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NaNoWriMo Finished and Now What?

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Take Advantage of theGreat Benefit of Beta Reading!
But first let’s see the difference between a beta reader, manuscript editor and a proof reader. You might also ask“Why should I give my manuscript to a beta reader instead of my trusted friends or family?” Contrary to friends and family member, beta readers are often writers themselves. Maybe even in the same genre and they ought to give you honest feedback, no sugar coating, and constructive critique – while your beloved ones are often a...

Thinking of Writing a Screenplay?

Would you like to Write for TV or the Movies? Screenwriting (and then selling) is not an easy task, as I explained in anarticle for novice screenwriters.

Amazon launched Storywriter, a simple, free, auto-formatting Screenwriting tool for authors. Amazon Storywriter automatically formats your action descriptions, transitions, and dialogues into screen scripts. Writers can even work off-line thanks to a Chrome extension for both Mac and PC. The screenwriting app is free – not exactly top-notch...

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How to Set-up Your OWN Online Bookstore

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Excerpt from:111 Tips on How to Market Your Book for Free
Most authors point from their website or blog to their book’s sales pages at (hopefully) several onlineretailers. And as smart authors, they are in an affiliate program with these large retailers, in order to receive four percent, or more, additional revenue from their own titles. But, why not sell directly from the own website too?
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Once your web presence is perfectly established, you can start to sell your books directly to your...

SEO: Google+ is the Best Ranking Social Media

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How many readers are finding your book is not only determined by your Amazon ranking, but also by the amount of visitors to your website and blog, and effective search engine results – something that can easily influenced directly by you with minimal effort!
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Key Factors and Ranking Highly in Google’s – and other – Search Engines as shown in the Infographic below:

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Matthew Peters, the in-house scientist at SEOMoz listed the ranking factors:

Page Authority correla...

Enjoy a Marvellous Thanksgiving

Today’s blog post is neither related to publishing nor to book marketing, it’s a salute to everyone who reads this article, combined with best wishes for a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING, hopefully with family and friends. Have a lovely holiday and an enjoyable long weekend. Please read on:
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History and Meaning of Thanksgiving – then and now:
It all started with REFUGEES (then called colonists), who – like many people getting off a boat – gave thanks for setting foot again on dry land. Almost all...

Russell Blake: “How to Sell Loads of Books”

Silver Justice by Russell Blake

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Regularly listed in the top 100 (and often top 50) best-selling authors on Amazon, Russell Blake is a thriller writer who has written twenty-eight novels and who has mastered the art of great writingandgreat sales.
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Short Snippets of his Advice for Fellow Writers:
“Pick one genre that’s popular and with which you are extremely familiar, and then write in that genre. Stick to it. Don’t hop around. It confuses your potential readers and muddies who you are in...

LAST STOP: PARIS – Interview with Author John Pearce

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Thanks a lot John, for taking the time to answer so many questions about yourupcoming thriller, which is now up for pre-orders at Amazon, andwill launch on December 1st.
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When you published Treasure of Saint-Lazare did you know you would also be publishing the sequel, Last Stop: Paris?

Oh, yes. Of course, I didn’t know at the time it would be titled Last Stop: Paris, but I had a sense of how the story would end — that it would, in fact, be a very final stop. And it became clear when I was...