A regular blog by the crew at Literati, giving tips to starting a small press, guerrilla marketing, the convention circuit, and the numerous other lessons learned over years of aggressively writing, publishing, and marketing.
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You’ve developed a sparkling personality, put together a wicked booth, and tracked down the best cons you can reach with your limited travel budget. Now you need a great cover to seal the deal. There is no shame in paying someone to design the cover for you, but there...
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They’re loud. They’re rude. They ramble on about things you don’t care about, they spill over onto your space and they drive away the people who stop to talk to you. And you can’t get away from them. They’re the...
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(Karen Martin is taking over blog duties this week!) So you’ve gotten your book or comic published, your table reserved, and now all you need to do is get to the Con, right? Not quite. People can’t look at you and discern your gift for words, your ability to...
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Authors aren’t rock stars touching down in cities across the globe to teaming masses of frenzied fans. Comic book artists aren’t going to be rolling across the highways in decked out tour buses with champagne-filled hot tubs. We are all poor, so when we travel, we must travel smart....
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