Book Festivals and You
If you are planning to participate in a book festival this spring, be sure to read my article in the Book Promotion Newsletter this morning on “How to Work a Book Festival so it Works for You.” http://www.bookpromotionnewsletter.com
If you aren’t planning to take your book to a book festival, read it anyway and maybe you will be convinced to do so—it’s a great way to sell books and get exposure.
An Author With a Professional Attitude
Oh there is just so much going on here in the Patricia Fry and Matilija Press offices…
I am proud to say that I am working with a most savvy author. She is taking my book proposal course. Right off the bat—right out of the chute—she has recognized that the book she wanted to write may not be the most useful or potentially successful book she could write. Because of the material in the course, she realizes that her original idea isn’t such a good idea, after all. And she is now putting energies into researching the market to determine which direction she could and should take her book. Now this is a professional attitude.
No matter the direction she goes with her project, it is still going to be a niche book. But she now understands something about how to evaluate the potential for a book and is working hard to discover what is lacking in her niche and where she could bring the most value.
Patricia Fry’s Attitude About Editing
I’ve been asked to write something about how I got into editing for a book that will come out probably in the fall. I thought you might be interested in something I wrote for this piece. Here is one of my insights:
“I love editing. There’s a sense of satisfaction in calming chaotic sentences, creating a better flow in a story, giving thoughts and ideas more power, discovering the real meaning in a disorganized presentation and giving authors’ messages more clarity. I delight in helping the author shine.”
Learn more about me and my work here:
http://www.patriciafry.com
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http://www.matilijapress.com