Self-Publishing: An Interview with Scott Nicholson
Somewhere during the summer, when I got the latest “I can’t sell this” from an agent, I realized, “You can’t, but I can.” I have not looked back since.
Networking and Self-Promotion
Information Center, Networking and Self-Promotion, The Business of Writing, The SFWA Blog
Guest Post: Networking with Purpose and Sincerity
Want other people to feel inclined to spread word of your stuff? Then make sure you’re doing it for them.
Information Center, Networking and Self-Promotion, The Business of Writing, The SFWA Blog
Guest Post: Why Writers Suck at Marketing
Writers and marketing. In this digital age, the two words are becoming synonymous, but to what end? Having been on both sides of the fence, this is a difficult post for me to write. This isn’t the sort of thing I care to admit or highlight to people, because writers are a unique breed.
Networking and Self-Promotion, Publishing Technologies, The Business of Writing, The SFWA Blog
Guest Post: Experiments with E-books
Earlier this year, I was studying my royalty statement from DAW, comparing my print and electronic sales. I’ve been hearing for years that print is dying and e-books are the future, so I was rather surprised to find that electronic sales made up only 3-5% of my overall book sales.
Networking and Self-Promotion, The Business of Writing, The SFWA Blog
Guest Post–Privacy, freedom, and making a living as a writer
My book has been pirated and shared already. I can’t stop that, and the methods necessary to create a pirate-free environment would transform the internet into something ugly and forbidding.
Information Center, Networking and Self-Promotion, The Business of Writing, The SFWA Blog
Guest Post–A Writer’s Guide to Social Media
People once learned from one another what was worth knowing and doing, and the best of these memes worked their way through the population like a unending game of telephone. It was only with the advent of mass communication technology like printing, radio, and TV that a select few became able to easily influence great numbers of people. But with social media those select few are now finding themselves increasingly drowned out.
Networking and Self-Promotion, The SFWA Blog, Writer Beware
Guest Blog Post: Self-Promotion–Starting Too Soon?
Self-promotion: a subject much on many writers’ minds. All across the Internet, new authors are urged to be proactive in publicizing themselves and their books–to build a “brand.” But what to do? And how much?
Building a Career, Networking and Self-Promotion, The SFWA Blog
An Overview of Writing for Print vs. the Web
Monica Valentinelli talks about what it means to write non-fiction for the web versus writing for a print publication like a magazine.
Networking and Self-Promotion, The SFWA Blog, Writer Beware
First Novel Sales: The Data
What’s the average advance for a first novel? How long does it take the typical first novel to sell? Do most first novelists sell their books on their own, or through an agent? Will publishers and agents consider first novelists who don’t have any short fiction publication credits?
Networking and Self-Promotion, The SFWA Blog
Authors! 8 Tips For Your Website’s Usability and Design
Some tips to consider when you’re reviewing your current website or when you’re thinking about creating one. Let’s take a look at these tips for your website’s design and usability.
Bulletin, Networking and Self-Promotion, The SFWA Blog
The Networks Around us
This article, reprinted from the Bulletin, explores the various aspects of social networking and how a writer can use them to help promote herself.
Networking and Self-Promotion, The SFWA Blog
Conventions and writing, or Schmoozing 101
A set of six basic ideas with which to approach conventions. Networking is all about being charming and that will vary somewhat depending on the situation. So, here are the basic ideas.