To Pre-Order or Not – That is the Question

  Hi, SEers John here with you. Today I want to share some information I learned from Dave Chesson on pre-orders on Amazon. As you may know, Dave is the founder of Publisher Rocket, and he is one of the foremost experts on all things Amazon. The question I want to answer is, do pre-orders …

Building a Local Readership – #PublicSpeaking #Marketing

Book Signing Party, Enterprise Museum, January 25, 2020 Hi, Everyone! Marcia here again. Hope this finds each of you safe, healthy, and happy for this first week in August.   Today, I want to chat a bit about my favorite way to get your books in front of more readers, always a thorny problem for …

A Different Approach to Social Media

Greetings to all the Story Empire readers today. I'm posting late since I appear to be lost in some sort of time warp from finishing up a manuscript revision. My apologies for the delay today. September begins several months of higher books sales and many authors are working now on more active approaches to promotion. …

Cultivate Your Audience with this Tip

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 …

Pen Names: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Hello, SE readers! Mae with you today. If you’re a writer, at some point or another, you’ve probably considered using a pen name. Authors use pen names for various reasons ranging from privacy, to branding, to multi-genre writing. Privacy is huge, especially in an online world where self-promotion is all but mandatory. I admit I’ve …