Marketing might not sound like the most exciting part of being an author, but we think it can be a lot of fun. Mark our words, we’re book marketing nerds, and soon you’ll be one too.
What a year it has been! I think it's safe to say that none of us anticipated or expected 2020 to deliver a global pandemic, in addition to a myriad of other unexpected events. As we head into the ...
Learn how to set up an automated email in MailChimp to welcome new readers to your mailing list.
We are excited to introduce the latest addition to the Written Word Media family - Audio Thicket! Audio Thicket is a promotion site dedicated to helping authors drive sales and redemptions of audio...
Follow our easy 5-step method to make the most of Amazon’s algorithm and sell more books.
How Kindle Countdown Deals work and how indie authors can take advantage of their benefits.
Authors with books enrolled in Kindle Unlimited were long frustrated by Amazon Ads inability to report on the number of Kindle Edition Normalized Pages (KENP) Read generated by ads. Thankfully, in ...
Short stories occupy a bit of an awkward niche in self-publishing. It can be hard to generate revenue for a single short story published on its own, but not many authors have so many short story id...
A few months ago we detailed successful strategies for promoting your series, and we highlighted the new and improved Freebooksy Series Promotion. In this article we share the results of all the Se...
One of the major advantages of writing into a series is that your books are automatically grouped and linked on Amazon, making it easier for readers to find the next book in the series. If you writ...
I recently gave a presentation to a group of authors on the topic of marketing mindset. The subject matter resonated so strongly with the group, that I am sharing the presentation in blog form here...
