#MKTG 18 – Building an Email List

August 12, 2022August 11, 2022 / Jan Sikes / 76 Comments

Hello SE'ers. It's Jan again with another book marketing tip I hope you'll find helpful. We've often said marketing is the hardest part of what we, as authors, have to do. And I believe that statement is true. Most of us would be more than satisfied to write our stories and let someone else push … Continue reading #MKTG 18 – Building an Email List

Cultivate Your Audience with this Tip

July 10, 2020July 8, 2020 / P. H. Solomon / 33 Comments

Good morning Story Empire readers, PH here with you today with more tips and information to help you along with your writing career. Since I began self-publishing several years ago, it's been a long journey of learning, often through trial and error. Because I got off to a slow start marketing my book, there was … Continue reading Cultivate Your Audience with this Tip

A Deeper Look at Reader Guides

June 22, 2020June 21, 2020 / P. H. Solomon / 37 Comments

Good morning to all the Story Empire readers, PH here today with a topic you may not have thought about but probably should. I've touched on this subject in posts about using your meta-content (story bible) for dual purposes, but I wanted to revisit the idea of reader guides and the variety of information that … Continue reading A Deeper Look at Reader Guides

Dual-Use of Meta Content Pt 6: The Marketing Plan

April 15, 2020April 14, 2020 / P. H. Solomon / 24 Comments

Good morning everyone, PH here with you today sharing a a few more tips and ideas you can use in your writing career. This year I've been spending a lot of time on world building and marketing as I work toward the release new books. Just below, you'll find a list of related posts from … Continue reading Dual-Use of Meta Content Pt 6: The Marketing Plan

Dual-Use of Meta-Content Part 5: World Building

March 30, 2020March 28, 2020 / P. H. Solomon / 25 Comments

Good morning story Empire readers, PH with you today, continuing the series of posts which helps you create marketing material as you develop your book. I call this process dual usage of your meta-comment content (based on your story bible, if you will). Meta-content is basically any content use or create specifically for your book … Continue reading Dual-Use of Meta-Content Part 5: World Building