The Story Reading Ape

Your Author Bio: Does it help your Book Sales or Stop Them Dead?

by Anne R. Allen

No matter how great a book’s cover and blurb, one thing can stop me from buying yet another ebook for my Kindle: an author bio on the buy page that screams “amateur.”

I spent some time as an editor, so when I pick up a book for relaxation, I want to know it’s going to be a professional work and not something that makes me want to run for my red pencil.

If you start your bio “I’ve always wanted to write a book, ever since I won a penmanship prize in third grade, and now that I’ve self-published, “If My Cats Could Talk” my wish has come true…,” all you’ve told me is you’re a beginner.

Is that really what you want your customers to know?

Your buy page at Amazon or any online retail store is like your own personal storefront.

It can be a sleek boutique or a homemade lemonade stand.

Continue reading HERE

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Published by The Story Reading Ape

I am what my name states, an ape of the primate species called Homo Sapiens Sapiens. My blog is intended to present New (to me) Authors, whose stories or books I have read and enjoyed, so that anyone who happens to stumble onto this blog, while searching for a book to read, or, a new (to them) author to try, may find what they seek, or, at least, inspiration. I have also made the blog an Author Promotions Enterprise to be a platform for authors to introduce themselves to potential readers and to provide advice and tips resources information they can use to improve and enhance their story telling efforts. Please be advised that I reserve the right to remove, or decline to publish, any comments that I deem inappropriate.

15 comments

  2. Reblogged this on Wind Eggs and commented:
    I’ve read mixed advice on professional writer’s bios, from straight and businesslike to creative expression. The one thing they agree on is, you have to be professional. Readers don’t care about you personally (I sure don’t), they care about what your bio says about your book. If you’re still telling readers about your lifelong desire to write, check out Anne Allen’s post.

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