You are listening to the audio version of this Substack Post:BookBub : Affordable and Effective Book Promotion Ideas to Get Your Book Seen and Sold (Part One)Hello Authors, BookBub is a Book Promotion Site that could be a key part of your book marketing plan to sell your books. In this post I focus on how BookBub works and explain two of their book promotion products - featured deal and new releases for less. I recognize that there are many different online sites that are vying for your book promotion dollars. I hope by explaining how BookBub works, I’ll save you some time AND introduce you to reasonably priced promotion opportunity for your book. Choices are awesome! The specific sites I mention:Bookbub (search “BookBub partners” for info of the their book promotion projects) BookBub Featured Deals InfoBookBub New Releases For LessDeep Dive on BookBub: Selfpublishing.comIt Gets Easier! And Other Lies We Tell New Mothers by Claudine WolkSit & Write: Begin : Video Class, $97, write your book & sell it! Taught by Claudine & Kate Brenton (author & Substack: Sit & Write)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~For more information about book publishing and marketing fundamentals complete with exercises to help you create fabulous pitches and an updated book marketing plan, buy my latest award-winning, amazon best-selling book with co-author, Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold today.Wat??? Yes, get a FREE copy of the award-winning, 5 star reviewed, #1 Amazon bestseller, Get Your Book Seen and Sold, with a Paid Subscription to Substack - click ‘Go For It’ below.Take the plunge and upgrade your subscription today.At the $75/year level you get: a free book, 30 minute Zoom with me, and a downloadable fill-in the blank marketing plan. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

You are listening to the audio version of this Substack Post:Book Promotion Sites That Won’t Break The BankHello Authors, Book Promotion Sites can be a key part of your book marketing plan to sell your books. In this post I focus on book promotion sites that are also communities (like Amazon & BookBub) and explain how they work and why they may be worth your precious promotion dollars. At the bottom of the show notes, I also include fabulous links that list many reputable book promotion sites that you can research at your leisure.Stuff I mentioned in the podcast:For a curated list of book promotion sites, written word media has put together a nice list. Also, my buddy, Dave Chesson, The Kindlepreneur, has created a nice list, too, with his commentary.Finally, the fabulous folks at Reedsy have also curated a list of book promotion sites with a rating and explanation for each. The specific sites I mention:Bookbub (search “BookBub partners” for info of the their book promotion projects) Gosh, Am I helpful or what?Written Word Media - Bargain Booksy, Free Booksy, Amazon Ads help, Facebook Ad Help, etc (I’m an affiliate ‘cause I am a customer)The Fussy LibrarianRobin ReadsSit & Write: Begin : Video Class, $97, write your book & sell it! Taught by Claudine & Kate Brenton (author & Substack: Sit & Write)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~For more information about book publishing and marketing fundamentals complete with exercises to help you create fabulous pitches and an updated book marketing plan, buy my latest award-winning, amazon best-selling book with co-author, Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold today. Wat??? Yes, get a FREE copy of the award-winning, 5 star reviewed, #1 Amazon bestseller, Get Your Book Seen and Sold, with a Paid Subscription to Substack - click ‘Go For It’ below. Take the plunge and upgrade your subscription today.At the $75/year level you get: a free book, 30 minute Zoom with me, and a downloadable fill-in the blank marketing plan. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

You are listening to the audio version of the post: Lessons From Authors Featuring Maggie O'Farrell's "After You'd Gone"Hello Authors,Fiction writers learn from other fiction writers and Maggie O’Farrell is one of the best. In this podcast you will learn that sometimes NOT playing by “the rules” results in a fabulous book ~ ClaudineLink to After You’d Gone by Maggie O’FarrellLink to the latest cover of After You’d Gone Link to the video class mentioned in the intro: Sit & Write: Begin - teaches book marketing and writing… Get Inspired With Confidence. $97 for a limited time by published authors, Claudine Wolk & Kate Brenton. Get Your Book Seen and Sold book (eBook and paperback) complete with simple description of publishing choices and exercises to identify your book’s target audience and where to find them. How do you like the new, cool intro music of the podcast? Thank you to composer/performer Nick Gloire with Pixabay!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sign up for a free subscription to my Substack Posts / Podcasts. If you know a writer or an aspiring writer, please spread the word. Share, Share, Share with authors! Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Sharon Castlen, an expert book marketer, can be found at her website IntegratedBookMarketing.com. With over forty years of experience as a book marketer with a specialty in book distribution, not to mention the book marketer for my first book, It Gets Easier and Other Lies We Tell New Mothers, Sharon answers questions that I have heard from every author about book marketing - why it’s important and how it works to sell books!In this podcast, Sharon covers:* The importance of knowing your target market.* How book distribution works and when is should be set up* Ingram vs Ingram Spark* The relationship between book marketing and book distribution* The difference between Book Marketer and Book Publicist* The months to NEVER publish your book* You can email her for a 15 minute free conversation to see if she can help to market your book at [email protected]. Put WOLK in the Subject line so Sharon knows you came from Get Your Book Seen and Sold Podcast.From the podcast episode: Sharon reminds authors…If you don’t have good book distribution, the marketing & media you do won’t be valuable because buyers won’t know where to find your book.The book marketing begins before the writing ends.Honor your strength, outsource your weakness.The IBPA “Book Industry Standards Worksheet” that Sharon mentions in the podcast.Credit: Podcast Pic Photo by Donna Mae Moltio on Unsplash~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Get Your Book Seen and Sold book (eBook and paperback) By Moi and Julie Murkette includes additional information on book distribution - easy graphs and explanations. Sign up for a free subscription to my Substack Posts / Podcasts. Try a monthly subscription for as low as $6/ a month or yearly subscriptions that offer book marketing goodies of you. If you know a writer or an aspiring writer, please share it. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

You are listening to the audio version of the post: Get Your Book Out There For Sale - Book Distribution OptionsHello Authors,Book Distribution IS Book Marketing. Regardless of your choice to traditionally publish or self-publish, it’s important for you to understand book distribution or how your book gets into the hands of book buyers. Consider this podcast a great beginning summary of how book distribution works and why it is important for you to understand. ~ ClaudineLink to Interview with expert author, Joanna Penn on Get Your Book Seen and Sold Podcast:Link to Joanna Penn’s article, How to Publish An eBook!Link to Dave Chesson’s article on The Best Aggregators and Publishers for Self-Published Authors - updated for 2024 (love this guy!)Get Your Book Seen and Sold book (eBook and paperback) complete with Book Distribution graphs and explanations. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sign up for a free subscription to my Substack Posts / Podcasts. Most of my posts are available as a free subscriber. If you dig my work and would like to support me, try a monthly subscription $6/ a month or yearly subscriptions with different goodies of you. If you know a writer or an aspiring writer, please spread the word. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

You are listening to the audio version of this Substack Post:The Story Behind The Story IS The Story: Writing Prompt Idea From "The Offer" mini-series for book, post, submissionHello Authors,Three tips in this podcast/post. One watch The Offer - very entertaining and an inspiring story for any author hoping to breakthrough with their novel. Two - consider your own story behind the story as a possible book, article or post. Three, consider submitting your story behind the story. ~ Claudine I mention two places for YOU to submit YOUR writing:Publishers Weekly: BooklifeWOW - Women on Writing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~For more information about book publishing and marketing fundamentals complete with exercises to help you create fabulous pitches and an updated book marketing plan, get a copy of my latest award-winning, best-selling book written with the expertise of publisher and co-author, Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold today. Wat??? Yes, you get a FREE copy of the best-selling, 5 star reviewed, #1 Amazon bestseller, Get Your Book Seen and Sold, with Paid Subscription to Substack - click ‘hit play’ below. Give yourself and your writing career a nod, take the plunge and subscribe today. For an annual subscription at the $75 level you get: a free book, 30 minute Zoom with me, and a downloadable fill-in the blank marketing plan to jumpstart your book writing career. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

You listening to the audio version of this Substack Post:Enter a Writing Contest: It’s Good Practice and Good Book PromotionHello Authors, I describe an easy book promotion idea in this podcast - entering a writing contest plus a refresher on what a media contact is and how they are used in book promotion. Please note, that this suggestion actually works! Our friend, author, Podcast Host and writer of the Substack Stock Fiction, Meg Oolders, entered a wrting contest with Writers Digest and her piece (out of thousands of worldwide entries) received an honorable mention in the YA/Children’s category. Congratulations, Meg!I mention the post: How I Met Kevin Pollack at BEA: Book Marketing Tip 101 for authorsFor more information about book publishing and marketing fundamentals complete with exercises to help you create fabulous pitches and an updated book marketing plan, get a copy of my latest award-winning, best-selling book with co-author, Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold today. Wat??? Yes, get a FREE copy of the best-selling, 5 star reviewed, #1 Amazon bestseller, Get Your Book Seen and Sold, with Paid Subscription to Substack - click ‘press play’ below. Take the plunge and subscribe today with a juicy, paid subscription. At the $75/year level you get: a free book, 30 minute Zoom with me, and a downloadable fill-in the blank marketing plan. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

