Marketing

DO YOU NEED AN AUTHOR BRAND? (PART 1 of 2)

by Brian Andrews | Jan 23, 2023 | Marketing

Authors who have a brand are known by readers, agents, editors, and other authors…even if you’re just getting started, it’s time to start thinking about your author brand.

WHAT’S THE BEST ADVICE AN AGENT EVER GAVE YOU?

by Paula Munier | Sep 19, 2022 | Marketing

Advice from good agents is always in demand, given their position as gatekeepers to traditional publishing. Here at Career Authors, we reveal the best advice we’ve received from our own agents.

5 Tips To Become a Pro on Podcasts

by Our Special Guest | Sep 5, 2022 | Marketing, Subject Matter Expert Series

Podcasts are hugely popular and growing audiences at a faster rate than traditional radio or television programs, which makes them a great place for authors to get exposure and grow a platform. Check out David Temple’s 5 Tips to be a Pro on Podcasts

5 Ways to Impress an Agent

by Paula Munier | Aug 15, 2022 | Marketing

Getting an agent can be a challenge. Agent and author Paula Munier offers up some tips to help you to capture an agent’s attention—in a good way.

10 Things Not to Say to an Agent When You Pitch Your Project

by Paula Munier | Jun 8, 2022 | Marketing

Agent Paula Munier of Talcott Notch Literary on what not to say when you talk to an agent about your work.

Career Authors Writer’s Retreat at MIT Endicott House

by Brian Andrews | Apr 18, 2022 | Life, Marketing, Publishing

Career Authors has teamed up with MIT Endicott House to bring you a two-day intensive writer’s workshop designed to help you “jump to the head of the line” in your quest for publication.

GO FOR BROKE: 6 ways to make your story stand out

by Paula Munier | Mar 30, 2022 | Craft, Marketing

If you’re having trouble getting the attention of agents and editors, here are six ways to make sure your story stands out—in a good way. Ways that can help get you past the gatekeepers and into the bookstores.

LIBRARIES SELL BOOKS: Grow Your Writing Career With Library Sales

by Our Special Guest | Feb 23, 2022 | Marketing

Libraries are not usually the first place where authors dream of seeing their books on the shelves. But overlooking this market is a mistake. Libraries offer huge possibilities for book sales and growing your career as an author. Here’s how.

Setting Your Author Goals

by Our Special Guest | Feb 16, 2022 | Marketing

Bestselling author Rea Frey says: So many of us want to become authors, but no one teaches us how to be authors. Here are her secrets.

THE POWER OF JANE: Jane K. Cleland on writing Jane Austen into your story

by Our Special Guest | Dec 13, 2021 | Craft, Marketing

Award-winning mystery writer Jane K. Cleland talks to Career Authors about her latest Josie Prescott novel and how writing Jane Austen into your stories can help you build your brand, attract more readers, and sell more books.