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Webinar: Making Public Appearances Work for You as an Author with Clay Gilbert

Webinar: Making Public Appearances Work for You as an Author with Clay Gilbert


Webinar: Stepping Out of the Pages:  Making Public Appearances Work for You as an Author

Presenter: Clay Gilbert

About the webinar:

In this webinar, science-fiction and horror novelist—and longtime staff member for Atlanta’s DragonCon--Clay Gilbert explains how you can get the most out of book signings and convention appearances, making them not only an important part of connecting with readers and increasing your visibility, but having FUN while you do it!

About Clay:

Clay Gilbert has been hearing the voices of aliens, vampires, and people from the future since about the age of four.  It wasn't long before he started to think taking notes on what they said might be a good idea.  This has led him many places—through the halls and classrooms of many schools, where he's been both in front of the teacher's desk and behind it, himself—to presenter's podiums at conventions, and, most often, to the comfortable chair behind his writing desk at home, where he uses his Dell computer as both a beacon and a translator for the voices that still find their way through from countless worlds and planes of existence. Clay’s work in various genres has been in print since his first short science fiction story, “The Computer Conspiracy,” was published in Scholastic magazine when he was just thirteen. He holds an M.A. in English literature from Auburn University, and an M.F.A. in Fiction Writing from the University of Souh Carolina. Clay is the author of the science fiction novels Annah: Children of Evohe, Book One and Eternity, as well as the vampire novel Dark Road to Paradise.  His current projects include the soon-to-be-published Annah and the Exiles: Children of Evohe, Book Two and Annah and the Gates of Grace: Children of Evohe, Book Three, as well as Cassie’s Song, a sequel to Dark Road to Paradise. He has also served as the Chief Editor for PDMI Publishing, and has been a member of the volunteer staff for DragonCon in Atlanta, Georgia for the past decade.  He lives and works in Knoxville, TN.  His author blog can be found at https://portalsandpathways.wordpress.com/, and the official website for his Children of Evohe novels resides at https://childrenofevohe.com/.

Connect with Clay:

Official “Children of Evohe” series website: https://childrenofevohe.com/.


Register now for Promo Day 2017 for access to the forums where you'll find all the webinars, pitch sessions, giveaways, and loads of opportunities to promote and network on Saturday 6th May 2017 


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Webinar: Help! My Book Isn't Selling. Should I Give Up? by Penny Sansevieri

#Webinar: Help! My Book Isn't Selling. Should I Give Up? by Penny Sansevieri @BookGal


Webinar: Help! My Book Isn't Selling. Should I Give Up? 

Presenter: Penny Sansevieri

About the webinar:

It’s hard to know when it’s time to give up or keep pushing, and in a world where there are 4,500 books published each day, it's easy to get lost in the flood of titles that hit Amazon. So what's an eager author to do? Well, before you give up - let's look at 9 things that could be wrong and how to fix them.

In this session we'll look at specific issues that seem to plague some books that just aren't moving the needle.

Here are a few of the things we’ll look at:

  • Marketing – are you doing enough of the right things? I’ll show you how to know what you should be doing and give yourself your very own marketing grade.
  • Cover – do you know if your cover is strong enough for the genre?
  • Reviews – do you have enough? How to get more reviews even if your book is over a year old.
  • Is your book to old? Does it matter to your reader?

About Penny Sansevieri:

Penny Sansevieri, CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc. (AME) and Adjunct Professor at NYU, is a best-selling author and internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert. 
 
Penny's company is one of the leaders in the publishing industry and has developed some of the most cutting-edge book marketing campaigns. Penny has owned and operated  Author Marketing Experts, Inc.,for 16 years and she also has published 14 books, including How to Sell Your Books by the Truckload on Amazon and Red Hot Internet Publicity, which has been called the "leading guide to everything Internet." Her company, AME, has been featured in numerous media outlets such as InTouch Weekly, Fox News, The Huffington Post, BlogHer, Entrepreneur, Publishers Weekly and much more!

