{"id":1610,"date":"2011-12-21T06:45:43","date_gmt":"2011-12-21T14:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2011-12-21T06:48:03","modified_gmt":"2011-12-21T14:48:03","slug":"inspiration-and-direction-for-authors-and-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=1610","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration and Direction for Authors and Writers"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are seeking inspiration or you want to know how other writers and authors find inspiration, you MUST read the January edition of SPAWNews<\/em>. Subscribe today and it will appear in your email box on or about January 1. http:\/\/www.spawn.org<\/a> It\u2019s FREE. (SPAWNews<\/em> is the FREE enewsletter from SPAWN\u2014Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network.)<\/p>\n

You will also receive a FREE copy of our ebooklet, \u201cPromote Yourself! 25 Ways to Promote Your Work Whether You\u2019re an Artists, Author of Small Publisher.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you have a book to promote, you\u2019ll want to know about the opportunity SPAWN is offering members to sell and\/or exhibit their books in the SPAWN booths at the upcoming Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (April 21 and 22, 2012). This information is also included in the January edition of SPAWNews<\/em>. <\/p>\n

My article on \u201cHow to Evaluate Your Author Success Potential\u201d is in the December 21, 2011 edition of the Book Promotion Newsletters. To learn more about this enewsletter, go to:
\n http:\/\/www.bookpromotionnewsletter.com<\/a> <\/p>\n

So what are you offering your readers this season? While many of them are wildly busy shopping, preparing meals, etc., there are a whole lot of them who are taking time off work, who will be guests rather than hosts\/hostesses, who are visiting out of state and who have the time to do some of the research they\u2019ve been putting off. And most of that research is being done online.<\/p>\n

This is a good time for you to pitch your book to those who might be seeking information about quilting, container gardening, controlling diabetes without insulin, managing arthritis the natural way, healthy eating for teens, how to sell a house on your own, how to live a happier life, how to reconcile with a loved one, friendship, parenting, pets, etc. Between now and the New Year, people are also eager to find good books to read in their favorite genres. I\u2019m telling you this because you might want to make some changes to your website that will attract more traffic. Offer something free and advertise it everywhere. Blog more often. Contact people on your emailing list.<\/p>\n

Those of you who read this blog are interested in and\/or involved in writing, publishing and book promotion. Many of you will decide to order some of my books and, perhaps, sign up for some of my online courses between now and January 2. I\u2019m ready for you. The offices of Matilija Press are always open. Patricia Fry is at-the-ready to evaluate your manuscript. Contact me here: PLFry620@yahoo.com Learn more about me and my work and books here:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com<\/a>
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If you are seeking inspiration or you want to know how other writers and authors find inspiration, you MUST read the January edition of SPAWNews. Subscribe today and it will appear in your email box on or about January 1. http:\/\/www.spawn.org It\u2019s FREE. (SPAWNews is the FREE enewsletter from SPAWN\u2014Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network.) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t