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The confusing literary agent landscape (This week in books)

February 19, 2021 by Nathan BransfordLeave a Comment

This week! Books! There has been a lot of angst in the literary Twittersphere these past few weeks around agents, alleged bad behavior even among reputable agents, “schmagents” (basically bad agents who sometimes don’t even know they’re bad agents), and quite a lot of author frustration. I don’t want to get into too many specifics, […]

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Filed Under: This Week in BooksTagged With: Alison Flood, Amanda Gorman, Ann Marie Nieves, Book Marketing, Clint Smith, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Fiona Sampson, Hachette, Jay Cheses, Kehinde Wiley, Molly Crabapple, Penguin Random House, PR, Viet Thanh Nguyen, We Need Diverse Books

Tips if you’re struggling to write right now (This week in books)

April 10, 2020 by Nathan BransfordLeave a Comment

This week! Books! It’s really difficult to concentrate these days and few people I know are as productive as usual. Anne R. Allen has a great post on why it’s so tough to write right now as we deal with our collective grief, and she has some tips on how to keep moving forward. In […]

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Filed Under: This Week in BooksTagged With: Amazon, Anne R. Allen, Book Marketing, book recommendations, BookEnds, coronavirus, Janet Reid, literary agents, Moby-Dick, Shakespeare

How to write a character whose background is not your own (This week in books)

November 1, 2019 by Nathan Bransford5 Comments

This week! Books! Holy cow it’s November! Nearly every author panel these days has a variation of this question: “Do you have any advice for writing about people who do not look like you?” Lots of authors out there are wringing their hands over whether they are “allowed” to tell certain stories or even just […]

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Filed Under: This Week in BooksTagged With: Alexander Chee, Blogs, Book Marketing, Jessica Faust, Justina Ireland, NaNoWriMo

Entrepreneur Sarah Hill on book marketing and changes in the industry

October 22, 2019 by Nathan Bransford3 Comments

Nathan here! I recently met Sarah Hill, who has had a super interesting career in the publishing industry as a social media and product manager, co-founder and CEO of Bookstr, and now as the founder of Bobi NYC, an agency focused on helping authors with marketing and PR. I invited Sarah for an interview about […]

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Filed Under: Publishing IndustryTagged With: Book Marketing, publishing industry, Sarah Hill

What’s the best book marketing campaign you’ve seen?

October 2, 2019 by Nathan Bransford3 Comments

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Yesterday we discussed ideas for book marketing. So what are some of the best book marketing campaigns you’ve ever seen? Over the years I’ve seen quite a few, everything from Po Bronson’s mock IPO for Bombardiers to Jia Tolentino being featured in literally every single publication within a 70 mile radius of New York City […]

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Filed Under: Book MarketingTagged With: Book Marketing

How to write good jacket copy

July 8, 2019 by Nathan Bransford8 Comments

One of the most important tasks you’ll tackle when you’re self-publishing is coming up with a good description that will make someone want to buy your book. Here’s how to write good jacket copy. Writing good copy starts with preparation. It’s important to know where your jacket and marketing copy will live and craft your […]

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Filed Under: Book MarketingTagged With: Book Marketing, Jacket Copy, Self-publishing

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