Self-Publishing Resources » Author Publicity http://www.self-publishingresources.com Interesting News, Articles and Tidbits for Self-Published Authors Thu, 26 Dec 2013 07:52:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 Characteristics of Promising and Successful Self-Published Authors http://www.self-publishingresources.com/characteristics-of-promising-and-successful-self-published-authors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=characteristics-of-promising-and-successful-self-published-authors http://www.self-publishingresources.com/characteristics-of-promising-and-successful-self-published-authors/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 23:56:02 +0000 http://self-publishingresources.com/?p=2587 Exposure is a game name competed by aspiring writers to someday, achieve success in their writing career. Whether you write for pleasure or for profit, determination should be present in order for you to take a higher place. Somehow, this line is better said done than done for those who easily give up.

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]]> http://www.self-publishingresources.com/characteristics-of-promising-and-successful-self-published-authors/feed/ 0 Ideas on Becoming a Serious Author http://www.self-publishingresources.com/ideas-on-becoming-a-serious-author/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ideas-on-becoming-a-serious-author http://www.self-publishingresources.com/ideas-on-becoming-a-serious-author/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 01:52:50 +0000 http://self-publishingresources.com/?p=2083 It seems like everyone is attempting it these days. Each and every path you look, people are cranking out novels or trying to get their life story revealed. Being a “writer” would seem to be everyone’s new preferred pastime.

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]]> http://www.self-publishingresources.com/ideas-on-becoming-a-serious-author/feed/ 0 The Persistence of the Author Brand http://www.self-publishingresources.com/the-persistence-of-the-author-brand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-persistence-of-the-author-brand http://www.self-publishingresources.com/the-persistence-of-the-author-brand/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:21:26 +0000 http://self-publishingresources.com/?p=1684 In reality, the practice simply took on a different form. The new era of author branding uses a famous author as the billboard and very carefully positions a secondary contributor as the actual writer of the piece.

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]]> http://www.self-publishingresources.com/the-persistence-of-the-author-brand/feed/ 0 What’s an Author Brand? http://www.self-publishingresources.com/what%e2%80%99s-an-author-brand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what%25e2%2580%2599s-an-author-brand http://www.self-publishingresources.com/what%e2%80%99s-an-author-brand/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 01:31:26 +0000 http://self-publishingresources.com/?p=1610 Whatever that instant of recognition is composed of, it’s there because that author’s brand put it there. Each association is complex and meaningful — unlike the association you’d experience for a brand of laundry detergent.

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]]> http://www.self-publishingresources.com/what%e2%80%99s-an-author-brand/feed/ 0 Building an Author’s Media Kit http://www.self-publishingresources.com/building-an-authors-media-kit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-an-authors-media-kit http://www.self-publishingresources.com/building-an-authors-media-kit/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:24:39 +0000 http://self-publishingresources.com/?p=1535 Here’s a list of the things which should be included in your media kit. Mine consists of 8 pages and I’ll use it as an example. It is important to note that because I have no way of knowing who will download my media kit, I did not include a Pitch Letter in its electronic form. I do, however, include one for every printed kit I send out.

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