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Tag Archives: book promotion
Come see my new pretty conference banner & win a prize #giveaway #swag #OIBF2017
I finally ordered a vertical banner for use at conferences. Sweet ‘n Spicy Designs, who does most of my book covers, designed the banner. (She did all the covers in the sidebar except for Krinar’s Desire & Embrace the Romance). … Continue reading
Posted in Contests, Science fiction romance, Social marketing, Special promotions
Tagged book promotion, bookmarks, Cara Bristol, cyborgs, how to promote your book, OIBF2017, Ozark Indie Book Fest, reader conference, romance readers, romance writer conference, romance writers, science fiction romance, SWAG
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Keeping track of a busy month…one author’s to do list!
May has seemed exceptionally for busy to me, but I can’t remember the last time I didn’t have a busy month! What makes May different is that I have several projects going for several books, as opposed to multiple activities going … Continue reading
Posted in Romance writing, Self publishing, Uncategorized
Tagged book promotion, Cara Bristol, habits of writers, writing romance
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Got a newsletter? Now what? How to get subscribers…
One of the first questions authors have after opening a newsletter email list account is, “Now what? How do you get people to subscribe?” It’s not as daunting as it seems. I use MailChimp for my email newsletter list, but … Continue reading
Behind the scenes: what actually happens when you a release book
You want me to do what on release day? Nooooo…. On release day, I dance to a frenetic beat, a la “Maniac” from the movie Flashdance. (See it on You Tube here) I clear my calendar for the day and … Continue reading
Posted in Romance writing, Self publishing
Tagged A day in the life of an author, Alien Mate, alien romance, book promotion, business of writing, Cara Bristol, first contact, Flashdance, habits of writers, how to promote a romance novel, Maniac, Release Day, science fiction romance, self-publishing
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Coming on Thursdays: a look back at science fiction romance…#SFR #ScifiRom #TBT
On social media there is such a thing as Throwback Thursday (#TBT), in which people post old photos of themselves. I got to thinking, why isn’t there a TBT for books? Why not do a feature about backlisted books? New … Continue reading
Things they don’t tell you about being an author…#writetip
I’ve been writing for more than twenty-five years and have been published since 2009 (twenty-seven or so titles). I had 15 books published by four epublishers before going Indie in 2014. As an indie, I’ve published another dozen or so … Continue reading
Taking the summer off…sort of…
I consider writing to be the most important thing I do. Since I went Indie in 2014, I’ve written more than ever before. I used to write about 100,000 words per year. In 2015 I wrote 264,918 words and produced … Continue reading
Posted in Life 101, Romance writing
Tagged book promotion, Cara Bristol, respite, romance writing, summer vacation
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One author’s calendar…(desperately) trying to keep track
As an author, I work from home and don’t have many meetings to keep track of, but I do have a lot of assignments and virtual events to schedule. Most of them have at least two dates associated with them … Continue reading
Posted in Life 101, Romance writing
Tagged An author's life, book promotion, Cara Bristol, writing erotic romance
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For authors: 10 tips to get the most out of your ‘snippet hop’
A“snippet hop,” is an online event in which authors present short (6-10 sentences) excerpts from their books and visitors go from one blog to the next to read and comment. I estimate I have visited thousands of snippet blog posts … Continue reading
Posted in Romance writing, Social marketing
Tagged blogging, book promotion, Cara Bristol, Snippet hops
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