I decided when I was traveling to add what I hope will be a regular feature here on 1st Books, which I'm calling 1 Thing Thursday (#1ThTh). The idea: share each …
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Book Marketing Tips
Low-Price Promotion and the Value of Books
Harper Books, which published my latest novel, has had it deeply discounted for Mother's Day. I greatly appreciate this for my particular book, as it …
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The Loveliest Way to Connect with Readers
Twice in the last week I've done what I used to do a lot, but don't much get to do these days due to a blessedly full writing and personal life: I visited book …
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19 Twitter Tips for Authors + Others
What makes people follow, favorite, click, and retweet? This post updates one I did two years ago--a generation or more in social media right?--with info I …
Five Facebook Tips for Authors and Others (or "Being Generous Always Feels Better than Being Jealous")
Having only recently learned to size my Timeline photos 403x403 square only to find that no longer works with the new face of Facebook timeline--or at least not …
Richard Russo on Those Who Fill the Chairs
One really stressful prospect for authors is that we will be the only ones to show up for our readings. Anne Patchett's wonderful take on the problem (excuse me …
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How to Be an Indie Bookseller's Dream
I came across a great Wall Street Journal piece on reading in bookstores, thanks to writer pal Julia Flynn Siler. Some things you'd expect ("be nice to …
How to Build a Book Group Audience for Your Book
The biggest market of readers these days seems to be book groups. The question for most authors isn't whether they want to reach this market, but how. Some of …
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8-Step Recipe for Author Readings
Help Wanted, one Novelist... The more detailed want ad: Help Wanted, one Novelist who wants to spend her days talking only to her imaginary friends, in …
Pretty URL for Facebook Fan Pages
I just learned how to change the URL for my facebook fan page for a really long and ugly string to something short and lovely: facebook.com/novelistmeg And all …