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Why a Book Tour Works

Denis Ledoux — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:50:18 +0000

Why does a Book Tour Work? It does so because it allows people to know, like and trust you—essential characteristics of any selling and buying relationship. Why a Book Tour Works is an original contribution to LinkedIn’s Pulse. Pulse is a blog on LinkedIn for people to post on topics of their expertise. The post […]

Surviving Childhood Abuse: A Writer’s Experience

Denise Brown — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 05:55:00 +0000

Congratulations to Denise Brown on the publication of her book, Transcending Darkness: A Memoir of Abuse and Grace. I recently had the opportunity to interview Denise about her experience writing her book on surviving childhood abuse. I am pleased to share her experience. To read Part 2, click here. To read Part 3, click here.—DL […]

Surviving Childhood Abuse: a Neglected Child – Part 3

Denise Brown — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000

In this third interview, Denise Brown continues to share her experience of writing Transcending Darkness: A Memoir of Abuse and Grace. This is a startling tale of a neglected child —of an entirely neglected family. To read Part 1, click here. For Part 2, click here. —DL DL: How do you recommend people deal […]

Surviving Childhood Abuse: Overcoming Trauma- Part 2

Denise Brown — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0000

We continue our interview with Denise Brown about writing and publishing her book, Transcending Darkness: A Memoir of Abuse and Grace. Hers is a heroic story of overcoming trauma. To read part 1, click here. To read Part 3, click here. —DL DL: You must have had periods of time in which you were discouraged […]

How I Launched Myself Publicly in the Creative Life: I Publish a Book

Denis Ledoux — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0000

“Is it possible to support myself in the creative life?” you ask.One day in 1988, I stood in front of a door, on the other side of which was a group of Foster Grandparents. I had in hand a copy of my recent collection of autobiographical short stories What Became of Them and Other Stories […]

Book Launch Tips: Business Boy to Business Man, by Robert Verreault

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:00:00 +0000

The book launch party was a lovely experience—one that brought to those of us who were involved in creating the book a strong sense of (forgive the overused term!) closure. Writing a memoir is a long haul and it is refreshing to have an event as one might a wedding or a funeral to gather […]

Preparing for A Successful Book Launch

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 10:00:59 +0000

I’m finished writing the text for my next book, A Sugary Frosting/A Memoir of A Girlhood Spent in a Parsonage. What follows is a synopsis of what I am doing to promote the book so that its natural audience is aware of it. (more…)

Best Ways to Promote Your Book

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:00:33 +0000

Once you have diligently followed the suggestions for publishing your book and your book is published, it’s time to enjoy being a “famous author” and start promoting your book. (more…)

How to Have a Successful Book Reading–Author Book Reading Tips

Denis Ledoux — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 10:00:32 +0000

You can have a great book reading by following several guidelines. I would call them best practices of doing a public reading of your memoir. They are now somewhat natural for me now but they were originally studied and rehearsed. You may know some of them intuitively and others you can learn. (more…)

What an Author Needs to Bring to a Book Launch–What You Need to Organize a Book Launch

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 10:00:53 +0000

The Memoir Network has participated in a number of book launches. Here is a distillation of what has made these launches successful. Follow the tips below to organize a book launch. (more…)