You are listening to the audio version of this Substack post:What Is a Book Promotion Site, How They Work, and A Few ExamplesBook Promotion Site Examples For Your Book Marketing PlanHello Authors, have a listen to this post for a quick and easy explanation of eBook promotion sites, specific sites that I like and use, and how they work. Links to resources mentioned are below. ~ClaudineAs a subscriber to Get Your Book Seen and Sold, you already know that book marketing is a big part of your job as an author. In this episode, I introduce more information about eBook, online, book promotion sites - how they work and what they do for you to sell more eBooks!As mentioned in the podcast, Dave Chesson, the Kindlepreneur, put together a fancy-dancy, organized list of sites that you can download. Dave may ask for your email in order to get his spreadsheet of online book promotion sites, which is a lesson in itself. He collects emails of potential customers by offering a valuable free tool. Enjoy this introduction to book promotion sites… it’s a huge topic with many companies vying for your book promotion dollars in slightly different ways. Another book promotion site that has become one of my favorites is Written Word Media - ie. bargain booksy, free booksy. I interviewed one of their executives on the podcast here, Clayton Noblit, and I use them myself to promote Get Your Book Seen and Sold, We have been very pleased with the results. (The link is my affiliate link - I love ‘um, I use ‘um)Thanks for the image for this post, Patrick Tomas's on Unsplash.For more information about book marketing fundamentals complete with exercises to help you create fabulous pitches and an updated book marketing plan, get a copy of my latest award-winning, best-selling book with co-author, Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold today. Free book offer with paid Subscription to Susbstack - click ‘press play’ below. Take the plunge and subscribe today with a juicy, paid subscription. At the $75/year level you get: a free book, 30 minute Zoom with me, and a downloadable fill-in the blank marketing plan. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Join The Witches of Pitches owners, Aileen Weintraub and Megan Margulies, in this podcast interview. Both ‘witches’ are essayists and authors in their own right and they have combined their powers to help other others. They help with pitches, queries, book proposals - just about anything an author needs to get published - including tips on the publishing process and literary agent pitching. Authors are simply starving for a very special service that Aileen and Megan offer called - kvetching. What is kvetching? You will have to listen to find out!Remember my author-listeners, Aileen and Megan provide a la carte services as well as tailored help based on your needs or project…give them a shot. They also offer zoom classes that are on-point, interesting, educational AND affordable.From the podcast:Aileen Weintraub’s Book: Knocked Down: A High Risk MemoirMegan Margulies’ Book: My Captain America: A Granddaughter's Memoir of a Legendary Comic Book ArtistWhat I love about this podcast episode is the openness and authenticity of Megan and Aileen and their desire to help authors achieve success. I especially love the conversation about ‘elevator pitches’ and the clever tips they share to create and use one.For more fabulous posts and podcasts like this one, give a nod to my work today by upgrading to a paid subscription to Get Your Book Seen and Sold. Thank you! Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Hello Authors, have a listen to this post for a few specific book promotion sites to promote your book.. ~ClaudineYou can read this article with the links included here.As a subscriber to Get Your Book Seen and Sold, you already know that book marketing is a big part of your job as an author. In this podcast episode, I introduce the concept of book promotion through websites created to offer you book promotion opportunities. I explain the idea behind these sites - the fact that there are two sides to the sites: The side that services readers and the side that services authors who want to promote their books. Amazon is an example of a site where an author can pay for advertising for their books and also use the site as reader/customer. Bookbub is another such site. The companies use their database of readers (book buyers) to offer promotion opportunities for the book sellers - that means you! Two other easy to understand Book Bub deep dives are here and here. Enjoy this introduction to book promotion sites… it’s a huge topic with many companies vying for your book promotion dollars in slightly different ways. Another book promotion site that has become one of my favorites is written word media - ie. bargain booksy, free booksy. I interviewed one of their executives on the podcast here, Clayton Noblit, and I use them myself to promote Get Your Book Seen and Sold and I have been pleased with the results.Thanks for the image for this post, Mahmudul Hasan on Unsplash.For more information about book marketing fundamentals complete with exercises to help you create fabulous pitches and an updated book marketing plan, get a copy of my latest award-winning, best-selling book with co-author, Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold today.Take the plunge and subscribe today with a juicy, paid subscription. The yearly is $75 which includes a free copy of my book w/ Julie Murkette and a 30 minute chat with me to ask all of your publishing and book marketing questions. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Hello Authors, have a listen to this post for an easy idea that will yield great benefit for future book sales - it’s a quick tip that you can start while on your holiday weekend. ~ClaudineYou are listening to the audio version of the post, Three Easy (But Crucial) Book Marketing Tasks: Identify Audience, Message, Media ContactsAuthors: Book Marketing Starting Point and Tips to Create Your Book’s Building BlocksAs a subscriber to Get Your Book Seen and Sold, you already know that book marketing is a big part of your job as an author. In this podcast episode, I reveal an easy starting point to get your feet wet and get you more comfortable with the idea of “selling” your book! (I put “selling” in parenthesis because you are not selling exactly, you are sharing your message (through your book) with the readers who already desire to hear it!)Thanks for the image for this post, Arthur Chauvineau on Unsplash.For more information about book marketing fundamentals complete with exercises to help you create fabulous pitches and an updated book marketing plan, get a copy of my latest award-winning, best-selling book with co-author, Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold today.Take the plunge and subscribe today with a juicy, paid subscription. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Enjoy this interview as the generous, best-selling author, Mariah Fredericks illustrates by example how to be a successful novelist - her writing method. her research method, her love of writing - her NEED to do it - and graciously offering her time for a podcast interview with a fan!Best-selling author Mariah Fredericks released her 16th book, The Wharton Plot, in January 2024. I ripped through her latest, fabulous book that focuses on a true crime during the gilded age in NYC. The book is much more than that, though, it a behind the scenes look at the life of a famous American author, Edith Wharton - her broken marriage, her lover, her famous and not so famous friends, her career later in life, and her place as a famous woman in an age when women did not have careers. As usual, Fredericks seamlessly weaves all of the themes together in a fabulously written, engrossing and entertaining novel. Fredericks uses the backdrop of a real-life murder to introduce us to Wharton as she tries to solve the crime. The reader comes to understand Wharton on a deeper level. Fans of Age of Innocence, by Wharton, will love reading about its author behind the scenes. In the podcast, I ask if the audio book narrator of The Wharton Plot is the same as the narrator in the The Age of Innocence Movie (The narrator is NOT the same as you will hear. Wait ‘til you hear who it is).For more fabulous, posts and podcasts like this one, give a nod to Claudine’s work here by upgrading to a paid subscription to Get Your Book Seen and Sold. Thank you! Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

