Scribes’ Tribe Scribblings

Thanks to everyone who emailed me or left a comment or question here. You can still leave comments or questions on any post this week and be eligible to win the free critique from Editor 911 (www.margodill.com, click on Editor 911). I really appreciate Amy and Candace hosting me this week, and it has been […]

Isn’t that what we all want? Working at something we love? I can’t show you how to make millions. But I know there are some writers out there who are interested in learning how to make money while writing. It really is possible to get paid every week for writing. […]

Hello writing friends,
Put down those barbeque tongs! We interrupt your summer to announce that past President of the Missouri Writers’ Guild Margo Dill Balinski (http://www.margodill.com/index.html) will be guest blogging right here this week.
Margo (writing as Margo L. Dill) is a freelance writer, children’s author, and elementary school teacher, living in Mahomet, Illinois. Her work has […]

One in Twenty Buy Kindle e-Book Rather than Print Version
At the 2008 BookExpo America convention, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos revealed that one in 20 people buy the electronic version of a book rather than the printed version. However, Kindle e-book sales account for only 6 percent of overall sales titles “where two versions – a […]

Read some interesting info the other day about the best-seller lists and how they work. Check out this blog: Karen Tabke to read about it.
In addition, someone posted the following links on one of the lists I’m on. These are Yahoo groups for promoting books:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writerspromotips
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writepublishmarket
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MarketingForRomanceWriters

http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/BraggingRites

Lately, I’ve seen more and more video trailers for books. You’ll find them on author’s websites and, of course, on youtube. Here’s a couple of links to get you started:

Cursed by Moonlight by Melissa Lopez
Jodi Picoult - Nineteen Minutes Book Trailer
Alexandra Sokoloff THE PRICE
I’d be interested to know how many hits these trailers […]

Laura Bradford spoke at the January Saturday Writers meeting. She and four of her author friends will be signing books at Borders in St. Peters. Her friends are in town for the MS Walk.
Stop by and give her your support and tell her Saturday Writers sent you.
Book Signing this Saturday, April 12 at […]

Amazon has sent an open letter to “interested parties,” explaining “what we’re changing with print on demand and why we are doing so.” Amazon has caused a major stir in the pod field with its decision to have publishers who want to sell pod titles directly through its Web site use its BookSurge pod subsidiary.
See […]

This is service both for authors and for readers. Readers can find out who is touring/doing readings and booksignings in their area. Authors can sign up to have their tour information listed.
BookTour

Interesting marketing item touted in Publisher’s Lunch today . . .
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Only One More Book Can Get AuthorBuzz.com in April
Book AuthorBuzz.com now for late spring and summer title. We sell out fast out because there’s no more successful way to buzz 350,000 readers, 10,000 librarians, 3,000 booksellers and leaders and readers of more than 11,000 bookclubs.
Our […]