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  Why Authors Need Social Media for Books Promotion Some authors may initially cringe at the idea of being aggressive in promoting their work on social media. Most aren't focused on the marketing aspect of publishing and may not know how to go about  promoting books  on social channels. Questions like, "Do authors need social media?" Or "How to promote a book on social media?" could arise. These concerns are valid, but the fact is, promotion from authors can be a powerful way to make books more interesting or personal.  Social media marketing  broadens the captive audience greatly. It's almost impossible not to design and execute a social media book promotion in today's digital world.  10 points on how to promote your book on social media: Follow accounts that you'd personally want to subscribe to.   Follow-for-follow is a known strategy to increase one's following on social media, but it will only work if these accounts are part of your target a...

Images of the book’s characters or setting are standard on fiction covers, particularly in genres like romance and fantasy. Readers of these genres often look for stories that transport them to different worlds, and a well-chosen image can give them a taste of what they can expect from the book. For example, the cover of J.K. Rowling’s  Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone  features a close-up of Harry’s face surrounded by his friends, Hagrid and Hogwarts castle. This immediately tells potential readers that the book is about magic and adventure, two vital elements of the story. Abstract designs are often used for non-fiction books, as they can convey complex ideas without being literal. For example, the cover art of Naomi Klein’s  This Changes Everything  uses a sky-blue background to immediately connect the book’s theme to the Earth’s climate. The adage “You can’t judge a book by its cover” may be accurate, but that doesn’t stop people from doing it. Studies ha...

Book reviews play a vital role in  enhancing the book’s visibility  and making it easier for potential readers to find it. Book reviews can amplify the reach of books among various communities, including bookstores, blogging communities, websites, and more.  Book reviews can be more important than you may think. A form of literary criticism, book reviews are written opinions about a particular book. They can take many forms. Book reviews can be brief or long. They can critique and/or summarize the book. They can be written by readers or professional book reviewers. Reader reviews tend to be more personal, focusing on the individual reader’s experience while reading the book. But since readers can have such widely differing views of the same book, it is valuable for all involved when a book has a variety of reader reviews available. If you have written a book, or if you would like to, here are three reasons why book reviews are vital to writers and readers. Saves Time, Dec...

Writer’s block—wanting to write and not writing—is a persistent problem that every writer yes,  every  writer, even the great Stephen King deals with. At its simplest, it manifests as a lack of ideas.  What do I write about?  At its most pernicious, writer’s block can convince you that you lack what it takes to be a writer. We’re here to tell you: that’s simply not true. Writer’s block is certainly a tough problem to solve. If we all knew how to get rid of writer’s block, the world would be overflowing with books, completed effortlessly and ahead of schedule. Nonetheless, writer’s block doesn’t have to be chronic, or debilitating. In this article, we’ll look deeply into what causes writer’s block, and describe how to overcome writer’s block—in whatever way it might be manifesting in your writing.  But first, what is writer’s block? Writer's block is  a condition in which an author is unable to produce new work or experiences a creative slowdown . It is not ...