By Jeffrey Eaton, author of the “Murder Becomes” series, @murderbecomes
Each year, more than one million books get released by publishing houses and self-published authors. You read that right – more than one million books. Every year.
How do we make our books stand out in a crowd that immense? Well, it’s not easy, and even the most relentless marketers get no guarantee their efforts will result in their titles rising above the ever-increasing din.
There are, however, a few techniques we can employ that will at least increase the odds people will notice our novels and then remember them when they’re looking for something to cozy up with on a cold winter’s night.
Here are three things we’ve done with the “Murder Becomes” series to build renown for the books over the past four years: