selling books | Maria P Frino Author

Maria P Frino

Nov 21
3 min

How to Sell Your Books at Local Markets

How to Sell Your Books at Local Markets. Are there better ways for self-published authors to sell?

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Maria P Frino

Oct 18
2 min

Querying and Approaching a Publisher

If you're a writer you will have heard about querying or the querying trenches. If you're new to writing, you may be wondering what this...

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Maria P Frino

Sep 13
2 min

Our First Author Event was Fabulous

Sydney Authors Inked - A Writer's Journey had their first event on Sunday 10 September 2023 and it was a hit!

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Maria P Frino

Feb 13
4 min

Author Interview - Hayley Walsh

Hayley's books are available online - Making March, Crayons & Chaos, Not Dead Yet. All hilarious

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Author interviews as part of your Marketing Mix

Maria P Frino

Oct 20, 2022
2 min

Author interviews as part of your Marketing Mix

Marketing books can include author interviews. These help with having your name out there and reaching readers.

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Maria P Frino

Sep 23, 2022
2 min

Selling Books at Markets

...is another way to sell self-published books. As a self-published author, there are limited places I am able to sell my print books....

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Maria P Frino

Aug 22, 2022
3 min

Dealing with Reviews

This can be an author's nightmare or dream. Receiving a 1-star review can be devastating for any author, but especially so for one who...

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Maria P Frino

Jul 18, 2022
2 min

My Bilingual Author Talk at Five Dock Library.

I was lucky enough to do a 'Meet The Author' at my local library. The talk was about how I translated my debut novel, The Decision They...

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Maria P Frino

Jun 1, 2022
2 min

Writing is a Profession

... so don't ask an author for a free book. Would you ask someone in any other profession to give away their product or time for free?...

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Maria P Frino

Jan 10, 2022
2 min

Marketing Books with Video

Welcome to 2022. Let's hope this year brings an end to the virus and we can all live with less stress and uncertainty. I'd like to start...

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Maria P Frino

Nov 6, 2021
3 min

Giveaways, Author Talks and other Book Marketing Tips.

For self-published authors, it can be difficult to know how and where to market their books. Social media sites are the obvious choice,...

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Maria P Frino

Sep 30, 2021
3 min

How Much do Authors Actually Earn? Author's Earnings are a Touchy Subject

This is not a subject I like talking about. But... I'm going to because many readers think authors are compensated well for their work....

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The Pros and Cons of being a Self-Published Author

Maria P Frino

Aug 19, 2021
2 min

The Pros and Cons of being a Self-Published Author

My novels and short stories are available online on most good book sites including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Booktopia, Book Depository,...

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Maria P Frino

Mar 10, 2021
3 min

Everyone Has a Book inside Them

Writing is not only for authors. Everyone has a book inside them, even if it's only to be read by friends and family

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Maria P Frino

Feb 10, 2021
2 min

Book Marketing - Love it or Hate it?

Speaking with other authors I have found not many of us enjoy marketing our books. Most of us enjoy writing but abhor marketing our titles.

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When You Buy a Book, What Influences Your Purchase?

Maria P Frino

Jan 16, 2021
2 min

When You Buy a Book, What Influences Your Purchase?

You're ready to buy a new book, what influences your purchase? Is it a bestseller? The cover? The synopsis?

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Maria P Frino

Dec 3, 2020
2 min

Goodbye 2020, Can't Say it's Been Fun.

Apologies for the morbid title to this post but it's how I feel. I'm sure many other people feel the same way. As this is my last post...

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Maria P Frino

Oct 10, 2020
2 min

Book Launch Done and Dusted. Finally!

I launched two short stories and my debut novel in November and December 2019. They are available on Amazon Kindle and selected bookstores.

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