Writing to Market: How to Target The Right Audience for Your Book
If you want your book to sell, you’ll need an audience to sell it to. That means that you’ll go much further if you know how to...
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- Mar 13
- 4 min
5 Questions to Guide You to Your Most Lucrative Genre
The gold-rush days of self-publishing are over. If you want to turn writing fiction into a career, you’ll need to use your head.
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- Jan 9
- 3 min
Top 3 Places to Share Your Reader Magnet
For the purpose of this article, let’s define a reader magnet as a short story, novella, or novel...
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- Sep 20, 2022
- 3 min
Group Promos & Mailer Swaps: Your Secret Weapon
No one wants to waste thousands of dollars on a failed promotion campaign for a book. Promotions are essential—especially when you’re new...
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- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
5 Tricks to Dominate Your Author Interview
If you’ve managed to land an author interview, it’s your time to shine! Interviews can be a lot of fun and a great way to...
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- Jun 21, 2022
- 2 min
TikTok: A Necessity for The Modern Author?
About half of the world’s population is active on social media. Facebook and Twitter are the giants who have been around...
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- May 17, 2022
- 3 min
Changing Genres: Powerful Strategy or Reckless Move?
You started writing in your first genre without a lot of thought. Maybe you figured that vampire romance would sell well...
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- May 3, 2022
- 5 min
Top 20 Award Contests for Self-Published Authors
Awards and competitions can be a lot of fun and a quick way to boost popularity and prestige, both for self-published writers and those...
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- Apr 14, 2022
- 4 min
Top 10 Tips for A Lucrative Mailing List
Is your list meeting its full potential? You don’t need to maximize your list to succeed as a self-published author.
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- Jan 4, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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- Nov 30, 2021
- 2 min
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.
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- Nov 9, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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- Nov 2, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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- Oct 5, 2021
- 3 min
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.
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- Sep 22, 2021
- 3 min
Losing Readers? Keep Your Mailing List on Track
Having a large and active mailing list is a huge benefit when you’re self-publishing. Your list will save you time, money and effort...
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- Sep 16, 2021
- 3 min
Set up Your Own Author Book Signing
Book signings aren’t necessary for success. If you make your profit online and have fans thousands of miles away—and if you live...
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- Sep 6, 2021
- 3 min
StoryOrigin: Introduction And Review
One of the top-growing services in the self-publishing industry is StoryOrigin: a massive community of authors working together...
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- Aug 27, 2021
- 4 min
Build Your Own Book Selling Machine
Wouldn’t it be nice to sell books on autopilot?
If you’re new to self-publishing or have only a few books under your belt...
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- Jun 28, 2021
- 4 min
Writing to Market: How to Choose the Best Genre
Writing to market is a controversial idea. No one wants to sell out as a writer. Chances are, if you write fiction...
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