Category Archives: Marketing

We have a name!

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

My new Rogers TV show finally has a name, and after three weeks of submitting names to the copyright lawyers at Rogers TV (only to have them rejected), we finally decided to use the name of this blog: Getting Published. … Continue reading →

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There’s nothing Hilary MacLeod won’t do to promote her books!

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

Today’s guest blog is by my pal, Hilary MacLeod, author of Revenge of the Lobster Lover, Mind over Mussels, and All is Clam.  (She’s currently working on Something Fishy.) I sense a theme here, with that trained legal mind of mine. Hilary … Continue reading →

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Marketing a Book is a Giant Crap Shoot

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

My pal, Alice Loweecey, is guest-blogging today on what she did to her market her series. Alice is a former nun and so is her lead protagonist.  (Here she is, funny hat and all. Alice, I mean.)  Her mysteries are … Continue reading →

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Looking for an unusual Christmas story?

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

My crime novel, The Beggar’s Opera, is set in Cuba. The action starts on Christmas Eve and ends on New Year’s Eve. So if you’re looking for an unusual Christmas setting, check it out! Winner of the Giller Prize Readers … Continue reading →

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More marketing ideas!

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

Okay, this is brilliant. Canada Post will create customized stamps. You pick the template and upload your photograph. Imagine sending out letters that have your book jacket on the stamped envelope! They’re a little pricey — $ 14.40 for a  … Continue reading →

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Note cards!

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

As promised, here are some of the sketches I’ve done for my notecards. Colour by Design is our Royal LePage printer and they are awesome. I can send them a sketch in the morning and within an hour have tent cards delivered … Continue reading →

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What I did to market my book in 2012

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

A debut author has to do a pile of marketing. Most authors will tell you that whether you have a large publisher or a small one, you’re expected to have a presence on social media and do author events, ranging from … Continue reading →

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Twitter Etiquette (why incessant self-promotion doesn’t work)

Posted on November 4, 2012 by

My pal, author Deryn Collier, posted a blog last week on what she called Twitter Swear Words. It was all about the ubiquitous “BUY MY BOOK” tweets that some authors post dozens of times a day. I confess: I was … Continue reading →

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