Thanks to everyone who’s watched my recent unboxing video for The Ghost of Ivy Barn, especially those who have been looking for the ghost in the background. He appears four times. Most people only see him three times. Here’s the original video…
So, here’s a breakdown of where you can see him…
I hope that clears everything up! By the way, if you’ve enjoyed our unboxing videos, you might like this little peek behind the scenes with some fun outtakes…
Blog tours! What are they? How do you get one? Are they worth the effort? In this sort-of follow-up to last week’s episode, we speak to the wonderful Anne Cater of Random Things Blog Tours about the world of blog tours…
The series is a real-life case study – as we catalogue the book marketing journey of Mark’s latest book ‘The Crow Folk’ (Simon & Schuster).
Each episode comes laden with book marketing tips, offers insights into book publishing, indie publishing as well as ideas about author marketing.
In this episode we cover:
– book blog tours (and why they’re critical to a post-launch book marketing strategy)
– how to find your dream book editor
– beta readers (why you need them, and how to find them)
– using StreamYard for virtual book launches
In this series author Mark Stay & video marketer Jeremy Mason lift the lid on how to market a book. The series is a real-life case study – as we catalogue the book marketing journey of Mark’s latest book The Crow Folk (Simon & Schuster). Each episode comes laden with book marketing tips, offers insights into book publishing as well as ideas about author marketing.
In this episode we cover: book blog tours (and why they’re critical to a post-launch book marketing strategy) – how to find your dream book editor – beta readers (why you need them, and how to find them) – using StreamYard for virtual book launches…
With days to go until the launch of ‘The Crow Folk’ (published by Simon & Schuster), author and screenwriter Mark Stay and video marketer & creator Jeremy Mason deep dive into the writing process.
In this 13th outing of the ‘Book Marketing Challenge’, we offer writing advice for new writers, as well as insights into freelance writing and the whole process of writing books. If you’re looking for writing advice from authors, and tips on how to write your first book – you should watch this. In fact – anyone with even a vague interest in writing books, should, really, IMHO.
In this 12th outing of the “Book Marketing Challenge,” we’re joined by Bookswarm’s Simon Appleby – an author website expert, to reveal why having an author website is critical to the success of book marketing. We discuss what goes on your author website, and how to best use websites for author marketing. https://mpvideoproduction.co.uk/
This series takes you on a journey of book publishing – offering writing tips and writing advice – along with book promotion and book marketing strategies. It’s the uncut, inside story of a book’s journey from the page to it appearing on a bookshelf in your favourite bookstore …
3 weeks away from our book launch, we’re exploring virtual book launch ideas as the UK is in lockdown. So “The Crow Folk” author Mark Stay, pivots his book launch plans online. Joined by facilitator Sara Cox – we discover how to launch a book online.
In this 11th outing of the ‘Book Marketing Challenge,’ You’ll learn loads of tips for planning a successful book launch, with stacks of book launch ideas, to make your next book launch a massive success.
This series takes you on a journey of book publishing – offering writing tips and writing advice – along with book promotion and book marketing strategies. It’s the uncut, inside story of a book’s journey from the page to it appearing on a bookshelf in your favourite bookstore …
New Year – new lockdown! With just 4 weeks to go – our book marketing plans are dealt a blow thanks to the Pandemic – how will I keep my latest book launch on track?
The 10th outing in this series – following the book marketing journey of Mark’s newest book ‘The Crow Folk’ – the video is rammed full of book marketing strategies and tips for authors, as well as writing advice and all sorts of book promotion insights.
This series takes you on a journey of book publishing – offering writing tips and writing advice – along with book promotion and book marketing strategies. It’s the uncut, inside story of a book’s journey from the page to it appearing on a bookshelf in your favourite bookstore …
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I join forces with video creator & video marketer Jeremy Mason to implement digital marketing techniques to drives sales and pre-orders of my new book The Crow Folk! Join us in our adventures in video marketing and book publishing …
In Episode 9 you’ll learn: – WHY persistence is key in book marketing and book publishing – YouTube’s algorithm changes WHAT it means & WHAT you should do as a video creator – HOW to keep motivated and keep consistently creating video marketing content – HOW to deal with rejection in business and as an author – The evolution of ‘The Witches of Woodville’ book series – HOW to use YouTube Live for book marketing – What NOT to do on Facebook and YouTube Live – Brainstorming virtual book launch ideas – ACTIONABLE ideas of how to promote your book with video – HOW to use content calendars to create PR-able ideas…
Are you an indie author, or a seasoned writer looking to promote your book with video? TV pro Jeremy Mason joins author and screenwriter Mark Stay as they deep dive into book marketing -revealing book marketing strategies and tips for authors that will get your book discovered.
We talk cover art, vlogging for beginners with lighting tips, and how to hook your viewers in just a few seconds…
In Episode 8 you’ll learn – –
WHY you MUST invest in QUALITY cover artwork as an author – WHY book cover design is CRITICAL to your book success – WHERE you can source quality book cover design for $350 – WHAT are successful Indie Authors doing to build their success? – Deep dives into best vlogging setup for beginners – YouTube Vlogging lighting tips and tricks from a TV professional – Lighting for YouTube videos at home – YouTube Vlogging mic’s and sound setups – YouTube audio recording tips – HOW to create your YouTube home vlog set up – Basic framing guide for YouTube vlogging – The structure of an ‘ideal’ YouTube video – HOW to hook in your viewers from the start of your video – HOW to keep viewers engaged by using different backgrounds – The importance of involving your audience – HOW to use Calls To Action in your video
Are you a writer who’s struggling to get your book seen online? Are you looking for new book marketing strategies? In this series, we cover the basics of marketing your book, social media marketing for authors and all sorts of book marketing strategies and tips for authors.
This week, Jeremy and I are joined by filmmaker and animator Kai Newton who shot and edited the book trailer for my book The Crow Folk. We cover the video production process from beginning to end – covering script development, video shoot planning, how to make a YouTube video on a budget – and plenty more book marketing advice to boot.
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