Whether you’re a self-published author, traditionally published author, or a writer who wants to be published - you’ll find something useful in these tips for marketing, promoting, and selling your book! These ten tips will smooth your journey to the bestseller list.
Here’s a tip for writers trying to get published:
“We’re looking for authors who will work hand-in-hand with [...]

My three Quips and Tips blogs are linked by blog buttons or widgets; here are nine tips for creating your own blog button or widget on WordPress – plus three reasons why a widget could be important for your blog!
Before the tips, a quip about writing that totally applies to blogging:
“Write while the heat is in you,” [...]

Whether you’re a writer preparing to do a television interview or still visualizing the day it happens, you can’t miss these seven tips for TV from freelance writer and blogger Susan Johnston! She recently appeared on ABC, discussing an article she wrote about job interviews.
Before her tips, a quip:
“To me, every interview, even if you love the [...]

Freelance writer and blogger Susan Johnston – The Urban Muse - shares five tips for increasing your blog readership, which are proven effective!
“Making money from blogging requires you to do only two things: drive a lot of traffic, then maximize the income from that traffic,” says blogger and “dot com mogul” John Chow.
Monetizing a blog isn’t [...]

Successful writers have to connect with readers ”in person” (as well as in print) if they want to create and maintain an upwards momentum. I discovered some popular published authors – such as Jodi Picoult - are open to actually connecting with readers – and others are completely inaccessible. Guess which ones will be popular longer?
Learning how to connect with readers [...]

Making money as a freelance writer is possible, even for new writers, even in a struggling economy! These tips for supporting yourself as a writer from professiona, experienced, employed writers, and they can catapult you from struggling wordsmith to professional writer!
Before the tips, a quip:
“In baseball, you get only three swings and you’re out,” says playwright Neil Simon. “In [...]

Here are 13 ways Twitter helps writers become more successful; these tips are from freelance writers, book authors, and copywriters who describe the different ways Twitter progresses their writing careers. If you’re wondering if and how Twitter can make you a successful writer, look no further!
Before the tips, a quip:
“The time to begin writing an article is when [...]

These tips for publishing and marketing your book are from published author Iris Waichler. This is excellent and necessary writing advice for both new and professional writers!
First, here’s a quip from one of Waichler’s writing colleagues:
“May the grace of knowing how important your message is surround you always,” says Christine Louise Hohlbaum.
If you haven’t bought into [...]

These ten tips for doing radio interviews for writers are things I wish I would’ve known before I made a few guest appearances on the Kim Iverson show on Z99.5! Here’s also some information from radio producer Ron Freshour’s “How to be a Great Radio Guest” tip sheet. 
First, a writing tip from a history professor and Pulitzer Prize winner: 
“I’m one of those [...]

Most of the reasons freelance writers and novelists need to create a website or blog are about improving their writing skills, building a strong writing platform, networking, and becoming a more successful writer.
After I created my website – The Adventurous Writer – I realized firsthand the importance of websites or blogs for writers! Before setting it up, I couldn’t decide if it was worth the effort. [...]