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People Round Up, Mid January, 2024

Publishing Trends

She first joined S&S in 2008 after three years as publisher of Rodale Books. KO Media Management has promoted Kate Rogers to associate agent and will continue in her role as licensing coordinator. Hoover and Christie Megill have been promoted to agent. Rebecca Vitkus has been promoted to senior managing editor.

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The Craft And Business Of Writing Non-Fiction Books With Stephanie Chandler

The Creative Penn

Stephanie Chandler is the author of multiple nonfiction books, a professional speaker, and CEO of the Nonfiction Authors Association and Writers Conference. It turned out I was a terrible fiction writer , I just did not have the imagination. So in 2008, I started my own publishing business. Thanks for having me.

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Your Publishing Options With Rachael Herron

The Creative Penn

In the intro, Power Thesaurus and editing tips for audio ; How Writers Fail — Kris Rusch; Finishing energy ; Sidekick for Shopify ; Shadow Survey (please complete before 31 Aug 2023). What I think they're doing, and what I'm happy to play with them in the sandbox for, is they buy books from writers and they hope that this will be the big hit.

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Multi-Six Figure Book Sales And The Power Of Daily Habits With Marc Reklau

The Creative Penn

Because actually, I never had it in my life plan to become a writer. I studied people who sell lots of books, which mostly are fiction writers, not nonfiction writers. Marc: Actually, I copied Mark Dawson. So I took everything he teaches as a fiction writer, I could apply it 100% on nonfiction, and it works.

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The Marketing Mind Shift And The Power Of Ad Stacking With Ricci Wolman

The Creative Penn

How can you leverage the tools available for authors to sell more copies? It probably is, apart from actually writing the book, which is one struggle, many writers also struggle with marketing. It's like, well, I'm not a salesperson, I'm a writer. How can you shift your mindset in order to reach more readers with your books?

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How To Use Paid Advertising As Part Of Your Book Marketing With Mark Dawson

The Creative Penn

Mark Dawson is the award-winning USA Today best-selling author of the John Milton series and other thrillers, with over 6 million copies sold. Joanna: Mark Dawson is the award-winning USA Today best-selling author of the John Milton series and other thrillers, with over 6 million copies sold. So a new book or promotion, anything.

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Nobody Knows Marketing Like Romance Authors: Q&A with Kitty Thomas

Jane Friedman

What does paranormal romance (PNR) offer that traditional, human-on-human romance doesn’t, both to the writer and the reader? When women were crowding bookstores to get copies of EL James’s Fifty Shades of Grey , the press said the books appealed to “bored housewives” (which makes the women sound silly or desperate). Screw that.

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