Opyrus Blog for Authors and Writers

Published On Sep 27, 2014

Is Crowdfunding the Right Move for Authors?

Virginia Woolf had it right: in order to do the best fiction work, one needs a modest sum of money and a room of one's own. The argument about the perfect writing environment can go on for years, but one thing is certain: in order to be able to...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

How to Market to Unusual Groups Who May Love Your Books

Selling your books offline doesn't always have to mean sitting behind stacks of paperbacks at a book signing, waiting for readers to come to you. Conventions and book store events are great for pulling in readers who are already your fans, but...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

Maximize Your Book PR Spend: Recruit Bloggers Like A Shepherd!

The point of hiring public relations specialists is because they can access a population you haven't been able to otherwise. Public relations specialists enjoy exclusivity with certain organizations and interest groups that may mutually gain from...

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Published On May 12, 2017

25 Book Marketing Sites: Reach Out and Touch Them!

Writers who used to wait years to see their books published are moving in droves into self publishing. EBook publication allows authors to bypass the gatekeepers of traditional publishers and allow the readers to judge for themselves how good their...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

Tips To Engage Your Readers With Google Hangouts: Author Test Drive!

Chances are as a self published author you're already taking advantage of one or two Google tools. You've likely caught onto Google + by now, but have you taken Google Hangouts for a test drive yet? Their latest social tool in connectivity, Google...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

4 Tips to Maximize Sales on BookBub and Others...

Want a way to market your eBook that hits hundreds of thousands of buyers, is proven to be productive, and can bump your book onto the hot sellers list? You can find it with targeted book emails. These companies, such as BookBub, Pixel of Ink, and...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

4 Tips on How to Market Your Book on Facebook Without Being Annoying

Facebook can be either the best way to grow your writing career or the biggest waste of marketing time, depending on how you use it. Writers constantly give up on Facebook, moaning about the fact that they got very few sales from spending their...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

4 Steps to Writing a Great Blurb: Make or Break Time

Your cover is what grabs their eye and makes potential readers look into your book. But people look at interesting things hundreds of times a day, and most of them don't call for a second glance. The way to entice them, to make them read on and...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

Quick Tips to Find Those Elusive Book Reviewers

There's a frustrating circle most self-published or Indie authors have to go through. Readers rely on reviews to judge whether to buy their books, but readers have to buy their books before they can leave a review. For most, it's a matter of hoping...

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