Ann Narcisian Videan

Before you sign with a publisher, read this vital message!

Thanks to TW Robinson. Stay away from “publishers” who want to charge you for publishing. If they ask you for a fee at any time, at any point, for any reason, you are being conned. There are no exceptions. HERE’S HOW VANITY AND HYBRID PUBLISHERS WORK… They charge authors to publish their books.  They make money from authors. • They don’t make money from book sales. • Anyone can be published…

This made my day! Chill-making, for sure, with the incredible back-up choir.

Hymn to a Blue Hour. I could listen to this for hours.Kiudos, John Mackey. And to these trombone players (Peter Steiner feat. SzegEd TRombone ENsemble by György Gyivicsan) who slay it!

Today’s Cup o’ TeaGypsyCup offering coffee/tea, cocktails, and tapas Perks (what I really like!) GypsyCup is one of my new favorite stops for tea and social interaction. • The barista/servers are well trained, friendly, and especially polite! This is one of the best reasons to visit, for sure. • The Art Deco-inspired decor! You’ll find the environs pleasing to the eye, welcoming, and…

How to Entice Readers to Create a Book Review—ALWAYS

At the October 13, 2022, Alliance for Literary Writers, Authors & Yabbering Scribes (ALWAYS) meeting, our established authors reviewed ways to encourage readers to write a book review on Amazon or other social media. Our roundtable also led us down a primrose path of many other valuable tips, listed after the review bullets, all of which you can consider as plants to future in your…

Make the most of your book booth presence and entice readers with this advice.

Our established Phoenix-area ALWAYS authors met in Sept. 2022 to discuss how to make the most of book booth exposure. Here are valuable tips gleaned from the discussion, including additional marketing advice. Ann Narcisian Videan’s booth at Phoenix Comicon in 2018 offering other objects for sale (faerie doors), an opportunity to contribute to a charity book, and a progressive story on the…

Author Newsletter/Social Media Topics to Entice Readers

At the 8/11/22, Alliance for Literary Writers, Authors & Yabbering Scribes (ALWAYS) gathering, our established authors brainstormed an inspired list of topics for author newsletters and social media posts. Photo by Michael Burrows on Pexels.com If you have any to add, please comment below! Compelling topic ideas to entice readers to follow you and your books: Record milestones both for you…

Set investment expectations for book publishing by reading this. IngramSpark article.

This relatively short and very informative IngramSpark article provides excellent detail about what to expect in book publishing, along with fee ranges for various services. How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish a Book?https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/how-much-does-it-cost-to-self-publish-a-book I happily discovered, too, my expertise and fee structure as a book shepherd aligns quite nicely…

SAVVY AUTHORS LEVERAGE ISBNs AND LCCNs

I, Ezra Katz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Let’s start with definitions, shall we? An International Standard Book Number ( ISBN), per isbn-international.org, is “a product identifier used by publishers, booksellers, libraries, internet retailers and other supply chain participants for ordering, listing, sales records and stock control purposes. The ISBN identifies the registrant as well…