Sentences with phrase «doing author tours»

When I asked someone at the publishing company where the third author had appeared from I was told that the new author had always been a key member of the team, responsible for keeping track of the plot lines, but had come to the fore recently because she was the most comfortable doing author tours.

Not exact matches

However, we have definitely addressed the book supply issue (I will admit to having my first Author Hissy of the tour over it) and it should not be happening at future events (nor did it at the last 4).

Take part in guided tastings, see cooking demos, get health advice, taste new products, do tours, meet GF authors... and so much more.

Having «done» the Universe, the author then gives us a quick tour of the Solar System (with pictures), discusses the origins and evolution of life on Earth and the possibility of life elsewhere, and rounds things off with extracts from the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen Hawking, and comparable cosmological thinkers.

There are many blogs dedicated to writers and authors who are happy to do book reviews of your title or a blog book tour.

In the 21st century, authors need to be doing more than looking into Internet marketing, ebooks, blogs and blog book tours.

What I like best about it is the author does not have to leave the comfort of their home or office to get substantially similar results of an actual book tour.

Arrange bookstore tours, PR campaigns, and other promotions for books and authors (not all publishers offer these services, but some do).

An ebook author probably doesn't need to do a book tour.

You've published your ebook, done book blog tours, pimped your work on Twitter and Facebook, and you even got such - and - such favorite author to provide a blurb.

With a virtual book tour, all an author has to do is find and work with a blog tour host or company.

I recently finished a blog tour and blogged about it on my own site because it was both a great and challenging experience (yes, everyone wants original posts that no one else has) and did wonders for my author profile.

Unfortunately the author died the same week the book cracked the NYT best - seller list, but before he could do a book tour.

Do an author blog tour.

My question is can the author do more than one book tour or do you have to be exclusive to just one?

It might not have the flashiest of designs, but they've done more than 1,100 successful tours over 5 years, and they have many successful authors using their services.

«We had themed blog tours before, such as the Bestseller for a Day, the Menage a Blog coming up in July, but when one of our volunteer staffers mentioned that her husband was stationed in the Middle East and that he had begged for books, we knew we could do something really big while helping indie authors widen their reader base,» adds Thompson.

In the old days, when you «launched» a book, you, as the author, were required to tour the country or the area or whatever, doing a book tour, which included book signings, interviews, cocktail parties and the like.

So I lived through it, I remember when the author tour started in the mid-1980s, and then became, sort of, I mean people have to do it, but it's hardly as fresh, and then what's happening in the Internet.

I can do spotlight / promo / excert and about the author tour, with a giveaway.

We recently had an author tell us that she had been cheated by previous social media managers and book tour companies because they were not able to do what she wants.

Book Formats: Kindle, PDF, Print (US Only) Hosting Options: Review, Interview, Guest Post, Showcase Giveaway: There will be a PICT tour - wide Rafflecopter and Self - Hosted Options for Reviewers More: According to the author The Body in the Ballroom by R.J. Koreto does not include: Excessive Strong Language, Graphic Violence, Explicit Sexual Scenes, Rape, or other trigger situations.

Each tour company does things differently so an author needs to understand what the elements are to ensure their book receives the most exposure.

We do our tours for 90 days, but generally that's because an author doesn't want to hire a PR firm forever (though I would love that:)-- but if you're doing this on your own, keep going!

She did a quick survey of some of her followers and discovered that most people's favorite authors blogged only about their tour schedule and new releases.

For an author who's got to promote his / her books, blog tours seem a good alternative... if done right.

Some sites are straight book reviews, others do author and blogger interviews, while some feature tons of giveaways and host blog tours.

Fortunately, there are other ways to promote your book in various major metro areas including pitching phone and Skype interviews, and conducting a virtual blog tour (most book publicists routinely set up virtual blog tours for authors — and, if you're considering a book publicist who doesn't know what a virtual blog tour is, then run in the opposite direction as quickly as possible!).

If you wish to do a blog tour, determine if you want to offer guest posts, author interviews, reviews, and / or book blasts for your new release.

If authors want massive sales, they'll have to do a combination of everything like; advertising, blog tours, and interviews on a consistent basis.

Before organizing an author book tour, it is necessary to know why it is done and what is a book tour in general.

I did not read the author's post, but I can say that I agree about your views on blog tours and the actual books marketing.

I don't do many tours but the fact that this author generalized based on one experience really angered me.

It's similar to the music industry in that authors tour the country like musicians doing appearances to sell books.

The exceptions where publishers would do widespread ads and pay for the author to do a book tour were unicorns, rare and special, reserved for those books where they foresaw six - figure sales.

It also makes it possible for authors to do smaller book signings in towns that aren't large enough to garner big name authors for a book event, reaching fans literally anywhere via online and radio book signings and blog tours.»

An author certainly does not go it alone, but has an agent in their corner, lending the assist on PR and book tours.

I blog weekly (on both my author blog and my business blog), I guest blog, I write for Huffington Post, IndieReader.com, FeminineCollective.com, I pay for low - cost ads, I do occasional blog tours and book promos, I do two Twitter chats, have a newsletter, a street team... it goes on.

I sure learned a lot from this book and I highly recommend it for authors that don't know about blog tours...

I did book blog tours, submitted to review sites, started this blog, started a newsletter, built a Facebook author page, and became more active on Twitter.

But the author is very upfront about what it takes for a blog tour to be successful — you either need to outsource it (which can be expensive) or do it yourself (which will be time - consuming).

I see a whole bunch of «book marketing opportunities» inviting authors to do blog tours on tiny blogs with no readership.

While even traditionally published titles do not all receive the «red carpet» treatment with twelve - city book tours and appearances at national events, for the indie author the work of promotion rests almost entirely on their shoulders.

Book promotion is an aspect of self - publishing that many authors take on with gusto by doing book tours and having an active social media presence.

It's quite similar to the book tours that many well - known authors do to promote their latest offerings, minus the pressure of bookings, public speaking and the grueling travel schedule that usually comes with it.

Authors are encouraged to offer a giveaway during their tour for increased engagement but are not required to do so.

Of course, most authors have always done book signings and interviews, but in this digital age, you're expected to also have a website, a blog, a Twitter account, do podcasts, blog tours, and anything else you can think of to promote your book.

Authors who still organize book tours usually do them as a favor for bookstores and to give back to the community.

You might find, as these pioneering authors did, that a Skype book tour provides even more opportunities than a standard book tour to foster intimacy and connections with your readers... and you might find yourself trading in traditional book tours for Skype - driven book tours for good.

A book blogger should never have to give a more positive review than they feel a book deserves, and neither should an author waste time and money on a book tour that doesn't actually promote their books.