by Korina Moss After finishing my first cozy mystery manuscript I attended a library event with three established cozy authors. When they opened up for questions from the audience, I…
by Mark Parsons Click here if you missed Part III. There is the theory of and the planning of, but sooner or later you face the doing of. A typical…
by Mark Parsons Click here if you missed Part II. “If you build it, they will come” doesn’t apply to in-store events. It’s more like “If you build it—and tell…
by Penny Sansevieri Wordsrated.com recently completed an in-depth statistical report on the fiction book market. The big takeaway is that over 52.88% of all print book sales in the United…
by Mark Parsons Click here if you missed Part I. Last time we discussed the overall steps in setting up a book tour. Let’s look at some of the important…
If you have previously published books, list them and show the covers. Readers might not remember a title but will recognize a cover. Put your next book or book cover…
by Mark Parsons We’ve gone on three different book tours within the past year. First for my wife’s newest book, The Peach Rebellion, last May, then for my latest, The…
by Penny Sansevieri Have you stumbled upon the shelves called “Recommended by BookTok” in your bookstores? If you have, you’re probably wondering what BookTok is and how you can be…
by Marilyn Levinson I’m in awe of mystery authors who post about their successful book-signing events on Facebook, stating their events at bookstores and other venues resulted in many book…
by Penny Sansevieri You’re a writer. Brainstorming and writing is what you do best. But what about when the writing is done (for now, at least)? There aren’t many authors…
