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15 Social Media Posts Your Readers Will Love
Social media is fun and a great time-waster, but when you’re running an official author account, it can be easy to run out of ideas.
Jan 18, 20221 min read
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Kickoff Your Mailing List: The Easy Way
The best way to guarantee your book will sell is if you already have a list of raving fans to sell to. While growing your mailing list...
Jan 13, 20223 min read
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New Year, New You: 12 Ways to Grow Your Social Media Buzz
While not as lucrative as a mailing list, a strong social media following is a great way to support your books and build...
Jan 4, 20224 min read
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Animated Book Covers for Authors
I encountered animated covers for the first time on Twitter. The look is a subtle one—a mist rising over a disappearing character...
Dec 28, 20212 min read
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Accountability and Writing
Accountability is important in writing. If you’re a procrastinator or have the habit of getting stuck...
Dec 23, 20211 min read
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How Much Should Your First Book Earn? Self-Publishing 101
Publishing isn’t a get-rich-quick scheme, but some authors do earn a lot off the bat. If you’re new on the block...
Dec 21, 20214 min read
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Traditional, Hybrid, or Self-Publishing? Find Your Fit: Quiz
Not everyone is cut out for self-publishing. If you’re starting out, the options available today might look overwhelming...
Dec 14, 20212 min read
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7 Little Things Wasting Your Time: Self-Publishing 101
Self-publishing is a competitive industry, and if you don’t know how to optimize your work, you’ll risk falling behind...
Dec 9, 20213 min read
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Pull in A Crowd with A Niche Genre
I don’t write in a popular genre. Is it still possible for me to succeed as an author? That’s a popular question.
Nov 30, 20212 min read
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Writing Professionally: Top 10 Tips to Make It Happen
Writing fiction for a living. That’s the dream of many writers, but if you’ve put any books on the market, you might be wondering whether...
Nov 23, 20214 min read
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How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish?
Depending on who you ask, ebook publishing is either expensive or completely free. It’s true you can adapt your publishing expenses...
Nov 19, 20213 min read
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Vellum vs. Atticus: Layout Made Easy
If you’re new to layout, you’ve probably already realized that it can easily be one of the hardest parts of publishing...
Nov 16, 20213 min read
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7 Little Things Wasting Your Wallet: Self-Publishing 101
For many writers, the scariest part of self-publishing isn’t the fact that you take on the publishing job yourself, or even the hassle of...
Nov 9, 20214 min read
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Beyond NaNo: Top 7 Tips to Grow Your Author Network
Writer support networks pop up everywhere in the month of November. Everyone joins NaNoWriMo, and more often than not...
Nov 5, 20213 min read
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Audiobook Production: Are You Ready Yet? (Quiz!)
Audiobooks are a great addition to your lineup, but they can be expensive and a relatively weak investment for authors who are...
Nov 2, 20211 min read
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Pros and Cons of Writing Full Time
Writing full-time is a dream for many, but quitting the day job at the wrong time can be a lethal mistake.
Oct 26, 20213 min read
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Publishing Wide: Wattpad
With Amazon’s Kindle Vella starting up a renewed interest among many authors to write and produce books as serial publications...
Oct 18, 20213 min read
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6 Sweet Ways to Multiply Your Writing Income
To make it in self-publishing, the key is often to work smarter—not harder. You can always write more books...
Oct 12, 20212 min read
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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Genre
Having a good genre and subgenre fit is important for anyone looking to make a career writing fiction. Even if you start out securely...
Oct 7, 20213 min read
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4 Ways to Boost A Free Book Promotion
If your book is free temporarily or long-term, you probably have only one goal in mind: finding readers.
Oct 5, 20213 min read
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