He has 45,000 daily readers at Whatever, and he outlines what you need to do if you'd like to write a featured blog post. From his blog: 1. What is The Big Idea? It’s a feature presented here on Whatever, up to twice-weekly, in which authors discuss their latest books, to the delight and edification... Continue Reading →
Wanna be in a documentary?
Inspired by the seven-year-old daughter of one of their benefactors, three award-winning filmmakers are teaming up to craft a unique on-screen storytelling experiment. A short (15 min.) pilot will be filmed on Friday afternoon/evening, May 28, in Everett. The filmmakers are searching for a published children's author and illustrator who are willing to participate in... Continue Reading →
Promote your historical fantasy on Blog Talk Radio
Simon Rose will guest host Blog Talk Radio on June 7 at 11 a.m. Pacific Time, and is looking for guests. He writes: The Heretic's Tomb, my fifth novel, is set in the time of the Black Death in 1349 and the June 7 show will feature authors who have written books set in a... Continue Reading →
Published authors: promote your work at a historic resort
Here's a swell promotional opportunity for some of our published members. Read on--applications are due tomorrow.Hello from Kim Ricketts Book Events!We are currently seeking children's book authors for a series we're running at an historic resort here in Washington. The dates of the events are March 27-28 and July 9-10. Authors for these events will... Continue Reading →
FREE promotion for your latest book
This comes from the prolific and generous Jim Whiting:All published SCBWI members are invited to feature their recent work in Kids’ Book Author of the Week, a regular feature for Grand (as in grandparents) e-zine. Joni Sensel, Suzanne Selfors, Amanda Noll, Royce Buckingham, Anjali Banerjee, Deb Caletti, Samantha Vamos and Pam Withers are among the... Continue Reading →
Authors: sign books at the PNWA holiday party
Pam Binder is looking for regional published authors to attend the PNWA members’ holiday party, where you can informally sign and sell your books, which will be supplied by Barnes & Noble.The event will be in Bellevue on December 5, from 6 – 9 p.m. and will include chatting, eating, and drinking, of course, as... Continue Reading →
Holiday book promotion idea
Mitali Perkins has come up with Books with Flair, a site that aggregates indie bookstores willing to sell and ship signed copies of favorite books.Here's how you can get involved:Kid/YA Authors and illustrators (and publicists, too), if an independent bookseller carries your traditionally published books, ask if they'll gift-wrap and ship signed or personalized copies.... Continue Reading →
Seattle Bookfest still seeking authors
It's Oct. 24 and 25; to participate, get all your details here.
PALs: a low-cost promotional opportunity
There are a lot of reasons to love goodreads.com--you can keep track of what you've read and what you loved about it, you can compare book tastes with friends. But for published authors, here's another reason: they facilitate book giveaways for you.I've done this twice and been amazed at how many people entered the contest.... Continue Reading →
School Library Journal Book Club Call
Found this on Twitter:sljournalLast call: YA/kids authors who do *free* 20-min bk club visits via Skype Send name/URL to slj[at]reedbusiness[dot]com. Deadline: Mon 7/20Translation: If you are a YA or children's author willing to do free 20-minute book club visits using Skype (a free, voice-over-Internet telephone service), send your name and Web site to slj@reedbusiness.com by... Continue Reading →