Tips & Resources
Tips
- Book Descriptions that "Click"
- Get Reader Reviews Now to Drive Sales Later
- Using Book Promotion Newsletters to Increase Sales
Resources
- BookFunnel - grow your following by giving away ARCs, reader magnets and more.
- BookSweeps - hosts giveaways to help grow your following.
- BookWormYogi - Copyediting and proofreading services.
- CraveBooks - provides a selection of marketing and promotional tools.
- Draft2Digital - Self-publishing services. Acquired Smashwords in 2022.
- eBookFairs - A virtual book fair service for authors. Use discount code FRIENDS20PCT to get 20% off their services.
- HenryRoiPR - Specializes in virtual book tours, social media services, and custom PR/marketing campaigns.
- Jane Friedman - Insightful advice on writing, publishing, and marketing.
- Jessica Bell Design - Book cover and marketing materials design.
- Kindlepreneur - Great info on self-publishing and marketing.
- Matthew J. Holmes - Expert advice on FB & Amazon ads.
- Poets & Writers Classifieds - Classified for writing contests, conferences, workshops, editing services, calls for submission, and more.
- Reedsy - A network of editors, designers, marketers, and ghostwriters for authors and publishers.
- The Path of Words - Offers networking opportunities and advice/resources for marketing and promotion of your work.
- The Writer- Instructs, informs, and inspires writers, providing practical coverage of the craft of writing and of the publishing industry.
- Writer's Relief - Helps writers make well-targeted, professional submissions to literary agents and editors.
- WOW! Women On Writing - Supporting women's creativity throughout all stages of the writing process. Also conducts virtual blog tours.
- Writer’s Write - A comprehensive writing resource for creative writers, business writers, and bloggers.
- Written Word Media - the company behind FreeBooksy and Bargain Booksy.
Recommended Books
- MFA in a Box by John Rember
- Ten Easy Steps to Becoming a Writer by Randall Silvis
- The Art of Fiction by John Gardner
- Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande
- On Writing by Stephen King
- One Writer's Beginnings by Eudora Welty
- The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
- Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
- Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
- The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
Organizations for Authors
- Academy of American Poets
- Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi)
- American Crime Writers League
- Horror Writers Association
- Independent Book Publishers Association
- International Association of Crime Writers
- International Women’s Writing Guild
- Mystery Writers of America
- National Association of Memoir Writers
- Novelists, Inc.
- Romance Writers of America
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- Sisters in Crime
- Society of American Travel Writers
- Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, SCBWI