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#MotownWriters’ Article: Writing the First Draft
Originally posted on Motown Writers Network . . . Michigan Literary Network:
? The best manuscript is a finished manuscript. But to get there, you must start with a first draft. Whether you’ve written multiple books or are about to embark on your first one, sitting down to create where there is nothing is a daunting experience. Here’s…
How to Get a Literary Agent
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by ARHuelsenbeck ? Disclaimer: I do not have an agent, but I am looking for one, and I have accumulated a lot of information in the process which I am willing to share so that you don’t have to reinvent the wheel. ? Do you even need an agent?…
What Is RSS Feed? It Is Old Tech But Still Very Useful – by Derek Haines…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Just Publishing Advice: RSS is nearly as old as email but do you know what it can do for you? Really Simple Syndication (RSS) has been around for a very long time. It is also sometimes called rich site summary. In the early days of…
How to Use Your Reviews and Excerpts – by Carolyn Howard-Johnson…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on NonFiction Authors Association USING YOUR REVIEWS AND EXCERPTS The beauty of reviews and the praise extracted from them is that you can continue to use them as long as you want and some can be used for more than just the book that is…
How To Self-Publish And Market A Children’s Book – by Karen Inglis…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on The Creative Penn: Intro by Joanna Penn: Self-publishing books for children can be challenging because of higher printing costs and difficulties in marketing to your target market. In today’s show, Karen Inglis explains how she sells thousands of copies of her books for children…
6 Free Google Keyword Tool Alternatives For Keyword Research – by Derek Haines…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Just Publishing Advice: You need keywords for your blog articles or to choose your 7 Amazon book keywords Whether you are a blogger or an author, or both, you continuously need to research and select suitable keywords. While the Google Keyword Tool is the…
Trim the fat from your fiction: Redundancy – by Kerri Miller…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Utopian Editing site: Great stories can be ruined by too many words. Redundancy in particular can make your prose squeak like the clarinetists in a middle school band (I’m allowed to say that because I played clarinet). Not all repetition is bad. It can…
Facebook Ads News: Changes in Targeting
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Photo by http://offers.hubspot.com/science-of-facebook-marketing Unless you spend most of your time under a rock, you will have heard of Facebook’s troubles regarding its cavalier use of its user’s personal data. Zuckerberg was grilled in Congress and they were recently fined £500,000 for their role in the big Cambridge Analytical data scandal,…
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