Thrillers, mysteries, and…dragons? It must be THRILLERFEST! With 2018 ThrillerMaster George R.R. Martin, 2018 Silver Bullet Award recipient James Rollins, 2017 ThrillerMaster Lee Child, 2017 Silver Bullet Award recipient Lisa Gardner, and 2018 Spotlight Guest Megan Abbott, and MANY more incredible authors, it’s bound to be a thrilling time! Registration is now OPEN! We hope… Read more »
Marketing
Paperback edition of Blind Spot by Laura Ellen
The paperback edition of Blind Spot is out! Blind Spot has a cool new cover, and I have to say, I was a bit surprised by that when first told it would be reprinting in paperback. I was in love with my original hardcover art. In a world where readers often do judge a book… Read more »
Paperback Release Blog Tour
Book Nerd Tours is hosting a party to celebrate the release of BLIND SPOT in paperback! They have a lot planned including giveaway packages and a 10 day tour that will lead up to a book blast on June 10th — the official paperback release date. The fun starts May 31st. Don’t miss out! Here’s… Read more »
To Swag or Not to Swag — THAT is the question!
As I get closer to my book release, my focus is shifting from edits to marketing, and more specifically, swag. Now some of you may be asking: what the heck is swag? Don’t worry, you aren’t alone. Six months ago I thought it was what guys like Mick Jagger have — but no, that is… Read more »
On Book Trailers
Since I have begun my inquiry into making a book trailer for BLIND SPOT, I thought I’d talk about them a bit. First of all, if you are like my husband, you may not even be aware that there is such a thing — don’t be embarrassed. It’s something relatively new to the book promotional… Read more »
Laura Ellen’s Top Ten Blog Posts
#8: The Scary Art of Query Writing Let’s face it, query writing can be scary. Most of us would much rather begin writing a new novel than boil down the one we just finished into a short, concise pitch. But if the rest of the world is to read that finished novel, you’ll have to… Read more »
How I am Learning to ‘Pimp Myself’
Since I accepted my book offer from Karen Grove at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in mid-March, I have discovered there is volumes to be learned about marketing a book. Most of my education on this topic has come by way of The Apocalypsies, all 2012 debut authors who have banded together to help promote and support… Read more »
