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Business Basics for Authors

Do you have a published book? Do you know you now own a business

 

Business Basics for Authors describes the basic operations required to run your book business. The book is written in plain English, not business techni-babble.

The book has been heavily revised and now how contains much more information.

Once you have a book published, you own a business.The purpose of the business is to market and sell your book. The implication is that you, the author, can’t make ego-driven decisions: the decisions must be business-driven.

While you’d rather be writing another book, still, you have to acquire the basics of operating your business.

Just because you now own a business doesn’t mean it has to be complicated. It’s a matter of understanding the business issues involved.

In this book, you’ll learn:

Business basicsTax issuesBudgetingProfit & LossAdditional resourcesWhat other authors sayAnd more

Hank Quense is the author of more than 25 books, both fiction and non-fiction. He founded Strange Worlds Publishing as his own imprint. For many years, he has practiced the business principles described in Business Basics fo Authors.

Learn how to run your book business today! Click on the link to get your own copy!

Amazon

The trailer provides more information

 

From the author of Book Marketing Fundamentals and How to Self-publish and Market a Book.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fiction Writing Topics

 

Learning the craft of fiction writing is a lengthy process.

There are many good books on the topic and reading them will help a writer assimilate the skills needed.  However, there are techniques that are rarely discussed in the books. For these techniques, trial-and-error is the usual method of mastering them,.

Until now.  WritersARC now has a page with links to five videos that discuss important issues that will improve your writing skills.

These topics are:

Insightful issuesDominant reader emotionScene designStimulus & reactionStory setting

Go here to learn more.

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Book Marketing Fundamentals: New Review

My latest book received another 5-star review

 

If you hate marketing as much as I do, and somehow I doubt that, Hank Quense’s Book Marketing Fundamentals is a must-have. I just followed his advice and voila–easy peesy. Okay, you still need to do the work, but at least you understand the how, the why, and the when by reading this book. Read it! Joylene Butler: author of Matawok: Woman Who Cries

 

 

The problem with book marketing:

Writing a book does nothing to prepare an author for the necessary chore of marketing the book. Without a basic understanding of marketing, it is possible to waste time and money while not accomplishing any real marketing.

How this book solves this problem:

Imagine developing a detailed marketing plan for your book and then implementing it.
In the book you’ll learn:
– How to develop your author’s platform material
– How to write your marketing content
– How to engage in marketing activities
– How to get more book reviews
– What kind of events to hold
– How to get publicity
– How to use (or not use) advertising.

The book is available in print and ebook editions.Grab a copy at:

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

iStores

Kobo

and other web sellers

 

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New 5-star review

My book, How to Self-publish and Market a Book, received another 5-star review. I agree with all the 5-star reviews. Hank Quense’s book is a must-read. Actually, I recommend reading this book several times every few months. Joylene Butler

This is the 14th 5-star review.  The average review is 4.7-stars.

The book is available in ebook and print editions.  Visit Amazon or Barnes & Noble to get a copy.

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Thinking of self-publishing your book?

Self-publishing isn’t as easy as the web may lead you to believe.

It’s quite easy to self-publish incorrectly and that can lead to a book package that looks amateurish.  Such book packages don’t sell books.

Now there is a way to get easily get the information you need to self-publish the professional way.  Watch this quick video to learn more.  Then go to https://www.writersarc.com/self-publishing

 

http://hankquense.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SPB-Youtube.mp4

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Fiction Writing Aids

Are you a fiction writer trying to master the craft of creating stories?

Do you need help with the story design issues? How about the story-telling problems?

If you have any of these concerns such as developing characters or building a plot, go to the Writers & Authors Resource Center: https://www.writersarc.com/fiction-writing

There, on the main page, you’ll see a category called Fiction Writing. Click on it and you’ll find a wealth of content aimed at addressing these problems.
There are questionnaires, articles, guides, videos and more. Much of the content is free.

Do you have any questions on fiction writing? Ask me by leaving a comment. I‘ll answer it.

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New articles

I have two new articles published on the Ezine site.

One is called Book Marketing Platform and talks about some basic book marketing concepts. You can read it here: https://ezinearticles.com/?Book-Marketing-Platform&id=10415324

The second is titled What Happens After NaNoWriMo? It lists a number of choices on what you can do with the manuscript you finished in November.  Here is a link: https://ezinearticles.com/?What-Happens-After-NaNoWriMo?&id=10415321

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Falstaff’s Big Gamble receives another 5 star review

Another reviewer raved about Falstaff’s Big Gamble.  Here is part of the review:

In my opinion, the story is ingenious, distinctive, and just plain fun to read. I also felt the story was captivating, intricate, and well-organized all told at a good pace that kept my interest.  

I think it was Mark Twain who said, “Laughter is like money in your pocket because it cuts down the doctor’s bills.” This story made me laugh and also acted as a reminder to lighten up when things may look their darkest.

All in all, I felt this was a worthwhile read, fresh comedy, and I enjoyed the ending. Very well done and highly recommended!

You can read the entire review (and get a copy) at Amazon.

The book is also available at:
Barnes & Noble

iStores

and other web book sellers

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More Freebies

In the last few weeks, I’ve added a few new videos to the Writers & Authors Resource Center. The new content is listed below with links to the video` Book Marketing :Book Blurbs: Essential Content Fiction Writing: Stimulus & Reaction Exercises“Was” & “Were” ExercisesCharacter Arc (coming soon)Dominate Reader Emotion (coming soon) Self-publishing: Packagers & Publishers Upcoming Webinars Next month, I plan to start hosting webinars. Currently under development are:Let’s talk about self-publishing.Book marketing for beginners.More information about the webinars will follow.

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Zaftan Troubles: Book 1 Freebie

Zaftan Troubles is a series of seven satiric sci-fi novels covering two complete adventures. Book 1 of the series is a freebie on Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, iStores and other websites.

Go to this website to get an overview of all seven novels in the series

 

Here is a recent Amazon review: I am not very familiar with the science fiction genre, but found this book to be fast moving and it kept my interest. The characters were engaging and I got caught up in the class structure of this civilization. It sometimes felt I was reading a story about Hobbits and their meeting with beings from another world, an interesting prospect.

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