You are listening to the audio version of the post, How One Great Pitch Can Sell Your Book.Authors: Specific Example Of A Media Pitch That Landed And Led To Book SalesAs a subscriber to Get Your Book Seen and Sold, you already know that you can continue to market your book forever! In this quick podcast, you will hear the story of a specific example of a media pitch that landed. As you will hear, YOU have the power to successfully market your book.Thanks for the image for this post, Thought Catalog on Unsplash.Link to this postFor more information about pitching complete with exercises to help you createfabulous pitches and an updated book marketing plan, get a copy of my latest award-winning, best-selling book with co-author, Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold today.Take the plunge and subscribe today. Thanks for listening. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Hello my authors! It’s one thing to tell you what to do to publish and promote your book, it’s another thing to hear from an author in the trenches going through what authors go through to write, to pitch their book to an agent, to promote their book and to navigate the business of being an author.Author of Still, Geraldine Donaher, chats about her upcoming FREE workshop on Story Structure where she introduces a practical plan for authors to make sure they have the important elements for their books. We talk about the journey of an author navigating the world of agents. writers workshops, pitching, promoting and the business of being an author in today’s world.Geri is working on finding an agent for her latest book, Mouth Shut, Head Down, a YA Thriller and shares her process of finding an agent. She also chats about what she learned since writing her first novel, Still - a fiction book that loosely follows her life as a former nun and coping with the loss of a baby. Plus, she shares the benefits of joining writing groups - what works and what does not work. In all, being an author is a process that evolves with the more information your learn, staying open, and getting more confident. You’ll see what you mean as you listen to the podcast.Geri mentions:The Algonquin Workshops for WritersPenn Writing GroupThe Free workshop sponsored by Delaware County Libraries that Geri is hosting:Open Night Mic For Writers: How Stories Are StructuredFriday, June 14th, 7:00 - 8:00Registration required - get your spot today!NEW: Limited Time Offer from Me: FREE Book Publishing / Promotion Consulting For a limited time, I am offering a free 15 minute consultation with me to chat about your plans for your book - book publishing and book marketing. I evaluate your book publishing & marketing plan and send you to the right experts to successfully publish and sell books!Grab your slot with me soon and get started to publish and promote your book today! Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Authors: Refresh Your Knowledge of Pitching To Media Contacts to Sell Your BookAs a subscriber to Get Your Book Seen and Sold, you already know that marketing your books never ends. In this quick podcast, you will get a refresher course on why and how you pitch media contacts. Thanks for the image for this post, Thought Catalog on Unsplash.Link to this postFor more information about pitching complete with exercises to help you create fabulous pitches and an updated book marketing plan, get a copy of my latest award-winning, best-selling book with co-author, Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold today. Take the plunge and subscribe today. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Enjoy the audio version of this post where I introduce the best book proposal book of all time, Write The Perfect Book Proposal by Jeff Herman and Deborah Levine Herman. One of the reasons I love this book is because it is brief, simple but packs a powerful punch…it teaches what every author must know about their own book to market and sell it. Then it includes actual book proposals that sold with notes and comments on why they sold. For another brief, simple how-to book for authors that packs a powerful punch, get your copy of Get Your Book Seen and Sold today. In it, aspiring authors will get the leg-up on publishing and book marketing BEFORE their book is for sale. A recent review of Get Your Book Seen and Sold gushed - “The authors have distilled a wealth of book marketing “knowledge into easy-to-follow steps, accompanied by helpful charts, graphics, and exercises. You’ll gain insights into defining your goals, audience, and message, laying a solid foundation for your marketing efforts. Real-life examples illustrate key concepts, guiding you on your journey.”Consider a paid subscription to Get Your Book Seen and Sold Substack if you like what your hear. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Andreea Billig, owner of Self-Publishing Mastery and an author coach and publicist is offering a limited seat, online, in person, once a week for 5 weeks, 90 minutes each, Book Launch Book Camp Release Your Book With A Bang class starting May 23rd. (discount offered and mentioned in the podcast is below)The podcast interview (and bootcamp) will expand the horizons of what you thought a book launch is. Andreea’s background in publicity for products, informed her ability to publicize her own books and the books of other authors and she wants to share that knowledge with you.Authors can feel stymied by the idea of a book launch and how to go about planning one. Andreea shares secrets to a successful book launch - the before, during and after of the launch - and opens the floodgates to new and exciting ideas that will work for you! To check out more information and free tips for a successful book launch whether you are planning a launch in the near future or just considering a book launch as part of a future marketing plan, check out Andreea’s link for the Book Launch Boot Camp and book your seat today. Use the discount code “WOLK50” and receive $50 off the already low price of $397. SECOND BONUS: Andreea will also ship a few, free paperback copies of Get Your Book Seen And Sold: The Essential Book Marketing and Publishing Guide to a few of the participants who use the code WOLK50 as she offers in the podcast - how nice of her!The 5 five week Book Launch Boot Camp course includes live 90 minute sessions with Andreea where she teaches, as she describes in the podcast, AND offers one-on-one input within the sessions. You even get access to the Self-Publishing Mastery Facebook page and get to meet other authors and share ideas. Andreea has room for 23-25 participants for this class so don’t wait.My Author Friends, this class is one of those classes that will catapult your learning and chances of having a successful book launch. Andreea is an expert resource who truly cares for authors. You can listen to a previous podcast that we recorded here. Andreea is the real deal. Read More Here: Book Launch Bootcamp.For more great podcasts and post subscribe Share this podcast with an author you know Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Listen to this post. I met Actor/Author Kevin Pollack at BEA a few years back and the experience embodied how an author can gain life-long readers by taking good care of their fans. Mr Pollack was promoting his book, How I Slept My Way To The Middle, and I stood in line for over an hour to meet him. Mr Pollack is a class act and after the appointed hour was up he continued to sign books and allow pictures. The book marketing lessons:* Promote your book at fairs, tradeshows, writer’s conferences, etc* Treat your fans well and you will gain life-long readersMentioned in the Podcast:Bookreporter.com has a list of upcoming book festivals by state and date….check it out. Televenge - the book by Pamela CableSubscribe to my substack for podcasts & posts filled with book marketing and publishing secrets, plus my witty banter. Select the “founding member” subscriber choice and you get a 30 minute Zoom with me to chat about your book marketing plan (or make one). Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

You Must Promote Yourself, You Are An ExpertRemember, whether you are a non-fiction author or a fiction author, YOU MUST PROMOTE yourself and that YOU ARE AN EXPERT in your field and would be a great radio, podcast, tv guest or interviewee for a website, newspaper or magazine article. How do you promote yourself as an author?Joan Price is a senior sex expert with six books (and counting) published. Her career started with her book of Better Than I Ever Expected: Straight Talk About Sex After Sixty in 2005 and blossomed to where Joan is a sought-after sex expert, speaker, teacher, personal sex consultant, and a revered tester and reviewer of sex products and anything having to do with senior sex.How did Joan become an expert?Have a listen to this interview with me (originally recorded on my podcast, Stories and Strategies For Women) and listen to Joan expertly and seamlessly promote herself throughout while also authentically providing interesting and valuable solutions to the listeners.You can find Joan at her website JoanPrice.Com and sign up for her newsletter.Listen for how Joan Price:* generously offers pertinent solutions to questions with example* weaves her books into the conversation* listens to the interviewer and thoughtfully answers her questions* allows the interviewer to guide and pace the interview * weaves her consulting services into the conversation* mentions how to connect with her at her website (one place, easy)* adds her call to action at the end after offering fabulous, authentically helpful information - “Sign up for my newsletter for more information”Tips like those highlighted above are illustrated in my new book with co-author, Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold. For a limited time, the eBook is available for $2.99. It is also available as a paperback. Upgrade your subscription to this podcast to have access to ALL posts and podcasts. C’mon let’s go! Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Listen to this post where I share author Diana Gabaldon’s advice to writers in her Book, The Outlandish Companion. Gabaldon is the best-selling author of the Outlander series. She also wrote non-fiction books, including the The Outlandish Companion.The Oulandish Companion is Gabaldon’s gift to her fans. In one section of the book, she answers the fan question, “How do you find time to write?”Enjoy and thanks for listening…Are you ready to write your book and learn a little bit about book marketing to successfully sell it when the time is right? Try a self-paced, video course taught by my colleague Kate Brenton and me. You will love it. It is the perfect way to get started on your book, the right way. The course is called Sit & Write: Begin - get it? Begin….. just $97 to get started on your dream of writing. Subscribe to my substack for podcasts & posts filled with book marketing and publishing information, plus my witty banter. As a founding member, you get a 30 minute Zoom with me to chat about your book idea. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

