{"id":6351,"date":"2016-02-02T16:51:42","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T16:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicityhound.com\/tips\/?p=6351"},"modified":"2024-04-29T22:24:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T22:24:27","slug":"publicity-tips-fiction-authors-can-be-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/tips-of-the-week\/publicity-tips-fiction-authors-can-be-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiction Authors Can Be Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue #991 Feb. 2, 2016
Publisher: Joan Stewart<\/p>\n

“Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity”<\/h2>\n

In This Issue<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. Fiction Authors Can Be Experts<\/li>\n
  2. App for Social Images<\/li>\n
  3. Stay on Top of Breaking News<\/li>\n
  4. Hound Video of the Week<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    This Week in the Hound House:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    There’s nothing like a cute dog to make grouchy travelers smile. While riding on the “up” escalator in the crowded Atlanta airport on Sunday, I was about 10 feet behind a guy carrying a service dog that looked like a Lab. I watched as people on the “down” escalator next to us couldn’t take their eyes off the dog. Many of them burst into a big smile. The Publicity Hound did, too.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    1. Fiction Authors Can Be Experts<\/h3>\n

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    With about 4 million books published each year, there’s an author under every rock, it seems. If you’re one of them, set yourself apart from others in your genre by becoming a subject matter expert, even if you write fiction.<\/p>\n

    On the Publishing at Sea cruise<\/strong> last week, I taught a session on expertise and why it’s not just about what you know but also about what you do. Some ideas:<\/p>\n