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Diana Jackson

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Marketing your novel

  • ‘Novel Publicity’

    MARKETING YOUR NOVEL & EXCELLENT WRITING TIPS As Social Media networking has exploded into the world of publishing and no author can now sit back and write in contemplative isolation, leaving the world of marketing their novel completely to their publisher, Novel Publicity has stepped in. So many cliché’s spring to mind here which would…

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  • The Ripple Effect – Marketing your novel – a personal experience

    The Ripple Effect You never know where or how far the ripples will reach when you drop a stone in a pool and I make no apology for using this analogy, even though it’s a bit of a cliché. A good friend, ex publisher and bookshop owner once said on hearing that my first novel…

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  • Are you a Hare or a Tortoise in your writing?

    The Hare and the Tortoise Some writers are hares. They are either fortunate or blessed with amazing talent to write a best seller first time or they go haring off in search of success. A writer’s race is an individual one. Of course the eyes of the world see us competing with each other to…

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  • e book revolution – From a writer on the edge

    I have read several articles recently about the e book revolution and how it is changing not only how we read, publish and advertise our writing but also that the whole industry is in a state of flux from publishing companies to bookshops. As a writer this can be quite exciting, albeit a bit daunting.…

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  • Which Setting? – An Inspiration to Write

    Choosing the right setting for your novel is vital but how do we do it? Familiar or Imaginary If we choose a familar location it has loads of advantages: You can imagine each scene and the descriptions flow effortlessly as you write Your audience loves to read about places they know Promotion is more straight forward because  your…

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  • Why do Writers Blog? or To Blog or not to Blog?

    Some people have asked me why I write a blog when I could be concentrating on my current novel and as usual I cannot generalise but can only give my personal points of view. Here are some of my thoughts on the matter: Promotion The obvious reason, initially, was to promote my debut novel ‘Riduna’…

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  • Novel Publicity Blog Tour

    I’m pleased to be devoting this week’s blog spots to Novel Publicity’s Blog Tour on ‘The King’s Whisperers’ by Kerwin Swint. You can find out more details of the tour by following this link: “The King’s Whisperer Blog Tour” Novel Publicity has an excting new way to promote fiction and non fiction and I’m privileged to…

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  • Internet v Bookshops – No competition!

    My enthusiastic promotion of real bookshops does not mean that I underestimate the essential role of the internet in book sales, although I must admit in the early days of publication of Riduna I was totally oblivious of its power. In my ignorance I threw myself into book signings, personal contact to bookshops, whose customers I believed would…

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