When you write a news release your goal is to get publicity – media coverage about you and your book – either an article or an interview. To do that you have to write a news release that is persuasive and interesting and then make sure it gets to media decision makers. The technology you […]

Mini brag and congratulations to client Glen R. Sontag, author of Anything Other Than Naked, for being featured in a half page article on Wall Street Journal on Thursday July 14, 2011. Read the article here: http://snipurl.com/13e54f He made p. 2 in the Personal Journal section in the On Style column. The print version of […]

22 Questions for Fiction Writers to Answer and Use to Get More Book Publicity One core set of quality content that’s entertaining, educational and sheds light on your personality and the unique things you bring to your writing and the value it has for people all make for a good recipe for author success with […]

In late January I conducted a news release campaign for Maggie Lamond Simone, author of the hilarious book about adulthood titled From Beer to Maternity. Would you believe that the campaign netted her over 50 media requests for review copies, interviews and column requests? Among the accomplishments: An invitation to blog regularly (whenever she wants […]

New author posted a question on Askpedia and asked: “I have just completed a book listing solutions to the problems of habitual truancy and drop outs in our schools. I need to get the attention of people who care. I need some support or guidance.” My response: A problem solving tips article in the right […]

I just had to share this one hot off the press. About a month ago I wrote a news release for client Susan Casey, author of the book Women Invent! The book was first published in 1997. I decided to create a feature story and I worked with the author to develop quality detailed content […]

I’m a copywriter and a publicist and an author so I guess I do make a living writing. I’m happy to share with you what I’ve done and what I’ve learned. I wrote my first news release in 1977. I went online with my first website in 1993. I’ve built up my copy writing and […]

Last week someone on the Self-Publishing discussion list at Yahoo Groups asked “what goes into a news release”. It took me a while to wrap my mind around an approach that I was satisfied with since we have so many diverse creative people on the list. The response had to be useful to all. In […]

Did you know that you now have access to some of the world’s most powerful online electronic clipping tools? They are called News Search Engines. You can use them to dramatically improve your success with the media. News search engines are specialized search engines that visit news sites from all over the Internet and use […]