Category Archives: Finding Readers

Interview: Miranda Beverly-Whittemore on Her ‘Literary Beach Read,’ Naming Characters, and Prepping for a Book Launch

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Laura Stanfill

Miranda Beverly-Whittemore’s third novel, Bittersweet, ushers readers into the elite world of the Winslows, a wealthy family with a sprawling, historic estate in Vermont. Protagonist Mabel Dagmar gets invited to spend the summer in one of the cottages with her … Continue reading →

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Finding Readers: How to Get More Than a Hundred People to Attend Your Book Launch Event

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Laura Stanfill

I met a local author right after the launch of Stevan Allred’s A Simplified Map of the Real World and he asked, “How did you get that many people to come to a reading?” We attracted an estimated 160 to 180 … Continue reading →

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Finding Readers: Nailing the Back Cover Paragraph

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Laura Stanfill

This is part three of the Finding Readers series. Writing back cover copy is much like writing the dreaded query letter. You have a few careful sentences to hook a reader, whether that reader is an agent, an editor, or … Continue reading →

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Finding Readers: Crowd the Book!

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Laura Stanfill

Your book comes out. You promote the heck out of the launch, and then what? That’s the question we’re acknowledging and exploring as part of the Finding Readers series. (Read the first installment here.) Successful books get noticed long after … Continue reading →

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Finding Readers: A Series on Effective Book Promotion

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Laura Stanfill

Welcome to my new series, Finding Readers. There are a lot of us authors and publishers out there, and we’re all competing for a relatively small pool of passionate readers. I often hear “I wish I had more time to read.” … Continue reading →

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