This will take a bit of threaded posts.
To market your book, you have to do a dance with 7 steps, in no particular order:
1 ID the fans
2 Find em
3 Attract em
4 Capture em
5 Feed em
6 communicate with em
7 Leverage em
1/? #WritingCommunity #AskPublisher #bookmarketing
To market your book, you have to do a dance with 7 steps, in no particular order:
1 ID the fans
2 Find em
3 Attract em
4 Capture em
5 Feed em
6 communicate with em
7 Leverage em
1/? #WritingCommunity #AskPublisher #bookmarketing
December 15, 2024 at 11:28 PM
It’s not just readers. I used to work in a bookstore (or three or four). Booksellers and librarians face-out, display and table the best looking #books.
#BookMarketing #AskPublisher #WritingCommunity
#BookMarketing #AskPublisher #WritingCommunity
January 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It’s not just readers. I used to work in a bookstore (or three or four). Booksellers and librarians face-out, display and table the best looking #books.
#BookMarketing #AskPublisher #WritingCommunity
#BookMarketing #AskPublisher #WritingCommunity
Yes, most every single book was like that. #AskPublisher #WritingCommunity
As a publisher, was there ever a piece to cross your desk that you didn't know you were looking for until it came out of left field and made you do a double-take?
December 8, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Yes, most every single book was like that. #AskPublisher #WritingCommunity
Starting a new hashtag so I can track all the pitches and comments to Flying Pen Press.
Behold, #PitchFPP!
Use it, abuse it, tell me about your book! Feel free to ask questions.
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #AskPublisher #AskEditor #MSWL
Behold, #PitchFPP!
Use it, abuse it, tell me about your book! Feel free to ask questions.
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #AskPublisher #AskEditor #MSWL
August 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Starting a new hashtag so I can track all the pitches and comments to Flying Pen Press.
Behold, #PitchFPP!
Use it, abuse it, tell me about your book! Feel free to ask questions.
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #AskPublisher #AskEditor #MSWL
Behold, #PitchFPP!
Use it, abuse it, tell me about your book! Feel free to ask questions.
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #AskPublisher #AskEditor #MSWL
I prefer calling them “third-party-published books” and “author-published books.”
#WritingCommunity #AskPublisher
#WritingCommunity #AskPublisher
November 19, 2024 at 3:07 AM
I prefer calling them “third-party-published books” and “author-published books.”
#WritingCommunity #AskPublisher
#WritingCommunity #AskPublisher
When I was homeless and starting as a writer/journalist, an established writer helped me out. I pay it forward now by helping other writers, with the #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor hashtags.
Tags for visibility: #Writing #Publishing #BookMarketing #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTip #WritingCommunity
Tags for visibility: #Writing #Publishing #BookMarketing #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTip #WritingCommunity
April 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
When I was homeless and starting as a writer/journalist, an established writer helped me out. I pay it forward now by helping other writers, with the #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor hashtags.
Tags for visibility: #Writing #Publishing #BookMarketing #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTip #WritingCommunity
Tags for visibility: #Writing #Publishing #BookMarketing #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTip #WritingCommunity
Please, #WritingCommunity, reach out to all the #booktok transplants and make them feel welcome. Answer all their newbie questions with enthusiasm and joy. They are here to learn about your books!
#AskPublisher #AskAuthor #Bookmarketing #BookSky #PubTip
#AskPublisher #AskAuthor #Bookmarketing #BookSky #PubTip
January 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Please, #WritingCommunity, reach out to all the #booktok transplants and make them feel welcome. Answer all their newbie questions with enthusiasm and joy. They are here to learn about your books!
#AskPublisher #AskAuthor #Bookmarketing #BookSky #PubTip
#AskPublisher #AskAuthor #Bookmarketing #BookSky #PubTip
I am working on my writing and kicking back from the week.
Which means, we can start Weekend #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor.
I cover #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTIp #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookMarketing #Writing and #Publishing.
What are you writing?
Which means, we can start Weekend #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor.
I cover #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTIp #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookMarketing #Writing and #Publishing.
What are you writing?
