marketing
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Operation Be Read: Learning Bookbub Ad Design and Targeting
I look back at my first tries at designing a Bookbub ad for Driftless Spirits and cringe. (If you really want to see, there are some in this post from two months ago.) I’m slowly learning how to make better… Continue reading
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If Not “Cozy,” Then What?
Some authors start with a genre and write a story to it. Other authors start with a story and then try to figure out the genre. I’m in the second camp. Recently I updated my homepage. When I originally set… Continue reading
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Operation Be Read: Bookbub “New Releases for Less” Results
Operation Be Read is an ongoing series showcasing this particular self-publishing author’s efforts to, well, be read. In OBR posts, I share results from promos, thoughts on strategies, and other musings about marketing. Please note that I’m not trying to… Continue reading
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Operation: Be Read – Low Cost $0.99 Promotion Site Results
I recently put up a blog post called Operation: Be Read. Following up on that post, I thought it would be interesting to some independent authors out there to share some data. Driftless Spirits (Book 1 in my Secrets in… Continue reading
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Operation: Be Read
That’s the name I’ve given my current efforts after my recent epiphany about how my books are like my crocheted stuffed animals. Just like toys are meant to be played with, books are meant to be read. After covering my… Continue reading
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Driftless Spirits Ebook is $0.99 for the Summer (and Beyond)
I love summer reading. People look for “beach reads” but I’ve never been a beach girl and I live in the middle of hills and woods. For me, summer reading is sitting in the grass or under the porch with… Continue reading
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Cover Reveal! (Tangled Roots)
I wrote recently about working on the hard parts of self-publishing. One of the things on my list was the cover for Tangled Roots, Book 2 in my Secrets in Casten’s Horn series. I finally found it: I might play… Continue reading
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Feeling Good: First Description of Tangled Roots, and Other Updates
I recently wrote about the hard parts of self-publishing and mentioned I was tackling the “blurb” for Tangled Roots this past week. I think it’s about 80-90% of the way there, but I’m done looking at it for now. I… Continue reading
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LAST STOP – Virtual Book Tour and First Look at Results
Well, to be honest, the last stop forgot to stop yesterday, but it was Easter so let’s acknowledge life and let it slide. It is the last hours of the giveaway! The entries close at midnight Central tonight (4/6), and… Continue reading
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Virtual Book Tour: Spotlight at fundinmental
Today’s stop to highlight Driftless Spirits visits Sherry at fundinmental, a blogger with a love of reading and photography. This is the second-to-last stop on the tour. Time is running out to enter the giveaway for a paperback copy of… Continue reading