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    The Writer’s Book Launch Guide: A Step-By-Step Plan to Give Your Book the Best Launch Possible
    The Writer’s Book Launch Guide: A Step-By-Step Plan to Give Your Book the Best Launch Possible
    The Writer’s Book Launch Guide: A Step-By-Step Plan to Give Your Book the Best Launch Possible
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    The Writer’s Book Launch Guide: A Step-By-Step Plan to Give Your Book the Best Launch Possible

    By Keely Brooke Keith

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    Let The Writer's Book Launch Guide lead you through the marketing and promotional tasks every author should do to ensure a successful book launch. Filled with explanations of essential tasks, an abundance of publicity suggestions, and ideas to personalize your promotions, The Writer's Book Launch Guide will provide you with a step-by-step plan for a fun and fulfilling book launch.

    Discover how and when to:
    * Ready your author website
    * Craft a compelling book description
    * Rally your writing allies
    * Recruit a launch team
    * Build media connections
    * Get book endorsements
    * Create a media kit
    * Find book reviewers
    * Use social media
    * Create promotional videos
    * Run giveaways
    * Contact book bloggers
    * Let book websites spread the word for you
    * Throw a book launch party
    * Send email announcements
    And much more!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKeely Brooke Keith
    Release dateJan 5, 2020
    ISBN9781393199144
    The Writer’s Book Launch Guide: A Step-By-Step Plan to Give Your Book the Best Launch Possible
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    Keely Brooke Keith

    Keely Brooke Keith is the author of the beloved Uncharted series. Her books are best described as inspirational frontier-style fiction with a slight sci-fi twist. Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, Keely was a tree-climbing, baseball-loving 80s kid. She grew up in a family who moved often, which fueled her dreams of faraway lands. When she isn’t writing, Keely enjoys gardening and is slowly learning how to not kill plants. Keely, her husband, and their daughter live on a hilltop south of Nashville, Tennessee. She is a member of ACFW. Join Keely’s email list at keelykeith.com/sign-up so you will always know when the next Uncharted book is available.

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      The Writer’s Book Launch Guide - Keely Brooke Keith

      THE WRITER’S BOOK LAUNCH GUIDE

      A Step-By-Step Plan to Give Your Book the Best Launch Possible

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      Keely Brooke Keith

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      Edenbrooke Press

      THE WRITER’S BOOK LAUNCH GUIDE

      Copyright 2016 Keely Brooke Keith

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      All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form. For inquiries and information, please contact the publisher at: edenbrookepress@gmail.com

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Updated 2018

      This book is dedicated to my Dream Team.

      Thank you for making book launches fun!

      Table of Contents

      Before We Begin

      Twelve Months Before Launch

      Nine Months Before Launch

      Six Months Before Launch

      Three Months Before Launch

      One Month Before Launch

      One Week Before Launch

      Launch Day

      After Launch Day

      More Writing Resources

      About the Author

      Before We Begin

      Welcome to The Writer’s Book Launch Guide! Let this guide walk you through marketing and publicity tasks while helping you brainstorm ways to personalize your book’s launch. This guide can help both traditionally published authors and independent authors navigate the duties all authors should do (or delegate to their assistants) to ensure a fulfilling book launch.

      This ebook is a companion guide to The Writer’s Book Launch Journal. Use the journal to track your book launch plan. The journal also has plenty

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