September 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I am working on my writing and kicking back from the week.
Which means, we can start Weekend #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor.
I cover #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTIp #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookMarketing #Writing and #Publishing.
What are you writing?
Which means, we can start Weekend #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor.
I cover #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTIp #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookMarketing #Writing and #Publishing.
What are you writing?
I’m signing out of #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor now and clocking out. More Weekend #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor tomorrow!
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
November 24, 2024 at 4:46 AM
I’m signing out of #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor now and clocking out. More Weekend #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor tomorrow!
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
SIgning off #SciFiChat, got daddy duties to go take care of, then it's the Weekend #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAUthor session until Sunday.
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
May 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
SIgning off #SciFiChat, got daddy duties to go take care of, then it's the Weekend #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAUthor session until Sunday.
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
Wrapping up the day’s #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor session. More tomorrow, but I’m heading into a NyQuil slumber. See you all in the morning.
March 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Wrapping up the day’s #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor session. More tomorrow, but I’m heading into a NyQuil slumber. See you all in the morning.
2. Finish it.
3. Submit it.
4. Repeat without pause.
#AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor #WritingCommunity
3. Submit it.
4. Repeat without pause.
#AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor #WritingCommunity
Steps to being a writer:
1. Write
1. Write
November 15, 2024 at 7:17 PM
2. Finish it.
3. Submit it.
4. Repeat without pause.
#AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor #WritingCommunity
3. Submit it.
4. Repeat without pause.
#AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor #WritingCommunity
To be clear:
I am a writer and a retired publisher and editor. I am not trying to sell any books, I am not trying to sell services. I just want to help the #WritingCommunity and the book industry, because when I started, someone helped me and it's time to pay it forward.
#AskPublisher #AskAuthor
I am a writer and a retired publisher and editor. I am not trying to sell any books, I am not trying to sell services. I just want to help the #WritingCommunity and the book industry, because when I started, someone helped me and it's time to pay it forward.
#AskPublisher #AskAuthor
November 29, 2024 at 11:52 PM
To be clear:
I am a writer and a retired publisher and editor. I am not trying to sell any books, I am not trying to sell services. I just want to help the #WritingCommunity and the book industry, because when I started, someone helped me and it's time to pay it forward.
#AskPublisher #AskAuthor
I am a writer and a retired publisher and editor. I am not trying to sell any books, I am not trying to sell services. I just want to help the #WritingCommunity and the book industry, because when I started, someone helped me and it's time to pay it forward.
#AskPublisher #AskAuthor
A Farewell to Arms is now officially in the public domain.
So, if you’ve been wanting to write the sequel, now’s the time!
Not yet hit Project Gutenberg, it seems.
#AskPublisher #WritingCommunity #Publishing #books #lit
So, if you’ve been wanting to write the sequel, now’s the time!
Not yet hit Project Gutenberg, it seems.
#AskPublisher #WritingCommunity #Publishing #books #lit
January 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
A Farewell to Arms is now officially in the public domain.
So, if you’ve been wanting to write the sequel, now’s the time!
Not yet hit Project Gutenberg, it seems.
#AskPublisher #WritingCommunity #Publishing #books #lit
So, if you’ve been wanting to write the sequel, now’s the time!
Not yet hit Project Gutenberg, it seems.
#AskPublisher #WritingCommunity #Publishing #books #lit
I’m hosting the Weekend #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor session. Good day to ask questions and talk shop.
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
December 14, 2024 at 7:57 PM
I’m hosting the Weekend #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor session. Good day to ask questions and talk shop.
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
I am checking out of #SciFiChat. THanks everyone for a fun little chat, see you next week.
I now fire up my thinking cap for the Weekend #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAUthor session. Gimme hard questions!
#WritingCommunity #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTip #Writing #Publishing #BookMarketing #WriteSky
I now fire up my thinking cap for the Weekend #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAUthor session. Gimme hard questions!
#WritingCommunity #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTip #Writing #Publishing #BookMarketing #WriteSky
May 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I am checking out of #SciFiChat. THanks everyone for a fun little chat, see you next week.