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Webinars at #PD15

The following webinars will be available for the whole day during the PD15 event on Saturday 30th May:

Visual Content for Authors with Jo Linsdell

Selling kidlit the Dr. Suess way: "There is no one alive who is youer than you" with Tara Lazar

How to Sell Books by the Truckload on Amazon with Penny Sansevieri

Creating Social Media Content that Works with Rivka Kawano

How to Organise for Efficient Marketing and Promotion with Sandy Lender

Effectively Using Social Media to Promote with Khalid Muhammad

Marketing for Authors with Jenny McKinney

Your Editor is Your Friend: No really, Why are you Laughing? with Stacey Brewer

How Reviews Help Build Your Author Brand with Brandy Potter

From Book to Film: Realm Travel! with Dianne Gardner

How to Submit Your Work to an Independent Press with Daven Anderson

How To Use Public Appearances to Improve the Visibility of Your Author Brand with Clay Gilbert

Webinars at #PD15, Register now at www.PromoDay.info


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#PD15 Webinar: Visual Content for Authors with Jo Linsdell

#PD15 Webinar: Visual Content for Authors with Jo Linsdell, www.PromoDay.info #free #event

Presenter:
Jo Linsdell

Presentation title: 
Visual Content for Authors

Presentation outline:
Jo will show you how to take advantage of the power of visual content. Along the way you'll learn about why authors should be creating visual content, how to use images, video, and more, to build your author brand and connect more with your audience. Plus loads of tools, tips, and advice to get you creating visual content for the best results. 

Presenter Bio:
Jo Linsdell is an award winning and internationally best selling author and illustrator. A recognized marketing expert, she is also the founder and organizer of the Promo Day event, and the Writers and Authors website (http://www.WritersAndAuthors.info). 

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All webinars are free to all attendees, and are available for the entire day on Saturday 30th May during the Promo Day event. Click "Register Now" above for access to this, and all the other webinars. You'll also have access to the pitch sessions with Publishers, and all the other activities and opportunities that PD15 offers.
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#PD14 What a day!


WOW what a day! Is your brain still buzzing too? So much happened on Saturday 31st May that we're all still recovering.

The presentations are all fantastic. This years presenters really did an amazing job. The two most viewed presentations during the day were How to be Twittertastic by Jo Linsdell and Write book. Self-publish book. Promote book. Write screenplay. Make film. All Without Agent by Gregor Collins.

Here's a few of comments people left in the forums about the presentations:

On Google+ for Authors by Rivka Kawano

Hi Rivka,
I loved this presentation! I've been on Google+ for a while but always found it so much more mysterious than the other social media networks. So I learned a LOT! [thumb]  
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On What Your Author Event Can Learn From the Olympics by Virginia Jennings

Hi Virginia, I really enjoyed your presentation and got some great tips. Thank you very much [smile] 
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Louise Kennedy - Author

On How authors Can "Kick it" with Crowdfunding by Julie Hedlund

I've been doing this for a while and this really helped me to get a better idea of it. Loved it!  
Janiera Eldridge

On How to be Twittertastic by Jo Linsdell

Absolutely adore this presentation Jo! 
TC McKinney
Owner/Founder
PDMI Publishing, LLC 
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The Personal Publisher
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What did you like best about this years event? Favourite presentation? Did you pitch your manuscript during the event? How did Promo Day help you? Let us know in the comments section below.

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in the event. Can't wait for next years! ;)
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#PD14 Sponsor: Prepping for A Successful Book Promotion



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Prepping for A Successful Book Promotion - Podcast with Jim Kukral and Deborah Carney

Is your book ready for a big promotional push? Listen to this podcast with industry professionals Jim Kukral and Deborah Carney to see if your book really is ready to be put out there in front of the public. In 18 minutes you could save a lot of time and money and once you follow our advice you can be better prepared for both free and paid promotions to get your book not just seen, but actually get readers to buy it.


If you listened to this podcast and found it helpful or have other ideas to share, please post in the comments!

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Interview with #PD14 Presenter Gina Alzate


Yesterday I interviewed #PD14 presenter +Gina Alzate in a Facebook Wall Chat where we chatted about her experience with internet radio and her presentation at this years event. If you missed the live event you can check it out here:


"There is a segment of the population who are auditory, meaning their style of communicating is through verbal means. They retain information more when they hear it as well as they could sense whether or not they vibe with the speaker. 
So, authors would be able to reach auditory-focused audience through Internet Radio. It is also podcasted and this allows for people who cannot attend live to also be able to listen in their own time. Podcasts could also be downloaded which makes it easier for listeners to take the broadcast with them."  
Gina Alzate
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Interview with #PD14 presenter Brandy Potter


Yesterday I interviewed PD14 presenter Brandy Potter in a live Google hangout about her upcoming presentation about video content. If you missed the live event you can watch it here:


Brandy is looking forward to this years event and says "getting all the different information is going to be wonderful" and I couldn't agree with her more!

