Join this email list for tips, tools, and advice on writing, publishing, and selling your book! From tips for entrepreneurs who want to grow their business with a book, to fiction authors, to other nonfiction and children's book authors, we provide the knowledge base you need to make informed decisions about your publishing journey. Alexa Bigwarfe is the founder and CEO of Write|Publish|Sell and host of the Women in Publishing Summit. Alexa provides events, training opportunities, tools, resources, and content to guide and educate authors and industry professionals through the process of publishing and marketing books. She also is a publishing consultant for those who'd like some extra guidance in the process.
New agents/publishers + Great Free Webinars & Resources to catch up on over the holidays
Hello Reader,
Will you be taking some time off the rest of the year? Writing? Still have to work?
I know not everyone gets to take a two-week break over the holidays, and I'm blessed to have this option. I'll be busy with my kids and family and resting, and hopefully writing, as my developmental editor has given me a VERY aggressive timeline to finish my next book!
But, I also like to use this time to catch up on training I purchased or missed, tasks in my inbox, and the things I've been dreaming about but never have time to do during the regular year.
Even for those of you still working over the holidays, your office might be kind of empty, and maybe you've got some free time and don't know what to do with it.
So I have some resources for you to catch up on, if you'd like!
1. If you aren't already subscribed to the PublishHer podcast, I encourage you to subscribe and binge listen. We have so many awesome interviews and valuable information.
Visit the PublishHer podcast here and subscribe today!
2. If you're looking for training and tutorials, resources, great webinars, have you subscribed to the Write|Publish|Sell YouTube channel? We have some GREAT info there for you! Feel free to binge watch those videos too and share with your author friends!
Vist the Write|Publish|Sell YouTube channel! Don't forget to subscribe!
3. If creating your author website is on your list for 2024, I strongly encourage you to check out Pub Site! We built our Purple Butterfly Press website with Pub Site easily and quickly. It's the only DIY website platform designed with authors in mind, and has all the elements you need for a great website that works hard to market your book. Pub Site has a free two week trial - and that's more than enough time to create a site, play around with the tool, and determine if you want to keep it or not.
Get your free two week trial to Pub Site here.
We offered a Skills Lab on Pub Site a few months ago - so you can see how it works from the author perspective.
Check out our Skills Lab on Pub Site here.
4. If Book Marketing is what you need help with, be sure to watch the replay of my signature webinar, Smash Your Book Launch! There's so much great information in this webinar to help you determine the type of launch and your tactics for success.
I'm also excited to announce that our Book Launch in a Box program is now available on Demand (meaning buy it and access immediately) and self-paced on your own timeframe. And at a much more friendly cost as well. If you've been considering Book Launch in a Box, but couldn't join on the live schedule or it was priced a little too high for you, definitely check out the On Demand version! Save 50% off here.
5. Jane Friedman collects data on new publishers and agents over the course of each year and releases a list at the end of the year. You can find her list of information on new publishers, imprints and agents here.
Hopefully these resources will be valuable to you over the holiday break (if you get one!)
From the entire team at Write|Publish|Sell, and from me directly to you, we wish you such a happy holiday season and a Happy New Year!
We can't wait to see you in 2024!
Very warmest wishes,
Alexa
Alexa Bigwarfe
Publishing Consultant, Author Coach, and Book Marketing Expert
Write|Publish|Sell
Alexa Bigwarfe
Join this email list for tips, tools, and advice on writing, publishing, and selling your book! From tips for entrepreneurs who want to grow their business with a book, to fiction authors, to other nonfiction and children's book authors, we provide the knowledge base you need to make informed decisions about your publishing journey. Alexa Bigwarfe is the founder and CEO of Write|Publish|Sell and host of the Women in Publishing Summit. Alexa provides events, training opportunities, tools, resources, and content to guide and educate authors and industry professionals through the process of publishing and marketing books. She also is a publishing consultant for those who'd like some extra guidance in the process.
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