by Jo Monroe | Apr 6, 2015 | Big self publishing, Crime fiction posts, Publishing posts, Writing practice posts
Hello again It’s been a very strange, and very painful month, as I have started to come to terms with both losing Eva and embracing the legacy she left me in the form of Ingrid Skyberg. I have spent much of the past few weeks closely sifting through Eva’s...
by Jo Monroe | Jun 4, 2013 | Big self publishing
Previously, I have rejected the very notion of creating ‘sock puppets’ to promote my books. That was plain scammy and spammy and downright underhand. But now I’ve dipped my toe in the fake review water and realise that my reservations were completely...
by Jo Monroe | May 28, 2013 | Big self publishing
Twitter is a social media platform. I get it. Emphasis on the social. But how many authors see it as merely a social marketing platform, emphasis on the marketing? I’ve read a lot of advice on appropriate Twitter etiquette. Given how many spammy tweets I...
by Jo Monroe | May 7, 2013 | Big self publishing
I do like nice, concise titles! The full explanation of this method comes courtesy of Joanna Penn, self-publishing guru and can be found here: thecreativepenn.com . It involves using Google adwords to research popular search terms in your field then double-checking...
by Jo Monroe | May 1, 2013 | Big self publishing
It’s a widely accepted view (I’ve read it in so many places I can’t even remember them all, let alone list them) that there are 3 main drivers that books book sales: Write a good book (a great one would be even better) get it edited, proof read and...
by Jo Monroe | Apr 25, 2013 | Big self publishing
I’m still fossicking at the moment, attempting to devise my master plan. I have tried one marketing ‘ploy’ to increase the visibility of my first novel (The Loyal Servant) – more of that in another post – but I’m still deciding on...