Unique Author Branding and Content Ideas
It’s time to run through our August observances and unique author brand enhancements and content ideas for your monthly book marketing plan!
July 2021
Words You May Never Hear Again
Within the last 30 or so years, technology has increased in scope and power, but language is scurrying to catch up. As we’re developing new words and phrases to describe evolving technology, let’s take a look at some analog terms that may soon become obsolete.
Three Big Guidelines for Book Integrity
Ingram just announced that they will be reviewing their catalog to ensure that books are compliant with their catalog integrity guidelines.
The Mystery and Comfort of Pareidolia
Pareidolia is the human ability to see shapes or make pictures out of randomness. Faces in clouds, animalism rocks, and figures on the ceiling.
Heteronyms
Have you ever heard of “heteronyms”? They’re words that are spelled the same, but pronounced differently.
Looking for Literary Awards?
Just written a prize-winning novel, poetry collection, memoir, or YA? Want to enter a literary contest? Well, there are plenty of choices from national to local. Here’s how to start searching.
On Safari… “Do as I say, Not as I do!”
On a blistering hot summer day, it can be a no-brainer to think about a refreshing swim. It doesn’t matter where in the world you may be if it’s hot enough. Since this little episode takes place in Botswana’s Okavango Delta the story has a rather different wrinkle to it.
Three More Book Marketing Ideas
We were talking about indie book marketing the other day, Nancy and I. The subject crops up every few days in our business.
My Therapist Eats Hay
When the phone rang that late Friday afternoon in September, I answered without thought. I shouldn’t have been surprised when I heard what my doctor had to say. After all, I’d already had an ultrasound, an MRI, and a needle-biopsy, but my innate optimism, my desire to always find a half-filled glass even among its broken shards, left me hopeful for good news. I wasn’t ready for, “You have breast cancer.”
Saturday Will be a Busy and Productive Day at FAPAcon2021
Saturday will be a busy and productive day at FAPAcon2021. Saturday kicks off with the Welcome from FAPA president Pat Sanford followed by award-winning author Eddie Price at 8:45 am.
BookExpo2022 is Scheduled to January 30, 2022
The last live and in-person BookExpo was in January 2020 led by Villages writer and management guru Jack Hayes. The 2021 edition was cancelled in the midst of Covid-19, lack of vaccines, widespread fear and rising cabin fever. Now, postpandemic (we hope!) the BookExpo is on again and scheduled for Sunday, January 30, 2022 at the Eisenhower Recreational Center in The Villages.
