellers’ lists.
Many people think selling their novel takes a lot of time and energy. Well here’s a way that you can set up an automatic system in place to sell your novel to your market. That means there is no going on-line, no going to mixers, no social media, no networking. And you don’t even have to pay for this incredible system! If you have a twitter account, an email account, and just take the time to set this system up, you can have this automated marketing machine working for you in about an hour.
A lot of authors think the way to make money is to sell their novel one book at a time. But actually, there’s a way to sell boxes of books with one sales conversation. And if you just use the appropriate strategy to approach these sales, selling boxes of books can be easier than trying to get one person to buy.
Many authors think life is a riddle. And they’re right. They also think that making a lot of money from a novel is difficult. That’s also true. But there are simple ways to make a lot of book sales, and if you just follow these few tips, you can make a lot of money from [...]
Welcome to Q & A Wednesdays by Book Mentor, Ezra Barany. This week Ezra addresses 3 qualities of a good title.
Good news! This week’s winner of a 30-minute complimentary consultation of your book with Ezra is: Author, Emma Calin. Congrats! We’ll be contacting you for your Book Mentoring session with Ezra.
Want to be a bestselling author? Want [...]
Recommendation from someone I know
The cover
Saw on a bestseller list
Reviews you’ve read in blogs/online forums
Reviews you read in magazines/newspapers
Prominent display in bookstore
Fom a comment by Michelle Gagnon at her article, The Best and Worst Writing Advice I Ever Got
I agree that you can’t make anyone recommend your book or review your book, favorably or [...]
Today’s Tip #5: The 5-5-5 Rule Often my workshop attendees, clients and students ask me, “How much time should I spend on social networking?” “How’s five minutes a day?” I ask. “That’s all?”
Welcome to my Social Media for Author Tip Series, where I offer you tips to put into practice the your social media tips so that you can: * Connect with your readers and get to know them * Let them get to know you * Build your network * Create your author platform — Today’s Tip #6: Share — Share what? Share yourself, your humanity, your vulnerability, a slice of your daily life? Why? Because we all want to connect with each other, feel each other’s humanity, belong and be loved.
Many authors think that social media is like traditional advertising, all shouting at ya’ . But it’s not. Social media is social, which means authors succeed at it when we listen and give back. If you just listen deeply to your audience and talk about the things that are important to them then you will be included in their tribe and they will want to buy your book.
Welcome to the Monday series on Resources for Indie Authors. This week I feature an guest post from Dana Lynn Smith, book marketing coach and author. Thanks Dana! All resources I use and cull from my life as an Independent Publishing Consultant and Book Coach, published author, and indie author in fiction! I’ve used some of these ideas to get featured in my local library.
I’m inspired by Kristen Lamb to do a Twitter Tuesdays series. Today is #1! Today we’ll focus on something I got from Kristen’s book, We Are Not Alone: The Writer’s Guide to Social Media. (She’s going to think I’m a stalker! I can’t say enough nice and gushing things about her book!)
From one of the contest organizers:
Just thought I’d post a note for everyone who couldn’t make it to the meeting regarding the contests that Tina and I are both running.
The details for Tina’s contest are here:
http://authortinafolsom.blogspot.com/p/giveaways-contests.html?zx=49ecf4b2a2d0bbe6
To enter mine go to:
http://www.BellaAndre.com
These Nook Color e-readers are really amazing! Good luck.
Best,
Bella
PS. This is Beth talking! Spread [...]
I finally got the courage up to publicly post a video of me in front of the room.
What is your number one concern around using social media as an author to promote your books and create success in your career?
For fiction and nonfiction authors who are dedicated to getting their books written and out into the world.
Bestselling Author's Coach, Beth Barany is dedicated to the notion that all is better with play.
An author too, she's the author of the 2011 award-winning young adult fantasy novel Henrietta The Dragon Slayer, as well as of the bestselling nonfiction books for authors and aspiring authors.
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