by Katie McCoach | Aug 18, 2016 | Author Tips, Marketing, Publishing
@KatieMcCoach As an author today, you know that every reader is valuable. You love your readers; you want to keep the ones who are loyal and reach new ones. That’s what promotion and growing a business is all about – reaching new consumers. That’s why it’s so...
by Katie McCoach | Apr 28, 2016 | Author Tips, Editing, Goals, Publishing, Writing
FOR THOSE WHO are planning to self-publish a book, you may have heard by now that self-publishing is a business. It’s your business, and treating your business with professionalism and enlisting in the required help will help your business (books) succeed. For...
by Katie McCoach | Apr 7, 2016 | Guest Blogs, Publishing, Writing
METHOD TO THE (PITCH) MADNESS Guest post by Megan LaCroix on the inside scoop of the #PitchMadness contest. Pitch Madness was my first ever Twitter pitch contest and I entered not knowing what to expect. I’m still new to querying (heck—I’m still new to Twitter!), but...
by Katie McCoach | Jan 7, 2016 | Editing, Publishing, Writing
Sending your manuscript out to agents and editors for possible representation and publication is exciting, but mostly terrifying. You hope that your query will make a good enough impression and that an agent will be intrigued and request the full manuscript! How do...
by Katie McCoach | Jul 16, 2015 | Aspiring Moments, Author Tips, Editing, Publishing, Writing
*Please note this post refers to the Twitter character count limit of 140 characters used 2017 and prior. The limit has since increased, so future #10Queries Tweets will likely be longer. Yay! I am a participating editor for a contest called #RevPit. It’s an...
by Katie McCoach | Jun 18, 2015 | Author Tips, Marketing, Publishing, Reading, Writing
Audiobook Tips for Authors from a Listener * This is not based in research, only the personal reactions of a newly addicted audiobook listener. Lately I’ve become addicted to audiobooks. I love that I can do other things while I read a book; exercise, play mindless...