A query is a one-page pitch for your book intended to be read by literary agents and publishers to convince them to represent you and your book (literary agent) or publish your book (publisher). In this podcast, I read from a previous post.Thanks for listening and consider sharing this podcast episode with the aspiring author that you know. If they understand the terms “query” and “pitch,” they will be one step closer to their dream of becoming a published author. The resource to help you get your book seen and sold? Try the book Get Your Book Seen and Sold, it is available at a reduced price on Amazon right now! Grab the paperback copy and keep it on your desk as an interactive guide to help you this year with book promotion!If you like what you hear and want to hear more… upgrade your subscription for all book publishing and marketing wisdom, tips tricks and ideas coming your way. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Karli Newman, Podcast Host of Flipside of Midlife and certified wellness and life coach is our guest today. You can find Karli and sign up for her newsletter at her website: flipsideofmidlife.com. All authors need to make their writing a priority. No time to write, no writing! Karli is an expert whose experience helps writers to keep writing without guilt. She is a cheerleader for you to focus on your needs and she shares how to do it.In this podcast episode, we chat about crucial issues that surround self-love, self-acceptance, and paths to overall wellness all of which will lead to more writing!* How to identify your values and why they are important to you.* The test to determine if you are saying YES to too many things, you bad writer, you. PLUS: how to say “NO, NO, NO!” (in a gentle way) - Karli’s advice here is brilliant.* Illustrative real world examples that demonstrate how to handle the pressures and demands in your life and pivot to what is healthy, healing, and productive for you.My favorite part of the podcast interview is where Karli shares how to say “no” - like, specifically, with words you can write down on an index card and carry with you and then read when the situation presents itself.Karli offers help in the form of her podcast episodes at Flipside of Midlife but also through one-on-help, workshops, and retreats. If you are in the Phoenix, Arizona area you could check out her private retreat offering, Casita Serena, for 2, 3 or 4 day stays to work with her or simply as an escape to write. Whoa! To compare, think of that scene in the Ya Ya Sisterhood when Ashley Judd’s character escapes to a beach bungalow to re-group!Thank you for reading Get Your Book Seen and Sold. This post is public so feel free to share it.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Remember:If you like what you hear, give this podcast, Get Your Book Seen and Sold podcast, a Five star rating! Just scroll down to the bottom of the podcast info on the app where you listen. Thanks for your support. We want as many authors as possible to learn book publishing and book marketing strategies!And, Your Book Deserves to Be Seen! Embrace the Strategies That Will Put Your Work in the Spotlight and into Readers’ Hands. Grab the paperback copy of Get Your Book Seen and Sold and keep it on your desk as your personal, interactive guide for book promotion.If you like what you hear and want to hear more… go on, do it - sign up for a paid subscription to add my paid posts - proven ideas that drive book sales. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Alexa Bigwarfe is CEO of Write, Publish, Sell and the host and creator of the Women in Publishing Summit, held virtually from March 6 to March 9 - tickets available at the early bird rate of $197. It is the 7th year of the annual summit and Alexa tells us how it works. I have heard the Summit described as “life-changing” for authors - it hits all the important book publishing and book marketing topics for authors at EVERY level.The upcoming, all virtual summit includes 40+ workshops in four tracks: beginner/intermediate authors, advanced authors, publishing professionals, and general - good for all authors & publishing pros! The low price of $197 is an early bird price that will change in early March, so grab it while you can. The great price point is available because Alexa has enlisted industry sponsors to support and participate in the Summit. At $197 for the early bird price, what do you have to lose? Alexa launched the Women in Publishing Summit in 2017 with the goal to create an environment that not only provides top-of-the-line training, but builds community for connections and creates a space to recognize the accomplishments of women in the publishing industry.In this podcast episode, Alexa explains how the summit works and how to get the most out of it, detailing the unique orientation program held before the summit that you simply don’t want to miss to make your participation more organized, simple, and productive.  I can’t wait to hear how you all do and what you’ve learned.My favorite part of the interview was hearing Alexa speak so excitedly about this conference. Her commitment and desire to help authors to succeed is inspiring and she matched that desire with a product that actually does help authors. Thank you for reading Get Your Book Seen and Sold. This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Judith Briles has written, published and sold more than 50 books. Her top ranked book marketing podcast, Author YOU, reaches authors all over the world who want what YOU want - to get their books seen and sold. Her Author YOU podcast was just rated in the top 10 book marketing podcasts!In this interview, Judith shares her book marketing and promotion experience: what works, what doesn’t work. It is chuck full of examples and ideas to help you to successfully publish and promote your book. What ideas does she share that will trigger an idea for YOUR book? Have a listen.You can find Judith at her website: TheBookShepherd.comJudith is a fierce advocate for authors and it shows. Judith encourages authors to contact her with questions - anything from book publishing - self publishing or traditional publishing - and book marketing. She includes her email address and her phone number for easy access!If you want to get right to the services Judith offers, she has that spelled out on her website page: The Eight Ways To Work With Judith with prices! My favorite part of the interview with Dr. Judith is her honesty. As a book shepherd, she is blunt and honest with authors about their books. She uses her breadth of experience of publishing and book marketing to catapult authors to sell books. We work in a very competitive business and it helps to get right to it - what works and what doesn’t work. Remember:If you like what you hear, give this podcast, Get Your Book Seen and Sold podcast, a Five star rating! Just scroll down to the bottom of the podcast info on the app where you listen. Thanks for your support. We want as many authors as possible to learn book publishing and book marketing strategies!And, Your Book Deserves to Be Seen! Embrace the Strategies That Will Put Your Work in the Spotlight and into Readers’ Hands. Grab the paperback copy of Get Your Book Seen and Sold and keep it on your desk as your personal, interactive guide for book promotion.If you like what you hear and want to hear more… go on, do it - sign up for a paid subscription to add my paid posts - proven ideas that drive book sales. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Brian Jud, a special sales book marketing guru, has been a guest on the podcast previously. In THIS episode, he teaches a specific workshop on book promotion by using a special tool - he calls it bracketology - to help visual learners to narrow their book promotion focus on one or two things a quarter based on certain criteria. He has offered the listeners of the podcast a way to download the PDF tool, so you may want to download and print it as you listen to Brian’s mini-workshop.We also chat about other book marketing and promotion tips and the difference between book promotion for exposure and book promotion for book sales - an important difference to consider as you wade through the wonderful but sometimes frustrating world of book marketing. Sometimes exposure is what is needed to get your name and your book’s name out there. My favorite part of the podcast is when Brian shares his tool, bracketology with us… so generous!Brian also mentions a few other resources and offers the opportunity to call him with any questions you may have. Downloadable Lists for Sale for Ad MailingRadio Locator .com Here is the link to download the bracketologypdf. Find Brian and his offerings at his website Website: BookMarketingWorks.com or contact him via email: [email protected], Brian!Remember:If you like what you hear, give Get Your Book Seen and Sold podcast a Five star rating! Just scroll down to the bottom of the podcast info on your app. Thanks for your support. We want as many authors as possible to learn these book marketing strategies!Your Book Deserves to Be Seen! Embrace the Strategies That Will Put Your Work in the Spotlight and into Readers’ Hands. Your fun guide, Get Your Book Seen and Sold ,is available at a reduced price on Amazon right now! Grab the paperback copy and keep it on your desk as your personal, interactive guide for a successful book launch and book marketing strategy.If you like what you hear and want to hear more… go on, do it - sign up for a paid subscription. No big wup… it’s $50 a year. Book publishing and marketing wisdom, tips, tricks and ideas and overall good feelings. Send Questions and Comments my way at [email protected]. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Hold on to your seat… or I should say, hold on to your technology instruments because after this podcast episode with Substacker, Author, J.E. Petersen, you may want to toss them out the window… or at least lay them aside for a while.Jordan Petersen, Substack writer “Dispatches from Inner Space,” and writing under J.E. Petersen, wrote a provocative (and subsequently viral) post titled: The Notebook Rule: How to Get Off The Digital Dope And Reclaim Your Humanity in early January 2024. Petersen’s post started as a report of sorts - a report on a challenge that he made to himself in his attempt to curtail his use on technology - the problem of technology addiction, how it permeates every aspect of our lives, the effect it has on our happiness, and the results of pulling away from it. Eye-opening and fascinating stuff. Lucky for us, Jordan is going to continue to report on his progress and promises another podcast interview on his progress.My favorite part of the interview is where Jordan explains how technology is ‘set up’ to eliminate ‘friction’ - fascinating stuff. As well, Jordan’s description of the very real change in his life, his creative work, and his outlook AFTER starting the notebook rule is riveting. Here is where to find Jordan’s writing on Substack, the novel he is currently writing and the short stories he has already written that are available for sale today.Jordan’s Substack: Writing as J.E. Petersen: Dispatches from Inner SpaceJordan’s Novel-In-Progress, Arch/EternalJordan’s speculative fiction Writing on Amazon:Shadow & Fire: Dispatches From Inner SpaceSandy’s Interdimensional Research Log, A Kongonauts StoryRemember:If you like what you hear, give Get Your Book Seen and Sold podcast a Five star rating! Just scroll down to the bottom of the podcast info on your app. Thanks for your support. We want as many authors as possible to learn these book marketing strategies!Your Book Deserves to Be Seen! Embrace the Strategies That Will Put Your Work in the Spotlight and into Readers’ Hands. Your fun guide, Get Your Book Seen and Sold ,is available at a reduced price on Amazon right now! Grab the paperback copy and keep it on your desk as your personal, interactive guide for a successful book launch and book marketing strategy.If you like what you hear and want to hear more… go on, do it - sign up for a paid subscription. No big wup… it’s $50 a year. Book publishing and marketing wisdom, tips, tricks and ideas and overall good feelings. Send Questions and Comments my way at [email protected]. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

What A Thrill to Interview Best-Selling Author, Mariah FredericksWe all get into reading funks from time to time. Recently, the best-selling author, Mariah Fredericks got me out of my reading funk with her book, The Lindbergh Nanny. (now available in paperback) In this podcast, Mariah Fredericks chats with me about her fabulous fiction based on true crime non-fiction. She “lets me go there” with questions about her meticulous research and her personal opinion on what happened to Charlie Lindbergh on that fateful night in Hopewell, New Jersey in March, 1932.Next, we chat about Mariah’s journey as a best selling author and her latest title, just released, this week!, The Wharton Plot. So exciting! We chat about how Mariah comes up with the ideas for her fiction novels based in fact and the thread that links them together.My favorite part of my interview with Mariah Fredericks is when she generously reveals her writing schedule - fiction writers who listen to the podcast and read the newsletter, pay close attention, I think you are going to love Mariah’s way of scheduling her day!Remember:If you like what you hear, give Get Your Book Seen and Sold podcast a Five star rating! Just scroll down to the bottom of the podcast info on your app.Your Book Deserves to Be Seen! Embrace the Strategies That Will Put Your Work in the Spotlight and into Readers’ Hands. Your fun guide, Get Your Book Seen and Sold ,is available at a reduced price on Amazon right now! Grab the paperback copy and keep it on your desk as your personal, interactive guide for a successful book launch and book marketing strategy.If you like what you hear and want to hear more… paid subscription options to my Substack newsletter are available, some for less than a cup of coffee a month. Consider all the book publishing and marketing wisdom, tips tricks and ideas coming your way in 2024 and in prior years…help me, help you.Send Questions and Comments my way at [email protected]. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Author, Consultant and Podcaster, Michelle Glogovac, joins us for today’s podcast episode. You can find Michelle at her website: TheMlgCollective.com. Her brand new bestselling book, How To Get On Podcasts, was released this week to a #1 rating. How To Get On Podcasts teaches how to leverage “podcast guesting” to elevate yourself as a thought leader, generate more revenue, and promote your business and book —all for little to no cost. Sounds great, right? Michelle Glogovac is also the host of My Simplified Life, a podcast that enjoys placement as one of the Top 100 podcasts. She offers services for authors to help them to get booked on podcasts with a cool product - A Podcast Book Tour Service. The service includes the all important book marketing tool - an engaging and thoroughly prepared media kit. One of my favorite parts of this interview with Michelle is when she shares the importance of supporting other authors on social media like Instagram. I’ll let you listen but as you can see below, she inspired me to support another author on Instagram!Remember:If you like what you hear, consider giving Get Your Book Seen and Sold podcast a Five star rating! Just scroll down to the bottom of the podcast info on your app.Your Book deserves to be seen! Embrace the strategies that will put your work in the Spotlight and into Reader’s Hands!My book with co-author Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold, it is available at a reduced price on Amazon right now. Grab the paperback copy and keep it on your desk as your blueprint to make your book the next best thing!If you like what you hear and want to hear more… paid subscription options are available, some for less than a cup of coffee a month. Consider all the book publishing and marketing wisdom, tips tricks and ideas coming your way in 2024 and in prior years…help me, help you.Send Questions and Comments my way at [email protected]. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

