At some point in every fairytale, there is a taste of death. Sometimes figuratively, sometimes literally. Cinderella, in the Disney version, was locked away in the tower when the king’s …
How to Pitch and Sell your Novel – a chat with James L. Rubart
Hello Friends! I’m so excited to have on the blog today a fun chat I did with James L. Rubart (Jim!) on a few insights on how to pitch and …
One Thing Marketing—Why You Need a Marketing Budget…or Two—Part 1
ideasparking If you’re going to get serious about stepping up your author marketing and platform-building strategies—whether pre-pubbed or pubbed—then the savvy thing to do is budget. Now I’m no Dave …
Fairytales: Scaling The Walls
The height to which your protagonist scale to achieve love, happiness or peace is the height at which your readers will love your story. At what price love? What will …
One Thing Marketing—Tips on being an “Extroverted Writer” from Agent Amanda Luedeke
Today I’m pumped to have agent Amanda Luedeke with MacGregor Literary as a guest here on the MBT blog. Tuesdays are all about marketing around here…and if there’s anything Amanda …