I now fire up my thinking cap for the Weekend #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAUthor session. Gimme hard questions!
#WritingCommunity #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTip #Writing #Publishing #BookMarketing #WriteSky
I now fire up my thinking cap for the Weekend #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAUthor session. Gimme hard questions!
#WritingCommunity #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTip #Writing #Publishing #BookMarketing #WriteSky
And yes, I will be requiring job applicants to mail in handwritten résumés. In pencil!
#Jobs #FlyingPenPress #AskPublisher
#Jobs #FlyingPenPress #AskPublisher
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 AM
And yes, I will be requiring job applicants to mail in handwritten résumés. In pencil!
#Jobs #FlyingPenPress #AskPublisher
#Jobs #FlyingPenPress #AskPublisher
Tell me more about this novel, and about the kind of platform you have.
#WritingCommunity #bookmarketing #AskPublisher
#WritingCommunity #bookmarketing #AskPublisher
About to self publish my first fantasy novel. So much info around about marketing, keen to get a couple of tips. Launching on KU.
December 15, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Tell me more about this novel, and about the kind of platform you have.
#WritingCommunity #bookmarketing #AskPublisher
#WritingCommunity #bookmarketing #AskPublisher
We’ve been there before. These types of lazy fools gave us the flash-crap books on Kindle when that first came out. Scraped content is scraped content.
#AskPublisher #WritingCommunity
#AskPublisher #WritingCommunity
November 25, 2024 at 10:02 AM
We’ve been there before. These types of lazy fools gave us the flash-crap books on Kindle when that first came out. Scraped content is scraped content.
#AskPublisher #WritingCommunity
#AskPublisher #WritingCommunity
April 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Once again, I will remind people. When you submit your manuscript for consideration, you should also include a full book proposal with a business summary and a marketing analysis.
#AskPublisher #WritingCommunity #QueryTip
#AskPublisher #WritingCommunity #QueryTip
September 3, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Once again, I will remind people. When you submit your manuscript for consideration, you should also include a full book proposal with a business summary and a marketing analysis.
#AskPublisher #WritingCommunity #QueryTip
#AskPublisher #WritingCommunity #QueryTip
I can neither confirm nor deny that I know and/or operate an underground press that is or will or will not publish antifa works.
#Resist #AskPublisher #Pubtip #NothingToSeeHere
#Resist #AskPublisher #Pubtip #NothingToSeeHere
March 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I can neither confirm nor deny that I know and/or operate an underground press that is or will or will not publish antifa works.
#Resist #AskPublisher #Pubtip #NothingToSeeHere
#Resist #AskPublisher #Pubtip #NothingToSeeHere
Heading out for dinner, last chance to catch me atvthe convention center. But I can talk later if you want to pitch your story.
#SciFiChat #Worldcon #SciFi #Fantasy #Horror #Books #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AskEditor #AskPublisher #MSWL
#SciFiChat #Worldcon #SciFi #Fantasy #Horror #Books #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AskEditor #AskPublisher #MSWL
August 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Heading out for dinner, last chance to catch me atvthe convention center. But I can talk later if you want to pitch your story.
#SciFiChat #Worldcon #SciFi #Fantasy #Horror #Books #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AskEditor #AskPublisher #MSWL
#SciFiChat #Worldcon #SciFi #Fantasy #Horror #Books #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AskEditor #AskPublisher #MSWL
And with that, let us open the Weekend #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor session.
If you have questions about #publishing or #writing, I will give you my thoughts from 37 years in the word biz.
Other tags I watch: #BookMarketing #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTip
If you have questions about #publishing or #writing, I will give you my thoughts from 37 years in the word biz.
Other tags I watch: #BookMarketing #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTip
January 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
And with that, let us open the Weekend #AskEditor #AskPublisher #AskAuthor session.
If you have questions about #publishing or #writing, I will give you my thoughts from 37 years in the word biz.
Other tags I watch: #BookMarketing #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTip
If you have questions about #publishing or #writing, I will give you my thoughts from 37 years in the word biz.
Other tags I watch: #BookMarketing #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTip