#324 – Publicity for Indie Authors with Halima Khatun

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>In this episode, we spoke with Halima Khatun, PR consultant, former broadcast journalist, and author of the new non-fiction title <em><a href= "https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/priceless-publicity">Priceless Publicity</a></em>, a book full of useful information for independent writers looking to improve their publicity and media coverage output! Halima is also the author of several highly praised rom-coms, including her award-winning debut novel, <em><a href= "https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-secret-diary-of-an-arranged-marriage"> The Secret Diary of an Arranged Marriage</a></em>. Her work has been featured in <em>Huffington Post</em>, <em>Metro</em>, <em>Business Advice</em> and <em>StartupNation</em>, and we can't wait to see what she writes next.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Halima shared some amazing advice regarding editing, book blurbs, writing (and lengthening) a series, writing a rom-com (and its sequels), and, of course, garnering publicity for your work! If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about publicity and PR for indie authors, this is the episode for you.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Learn more about Halima via her <!-- wp:paragraph --><a href= "https://halimakhatun.co.uk/">website</a>, and follow her on <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/HalimaKhatunAuthor">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/halimabobs/">Instagram</a>.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p>