Book Marketing Archives

What to do When You Want Something

by Angela Lauria February 12, 2015

There are two kinds of wanting. Wanting something unspecified: Success, Fame, happiness, more followers, more money, to lose weight, to have a better marriage, to sell more books. And wanting something tangible and concrete: $10,000 of revenue in February, a cover story…

My Big Launch Day F Up

by Angela Lauria December 20, 2014

I woke up in a panic Tuesday. The first thing I saw was a text from one of my authors. “How come by book isn’t listed for free? I sent an email to my whole list saying it would be!” I scratched…

My Favorite Sweater

by Angela Lauria August 1, 2014

When I arrived in New Zealand I went straight to the youth hostel on Queen St. in Auckland. I passed this little boutique on the way and saw a sweater that seemed to speak to me through the glass “Buy ME!”…

How to spread the word about your book

by Angela Lauria April 10, 2014

As you are reading this, I’m somewhere between Washington D.C. and Salt Lake City getting ready to kick off a 10 day trek through the American West. What’s on my holiday reading list you ask? Well, Difference Press author, Nicole Pouchet’s latest…

7 Ways to Conduct a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign for Authors

by Angela Lauria November 13, 2013

Guest post from Justine Schofield of Pubslush In the age of the Internet and social media, crowdfunding is becoming an increasingly popular means of mitigating financial risk for creative projects. Crowdfunding platforms offer an opportunity for artists to raise funds and awareness…

How to Write a Good Title for Your Book

by Angela Lauria October 18, 2013

I’ve got 10 new books coming out next month as part of my Kindle Singles Pilot program and I’ve been exhausting myself trying to make sure each book has the perfect title. What’s fun about this program is in…

1 of my dating stories

by Angela Lauria July 25, 2013

About a year ago I got divorced (after a protracted and expensive separation and custody fight) and started dating. Now before I go on with this story, let me promise you there is a point and it relates to you, so hang…

I lie on Facebook

by Angela Lauria July 11, 2013

I went to breakfast with a friend/business accountability partner this morning and she asked me about my Facebook persona…. Is that really you she asked – are you always that happy and are things always going that well for you? I thought…

My Pins. My Pins. My lovely lady Pins.

by Angela Lauria June 20, 2013

I’ll admit it, Pinterest had be baffled for some time. I liked looking at all the pictures but Word Girl over here (aka, me!) could not figure out a way it could relate to the way I help people bring their books…

Which test won?

by Angela Lauria May 9, 2013

Marianne Williamson tells this story of when she was a cocktail waitress at an airport hotel bar in L.A. And she said at first she hated the job because all the time she spent there she couldn’t spend doing her real work…