I always joke when at a speaking gig by saying that if Coke a Cola has to advertise, so does every book author. One of the most popular ways to advertise a book is to take advantage of the offerings on one of the biggest online bookstores to ever exist - that, of course, is Amazon. But navigating the Amazon Ad placement process is intimidating, complicated, and can be costly. Who wants to waste their precious book budget or time on a strategy that even if implemented improperly will not yield results?Help is on the way. In this podcast, we interview an expert, April Cox, owner of self-publishing made simple to answer questions regarding Amazon ads.  I start the podcast interview by asking if Amazon ads are “A Must” for the book marketer.  April’s answer, “It is if you want to sell books on Amazon!”Well, you can’t get more honest than that, but April doesn’t leave us high and dry. April answers specific questions about Amazon Ads and shares information about two free, you tube how-to videos - one is hers (link below) and one is from Bryan Cohen - Google his Amazon Ad Challenge.Finally, more useful information, April unveils a brand course coming up that she has created - a Amazon ads workgroup - starting on February 5th - for 12 weeks - where a small group of authors will work with her one-on-one to learn, use, analyze and adjust amazon Ads in real time.  To find out information about the upcoming 12 week interactive Amazon ad workgroup, you can contact April here… also, April will offer the recordings of the completed 12 week class for just $49 that you can learn from and watch at your leisure.Remember:If you like what you hear, consider giving Get Your Book Seen and Sold podcast a Five star rating! Just scroll down to the bottom of the podcast info on your app.The resource to help you market your book once you publish it? Try my latest book with co-author Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold, it is available at a reduced price on Amazon right now! We suggest you grab the paperback copy and keep it on your desk as an interactive guide to help you this year with book promotion!If you like what you hear and want to hear more… paid subscription options are available, some for less than a cup of coffee a month. Consider all the book publishing and marketing wisdom, tips tricks and ideas coming your way in 2024 and in prior years…help me, help you.April’s free Amazon Ad course as heard in the podcast: Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Freedom! Online Book Promotion Options That Won’t Break The BankOur guest is Clayton Noblit, Senior Marketing Manager at Written Word Media. You may have heard of Free Booksy and Bargain Booksy? Well, Written Word Media is the company that provides those online promotion options for your book - book promotion options that everyone seems to be chatting about. We asked Clayton to join us for an episode on Get Your Book Seen and Sold Podcast to explain these products, these services, as well as some of Written Word Media’s new cool options for Facebook Ads and Amazon Ads. That’s right. Written Word Media has created products where authors who hate Amazon Ads and Facebook Ads but see benefit to adding them to their book marketing plan, now have a way to get in the game. YAY!Have a listen to what Clayton says about these and Written Word Media’s ever-expanding list of products for authors to use to promote their books online. I am an affiliate for Written Word Media but only AFTER I became a customer of Written Word Media. I have found their products worthwhile, understandable and effective. I have also found them easy to work with responsive to all my questions and you guys know… I ask a lot of questions. If you like the products that Written Word Media has to offer and plan on using them again and again, a paid membership which then provides discounts on some of the products we chat about in the podcast like, Facebook Ads, Amazon Ads, Bargain Booksy, etc may be worthwhile for you. More information can be found on Written Word Media. I suggest you try a bargain booksy ad first, get comfortable, track results and then make your decision to purchase a membership from there. Remember:If you like what you hear, consider giving Get Your Book Seen and Sold podcast a Five star rating! Just scroll down to the bottom of the podcast info on your app.The resource to help you market your book once you publish it? Try my latest book with co-author Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold, it is available at a reduced price on Amazon right now! We suggest you grab the paperback copy and keep it on your desk as an interactive guide to help you this year with book promotion!If you like what you hear and want to hear more… paid subscription options are available, some for less than a cup of coffee a month. Consider all the book publishing and marketing wisdom, tips tricks and ideas coming your way in 2024 and in prior years…help me, help you.Note: background image on the podcast image: Gerd Altmann via Pixabay Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Dan Brantley, owner of Argyle Fox Publishing, wrote a book and needed to publish it. A publishing industry insider suggested that he self-publish. The insider said that he would publish quicker, easier, and make more money from the sale of his book. Dan took the advice, published his first book, I’m Twelve Years Old and I Saved The World, learned oodles about the publishing business, and created his own publishing company to help other authors.As an Independent book publisher, Argyle Fox Publishing helps authors to publish their books for a fee and then hands over all of the accounts created to publish the book (distributors, aggregators, etc) to the author. The author owns the book and receives all the profits in the Argyle Fox business model.Learn all about Argyle Fox’s publishing method, Daniel’s personal publishing story - going strong with six books and counting, and how to connect with Argyle Fox Publishing in this fun interview.Contact Argyle PublishingDaniel mentions a submission form on his site at ArgyleFoxPublishing.com as well as his email for any specific questions you may have at [email protected] absolutely love that Daniel puts his prices right on his website. You will see immediately if the price is right for you and what services are included. One of my previous podcast guests, children’s author Jen Randazzo, used Argyle Fox Publishing to publish her book, F.R.O.G. Fully Rely On God, and gives Daniel’s firm high marks.Remember:If you like what you hear, consider giving Get Your Book Seen and Sold podcast a Five star rating! Just scroll down to the bottom of the podcast info on your app.The resource to help you market your book once you publish it? Try my latest book with co-author Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold, it is available at a reduced price on Amazon right now! We suggest you grab the paperback copy and keep it on your desk as an interactive guide to help you this year with book promotion!If you like what you hear and want to hear more… paid subscription options are available, some for less than a cup of coffee a month. Consider all the book publishing and marketing wisdom, tips tricks and ideas coming your way in 2024 and in prior years…help me, help you. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

It’s heady stuff… reliance of self and convictions. In this podcast, I read from a previous post.This year, as with every year, an author must have conviction and forward motion to get their book seen and sold. Enjoy this quick reminder and a fun example in the movie, The Poseidon Adventure - which by the way was a book by Paul Gallico that was adapted into a movie. Share what you anticipate will be YOUR forward motion in 2024 at my Substack Post.Thanks for listening and remember to leave a 5 star review on the podcast.The resource to help you with your forward motion? Try my latest book with co-author Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold, it is available at a reduced price on Amazon right now! We suggest you grab the paperback copy and keep it on your desk as an interactive guide to help you this year with book promotion!If you like what you hear and want to hear more… paid subscription options are available, some for less than a cup of coffee a month. Consider all the book publishing and marketing wisdom, tips tricks and ideas coming your way in 2024 and in prior years…help me, help you. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Watt Pad Hosts YA Book, See Dot SmileMeg holders is the author of See Dot Smile, a steamy, YA, coming of age novel that sits on Watt Pad. See Dot Smile won a coveted Watty Award. Meg and I chat about her Watty award win and Watt Pad, a platform for authors to publish their books, and how she used it to get the word out about her book. Fans can read the book for free at this point in time.Meg Oolders writes a popular Subtack titled, Stock Fiction, born out of the cool idea to use stock fiction pics as a writing prompt for fiction. Meg explains how she came up with the idea for her substack and how it attracts fans and a community of other fiction writers. Shoutout of encouragement to authorsThis interview offers hope, support, and most importantly, IDEAS to all the writers who are trying to successfully navigate writing and marketing their work.Some of my favorite Meg Holder’s posts, writing links, and socials:* Meg Oolder’s book on Watt Pad - free for anyone to read - ‘See Dot Smile”* Meg’s Substack post “ Heartfelt AF” : **Meg describes her award-winning pitch*** Meg’s Substack post “Name My Nemesis”* Meg’s Substack Post “Caked”* Meg Oolder’s Instagram @ritermelonThanks for listening. If you like what you hear, share this podcast and/or offer a 5 star rating! What do you want to learn more about? Send comments to [email protected] you like what you hear and want to hear more… paid subscription options are available, some for less than a cup of coffee a month. Consider all the book publishing and marketing wisdom, tips tricks and ideas coming your way in 2024 and in prior years…help me, help you. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Look Friggin Forward - Here’s HowAs 2023 reaches its endpoint I am looking forward. Here is a brief, previously recorded podcast featuring two very smart and enlightened people with advice that made a difference for them. Marissa Polselli shares how she changed the trajecory of her life - why and how she did it and how her life changed - Maslow would be proud. Dr John Murray shares how and why we can “polish our internal mirror” for better health, yes, but REALLY for a better relationship with ourselves. Toss the shame and self-doubt and embrace yourself. Both of these oft-time guests describe life-changing events and I hope offer a NEW way to look at yourself and yout life in 2024 and beyond. Most importantly, my listeners, please, I beg you, embrace your gifts, your talents and SHARE them, however you need to do it!All the Best for the New Year and I can not wait to share the fabulous guests I have in store in 2024 to help you get your book seen and sold.Love,ClaudineMy Wise Guests in this Podcast - Check out their sites.Marissa Polselli. “Set The World Ablaze”Dr John Murray “Polish Your Internal Mirror”Remember to email me with any questions: [email protected] hope you consider a PAID subscription to my Get Your Book Seen and Sold newsletter and podcasts in 2024. Always fabulous, useful content. To receive new posts and support my work, you know what to do. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Susan Markloff is an award-winning author. She writes YA Urban Fantasy and has perfected the promotion of her books. This fun podcast interview can help YA (young adult) authors and author’s of every genre with their book promotion and book writing strategy - what to focus on, how to lean on existing talents, and why it is so important to know your audience, your readers, and how to reach and interact with them.Susan talks about:* Self-publishing of a Urban Fantasy Book Series* Discovering and connecting with her audience* Being with her audience at Com-Con events and what that looks like* Book promotion by showing up at author events, Com-con events, social media, etc* Why she produced Dyslexic-freindly versions of all of her booksSusan’s energy is palpable and and inspiration. As we round the corner of a new year, I encourage you to draw ideas and inspiration from Susan’s experience and advice! You can do it!!! You can write, market and sell your books!Find Susan at her website: SusanLMarkloff.comand her popular Instagram @SusanLMarkloffSusan’s book series:The Human-Born Era SeriesThe Rise of the RaidinThe Ties That BindPlus six novellas that act as parallel side-stories to book 1, The Rise of the Raidin.The Protectors PressureThe Warrior’s WrathThe Healer’s HeartThe Shifter’s ShadowThe Scholar’s ScarsThe Requisite’s RiseSusan offers graphic design services for authors as well. You can find out more about here services at the link. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thanks for listening… remember to consider a paid subscription to my Substack so that I can continue to bring you inspiring and informative posts and podcasts. yay! Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

