Author, Blog, Marketing, Sales, The Power of Four, Writing

Sally’s Cafe and Bookstore -New Author on the Shelves for Christmas – Sea of Dreams: The Power of Four (Volume 1) by D.A. Henneman — Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life

Welcome to the new series of New Author on the Shelves for Christmas. This feature is for authors who are new to the Cafe and would like to share their books published before November 1st 2017. If you have a new book released since then we can feature that in one of the other Christmas […]… Continue reading Sally’s Cafe and Bookstore -New Author on the Shelves for Christmas – Sea of Dreams: The Power of Four (Volume 1) by D.A. Henneman — Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life

Journey, Marketing, Networking, Sales, The Muse Crew, The Power of Four, Writing

The benefits of doing book festivals

In 2017, the published authors of the Muse Crew decided to dabble in some self-promotion and participate in book events.  We started by asking our local librarians and searching on the internet to determine which events had the most potential for positive results. We also looked for events whose charges would be the most cost… Continue reading The benefits of doing book festivals

Marketing, Networking, Pitching your Novel, Sales, Writing

Writing a pitch for your novel

So you wrote a book, had it painstakingly edited, a gorgeous cover created and convinced everyone you knew (and even some that you didn't) to give it a read. Congratulations!  And I mean that sincerely.  Giving birth to an idea and putting thoughts to paper is something that no one can understand or appreciate unless they… Continue reading Writing a pitch for your novel