Cristina Deptula
Cristina Deptula serves as executive director of the green social enterprise Authors, Large and Small
She enjoys a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction, from Bill Bryson to Toni Morrison to Abraham Verghese, and believes there is a place and an audience for every book.
Articles by this Author
Promoting, Hosting and Following Up After an Event (Part 2) Contributed To Bookpleasures.com By Cristina Deptula
- By Cristina Deptula
- Published July 15, 2014
- Improving Your Writing Skills & Marketing
Once you've got a venue
figured out, and know what sort of event you're going to host, it's
time to start promoting it to your fans and readers! You want to use
all of your channels of communication to talk about the event.
Planning an Author Event (Part 1) Contributed To Bookpleasures.com By Cristina Deptula
- By Cristina Deptula
- Published July 15, 2014
- Improving Your Writing Skills & Marketing
Signings and author
appearances, while a great way to connect with and build your
audience, can be hard to set up. Many authors in town will want to
read at the Barnes and Noble, or the quirky indie store, and their
calendars will fill up months in advance. So, hosting your own
events, at a coffee shop or someone's apartment, can be worthwhile,
especially at the beginning of your writing career.
Networking in Person: Where and How to Connect With Your Audience and Colleagues Contributed To Bookpleasures.com By Cristina Deptula
- By Cristina Deptula
- Published June 25, 2014
- Improving Your Writing Skills & Marketing
This isn't going to be
another screed about losing personal connections because we're all
online. It's totally possible to make valuable friendships and work
relationships in both arenas, and most of us do that. This column
will be one of two pieces that focuses on how and where to go to find
people in person who might be interested in your book and how to make
the most of those relationships.
Book Review Hacks: Getting Coverage in a Crowded Market Contributed To Bookpleasures.com By Cristina Deptula
- By Cristina Deptula
- Published June 5, 2014
- ESSAYS CONTRIBUTED BY VARIOUS AUTHORS
Where
can authors find reviewers?
Ways to Find Your Audience Contributed To Bookpleasures.com By Cristina Deputula
- By Cristina Deptula
- Published May 23, 2014
- Improving Your Writing Skills & Marketing
In the American classic
film Field of Dreams, the spirits urge Kevin Costner's character, "if
you build it, they will come." Many emerging, and established,
authors soon find, though, that it takes more to generate interest in
their books online than simply creating a book, being ready to answer
questions about it, and building a web and social media presence.
Often, with so many new, quality titles available, writers need to go
out and participate with their audience, where their readers are
already gathering.
Developing Creative Content for Social Media Updates Contributed To Bookpleasures.com By Cristina Deptula
- By Cristina Deptula
- Published April 29, 2014
- Improving Your Writing Skills & Marketing
Tips On Developing
Creative Content for Social Media Updates
It's Not All About You: How to Promote Without Being Annoying Contributed To Bookpleasures.com By Cristina Deptula
- By Cristina Deptula
- Published March 28, 2014
No
one intends to become 'that writer' who spams every online community
with links about their projects and turns every conversation into a
commercial for their book.
How to Get Started with Book PR Contributed To Bookpleasures.com By Cristina Deputla
- By Cristina Deptula
- Published March 14, 2014
You have a book ready to
be published. Congratulations! That is a serious accomplishment, and
you can be very proud of yourself.