Showing posts with label self-promotion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label self-promotion. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Marketing 101

by Andrea Merrell

Marketing … promotion … social media—what’s a writer to do?


When I first started writing, I didn’t consider the complexities of getting published or establishing a platform. Fortunately, I was blessed with great advice: “Find a critique group, attend writers’ conferences, and network, network, network.” As an editor, I pass along this advice to my clients and stress the importance of promoting their books—whether traditionally published or self-published.

With the recent launch of my first book, Murder of a Manuscript, I have now moved into the marketing arena. Here are a few suggestions that have produced positive results: