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Exploring book sales opportunities beyond bookstores

September 9, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Literally go anywhere that books are sold: How often do you consider other places for book sales? When you travel, do you carry copies of your book? What about a sell sheet? I encourage you to … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Book Marketing & Promo, The Outer Banks Tagged With: book marketing, book selling, childrens books, sell sheets

The importance of reader reviews

May 13, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The importance of reviews Reader reviews are more than something to feed the author's ego. Reviews mean EVERYTHING to the algorithm gods. Here is why: In a market where readers have so many … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Book Marketing & Promo, Books and Reviews Tagged With: book reviews, how reviews help books, reader reviews, why reviews matter

Gordy and the Ghost Crab goes to School

April 11, 2022 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

We hit the road! I took Gordy and the Ghost Crab and my newest creation, my felt ghost crab hat, to Weston Elementary School in Imlay City, MI where we meet with three groups of students: the … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Book Marketing & Promo, The Writing Life Tagged With: authors in schools, childrens books, school presentation, school visits, teaching children

Social Media and Selling Books

November 15, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

It's about building relationships! If you are a published writer, you undoubtedly have Twitter, Instagram, a Facebook page and/or other social media accounts. If you have books on consignment … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Book Marketing & Promo Tagged With: book selling, books, childrens books, Fiction, social media

My mini book tour

May 17, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Recently Don and I took a trip along the Outer Banks of N. Carolina to promote Gordy and the Ghost Crab to bookstores and gift shops. A fellow author asked me for details, so I thought I'd share … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Book Marketing & Promo Tagged With: childrens books, Getting your books in stores, gordy and the ghost crab, selling books

3 Reasons Why Women are Uniquely Suited to be Authorpreneurs

June 24, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Today's blog is a guest post on women's unique talents in the writing world, from author and motivational speaker, Colleen M. Story: I’ve taught a number of writing workshops over the past few … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Book Marketing & Promo, The Writing Life Tagged With: authors, women

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Author, poet, artist, cynical optimist, corgi aficionado, crafter & klutz with just enough ADHD to keep it spinning. More here.

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Writing life, line by line