I know you want to do right by your book, every author does. Could an independent book publisher be the answer to get your book, your message and story, out into the world?Margo Dill is an author and an independent publisher of books. I ask her to describe her independent publishing model. As listeners know, each independent publisher’s model is different. Margo shares fascinating stories of her authors, their stories and how they publish their books in this episode including publishing timelines, the publishing process, book distribution. The genre of books that Margo publishes is diverse: Children’s, Middle grade, and Memoir.Margo and her services and offerings for authors and as a publisher can be found:Editor-911.comMargo as an author and her books can be found:MargoLDill.comIf interested in Margo’s services as an independent publisher you can contact her directly for more information at:[email protected] or [email protected] resources mentioned in the episode:Publisher Rocket software by The Kindlepreneur, Dave Chesson: helps the user identify categories, keywords, and ranking of books in every genre on amazon in real-time.Mark Dawson Self-Publishing CourseMargo's Books:Anna’s and the Baking Championship: one Girl’s Strength at VicksburgFinding My Place: One Girl’s Strength at VicksburgPicture Books and Read Aloud Books for ChildrenThanks for listening and subscribing. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

This podcast episode is the audio version of the Substack post: A Great Query (and Pitch): The Key To Get Your Book Seen and Sold: Tips To Create Your Stand-Out Query & PitchOther books, links mentioned in the podcast:How To Write The Perfect Book Proposal by Jeff Herman and Deborah Levine HermanBook Proposal: How to Write it and When to Use itNY Book Editors : How to Write a Darned Good Query Letter Listeners, if you learned something from this podcast, consider becoming a paid subscriber! It would be a great present for Moi! Thank you in advance for your support this year! Thanks for listening and if you loved it, leave a review on the podcast here.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Special Offers / Gift Idea For Subscribers:GIFT IDEA - New Video Course! Sit & Write: Begin. It’s a steal at $99. If you are thinking of writing and publishing a book and need some direction, there is a new course available for you. The course merges fun, engaging writing lessons with an introduction to book marketing concepts to spark a successful writing career. The course is a motivating, informational, inspirational, self-paced, and reasonably-priced. Fellow Substacker, Kate Brenton (Sit & Write) and I, host this fun course - a great gift to give to yourself or to share with that aspiring writer you know who is just waking up to their own dream to write.My book, co-authored with Julie Murkette - Get Your Book Seen and Sold: The Essential Book Publishing and Marketing Guide - is on sale now in paperback and ebook versions! Authors, this is YOUR publishing and book marketing resource. At 122 pages, it’s pithy and powerful and will catapult your book marketing efforts.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Contact me anytime with questions, suggestions, or niceties at [email protected] Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Children's author, Jen Rendazzo, releases her third book and shares writing, publishing, and book marketing tips in this jam-packed podcast episode.Jen Randazzo has written three children’s books and she is going strong. She combines her writing talent with energy and motivation to get her books seen and sold. In this podcast episode, Jen shares her publishing and book marketing wisdom from the trial and error of her publishing experience. Jen names names! She shares the independent publisher and vendors that she worked with to create, publish and promote her beautiful books. You can find Jen at her website: JenRandazzo.comJen Randazzo’s books (mentioned in the podcast) They are perfect holiday gift ideas:* The Empathetic Elephant - just released 11/26/23!* F.R.O.G - Fully Rely On God* Grandpa & Lewy: A Story of Hope and Empowerment for Children Touched by Lewy Body DementiaResources that Jen mentioned in the podcast:Argyle Fox Publishing - an independent book publisher who actually shows his prices on his website!Leeway Foundation - Apply for a grant to self-publish your book… What?How To Publish A Children’s Book by Yvonne JonesPublisher Rocket: Software To Teach/Help You Identify the Categories and Keywords of YOUR Book to compete on Amazon and other online retailers.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Upcoming Event: Help for Authors and where I will be! Dec 4th thru Dec 8th: Authorpreneur Summit - a totally online summit for authors, who want to turn their writing into a business and it’s free and run by Self-Publishing Guru, April Cox. Authors can upgrade to a premium pass to the summit for extra goodies and privileges for just $89. The online classes, that you can watch at any time, start on Dec 4th thru the 8th. I’ll be there along with 35 other publishing experts, with a presentation on, you guessed it, book marketing promotion ideas! All the speakers have a special expertise to help authors succeed.Each day of the summit focuses on core topics about the business side of authorship and features speakers who will cover the best software, tools, and more. You’ll also be able to network with fellow authorpreneurs in online, and private forums. Sign up today!Get Your Book Seen and Sold - consider becoming a paid subscriber. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

It’s Cyber Monday! (as if you could miss it with all the ads today…sheesh!) I have some deals for authors, too. Check them at the bottom of the post.In today’s podcast episode, we have a real treat to share with authors… a great new children’s book but also, inspiration and resources, for you to keep writing and potentially self-publish your book with an author who has done just that!Meet Sheryl Bass! Sheryl Bass, the author of Baby Dragon Finds His Family, her latest in her children’s book series that started with Baby Dragon's Big Sneeze, is our guest today.Sheryl shares her self-publishing story through the releases of her two books so far - how and why she wrote, published, and promotes the books as well as the trusted resources she used to do it. She also shares:* Tips on Book Reviews and the cool platform she used to get them, Pubby.co* The Self-Publishing Book Shepherd she hired to guide her self-publishing, April Cox.* Her timeline for publishing a children’s book* How the editors she hired were critical to her self-publishing process* Why joining Children’s Book Writer’s Professional Organizations is important for children’s book authorsPLUSAll about her latest release, Baby Dragon Finds His FamilySheryl used her professional background to share the book’s messages:* social emotional learning* teamwork* apologizing* communityYou can buy Baby Dragon Finds His Family at book retailers online.You can find Sheryl Bass at her website: Be-Kind Publishing.comSheryl is also on Instagram: Be.Kind.PublishingA few of the resources that Sheryl mentioned:* Self-Publishing Made Simple - Owner, April Cox* Pubby.Co - Book Review Resource* SCBWI - Children’s Book Writers Organization: Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators* Claire McKinney PR - Publicity Firm that offers book marketing services*** Special Cyber Monday Discounts For My Substack Subscribers** GET YOUR BOOK SEEN AND SOLD Substack Subscription discount. If you have been considering a paid subscription to this newsletter/podcast, now is the time to do it. A SPECIAL Black Friday thru Cyber Monday 20% off Discount is available for a limited time. Click here to subscribe at the special price! SPECIAL BLACK FRIDAY DISCOUNT for the New Video Course! Sit & Write: Begin. Use the promo code ‘thanks’ for $10 off the course that merges fun, engaging writing lessons with an introduction to book marketing concepts to spark a successful writing career. The course is a motivating, informational, inspirational, self-paced, and reasonably-priced. Fellow Substacker, Kate Brenton (Sit & Write) and I, host this fun course. Consider sharing this fabulous, self-paced writing course with that aspiring writer you know who is just waking up to their own dream to write.UPCOMING Dec 4th thru Dec 8th: Authorpreneur Summit - a totally online summit for authors, who want to turn their writing into a business and it’s free and run by Self-Publishing Guru, April Cox. Authors can upgrade to a premium pass to the summit for extra goodies and privileges for just $89. The online classes, that you can watch at any time, start on Dec 4th thru the 8th. I’ll be there along with 35 other publishing experts, with a presentation on, you guessed it, book marketing promotion ideas! All the speakers have a special expertise to help authors succeed. Each day of the summit focuses on core topics about the business side of authorship and features speakers who will cover the best software, tools, and more. You’ll also be able to network with fellow authorpreneurs in online, and private forums. Sign up today!Subscribe today to Get Your Book Seen and Sold Substack at 20% off. Offer ends today! Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

This podcast episode is the audio version of the Substack post: To Sell Your Book You Need A ToolBox: The Tools a Book Marketer Needs.I discuss the four tools that an author needs to promote (or book market) a book: Query, Book Proposal (w/ Competition Section), Media Kit, Media Contacts.Other Substack Posts mentioned in the podcast:A Great Query (and pitch) The Key To Get Your Book Seen and SoldBook Proposal: How to Write it and When to Use itListeners, if you learned something from this podcast, consider becoming a paid subscriber! Now thru Cyber Monday get 20% a subscription. Thank you. Thanks for listening and don’t forget to leave a review on the podcast here.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Special Discounts For Subscribers:GET YOUR BOOK SEEN AND SOLD Substack Subscription discount. If you have been considering a paid subscription to this newsletter/podcast, now is the time to do it. A SPECIAL Black Friday thru Cyber Monday 20% off Discount is available for a limited time. Click here to subscribe at the special price! SPECIAL BLACK FRIDAY DISCOUNT for the New Video Course! Sit & Write: Begin. Use the promo code ‘thanks’ for $10 off the course that merges fun, engaging writing lessons with an introduction to book marketing concepts to spark a successful writing career. The course is a motivating, informational, inspirational, self-paced, and reasonably-priced. Fellow Substacker, Kate Brenton (Sit & Write) and I, host this fun course. Consider sharing it with that aspiring writer you know who is just waking up to their own dream to write.The book - Get Your Book Seen and Sold: The Essential Book Publishing and Marketing Guide is available TODAY! Authors, this is YOUR publishing and book marketing resource. At 122 pages, it’s pithy and powerful. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Contact me anytime with questions, suggestions, or niceties at [email protected]. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Wouldn't it be great to know how to sell your books in bulk to airports, grocery stores, associations and corporations? Brian Jud, author of How to Make Real Money Selling Books, has been selling and helping authors sell to “special” outlets for years. In this comprehensive podcast episode, Brian shares what special sales are and how to secure them to retail and non-retail outlets. You will learn: * how to pitch your book for special sales to a corporation * where to go for special sale distribution to airports, hospitals, etc.* how to creatively pitch and more Brian offers articles, newsletters subscriptions and services on his website, BookMarketingWorks.com. Brian offers a free, 15 minute conversation if you would like to chat directly with him . Consulting is available as well as placement in special sale catalogs.I’m so excited to share Brian’s interview with authors to offer them a completely new avenue to sell their books and get their message and stories out into the world. Brian generously offers detailed website resources for book distributors, possible sales outlets and associations. You will love his detailed description of pitching your book for special sale for these entities! Don’t miss Brian’s demonstration of an actual pitch - specifically how to do it.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thanks for listening and don’t forget to leave a review on the podcast here.My latest book, co-authored with Julie Murkette, is available for sale NOW wherever you buy books and is YOUR publishing and book marketing resource. At 122 pages, it’s pithy but powerful. Buy your copy of Get Your Book Seen and Sold: The Essential Book Publishing and Marketing Guide today!I also offer book marketing consulting to help YOU come up with a plan to Market Your Book. Sign up for 30 minutes or an hour consultation today!Contact me anytime with questions, suggestions, or niceties at [email protected]. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

“We want to help authors” ~ Kate BrentonKate Brenton is a Substack writer, The Golden Thread, the author of the book Rebirth, host of the Podcast, Rebirth, and an inspired teacher - in short, she helps writers!!!You can find her at katebrenton.com Kate teaches writers at all stages of an author's process in writing a book. In her latest digital course: Sit & Write: Begin, Kate teaches the beginner - the writer who is just deciding what to write and how to go about sharing their message with the world. I am a contributor on the class and teach the basics of book marketing to make it a little less scary for authors. The self-contained course is distilled, helpful, motivating, inspirational , and reasonable priced. In this podcast episode, we get a sneak peek of what is offered to writers in the course, plus Kate identifies who it is for, who it is not for, and what students can come away expecting - confidence and a plan to guide their writing. We dive in to the difference between inspiration and intention and why it is important to understand the difference before putting pen to paper (of fingers to computer keys). You’ll hear about Kate’s experience as a writing coach and her goal to help people achieve fulfillment in their lives through the many courses she offers as well as the wisdom and insights she offers in her podcast, Rebirth, her latest book, Rebirth, and her Substack newsletter - The Golden Thread.Find out more about Kate at her website. Sit & Write: Begin video class Holiday Gift Idea - Purchase the Sit & Write: Begin course as a gift for a friend. You purchase the course and at check-out mark it as a gift with the recipient’s information. What a treasure to receive the gift of learning how to make your writing dream a reality!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thanks for listening and don’t forget to leave a review on the podcast here.My latest book, co-authored with Julie Murkette, is available for sale NOW wherever you buy books and is YOUR publishing and book marketing resource. At 122 pages, it’s pithy but powerful. Buy your copy of Get Your Book Seen and Sold: The Essential Book Publishing and Marketing Guide today!I also offer book marketing consulting to help YOU come up with a plan to Market Your Book. Sign up for 30 minutes or an hour consultation today!Contact me anytime with questions, suggestions, or niceties at [email protected]. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

