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August 21, 2016
Finished Your First Novel? What To Do Now.
First novel finished? Celebrate! by Anne R. Allen You finished your first novel! Break out the bubbly. Order a cake. Buy some really good chocolate. Time for a major celebration. Only about 3% of people who start novels actually finish, so you’re a major winner right there. You’ve done something spectacular. Savor the moment! Finishing […]
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August 14, 2016
Create Believable Characters: Assembly Required
Golden-Globe winner Gerald DiPego has a system to create believable characters. By Gerald DiPego We are honored to host a Golden Globe winning screenwriter on the blog this week! Jerry DiPego has written over 40 feature and television films including Words and Pictures, the Forgotten, Angel Eyes, Message in a Bottle, Instinct, Phenomenon, and […]
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August 7, 2016
Want More Blog Traffic? 7 More Tips for Author-Bloggers
Blog traffic problems? by Anne R. Allen Attracting traffic to your author blog is probably the biggest challenge for new author-bloggers. (After actually getting around to starting the thing in the first place and writing some posts.) The problem is that most of the stuff you read about blogs isn’t terribly useful to authors. Blogging […]
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July 31, 2016
How to Right Size Your Book: A Writer’s Guide to Addition and Subtraction
Is your book the right size? by Ruth Harris Despite what you may have heard to the contrary, size does matter. At least, when it comes to books.
July 24, 2016
Facebook Ads Work: How to Use Facebook to Reach Niche Readers
Facebook ads work to reach the elusive niche reader by Barbara Morgenroth Eight years ago when I began a second career as an indie author after many years in traditional publishing as well as television, my middle grade book, Impossible Charlie, was the only new book in its category. Total book visibility! By the […]
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July 17, 2016
6 Tips For Getting More Traffic on your Author Blog
Is your author blog getting crickets? by Anne R. Allen You finally did it. You started your author blog. You put up your first post. And the second and third and fourth… And…you’ve got crickets. Nobody’s reading your deathless prose. Sigh. Don’t give in to despair. It takes a while to build a readership. Usually […]
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July 10, 2016
How to Get Book Reviews: 10 Tricks for Getting Your Book Reviewed by a Book Blogger
Book review bloggers are friends, not foes–get to know them! by Barb Drozdowich So…who are book bloggers anyways? I know that Anne periodically talks about book bloggers on this blog – but many authors that I talk to seem a bit fuzzy on the subject. I’m going to see if I can help you understand […]
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July 3, 2016
Blogging Authors, Ignore the Rules! 9 Tips for a Successful Author Blog
Blogging authors can break the”blog rules”! by Anne R. Allen Authors get lots of conflicting advice about blogging. Most of it isn’t terribly useful—and some can hurt or even destroy your career. It nearly happened to me. That’s because most of the blogging advice out there is: Out of date. Aimed at bloggers who want […]
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June 26, 2016
First Chapter Blues: Tips and Fixes
The First Chapter is the toughest! by Ruth Harris Someone waves a gun in the first sentence. In the second sentence, Jim (or is it Jill?) is walking his (or is it her?) dog in the rain. In the third paragraph, the dog gets loose, runs into the middle of a movie set where the […]
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June 19, 2016
Social Media Scams: 8 More Scams Writers Should Know About
Social Media Scams Part 1 is here. by Anne R. Allen Social media is big business these days. And wherever there’s money, you’ll find crooks, trolls, and scammers. Social media scams are lucrative cottage industries in some developing countries, where whole villages may be employed by click farms, con artists, and identity theft scams. So […]
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