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August 8, 2021
How to Build an ARC Review Team for your Book Launch
An ARC review team helps launch a book effectively by Dave Chesson As authors, we need reviews. There’s no way of getting around it. While it doesn’t appear that reviews directly affect things like the Amazon algorithm, reviews are still a crucial tool to sell books. For example, if you’re trying to choose between a […]
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August 1, 2021
Maintaining an Author Blog is Easier Than You Think.
An author blog gets Google’s attention by Anne R. Allen Should all authors blog? Of course not. We’re all different and we write for different audiences. There are lots of ways to establish an online presence. Anne Rice does a good deal of publicity from her Facebook page, and Stephen King is big on Twitter. […]
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July 25, 2021
How Amazon and Bookbub Will Help You Sell Books–FREE
Amazon and Bookbub offer great marketing tools. And they’re free! by Ruth Harris Yeah, we know… A BookBub feature will rocket your book skyward. Stacked promos can help you tickle the algos and ride the tsunami. A great launch strategy well executed can get your book a bestseller badge. But all these options are pricey—especially […]
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July 18, 2021
Authors: Want to Be a Bigger Fish? Try a Smaller Pond. Regional Fiction Sells!
by Anne R. Allen One of our most popular posts in recent years has been a guest post from mystery author Sue McGinty. She wrote about Hometown Marketing, and the importance of getting our books known in our own communities. It helps if you’ve written those books with that community in mind. Not just to […]
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July 11, 2021
How to Create Authentic Children’s Voices in Fiction–and Hold an Adult Reader’s Interest
Children’s voices can be difficult to get right. by Gail Aldwin For writers who want to improve their practice in using children’s voices in their work, one of the best places to start is by reading authors who use young narrators in their fiction. By reading like a writer, it’s possible to not only get […]
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July 4, 2021
Writers, Do You Have Unsupportive Friends and Family? You’re Not Alone.
Unsupportive friends and family can make us feel separated from the world. by Anne R. Allen I’m always amazed at how many people I know — friends who would go out of their way to help me physically — cannot say one supportive thing about my writing. Some even ask for one of my books […]
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June 27, 2021
How to be an Everyday Star: Lessons From 4 Famous Authors
by Ruth Harris What can we learn from authors who have gone from obscurity to success? The Everyday Star Are you dreaming of being a *superstar* like Stephen King or Nora Roberts? Really? Think about it. How realistic is it to imagine that you, too, can be SK or NR? Do you have any idea […]
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June 20, 2021
Introverted Authors in Public: 4 Tips For Overcoming Your Fear of Being Seen
By Nate Hoffelder With COVID-19 slowly becoming less of a pandemic, it looks like it might be safe to start gathering again in large groups. This means that it is time for introverted authors to start brushing off their people skills and get ready to meet readers at book fairs and public events. After 18 […]
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June 13, 2021
Writers, Can You Pass this Quiz? Catch Those Repetitious Redundancies and Pleonasms!
Do you repeat redundancies over and over? Find out now! by Kathy Steinemann Hello there. How are you today? Are you ready to test out your redundancy eye? You might ask, “Why should I care about redundancies?” Before we begin, I’ll answer that question. Redundancies are superfluous words or phrases also known as pleonasms: the […]
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June 6, 2021
Self-Publishing is a Business: Don’t Treat it Like a Childish Game
Self-publishing isn’t about the author. It’s about pleasing the reader. by Anne R. Allen Easy self-publishing and the introduction of the e-reader brought seismic changes to the publishing world a decade ago. The “Kindle Revolution” propelled a bunch of smart authors from the slush pile to the top of Amazon’s bestseller lists. Suddenly writers had […]
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