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10 Reasons Why You Should Know How To Format Ebooks
Originally posted on Writers In The Storm Blog:
By Kait Nolan, @kaitnolan I’ve been around since the fairly early days of self publishing. My first ebook went live in early 2010. Since then, the market has exploded and a thousand things have changed. Something that’s true this month may not be true the next. But…
Setting up an Author Platform
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Writing a book is hard enough, but marketing it can rapidly become a daunting task. After months of searching, trying, failing and learning new tips, I discovered that any author, self published or traditionally published, should create an author platform where they promote their books across different media and through various channels. Brooke…
Creative Genes Don’t Know When To Stop!
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Many of you authors have talents beyond writing great stories (music, sculpture, painting, drawing, etc) I suspect that the creative genes within you just don’t know when to stop 😀 For example, author Denise Buckley (you’ll all meet Denise on 27th JULY) kindly sent me an email today…
Marketing, yeah well whatever.
Originally posted on Jim Webster:
It’s all well and good having written a book, what about selling it? Not wanting to talk dirty or anything, but seriously people, you’ve poured a lot of time into the who literary process, so it wouldn’t hurt to get a few bob back. After all, a couple of weeks…
Open the Phone Book, Pick a Name, and Send Someone Anonymous Gifts
Originally posted on Project Light to Life:
#47 Sometimes we all have a rough night, morning, month, etc — even Barbie. About two months ago, I anonymously mailed letters of encouragement to three randomly selected strangers and wrote down 15 of my favorite inspirational quotes in the letters. Hopefully, the strangers were excited, rather than…
How do you want it?
Originally posted on readful things blog:
Here is your opportunity to tell me what to do. Come on, you know you want to. Tell me what you want, and I will give it to you… within reason… Did that sound sexy? I put out my pouty lip and tried for the head flip, but I…
Character Names in Three Places You Might Not Have Thought to Look
Originally posted on The Brass Rag:
For a lot of writers, naming characters is a huge challenge. There are a lot of factors to take into consideration. The mountain of advice on this topic is gargantuan. Character names: shouldn’t be too similar, should fit the character, highlight some virtue or flaw, be ironic or misleading,…
Beware of inconsistency when publishing your books.
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
In my travels through various online ebook outlets and Goodreads, I have noticed more and more instances of some potential sales losing tendencies. Author name inconsistency when publishing or listing books. When uploading your books and details, please ensure that your authors name is always…
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