Book Publicity & Marketing
5 Best Pitching Tips From Journalists and Producers
I had no idea what I was in for when I attended the National Publicity Summit in New York City. Here’s what happened…. Steve Harrison talked for a bit about how to approach journalists and producers to get the best results. Then dozens of them (from the Today Show to Dr. Oz) filed into the room…
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Do You Dream of Being Famous? Act Like You Are
What if we are living the dream now, but perhaps it is the tiniest seed of the dream? Still, it is the dream and we can recognize it as such. Like if we were growing lettuce and we just planted a small lettuce pod. It wouldn’t look like lettuce and we couldn’t yet eat it for dinner, but we’d know for certain it was lettuce.
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Bravery in Small Bits
Then there’s bravery in how we think, what we say and what we do. What if you can do one brave act a day, no matter how small to build your bravery?
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Artful Self-Promotion—No Torture Needed
Guest Post By Kent Youngstrom how me. the not so tortured artist. became to be. i’m just a regular guy, nothing special—i just happen to be an artist. as an artist, i assumed i needed to be in a gallery for people to see my work. yet galleries seemed to shut me out and preferred my bio to…
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10 Best Resources to Find a Literary Agent – And Sell Your Book to a Top Publisher
Your book. In the hands of a literary agent who loves you. Next year. Yes! I have been cleaning house. Literally. My office. My computer. Assessing. Evaluating. Clearing out the old to bring in the new for next year. And….I found this extensive list of literary agents in many different genres that I had created a while…
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The Email Pitch Letter That Got Me Publicity – That You Can Copy
This is the email that got me featured in a local paper called The Marin Independent Journal (Marin IJ). The journalist, PJ had written about our garden (Which has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens) before from a different angle—saving the disappearing bees. You can copy it in a snap. So you can get…
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