What’s That Cart Doing In Front Of That Horse?

Usually, the way it goes, you write a book, try to get it published, and your writing and your publicist do the best job possible to make it popular. However, that might not be the most profitable way of going about it, according to Judy Collins, who gives tips on how to go about writing something that will actually sell. (OK, technically this has been targeted to self-publishers but I still think it’s amusing to think, “What should I write? Well, non-fiction sells better, so I’ll do that.”)

MEDIABISTRO EVENTS

Launch a Successful Social Media Campaign

Join Baratunde Thurston (left), The Onion’s Director of Digital and author of How to Be Black, for an entertaining look at creative social media campaigns in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting this Thursday, February 16. Other speakers include Morin Oluwole (Facebook), Michael Brito (Edelman Digital), and Tim Devane (bitly). Register now.