by Jeniffer Thompson | Feb 19, 2025 | Author Marketing, Ideas and Tips, Selling Your Book
I often tell people that self-publishing is a misnomer. You aren’t meant to do it alone. From the editing process to designing, and marketing your book, you will need help along the way. This help includes your book launch team. So, why are so many authors hesitant...
by Jeniffer Thompson | Feb 5, 2025 | Author Marketing, Ideas and Tips, Selling Your Book
There are so many book awards for indie authors to submit to, and their submission deadlines vary, which means you have a chance to submit pretty much year-round. There’s also a wide variety of types of awards, increasing your chances that some will be a great fit for...
by Jeniffer Thompson | Oct 16, 2024 | Author Marketing, Digital Marketing, Ideas and Tips, Jeniffer Thompson, Selling Your Book
Of all of the things you do as an author, book marketing can be the most overwhelming. There is so much advice out there and it seems there is so much you’re supposed to be doing that it can be hard to know where to focus your book marketing energy. The thing is, you...
by Jeniffer Thompson | Jun 19, 2024 | Author Marketing, Book Publishing, Ideas and Tips, Jeniffer Thompson, Selling Your Book
Many authors I work with are unaware that self-published authors can do pre-orders for their books. Yes! You too can take advantage of offering pre-orders to boost your book sales and I highly recommend that you do. Below, I’ll explain why they’re beneficial and...
by Jeniffer Thompson | Apr 17, 2024 | Author Marketing, Ideas and Tips, Jeniffer Thompson
Much like book awards, writing contests are opportunities to gain recognition for your efforts, and winning comes with benefits. Yet many people don’t bother to submit their writing to these contests. They wonder, are writing contests worth it? Well, I think they are....
by Jeniffer Thompson | Apr 3, 2024 | Author Marketing, Book Publishing, Events, Ideas and Tips, Networking
With the 2024 San Diego’s Writer’s Festival upon us I’ve been very busy with the planning and preparation. It’s also got me thinking about writer’s conferences in general, and why my co-founder, Marni Freedman, and I had a vision for the SDWF. Like many festivals now,...
