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It’s the Dog Days of the Book Business

by Kendra BonnettJuly 31, 2010
It’s the Dog Days of the Book Business

Kendra’s visits with animal shelter directors this week has highlighted the importance of building and maintaining a list of names and email addresses of friends, fans and followers.

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Has Memoir Jumped the Shark?

by Kendra BonnettJuly 24, 2010
Has Memoir Jumped the Shark?

Whether the memoir genre continues to grow at a fantastic pace or is beginning to ebb (as Ben Yagoda believes) you’ll need to market your work harder and more aggressively than ever. Above all, be persistent and consistent. And start early. We’ve created a brief video on the subject.

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Build Your Readership One Night at a Time

by Matilda ButlerJuly 16, 2010
Build Your Readership One Night at a Time

Tracy Kauffman Wood shares the most recent video from her regular memoir open mic. This story is Friday Night at Bubbe’s. As you listen, you’ll probably experience the same rush of nostalgia that I did.

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Video Memoir Saturday…It’s a Perfect Day to Commit to Recording Your Own

by Kendra BonnettJuly 10, 2010
Video Memoir Saturday…It’s a Perfect Day to Commit to Recording Your Own

When it comes to memoir and video, we have a whole lot of fun and resources for you, including a list of gear to get your started. Plus contest reminders. Everyone, get to writing.

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Memoir Writing Contest Celebrates Summer’s Bountiful Gardens

by Matilda ButlerJuly 2, 2010
Memoir Writing Contest Celebrates Summer’s Bountiful Gardens

July brings two memoir writing contests — one featuring stories of a pet in your life, along with photos, of course — and our just announced one featuring stories, recipes, and photos of summer’s abundance of fruits and vegetables. Our grandparents and great grandparents grew much of their own food. Today, many of us are returning to the theme of “eat local” both for practical reasons and our concern for the environment. Share your stories in either or both contests. We’ll publish the award-winning stories on this website and the first place winner in each category will receive a prize. REMEMBER: You can’t win unless you enter.

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It’s SurveyMonkey Sunday: Vote on Memoir Book Trailers

by Kendra BonnettJune 27, 2010
It’s SurveyMonkey Sunday: Vote on Memoir Book Trailers

We’ve been writing about video book trailers and our own experiences creating videos as part of our book marketing and platform building efforts. Today we thought it would be fun to let you vote on some book trailers. Tell us what you like.

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Video Book Trailers You Can Make at Home…Even if you’re a memoir writer (Update)

by Kendra BonnettJune 25, 2010
Video Book Trailers You Can Make at Home…Even if you’re a memoir writer (Update)

In our continuing exploration of video marketing and book trailers, this time we look at low production value trailers that anyone could create at home…and probably did. You don’t need to be Steven Spielberg to sell your book with video.

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