author marketing

Book Marketing Insights and Tips to kick off 2023!

Ready to get book marketing savvy in the new year? Today’s episode of Charlotte Readers Podcast kicks off with insights from 7 members who’ve participated in the Weekly Writer Support Group.

In this podcast episode, we share our best tips and experience on what works in building author platform and selling books, how to gather reviews, and our most unique or enjoyable marketing events or tactics.

How to Prevent your Author Instagram (or Bookstagram) from Being Hacked

PSA of the day: If you haven’t turned on 2 factor authentication on your account, do it now. I put this off for ages, but in the last week I’ve seen 5+ authors and bookstagrammers with 5- 10,000 followers get hacked. And unfortunately, if your account is hacked (I don’t mean copied or cloned, but someone has gained access to it), then you as an author have little recourse.

The Exit Strategy wins National Indie Excellence Award - An Updated Take on Awards and Self-Doubt

That first line was my reaction in 2017, when this novel reached the finals in the Rising Star…and honestly, it’s still part of my reaction now. You see, as a writer, those accolades, the “yes” if you wish, will always be so much less numerous than the “no”s .