I am fairly confident that most of us writers want to know if there is a secret on how to write and sell a book. Or many books. As the secret is to keep going and don’t give up, wouldn’t it be great if there was some sort of learning […]
Yearly archives: 2019
4 Comments Today we took a giant leap forward towards becoming a true social network for writers and readers. You may notice some substantial changes on the Author Buzz front page. Now the front page features your content, blog posts and status updates alike. We’ve talked about doing this for some time […]
Author Buzz: Now more about you
3 Comments In order to make it easier for members to find great book reviews, we have added several new groups which carry external book review headlines. You can get these book reviews in your activity feed simply by joining one or more of the groups. By default, each group’s email setting […]
New book review feeds
Two blogs have been started on this network that are both about as different as it is possible for two sites to be. Yet, despite this, they both use the same theme, the same network (obviously), and share similar contributors. What sets these two blogs apart is the intention and […]
Two blogs that could not be more different
The often-repeated fear is that comment control – the removing comments that you don’t want on your blog – is somehow the same as censorship. This is not only untrue but potentially damaging to your platform. What is freedom of speech anyway? If your blog has ever been visited by […]
Comment control is not the same as censorship
I have a theory that smart authors do not need to do marketing because they start cults to do that for them. Not just one cult, many of them. As many as possible. I recently made the case that authors should start movements. Because screw lists – build relationships. This […]
My #AuthorTheory is that smart writers start cults while the ...
The received wisdom is that an author needs a platform. That platform should have a website, a blog, a list, two social media, and a regular newsletter. What if all that is total bunk? In 3BC a male was born who went on to change the entire world with the […]
An alternative approach to Author Platforms
I wrote recently about my hatred of email lists and now I have a new approach that I hope will totally replace email – relationships. Lorraine Hamilton wrote an article a few years ago about giving up on lists and doing something better. As soon as I read it, I […]
Screw lists – build relationships
1 Comment I have run into a wall when it comes to a part of the Author Platforms projects – the email lists section. I write about author platforms because I am good at theory and great at writing about theory. I am not so great at actually getting on and doing […]
My massive problem with mailing lists.
Starting last night I began work on the most comprehensive guide to author platforms. The author platforms guide was so big I had to put it in its own site. I am busy filling the pages of the site with useful information, videos, and links just as quickly as I […]
The complete guide to Author Platforms
Author Buzz UK is, fundamentally, a social network for authors. British authors in particular but all writers, authors, readers, publishers, and agents are equally welcome. In this post we will take a look at the ways you can use Author Buzz as a social network and where else you might […]
A social network for authors
Your reach as an author is pretty much the only limiting factor when it comes to selling books. The more people you can reach and get interested in you and your writing, the more books you can sell. That reach your author platform. Here are seven things you can do […]