Category Archives: Promotion

Kourtney's Midwest Book Tour Extravaganza in Photos

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Kourtney

                                                                             

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Chasing Discoverability–My Guest Blog on Megan's Stolz's blog

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Kourtney

    I’m guest blogging over on Megan Stolz’s blog about the indie author’s hardest task–chasing discoverability. Please feel free to stop by and ask questions! I’ll pop over on her blog all week to respond to any questions/comments about … Continue reading →

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Hunter College Writing Conference + Editorial Revisions + Title Change +New Agent Search+Author Photo Poll

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Kourtney

Hunter College Writing Conference I was on one of the first panel’s of the day, the Children’s panel, with Dan Greenburg, Judith Greenburg, Richard Peck, and Chris Grabenstein. Great group of authors and very friendly to a newbie. Each one … Continue reading →

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My Time at the Tucson Festival of Books

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Kourtney

  Kat and I headed toward the University of Arizona campus for the start of the Tucson Festival of Books–a free two day event with workshops, panels, and author signings. I had author parking because I was signing books in … Continue reading →

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Taking A Break…

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Kourtney

Today, I’m heading into NYC to catch a plane to Arizona, where I get to mix business and pleasure. I’ll be visiting with family and catching up with my beloved crit partner, Kat, in person! I can’t wait to escape … Continue reading →

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Last Week's Events and Such

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Kourtney

Feb 8th from 10 am to 3 pm, I was with the CAPA authors at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT. This required rising at 6:30 am. An incredible feat for nocturnal me. Mom and I drove up to the … Continue reading →

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How to Set Up Author Events

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Kourtney

  1) Create a marketing plan for you book that explains your target audience and lists places you can have events that will reach those people. I suggest using Jennifer Fusco’s Market or Die series. Read all three of the … Continue reading →

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Oops it's Thursday!

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Kourtney

Sorry for the delay in posting this AM. Did you ever know it was Wednesday but forget the significance of Wednesday being that you need to draft a blog post for Thursday? I could blame the migraine on Tuesday. Every … Continue reading →

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Audiobook, and Group Author Events, and Sequel's Outline, Oh My!

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Kourtney

Six Train’s Audiobook Big news of the month, I decided to do an audiobook for The Six Train to Wisconsin. I’ve put out a call for female narrators on ACX. Payment will be a royalty split. If you or someone … Continue reading →

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