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Three legs to the publishing ladder
by, Jill Swenson
September 3, 2013

You’ve finished writing your manuscript and you’re ready to publish. Or at least you thought you were. Think again. Do you have a proposal and a platform? There’s no book without a manuscript. It’s a necessary, but not a sufficient condition for publishing today. No matter how good the manuscript, it’s only one of three legs on which to step up to publication. In fact,… [Read More]

Filed Under: audience, book manuscript, Platform, print runs, publication
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Comparative Title Analysis for your Book Proposal: The “How-To”
by, Jill Swenson
January 29, 2013

Last week here, I spelled out the reasons why a comparative title analysis is so important to a book proposal. Today, the “how to” complete your research on the competition in the marketplace of ideas will be presented. This step-by-step process involves research, reading, and a critical market assessment. 1. Identify the genre, even the sub-genre, of books you will be searching for in your… [Read More]

Filed Under: Amazon, audience, key terms, product description, Readers, Sales rankings, Subject headings
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Identify your readers, dear writer
by, Jill Swenson
July 21, 2012

When you write a query letter and book proposal to an agent or acquisitions editor, there are certain things they want to know before considering your manuscript. They want to hear about you and your book, but what they really care about is the audience. What audience is your book intended for? Describe your readers in demographic detail. Where do your readers live? Work? Learn?… [Read More]

Filed Under: audience, Facebook, LinkedIn, Marketing, Platform, Readers, social media metrics, Twitter
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Connecting your Facebook Business Page with your Personal Profile Timeline
by, Claire Webber
July 14, 2012

If you’re an author on Facebook, you’ve certainly noticed that your personal timeline and your page exist as two seperate entities – at least on Facebook, your ‘Author-Self’ and ‘Everything-Else-Self’ are as divided as the North and South Poles. It’s not even possible to write on your own personal timeline; you can only communicate with other business pages directly. What’s a well-connected and sociable author to… [Read More]

Filed Under: agents, audience, author platform, Authors, blogging, Blogs, Facebook, internet, marketing strategy, Social Media, social media metrics, Social Media networks, widgets, WordPress
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Authors Add Face-to-Face to Your Social Media
by, Jill Swenson
September 17, 2011

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs, websites, and other electronic media platforms are important to an author’s success in the book business today. Let’s face it; you can’t ignore social media anymore if you plan to publish your book. Last week on this blog, Danielle made the point that even if you have electronic platforms up and running, they are of little value unless you can provide… [Read More]

Filed Under: audience, Face-to-face, Readers, social media metrics
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Listen to Blog Talk Radio Books
by, Danielle Sherwood
June 23, 2011

If you are an author who wants to get published, you need a website, blog, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, and other social media platforms. Publishers expect the author to play the primary role in social media marketing. You can hem and haw, but most book professionals are going to insist you build your author brand online. Luckily, Swenson Book Development, LLC assists authors with their… [Read More]

Filed Under: Acquisition Editors, Arielle Ford, audience, author self-sabotage, Authors, Blog Talk Radio, Books, branding, Listen, Publishing Insiders, query, radio, review, selling more books, SEO, Seth Godin, shows, social media platforms
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Publishing is a whole new ball game
by, Jill Swenson
April 8, 2011

HarperCollins now offers prospective authors AUTHONOMY. This is more than a self-publishing venture. It’s a cash cow based on wannabe authors’ vanity; not on selling books. They get writers to register at their exclusive site and gain feedback from other writers in a community of commentators and critics. Posting their writing on this corporate site is also a breeding ground for new ideas beyond agents’… [Read More]

Filed Under: audience, Authonomy, brand dilution, customers, HarperCollins, marketing strategy, Publishers, self-publishing, vanity press, wannabe authors
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