October 1, 2019
Cheryl
Interviews, NEWS
Belle Rayne, book marketing, Dawn Hosmer, DC Wright-Hammer, Francine Garson, independent author, indie authors, indie book readers, indie connect, instagram, marketing for indie authors, Patrick Johnson, readers, readership, Rebecca Yelland, self-published, social media for authors, social media marketing, supporting indie authors, twitter, writing community
I arranged this interview with Indie Connect Books founder, Rebecca Yelland, to shed a bit of light on one of the more exciting things happening in the writing community on social media. Rebecca is passionate about supporting independent authors and was happy to answer some questions for me. More information about indieconnectbooks.com is below the
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August 28, 2019
Cheryl
NEWS
authors on twitter, book marketing, book promotion, book release, book sequel, book series, book signing, indie author, marketing, Mars, Mars Mission, Mars settlement, Rubicon, Sci-Fi, sci-fi book, science fiction book, science fiction novel, self-marketing, self-promotion, social media for authors, social media marketing, Space adventure, Storm At Dawn, survive on Mars, We Are Mars
Storm At Dawn quietly entered the arena this past weekend on a little table, in a curling arena in the middle of southern BC, Canada. It was an inauspicious launch for the second book in the Rubicon Saga, but it was exactly how I wanted it – no Drama! Well, maybe there could have been
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August 2, 2019
Cheryl
NEWS
book marketing, book promotion, book release, book sequel, book series, book writing, Break the Dark, indie author, life on Mars, Mars, Mars settlement, Sci-Fi, sci-fi book, science fiction book, science fiction novel, self-marketing, Space adventure, space exploration, Storm At Dawn, We Are Mars, writing community
A little over a year ago, I only had one novel. I was a bit panicked because I’d set a precedent and I had to write a follow-up to We Are Mars. To say I was intimidated, is an understatement! How was I going to write a new book to compete and compare to a
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May 15, 2019
Cheryl
NEWS
book marketing, book promotion, book release, book review, book sequel, book series, book signing, book writing, indie author, indie publisher, life on Mars, marketing, Mars, Mars Mission, Mars settlement, Rubicon, Sci-Fi, sci-fi book, science fiction book, self-marketing, self-promotion, social media for authors, Space adventure, The Red Planet, We Are Mars
If you had told me five years ago, that I would be a science fiction author with one book out, and another on the way, I would have laughed at you. Seriously. Even today, I have a hard time grasping what has happened since I dived in and did this thing. I sit here today,
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March 28, 2019
Cheryl
NEWS
author event, book marketing, book promotion, book signing, book writing, ChaptersIndigo, Cheryl Lawson, indie author, indie publisher, Indigo book signing, Indigo Bookstores, Indigo Chapters, Kamloops Words Alive, Kamloops Writers Festival, KSWA, marketing, sci-fi book, science fiction book, science fiction novel, self-marketing, self-promotion, Surrey International Writers Conference, We Are Mars, Write-A-Thon, writer events
The promotional journey for We Are Mars has been an interesting one. As an indie author, I’ve found events are the hardest thing for me to organise and to get onto my calendar, but when I do, I have loads of fun and wonder why I’m not doing more. In recent months, I’ve attended a
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August 29, 2018
Cheryl
NEWS
book marketing, book promotion, celebrity guests, comic con, comic convention, convention, cosplay, event, exhibition, exhibition booth, exhibition vendor, Kelowna, Kelowna Comic Con, Lee Tockar, marketing, public relations, Sci-Fi, science fiction, science fiction book, science fiction novel, sel promotion, vendor
I have a confession to make… I absolutely LOVED the Kelowna Comic Con! The event was amazing and I met so many great people. I enjoyed the vibe and the spirit of the event. If you’ve never attended a comic con, now’s the time to dive in. There were some great celebrities – people that
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We Are Mars is close to its four month anniversary and it’s time for me to take a step back and ask the hard question – How are we doing, book? SALES So far, I’ve seen modest sales. No surprises there – I am bootstrapping into a flooded market place. But the sales I’ve had
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June 25, 2018
Cheryl
NEWS
aliens, Amazon, blog interview, book marketing, book promotion, book release, book review, book series, book writing, Crystal Conquest, Crystal Deception, Crystal Escape, Crystal Horizon, Crystal Rebellion, Crystal Series, Doug J. Cooper, futuristic thriller, I, indie author, indie publisher, Mission Impossible, Robot, Sci-Fi, science fiction book, science fiction reading, space battle, Star Trek, tips on writing, Tom Swift
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I am fascinated by writers with the ability to produce volumes of work around a central theme or set of characters. Doug J. Cooper is one of those authors and his Crystal Series #, a set of four books, is a science fiction volume that is worth much more than just a passing glance. Doug’s
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June 11, 2018
Cheryl
NEWS
book event, book launch, book marketing, book promotion, book release, book sequel, book series, book signing, book writing, indie author, indy author, indy writer, keep writing, life on Mars, Mars, Mars settlement, We Are Mars, writing method
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We Are Mars is off to a running start out there is Book Land. I gave it as good a shove forward as any doting parent should. Now we shall wait and see if it will fly on its own. The marketing continues, but all the hard, ‘getting off the ground’ stuff is behind us.
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May 29, 2018
Cheryl
NEWS
book marketing, book writing, creativity tips, how to write, how to write creatively, indie author, indie publisher, indy writer, keep writing, marketing, maximising creativity, maximizing creativity, science fiction novel, self-marketing, self-promotion, social media for authors, social media marketing, tips on writing, writing advice, writing method, writing research
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These days, book marketing is taking up the bulk of my time. We Are Mars is off to a great start and I consider the launch of my first novel a huge success personally, as well as being a success for my fledgling career as an author. It’s been a busy few weeks, booking signings,
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