Your dreams are coming true. You’ve found a book agent who wants to work with you! The only problem? He’s only been agenting for a few months. What do you do? Do you take a chance on a newbie agent? Or do you wait for someone more seasoned?

In this week’s podcast episode, we discuss the pros and cons of working with a new agent as well as how to determine if the inexperienced agent will fizzle out or become an industry pro.

What if you had $500 to spend on book marketing?

Or $5000?

How should that money be spent?

We have some ideas. Check out our latest podcast episode, “How to Spend Your Book Marketing Dollars.”

Post to Facebook.

Grow your email list.

Write a blog.

Start a podcast.

We’ve heard these book marketing recommendations a hundred times. We’re tired of them. So let’s shake things up.

In this episode, we dish on book marketing ideas that you probably haven’t tried yet. Give it a listen.

Every author uses launch teams (or street teams) to promote their new books.

And almost every author struggles to manage these groups.

This week, the Gatecrashers talk about how to run a successful launch team and get the results you need.

Your publisher asks for your influencer list. They also want ideas for things that will excite your influencers.

You panic.

You don’t know any celebrities.

You don’t have home addresses for the kings and queens of social media.

And you certainly don’t have any ideas beyond sending out a copy of your book with an unassuming, near-apologetic letter asking them to help you out but only if they have time and if they’re interested.

And so your influencer mailing ends up falling flat.

It doesn’t have to be that way.

This week we discuss how to utilize your list of influencers to promote your book in the best possible way. Listen here.

Most book endorsements come from people the author knows. But every once in awhile, you can snag one from someone you don’t know.

In this episode of the Gatecrashers podcast, we discuss endorsement etiquette and how to chase after blurbs from people who are outside your immediate network.

Each book launch relies on three very important groups of people:

– Book Endorsers

– Influencers

– Launch Team Members (or Street Team, for those of us who grew up in the 90s)

But what are the roles of each? And how do you know which of your “people” fit where?

The Gatecrashers unpack the difference between book endorsers, influencers, and your launch team members.

Sometimes multiple agents all want to work with the same client.

This can happen to celebrity clients …

Or first-time novelists.

And it’s an interesting phenomenon to watch unfold.

Listen to the podcast episode on “When Agents Fight Over Clients.”