From writing & publishing advice to author interviews, the FriesenPress Blog is where you'll find industry-leading insights on all facets of self-publishing.
While the publication date for your book can feel like the finish line, the journey is just beginning! Our friends over at Smith Publicity offer their promotional expertise to help you release your book at its fullest potential with an effective launch team and strategy.
Read MoreThoughtfully produced bonus content is a powerful incentive for readers to connect with you as an author. Smith Publicity's Andrea Thatcher joins us to help you draw engaging bonus content out of your books (and use it to grow your readership).
Read MoreFor a new children’s book to succeed in a crowded market, it doesn’t need to be good. It needs to be *great*. Here are four ways you can make your children’s story stand out and be loved by today’s young readers.
Read MoreMarketing a book can be overwhelming without an ongoing global pandemic. The good news is there are plenty of powerful opportunities to promote your book and author brand from the comfort of your keyboard. Here are eight winning strategies for authors when developing COVID-friendly book marketing plans.
Read MoreIt’s true that social media is a powerful tool for authors to build and connect with an audience of readers. It’s also true that there are many, many platforms at your fingertips and only one you. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed. So, we’ve listed the top 5 tips for first-time authors to put their best foot forward on social media:
Read MoreAuthors: when someone Googles you, your website should be the first hit. But what should it include? And how can you make it look good?
Read MoreDo's and Don'ts that will help you create a great hook, give you the structure needed to appeal to media outlets, and much more!
Read MoreHow does the company with the largest network of digital marketing consultants in the world demonstrate value to its clients? By publishing a book with FriesenPress.
Read MoreIn late 2014, FriesenPress President Tammara Kennelly spoke with students in the MBA program at her alma mater, Royal Roads University. The following video is an excerpt of that conversation - and a primer on self-publishing and the FriesenPress experience.
Read MoreVictor Malarek is an award-winning journalist with more than forty years of experience. At present, he brings his hard-hitting investigative skills to CTV's current affairs show W5 as Senior Reporter. FriesenPress has taken a page from Victor's body of work and turned the investigation around to learn more about the 5 W’s - Who, What, Where, Why, and When of his first fiction, Orphanage 41.
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