Issue #820 May 24, 2014 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Raves for Media Kit Templates PR Bloggers Calling It Quits Would You Use Photos This Big? Hound Photos of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: My Garden club’s annual plant sale is today. I’ll return… Read More
Author Media Kit: Include 8 essential items
Your book’s media kit is the major marketing package that tells a variety of audiences about the book, and makes it easy for them to report on it or promote it. Yet many authors are confused about what goes into the kit. If you’ve written more than one book, you should have one media kit… Read More
Indie Author Media Kit Webinar Replay is ready—Register to listen, for free
If you missed today’s webinar on “The Indie Author’s Guide to Creating a Killer Media Kit,” not to worry. You can register to watch it, for free, around the clock, day or night, between now and Monday night, May 26. The next replay is at 5 a.m. Eastern Time today, Thursday, May 22. Then… Read More
Media Kit Webinar Sold Out
Issue #819 May 20, 2014 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Media Kit Webinar Sold Out Fun Facts About You Is Social Media a Must? Hound Video of the Week This Week in the Hound House: They warned me in puppy school that I shouldn’t let Bogie lay… Read More
53+ Sources for Free Images
Issue #818 May 17, 2014 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue 53+ Sources for Free Images The Cool Kids Play on Google+ Online Media Kits for Books Hound Photos of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: When I left the house at 7:30 last night to… Read More
When Good Publicity Backfires
Issue #817 May 13, 2014 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue When Good Publicity Backfires Avoid These 9 Writing Mistakes Online Media Kits for Books Hound Video of the Week This Week in the Hound House: In addition to doing battle with the rabbits, I’m waging a one-woman… Read More
Pitch at Media Websites
Issue #816 May 10, 2014 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Pitch at Media Websites Your Name on a Hollywood Star Authors, Save the Date Hound Video of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: My friend, the retired vet, says it’s OK with her if I… Read More
The Dibs System at NPR
Issue #815 May 6, 2014 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue The Dibs System at NPR The Jargon Generator Your Book is a Calling Card Hound Video of the Week This Week in the Hound House: I bet they’re still laughing at what happened on Saturday night during… Read More
Offer Extras When You Pitch
Issue #814 May 3, 2014 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Offer Extras When You Pitch How to Make Customers Happy What Rich Authors Know Hound Video of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: It’s time to battle the rabbits. One pregnant mama that looks like… Read More
5 cool tools I learned about at #AuthorU Extravaganza
I love learning about free or dirt-cheap tools that make my job easier, and I know you do, too. Here’s a quick list of five tools I learned about today, during the second day of the AuthorU Extravaganza. 1. Video Hive At VideoHive you can buy and sell royalty-free footage and motion graphics as well… Read More