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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- Feb 13
- 4 min
The Top 5 Sins of Debut Authors
Most people dream of writing a book at some point in their lives, but very few sit down and complete the task. Out of those...
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- Jan 16
- 3 min
Series Connectivity: Umbrella Scenarios vs. Unified Narratives
If you’ve decided that you want to turn fiction writing into a career or a profitable side gig...
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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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- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
5 Writing Communities You Can Join Now
You’re more likely to stick with and finish a project if you have a community behind you...
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- Oct 17, 2022
- 5 min
5 Ways Your Word Count Goal is Holding You Back
Every year at about this time, people start prepping for NaNoWriMo. This novel-in-a-month challenge attracts pros and new writers alike...
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- Oct 12, 2022
- 4 min
Will Your Book Idea Sell? Ideation and Vetting Tips and Tricks
If you want to get serious about publishing your book, this is one of the most important questions you will need to ask...
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- Sep 27, 2022
- 2 min
The Author Blog: Nonfiction for Fiction Writers
The golden age of blogging is over, but nonfiction itself continues to be popular. Whether you want to help others, turn your writing...
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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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- Sep 8, 2022
- 4 min
9 Best Writing Apps for Your Phone
These days, you can do almost everything on your phone or tablet. How does that scale with writing a novel?
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- Aug 23, 2022
- 2 min
Improve Your Writing with Editing Side-Gigs
Editing is one of the most popular side gigs for authors. That’s not just because of the paycheck. Editing others’ books advances...
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- Aug 18, 2022
- 6 min
Top 5 Reasons to Learn Book Cover Design
Many authors want to learn cover design at some point. It’s fun, artsy, and a great way to bring your mythos to a new dimension.
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- Aug 4, 2022
- 3 min
Launch Day, Launch Week, Launch Month
As a reader, it’s easiest to look forward to a launch day when a new book by a favorite author will be released. As an author...
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- Jul 26, 2022
- 3 min
Top 5 Tips for A Minimal Author Newsletter
Your newsletter might be (and likely is) one of the most critical elements to your ability to sell books, but you shouldn’t have to...
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- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
3 Editing Rounds to Polish Your Draft: Self-Publishing 101
Editing is an essential part of writing, but it can also take up a lot of time and money if you work without a goal.
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- Jul 12, 2022
- 4 min
How to Review Your Proof Copy
Publishing is easy, but if you don’t know what you’re looking for, a bad book design can sink your chances. You can tweak your file...
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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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- Jun 14, 2022
- 3 min
5 Secrets about Writing Series
If you’re self-publishing for income, you’ve probably heard that you want to write in series. More books gives readers...
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- Jun 7, 2022
- 4 min
Top 12 Productivity Apps for Writers
Self-publishing is busy work, and we all live in an increasingly distracting world. If you’re trying to cut down the clutter in your life...
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