To take advantage of all the wonderful information that Promo Day has to offer, click the register now tab in the navigation bar above.
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Interview with #PD14 presenter Rivka Kawano



Yesterday I interviewed PD14 presenter Rivka Kawano in a live Google hangout about her upcoming presentation Google+ for Authors. If you missed the live event you can watch it here:


Rivka explains that "Google+ is not just another social media platform. It has a lot to do with search. It has a lot to do with authority and rankings. It has a lot to do with tying together everything that you're doing" and that "it can be a really powerful tool if you know how to use". 

Rivka can't wait for this years event and is "looking forward to connecting with more people."

To gain access to Rivka's presentation, and all the other great presentations and activities at Promo Day, just click on the Register Now tab in the navigation bar above. It's completely free and open to all.
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Free Presentations Taking Place at #PD14

Promo Day 2014 offers 16 free presentations. To gain access of all of them all you have to do is register for the event (You can do this by clicking the "Register Now" tab on the navigation bar).


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"Keeping on talking in the free world" with Khalid Muhammad #PD14



Presenter: Khalid Muhammad


Presentation: "Keeping on talking in the free world"


Description: A look at how the internet has made it possible for active Indie authors to promote, talk and market their books across a wide range of mediums without having to worry about cost. 

Bio: Khalid Muhammad recently published his first novel, Agency Rules – Never an Easy Day at the Office, a spy thriller based in Pakistan, available on AmazonBarnes & Noble and iTunes. In his professional life, he owns and manages a marketing services company that specializes in digital and social media marketing. 

Find out more about him at agencyrules.comFacebook or @AgencyRulesPK.


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Novel Triage with Stacey Brewer #PD14



Presenter: Stacey Brewer

Presentation Title: Novel Triage

Description: Get your manuscript ready to send to a professional editor or for submission. Know what to expect from your editor and what you can do to facilitate the editing process.


Bio:

Stacey Brewer is the managing editor for PDMI Publishing, LLC, and writes fantasy, historical fantasy, and modern fantasy (though she also suffers from the occasional steampunk and sci-fi ambitions). A little time studying journalism was all it took to turn Stacey into a proper grammar fiend, and a love of reading well-written books drives her to continually study the craft of writing and use those studies to help authors refine their work and make it the best it can be.

Social Media Links:
Twitter: @AuthorStaceyB
Blog/website: staceyhaggardbrewer.com
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"Why Choose A Small Press?" with Daven Anderson

Daven Anderson will be presenting "Why Choose A Small Press?" at this years Promo Day event on Saturday 31st May.



What will be covered:

The Author's Three Choices:

Self-Publishing
Major New York Publishers
Small Press Traditional Publishers


How Your Choice Affects Your Creative Path:


The DIY Jungle - What Are The Costs Of Freedom?
The NY Streets - Did You Write The Golden Ticket?
The Small Press Forest - Can Artistic Vision And Commerce Co-Exist?


Judging Books By Their Covers - The Issue Of Quality:


DIY - Are You Really DIY If You Have To Hire A Cover Designer?
NY - Do The Big Five Still Set The Standard For Quality?
Small Press- Can The Small Press Rise To The Quality Challenge?


The Editorial Process:


DIY: Are You Really DIY If You Have To Hire An Editor?
NY: Can Your Creative Vision Survive The Formulas?
Small Press: Can Editing Enhance The Author's Creative Vision?


Marketing And Promotion:


DIY: Are You Prepared To Find Out What "Do It Yourself" REALLY Means?
NY: Are The Big Five What They Used To Be?
Small Press: Can Small Presses' Marketing Compete With New York?


The Three Boxes:


DIY: Thinking Outside The Box
NY: Thinking About The Big Box
Small Press: Building A New Box


The Author's Ideal:


DIY: A Platform Where Any Type Of Book Can Succeed
NY: If You Can Make It Here, You Can Make It Everywhere
Small Press: Where Vetting And Authors' Visions Can Live As One


About Daven:

Daven grew up reading Dr. Seuss, the Encyclopædia Brittanica and dinosaur books, never suspecting that one day all of those books would play crucial parts as inspiration for the Vampire Syndrome saga. The simple yet infallible wisdom of Theodore Geisel serving as the model for protagonist Jack Wendell. Encyclopædia research inspired Daven to craft unparalleled levels of back story detail, reconciling science and folklore in ways no "vampire novel" has ever done before. And if that large meteor had not impacted the Yucatan Peninsula 65 million years ago, reptiles could easily have evolved into a humanoid form that would bear resemblance to the alien Pure Vampires of Daven's saga.  

