Key West Literary Seminar to Present ‘Writers on Writers’ Jan. 10-2

KEY WEST, Florida Keys — Leading contemporary writers are to offer insights into the lives and work of literary icons including Jack Kerouac, Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, Gore Vidal, Ernest Hemingway and Walt Whitman during the 31st annual Key West Literary Seminar. Two independent seminar sessions...

Amazon’s Listmania! Is an Incredible Marketing Tool for Authors

by Sherrie Wilkolaski Knowing the ins and outs of Amazon is a must for any author, whether they are self-publishing or have a traditional publishing house behind them.  Either which way, it boils down to the author still being responsible for their own book marketing and Amazon has one free marketing...

Local Adirondack Authors Marketing Their Books to Travelers

By Sherrie Wilkolaski Recently, I was traveling in the Adirondack Mountains and found myself at the historic Fort Edward Train Station.  It was built in 1900 and is home to a charming little gift shop for Amtrak passengers to peruse while waiting for their next train.  My train was running 40 minutes...

Tips on How NOT to Nag Book Reviewers

By Sherrie Wilkolaski It has come to my attention, on more than one occasion that authors like to nag potential book reviewers during the book review process.  My advice.  Please stop doing this;  it is only going to hurt your potential for getting a review in the first place.  You may also end up ...

Using Amazon Keyword Tags to Sell More Books

by Sherrie Wilkolaski Over the weekend I was looking for a book on Amazon and I could not find what I was looking for.  I was searching for a newly released title, so I expected that the Amazon Search may not pull it right up at the top of my inquiry however, I was more concerned for the long-term...