Linda’s Reviews > Sell Your Book Like Wildfire: The Writer's Guide to Marketing and Publicity > Status Update

Nonfiction authors are supposed to present their expertise based on research or personal experience or both. “If you’ve taken time to research a subject or you have experienced a situation personally, then you’re in a position to speak with authority.” So, 10,000 hours rule.

Try an outtakes back story (prequel or historical events) answering the question, “Why did you write this book”.

Are blog review tours $500 to $2,500 now, or more,m?

Book review blogger kit: cover art, 100-word bio, 1 paragraph synopsis, link to book trailer, link to first chapter, Q&A with author article, contact info.

“In contrast, you could encourage a book club to conduct a service project based on your novel.”
Like host wolf trap settings demonstrations, so members can go out and trap verbal predators in their own words? I’d say that’s a service to society.

“Can your book be used as the basis for a mystery dinner, field trip, supper club, or service project?” Maybe a murder mystery night, since it talks about predators in church, Rob.

If you can’t afford a graphic designer for your newsletter…do not choose Microsoft Word. Try Canva.

Brief bio + value statement: 2-4 sentences about you, then a value statement about the specific result you produce for readers.

Between leaders (with a high-powered title) and readers (could be anyone who passed third grade) there are influencers. They might not have a title but they are the open window that allows access past the shut door offered by a gatekeeper.

The list of 10 Questions to Build a Speech Backwards might be the best part.