Daven accepted the challenge to craft a saga featuring a brave, wise, dignified hero with special needs, which would reach an audience that would never dream of reading a novel like “Forrest Gump.” Like "Gump", a story where a hero with special needs proves that quick wit and cunning do not equal wisdom. Unlike "Gump", a story where danger stalks the hero from beginning to end, from Jack's well-meaning but devious human Vampire compatriots, to the carnivorous alien Pure Vampires that strike fear in the hearts of all human Vampires. Jack struggles to survive and find acceptance in a world where the "human" and the "monster" are one and the same.




Follow Daven on Twitter @DavenAnderson

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#PD14 Sponsor: Don’t Serve Shrimp at Fantasy Author’s Funeral

#PD14 is proudly sponsored by Sandy Lender Ink, Inc. 

Guest post by Sandy Lender.

#PD14 Sponsor Sandy Lender
I’d like to encourage you in your brand-building and platform marketing to the point that even family and friends can sing your company jingle or chant your slogan on command. When someone receives an email from you, he or she doesn’t need—and honestly isn’t going to read—a 12-line signature paragraph with quotes and live links and a phone number and a variety of book titles and reviewer names. What you want instead is something quick and easy that becomes an earworm.

Emails from Fantasy Author Sandy Lender have, for the past eight years, included the phrase “Some days, you just want the dragon to win” in the signature line. That phrase appears on the home page of my website. When I started blogging, I incorporated it in my main blog’s name/URL.

I’m certainly not advocating that you leave live links out of your signature line, but I want to encourage all authors to remember that our marketing needs to be pleasing. Your audience members will be more likely to take the time to read and remember a simpler, shorter message. You will also be able to market and spread a simpler, shorter message more easily than a block of complex text.

Let me give an example that gets beyond the signature line.

I love sea turtles. From the first weekend in May until the last weekend in October (or until the last nest has hatched), I walk a specific set of zones along a specific beach on the Gulf Coast of Florida on Saturday mornings at dawn cataloging new sea turtle nests from the night prior, checking the area around the nests for problems and reporting hatches, etc. One of the many threats to sea turtles is the shrimping industry and the insane use of trawling nets. Even the Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) for nets go unused or sabotaged far too often in the few marine areas where they’re mandated. For this reason, I won’t eat shrimp. When I sit down at a restaurant with a friend, that friend knows I’m not going to order shrimp and that friend knows why because I’m vocal about my indignation with the commercial shrimping industry. I don’t get up on a high horse about it at the table; I think that would get old fast for my friends. But folks know my “platform.” When I finally kick the bucket, no one’s going to accidentally put shrimp on the buffet line in the church fellowship hall.

I imagine the reception after my funeral will include a DJ spinning tunes from Duran Duran, Barry Manilow and The Newsboys while people compare their costumes of characters from my Choices Meant for Gods fantasy novels and munch on chocolate desserts. At some point, a dragon will crash the party.
Now think about the slogan or catch phrase you use in your marketing. Can your family members and friends recite it from memory? Could one of them introduce you at a conference with not just your name and the name of your latest novel, but also with your marketing catch phrase? It’s the kind of thing that helps catch new audience members so you want everyone saying it. I encourage you to work on your quick and easy slogan and then try using the slogan in your marketing in place of large blocks of complex text.

Also, don’t eat shrimp.



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How Authors Can "Kick it" with Crowdfunding with Julie Hedlund

Julie Hedlund will be presenting at Promo Day on Saturday 31st May. Register now (it's FREE!) to take part in her webinar How Authors Can "Kick it" with Crowdfunding. Top 10 Steps to a Successful Campaign.



Webinar will cover:
  • What is crowdfunding?
  • Why consider crowdfunding your book?
  • What platforms are available?
  • Ten steps you MUST take to run a successful campaign
Bio:
Julie Hedlund is a Children’s author. She’s had two books published as interactive storybook apps for the iPad by Little Bahalia Publishing -- A TROOP IS A GROUP OF MONKEYS and A SHIVER OF SHARKS. A print version of TROOP was released in fall 2013. Her next book, MY LOVE FOR YOU IS THE SUN, will release from Little Bahalia in Fall 2014.

Julie is the creator of Julie Hedlund’s Template for Storybook App Proposals and the founder and host of the 12 x 12 picture book writing challenge, with more than 500 members. She is a monthly contributor on Katie Davis’ Brain Burps About Books children’s literature podcast, a PAL member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and a contributing editor on the subject of 21st Century Publishing for Children’s Book Insider (CBI). She has been a speaker at SCBWI, O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing, and other industry events.

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