by Diana Urban | Nov 13, 2017
A couple of months ago, I found myself in a conundrum. After trying to get a book deal for years, I was eager to get my books into readers’ hands, so planned to indie-publish my first novel. I even hired a copyeditor and started researching cover designers. I... 
by Diana Urban | Dec 3, 2014
#PitMad is a Twitter contest that lets authors pitch their novel in 140 characters or less. If an agent or publisher favorites a pitch, they’re inviting the author to send along a query letter. Naturally, such an opportunity makes this a very popular contest,... 
by Diana Urban | Nov 30, 2014
In just a few days, Twitter pitch season begins with #PitMad, which I’m helping Brenda Drake host this time around! It’s a contest in which authors can pitch their novel in 140 characters or less using the hashtag #PitMad and their genre. You can pitch... 
by Diana Urban | Nov 24, 2014
Twitter’s a great place to keep up with your favorite authors — they often tweet about their writing habits, news about their latest releases, and a myriad of other clever insights only authors could so elegantly fit into 140 characters. Twitter can also... 
by Diana Urban | Mar 3, 2014
Back in my “How I Got an Agent” post, I promised to share a query tip on how to easily send out your query letters using Gmail’s Canned Responses feature. Whether your sending six query letters or sixty, this tool will help you save time and ensure... 
by Diana Urban | Feb 6, 2014
Hashtags organize the chaos on Twitter. They’re a great way to have conversations around specific topics, events, and contests, and connect with agents, editors, publishers, and other authors. There are over 100 hashtags that writers should know about. But there...
By night I torture fictional characters, a.k.a. I'm a YA thriller author. By day I’m a marketing manager at BookBub, a leading book discovery platform, where I publish book marketing tips. 
