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How Your KDP Ad on Amazon Might Be Better than You Think
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
AMAZON MARKETING SERVICES I love that Amazon now lets indie authors advertise with Amazon Marketing Services (AMS) through KDP Select. Think about this: Traditionally published authors can’t find a self-service, low-cost advertising option on Amazon. But if you’re enrolled in KDP Select, you can. How cool is that? Anyway… If you…
#Authors #Marketing Yourself and Your Work (Final) Part FIVE
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Cartoon from Toonpool.com The following is an extract from a talk delivered at the Calgary Public Library in Feb. 2011. Part 5 Another area of promotion you should consider developing – and only do this if you are comfortable with it – is speaking engagements.…
#Authors #Marketing Yourself and Your Work Part FOUR
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Cartoon from Toonpool.com The following is an extract from a talk delivered at the Calgary Public Library in Feb. 2011. Part 4 Okay, now you’ve completed the further editing, the proofs have been approved, and it’s just a matter of waiting for the printer to…
#Authors #Marketing Yourself and Your Work Part THREE
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Cartoon from Toonpool.com The following is an extract from a talk delivered at the Calgary Public Library in Feb. 2011. Part 3 Once the contract is signed, and while the manuscript is being worked on by the editor, is the best time for you to…
Hyphens & En Dashes & Em Dashes Oh My.
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
Let’s talk hyphens, en dashes, and em dashes. Are you using them the correct way? Are you using the correct lengths? You are probably wondering about that second question, and we will get to it in a moment. But first let’s talk about what each one is and does.…
Conclusions from Author Earnings, January 2015
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
You may remember that I study Hugh Howey’s and Data Guy’s quarterly Author Earning Reports religiously, so that I can offer you the highlights. The Passive Guy alerted me to the January 2015 report (if you don’t already subscribe to his free newsletter, The Passive Voice, I urge you to…
10 Free Online Resources to Improve Your Writing
Interesting Literature In this guest blog post, Sharon Crosby shares 10 great websites that can help you improve your writing skills It often seems that there are not enough online resources for writers. There are many good books on the subject, but they cost a lot of money because the writing community is a relatively […]
Habits
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
I’m in the middle of a project requiring consistent action on my part. I broke down the project into smaller parts, made a check-list of each of the different tasks involved, and started taking tiny steps forward, sometimes doing only one thing that required a…
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