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How to Create a Juicy Opt-in Gift for Your Website: My Interview with Louise Crooks

I’m sure you know you need a platform to publish and sell books. One of the simplest and most effective ways to grow that platform is to offer an Opt-In Gift or “Freebie” on your home page of your website, so that: * Visitors join your mailing list * You can continue to communicate with…

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Advice for How to Write a Book Proposal: An Interview with Literary Agent Miriam Altshuler

Looking for what a top literary agent advises for how to write a book proposal? Ever since Dr. Craig Malkin signed on with his literary agent, Miriam Altshuler, he’s been singing her praises to me, as well as sharing some of her specific takes on book proposals. So when I decided to interview several literary…

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How to Write a Short, Successful Book Proposal: An Interview with Literary Agent Deirdre Mullane

Wondering how to write a short book proposal? I get it. Book proposals can be daunting. Why write more than is needed? This is the longest interview I’ve ever posted on this blog, but when you read it, you’ll know why. There is an art and a science to writing a book proposal. The market…

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Celebrating Great Talent

This week I said, “Good-bye” to Jamie Levitt, who has been on the Bring Your Book to Life Program team for over a year and a half. In that time, Jamie was  instrumental in the development of my award-winning Bring Your Book to Life Program–editing CD’s finding resources, offering ideas. Jamie has often been the…

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Book Publicity Advice from PR Guru Dan Janal

Lisa: How has the internet changed how we publicize books and reach the media with our message? Dan: There are many more ways to reach your audience because of the Internet. In the old days, you had to pitch reporters at traditional media outlets and hope they wrote about you. You still need to do…

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Publishing Your Essays Online: An Interview with Patrick Madden

  Not everyone begins their writing career with a book. In fact, it can really help your book to have established some online readership before the book comes out. The opportunities for writing online and reaching an audience continue to expand. Have you written essays you’d like to publish online to reach a large audience?…

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