This podcast episode is the audio version of the Substack post My Book Is Written, What Is My Next Step? Explaining Book Distribution for Traditionally Published and Self-Published Authors.For more information and a beautiful, colorful chart detailing book distribution options, check out the original post in written form.Listeners, if you learned something from this podcast, consider becoming a paid subscriber to support the podcast. Thank you. Thanks for listening and don’t forget to leave a review on the podcast here.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~For You, Writers:The book - Get Your Book Seen and Sold: The Essential Book Publishing and Marketing Guide is available TODAY! Authors, this is YOUR publishing and book marketing resource. At 122 pages, it’s pithy but powerful. The New Video Course! Sit & Write: Begin merges writing lessons with an introduction to book marketing concepts to spark a successful writing career. The course is a motivating, informational, inspirational, self-paced, and reasonably-priced. Fellow Substacker, Kate Brenton (The Golden Thread) and I, host this fun course. Consider sharing it with that aspiring writer you know who is just waking up to their own dream to write.Contact me anytime with questions, suggestions, or niceties at [email protected]. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Linda Wisniewski is a writer, author, and memoir teacher. You can find her at her website: LindaWis.com.Linda has published two books so far. One fiction, Where The Stork Flies and one non-fiction memoir - Off Kilter: A Woman’s Journey To Peace With Scoliosis, Her Mother, & Polish Heritage.She is also a memoir teacher so we got a chance to chat about the following:* At what stage in their writing do your students take your memoirist class?* The difference between mean criticism and constructive criticism* How to select what to include in a memoir and what not to include - what is too much sharing or too revealing.* Family considerations to revealing secrets in a memoir* A great exercise that Linda teaches students to use to identify the theme of their memoir.* Who said “if people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better?”* What people learn from memoirs and why the lessons are important. * Linda’s book marketing suggestions and how her author platform was enhanced by her book marketing choices.* How much time book marketing versus time writing. * The health aspects of journaling - who knew? Seriously listeners, this podcast is a listener-supported publication. To receive new podcasts and support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber, like nowIn this podcast, Linda mentions: the book, “Opening Up’ by James Pennybaker Writers Beware online - on the look out for book industry charlatans The blog tour book promotion site: Kate Rocks Book Tour https://sites.google.com/katerockliterary.com/katerockliterary/services?authuser=0Below is Linda’s Pushcart nominated essay that she mentions in the podcast titled "My Body, My Self," published in Mindprints:I have moved through my life off kilter. My left side curves inward. On my right, I have no waist; my right side goes straight up and down. My left shoulder is lower than my right, and my left hip is higher than the right hip. I am about two inches shorter than I would be if I didn’t have scoliosis, a side-to-side curvature of the spine. When I sit, I often feel like I am about to tip over to the left. My spine is curved into a C-shape between my shoulder blades so that no matter how straight I stand, I look like I am slouching.    When I grew up in the 1950s, for some reason I have yet to understand, “having good posture” was a big deal. Perhaps because posture was so often discussed by the nuns who taught at my school, I thought that “good posture” was like having “good morals.” I stood as tall as I could, but by the time I was in eighth grade, my back was visibly curved. I felt inadequate and even guilty. I thought, surely, if I tried hard enough, I’d be able to stand up straight. I wish I had a dollar for every time someone said, “Don’t slouch, Linda.” Now that I’ve taught Sunday School myself, I feel some sympathy for those nuns. There isn’t much you can do to control forty squirming kids, but if they have “good posture,” the class looks somewhat orderly. And the 1950s, I recall, were very big on social orderliness.    I’ve tried chiropractic and massage therapy to keep my muscles from stiffening up on one side of my body. I walk every day, and do stretching exercises, but I still feel out of balance much of the time. I start out each day off kilter, and move through the hours trying to straighten up. When I stretch out my left arm and leg in opposite directions as far as they will go, my cramped left side is extended for a few seconds of exquisite openness.    Recently, I’ve begun to think of scoliosis as a metaphor for my life. I’ve struggled to please teachers, employers, parents, boyfriends, husbands, twisting myself into someone I can’t be. I hurt when I do this, because it’s not natural. And it never works. But when I stretch my Self, instead, the results are different. When I’m reaching for my personal goals—to be a good mother, wife, friend and writer—I feel my balance return. And the sense of relief, as I become more the woman I truly am, is simply grand.Thanks for listening and don’t forget to leave a review on the podcast here.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~My latest book, co-authored with Julie Murkette, is available for sale NOW wherever you buy book and is YOUR publishing and book marketing resource. At 122 pages, it’s pithy but powerful. Buy your copy of Get Your Book Seen and Sold: The Essential Book Publishing and Marketing Guide today!New Video Course! Sit & Write: Begin is a motivating, informational, inspirational, self-paced, and reasonably-priced, video course that merges writing with an introduction to book marketing concepts. Created with fellow Substacker, Kate Brenton (The Golden Thread), the course is fun and relaxing and could be your first step toward a successful book. (or you could share it with that aspiring writer who is just waking up to their own dream to write)Contact me anytime with questions, suggestions, or niceties at [email protected].~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Josh Bernoff’s tagline is: I help non-fiction authors succeed. The perfect guest for us at Get Your Book Seen and Sold Podcast!Josh has authored, coauthored, or ghostwritten eight business books.  His latest titled, Build a Better Business Book: How to Plan, Write, and Promote a Book That Matters. Josh works closely with nonfiction authors as an advisor, coach, editor, or ghostwriter. He has collaborated on more than 50 nonfiction books.You can find Josh at Bernoff.comIn this podcast interview:** Josh shares his 5 step process to help authors succeed in promoting their books - PQRST - Positioning, Question, Reach, Spread and Timing. ** We learn why it takes hearing about a book three times before a sale is made.** We learn how non-fiction authors can use their expertise to make money through their expertise. In fact, many authors make more money from their consulting than from their book sales! Josh shares his own business model and explains the services that he offers. Helping authors to develop their book idea before they write start writing is a great example of one of the services Josh provides.** We also chat about hybrid publishers and Josh explains how they work and a few that he has had personal experience and would recommend.For more information, you can read Josh’s blogposts, which generate more than 4 million views, on topics of interest to authors every weekday at Bernoff.com. Josh mentions the hybrid publisher, Amplify, as one that he would recommend.Thanks, as always for listening. Feel free to send any questions my way at [email protected] a paid subscription today - there are goodies at the yearly and founding membership levels!People, Get Your Book Seen and Sold is a husband- supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Podcast Episode: Book Launches - what to expect, how to plan, PLUS what a publicist can do for authors with Publicist, Kathleen SchmidtKathleen Schmidt has worked in the publishing industry for 25+ years. She’s been a literary agent, editor, ghost-writer and publicist, including being a Publicity Director at Skyhorse Publishing (WOW) and creating unique book marketing ideas for the best-selling book, YOU are a BADASS, by Jen Sincero. She has also met Victoria Beckham, which if you have seen the new NetFlix “Beckam,” might get you pretty stoked!Kathleen owns her own publicity firm, KMSPR, and writes about publishing and her experiences to help authors, newbie and seasoned, to understanding publishing and do right by their books on her Substack at KathleenSchmidt.Substack.com. She offers listeners the opportunity to reach her directly at [email protected] if you have any questions or would like to chat about hiring her as your publicist.In this podcast interview, Kathleen and I chat about book publicity and her philosophy plus, specifics about her Substack post, The Guide to Book Launches:* … Why Goodreads is “Complicated”* … How Book launches are like Christmas Morning* … Using AI to create pitches? Yes or No?* … a sneak preview to her upcoming “subscription publicity” offering to author-clientsKathleen’s podcast, Publishing Confidential, is a favorite of mine. I learn about current publishing industry goings-on, publicity that works for authors and thoroughly enjoy her product recommendations. (which are giving my monthly budget a stretch, btw) But how can you possibly turn down somersault bodysuits? I haven’t owned a bodysuit since I was in the seventh grade but this bodysuit is delicious!I suggest you have a notebook by your side as you read her substack because each post is chock full of great information, resources, book recommendations and other fun stuff. I mention our previous interview, What a Publicist Can Do For You? Part One & Part Two - Here and Here. Enjoy!Thanks for listening!You can contact me with any book marketing or other related questions at [email protected], don’t forget to leave a review of the podcast, or support me by being becoming a paid subscriber on Substack or purchasing a copy of my new book, with co-author Julie Murkette, Get Your Book Seen and Sold! Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

Just the title of Kara Cutruzzula’s latest book, Do It (Or Don’t) A Boundary Creating Journal, is enough to set you free as a writer. In this podcast episode, author Kara and I talk to each other but really we are talking to you, the writer. * How to give yourself permission to write* How to “make it easy on yourself” to keep writing* How to survive post-publication blues* Finding the time to writePlus, we discuss Kara’s writing and publishing process with all of her books! * how they developed * who they are for * what she has learned through the writing, publishing and book marketing processMore about Kara:Kara Cutruzzula (pronounced as “muthusula”) is a writer, lyricist, playwright, editor and writes the popular Substack, Brass Ring Daily, which Vanity Fair called “a life coach in your inbox.”She is the author of the motivational journals Do It For Yourself; Do It Today: An Encouragement Journal, illustrated by Tyler Spangler; and Do It (or Don’t): A Boundary-Creating Journal, illustrated by Jasmina Zornic.Kara is a wise woman with advice and encouragement for all authors. She is generous, too, in sharing her writing journey and advice with us! Kara’s substack advice could find its way to your inbox every day. Find her substack at Brass Ring Daily.As a writer and editor, her articles and essays about work, creative process, and culture have been published in The New York Times, Quartz, The Daily Beast, TIME, Vulture, and other publications. She began her career as a magazine editor at The Daily Beast and Newsweek, where she was homepage editor, deputy features editor, and culture editor. She has consulted in senior-level editorial roles at DuJour, Billboard, MONEY, and NextAdvisor, the personal finance arm of TIME magazine.You can find Kata at her website KaraCutruzzula.com.Subscribe to support me today! Comments and questions? Email me anytime at [email protected].. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming paid subscriber. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe

The categories you select on Amazon are critically important for your book to get a possible #1 ranking on Amazon in a particular category. As you can see in the pic above, Get Your Book Seen and Sold: The Essential Book Marketing and Publishing guide hit #1 in the ‘Writing Skill Reference” during its launch week. YOU want to make sure you select the right category to get your book seen and sold! Listen on….Amazon Changed Its Categories System. Here’s How To Make Sure Your Book Is Seen and Sold with Dave Chesson.In this podcast interview, Dave Chesson, The Kindlepreneur, specifically addresses the recent change to Amazon categories affecting Amazon KDP users, how it can affect your book’s ranking and what you can do to make sure your book’s sales do not suffer.I asked Dave about the recent change. Specifically, an author (or publisher) used to be able to select 10 categories to describe their books and find its readers. Today only three categories can be added. As well, because of the program changes that were made, some of the old categories in the system are not attached to anything, meaning that if your book still has that category attached to it, it will not be seen at all under that category. Dave calls these “unseen” categories, ghost categories. In the podcast, Dave explains what you can do to make sure your book’s categories are viable and how to use keyword phrases (you can still add 7) to bolster your book’s chances of being seen in the correct, competitive categories for your book’s potential buyers. We chat about Dave’s fabulous publisher rocket software and how it has been updated to help you navigate this most recent Amazon category change. At $97, Publisher Rocket is a bargain and a great tool to help you make sure your book’s placement on Amazon is the best it can be. I also recommend Dave’s online classes on How to Choose Keywords and How to Choose Categories (they are short and sweet) are update to reflected the Amazon category change as well. If interested, my first interview with Dave can be found at the link.Personal note: I have been reading, learning, and sharing from Mr Chesson’s Website, Kindlepreneur, for two year now. Dave is very successful in the word of self-publishing and continues to put out and create top notch, worth your time, content and software for all authors whether traditionally published or self-published. The Publisher Rocket link is an affiliate link. I am a proud owner of Publisher Rocket.Questions about Keywords & Categories Tutorials and Publisher Rocket SoftwareFeel free to ask me any questions in the comments or at [email protected] about any of the topics covered or more detail as to why I think Keywords & Categories tutorials and Publisher Rocket Software are valuable resources in your book marketing. Thanks for listening! Please share this one with your fellow authors. Get full access to Get Your Book Seen and Sold at claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe