Writing Momentum’s

TOP 10 WAYS TO

GET YOUR BOOK

NOTICED by Agents, Editors & Readers

CHRISTOPHER & GENA MASELLI

5 Ways to GET NOTICED You’vefinishedyourbook!Nowit’s)metogetanagent’soreditor’sa1en)on.Hereareour5favoritestrategiesforge8ngposi)vea1en)on—evenifnobodyknowsyourname.

A4endWriter’sConferencesThereisnobe1erwaytogeteyesonyourworkthanbya1endingawriter’sconference.Atthesemee)ngsjustforwriters,you’llnotonlygettolearnfromsuccessfulauthors,butyou’lloEenalsogettohaveone-on-onemee)ngswithagentsandeditorswhereyoucanpitchthemyourbook.Pitchmee)ngsareoEenonly10-15minutes,buttheycanchangeyourlife!Asignificantamountofoursuccesshashappenedbecauseofwriter’sconferences—whichiswhywerecommendhi8ng2-4ayearifyoucan.Here'salistofwriter’sconferencesallaroundtheworld.

Don’tBeAfraidtoAskMostagentsandeditorsallowyoutosubmityourmanuscripttothemdirectlythroughtheirwebsite.Sodoit!Lookatbooksinyourgenretodiscoverwhopublishesthem.Researchthosepublishers,lookforthesubmissionguidelinesontheirwebsite,orcheckoutthelatestWriter’sMarketGuide.Onceyouconfirmyourbookwouldbeagoodfit,submitaquery.Ifyouneedhelpwri)ngaqueryorbookproposal,checkoutChris’ProposalswithPizzazzcourse.

GetMad—#pitmad!Somepeoplecallthisonethebestkeptsecretonline.PitchWars’#pitmadisascheduledonlinepitchingsessiontoagentsandeditorsthroughTwi1er.Youonlyget280characterstotryandgettheira1en)onsouseitwell.Moreandmoreindustryleadersarepar)cipa)ngandpeoplesellbooksnearlyeveryround.CheckouttheirTwi1erchannelforfulldetailsonhowtopitchyourmanuscript.

EntertoWinWanttoboostyourcred?Entercontests.Notonlycanyoueasilybecomean“award-winningauthor,”butplacinginacontestgivesyouano)ceableedgeoverthecompe))onwhenyoumakeyourpitch.Youmayevenwinsomecash.Findcontestsatwriter’sconferences,atWriter’sDigest,andthroughcompila)onsatReedsyandothers.

DoItYourselfOfcourse,youmayalsodecidetradi)onalpublishingisn’tforyou.Todaymanywritersareop)ngtoself-publishtheirbookswhichnotonlyleadstogreatercontrol,butalsocangetapublisher’sa1en)onifyourbookreallytakesoff.Ifyou’reafirst-)meauthor,werecommendtryingtogettradi)onallypublishedfirst,justsoyoureceivegoodfeedbackandlearnhowthepublishingindustryworks.Butifyou’vehadenough,orjustwanttodoityourself,self-publishinghasitsownrewards.

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5 Ways to GET NOTICED Yourbookisaboutthehitthestreets!Whetheryou’retradi)onallyorself-published,nowiswhentherealworkbegins.It’s)metocreateinterestinyourbookandbuildyourplaeorm.

GetYourSocialGrooveonSocialmediaisnolongerjustsomethingfuntodoinyourspare)me.Nowit’spartofyourjob.Asanauthor,youcanmaketheworldawareofyourworkandbuildaloyalfollowingbyregularlypos)ngvaluablecontentonFacebook,Twi1er,Instagram,YouTube,Pinterest,LinkedInandmore.Socialmediacanbea)mesuck,sowerecommendaschedulingtoollikeSocialBeeforthebulkofwhatyoudo,andthenrespondtocommentsandpostspontaneouscontentastheinspira)onhits.

GetScheduledOnceyourbookisinhand,don’tbeafraidtoapproachlocalschools,libraries,podcasts,bookstoresandwriter’sgroupstodospeakingandreadings.Itmayseemnerve-wracking,butrememberthatmanyoftheseplacesarelookingforspeakersandintervieweestofilltheirschedule.Whileyou’reatit,don’tforgetmanybloggersloveaddingguestblogstotheirownplaeorm—allowingyoutotapintotheirac)vereaderbaseforyourown.

UpdateYourAmazonAuthorPageDidyouknowyouhaveanAuthorPageonAmazon?Mostauthorsdon’t,butit’sthere,readyforyoutolinkyourwebsite,connectyourblog,addvideosandputallyourbooksinoneplace.It’sagreatplacetoletothersknowmoreaboutyouandyourbooks,andevenfollowyouforupdates.It’salsofree.ClaimandupdateyourAmazonauthorpagehere.

PlanaGiveawayWithcopiesofyourbooksinhand(oravailableelectronically)youcanplanagiveawaythroughyourwebsiteandsocialmediasites.It’sagreatwaytobuildexcitementaboutyourbook,letpeopleknowaboutyouasanauthorandbuildyouremaillist.ManypeopleloveusingGoodReadstoa1ractentrants,butyoucanalsoeasilyuseyourownsoEwaresuchasRafflecopter,KingSumoorGleam.

GoLiveIfapictureisworthathousandwords,thenavideoisworthamillion!LivevideosonFacebook,InstagramTVandYouTubeallowreaderstogettoknowyoulikeneverbefore.Don’tknowwhattotalkabout?Shareyourgeneralexcitementaboutyournewbook,tellpoten)alreadersaboutfunEastereggsinyourwork,tellpeopleaboutyourgiveaway,talkaboutyourwri)ngprocessandtopicorevenreadafavoritepassagefromyourbook.Remember,thegoalofthesevideosistointroduceyourselftopoten)alreadersandbuildyourtribe.Sobecrea)ve…they’llloveit!

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Don’t Go It Alone We’reChristopherandGenaMaselli,ahusband-and-wifeteamthathavebeenwri)ngtogetherformorethan25years.We’vehaddozensofbookstradi)onallypublished.We’veself-published.Weghostwrite.Andohyea,welovedigitalmarke)ng.Ifthere’sonethingwe’velearnedit’sthatyoucan’tsucceedatthiswri)nglifealone.

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