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Starting Out as an Indie Author: Social Media and Cross Promotion
Originally posted on Ruth Nestvold – Indie Adventures:
I’m almost there on getting the book version of my series “Starting Out as an Indie Author” ready for publication! I’ve put together some new material on subjects I hadn’t covered in my posts. Today I would like to share a new chapter with you, “Social Media…
Trim, Trim, Trim: The Art Of Tightening
Originally posted on DAN ALATORRE:
Using my unreleased manuscript An Angel On Her Shoulder, I am showing you step by step how to rework your story into a more readable, more enjoyable piece – and putting real examples of my own writing out there to highlight it. (To start at Chapter 1, click HERE.) To…
Missing Contact Information Is Killing Your Book Sales – BookWorks
Easy-to-access contact information is often overlooked by indie authors and can cost them book sales. Publicity Expert Joan Stewart shows how to avoid this. Source: Missing Contact Information Is Killing Your Book Sales – BookWorks
Do I Need to Copyright My Book?
Originally posted on How to Make, Market and Sell Ebooks:
Like ISBN, copyright questions are common and the legalities of it can be complex. In most cases, copyright is something an author won’t need to spend much time worrying about. The tasks to copyright a book are straightforward, starting with simply writing a book. If you…
Flashbacks Are BAD (Unless They’re Good)
Originally posted on DAN ALATORRE:
Using my unreleased manuscript An Angel On Her Shoulder, I am showing you my techniques for reworking a story into a more readable, more enjoyable piece. It’s 45+ lessons in about 31 days. (To start at Chapter 1, click HERE.) To view it best, bring up the two versions in different…
Emotional Word Wheel Infographic…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
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EDITING 101: 20 – Dashes…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others. Courtesy of Adirondack Editing Dashes Many authors have trouble with dashes. It’s hard to know which one to use and when to use…
13 Quick Tips For Author Publicity (guest post)
Originally posted on How To Ebook:
Chris Well Guest post Technology makes it easier than ever to shout out your message to the world. But these tools are available to everyone—and everyone’s using them. How can you be heard above the noise? Publicity helps you rise above the noise. When you connect with influencers and…
Marketing with BookBub in 2016 [Infographic]
Originally posted on Story Empire:
Here’s an interesting report from BookBub about featured deal results and much more. Of note, check out how many listed book deals hit the New York Times Bestseller List… We’re excited to share this infographic highlighting our author and publisher partners’ marketing accomplishments with BookBub in 2016! Feel free to…
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