My name is Lori Foroozandeh and I have just published a book about my true story of being in a POW CAMP in Iran for six weeks.
I was put into this camp the day after 9/11. My husband turned out to be a state sponsored terrorist that I had no idea about until we arrived in Iran . My Iranian husband Mohammad Foroozandeh/Forouzandeh (he used two different spellings of his name to hide under) took me to Iran in 1998.
If you do a search for him online you will see his notoriety.
Once there I was told… Continue

Every author needs a platform to promote their book(s). Start with a website . . . http://savvyguidetobookpromotion.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/building-your-author-platform/

There are many advantages to creating and well-thought out and professionally designed website to promote your book. The most obvious reason is to sell more books. In this post I will list some important elements you need to incorporate in your book's website.

Advanced Planning –
You should begin planning your website, and indeed your marketing strategy, well in adva… Continue

Self-published authors know that their book's success depends on their ability to promote it. The good news is that you can easily and inexpensively promote your book online!
Here are 10 tips to kick-off your online book promotion:

1. Create a web site for your book
Choose a web site address based on the title of your book, not your name. Your book's title will be easier to remember than your name and having the title appear in your web site address will boost search engine rankings.

2.… Continue

You’ve decided to promote your book using a virtual book tour (VBT). And you have decided several critical factors beforehand such as:

* The purpose of your book tour (to promote your book, create buzz, sell more books, develop a readership, etc.)
* The length of time for your tour (1 week to 1-2 months)
* Your keywords and phrases to help you identify VBT stops that are similar to your book’s theme
* You have create a digital media kit

Armed with the above critical information and decisions y… Continue