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August 18, 2019
Weekly Roundup
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Time for a roundup post covering some of the things I focused on this past week. There are quite a few people who create a roundup type of post on a weekly or monthly basis. Since I focus on more technical matters, my roundup posts will focus on information that perhaps doesn’t appear in the author world, but is information that would help authors up their game!
David Gaughram did a great job of explaining some of the changes coming to Facebook Ads. Although David’s posts are always gems of information, I know many authors are using (or trying to use) Facebook Ads. Because of this, I want to make sure as many eyes as possible find David’s thoughts on the subject.
Coming Soon: Big Facebook Ads Changes
I had several conversations this week about what is “in style” with respect to websites. Several sites I was asked to look at were clearly old. There is “style” with respect to website design. Just like clothes and shoes go in and out of style, so do website designs. In some cases there are technical reasons for these changes – a great example is the need to move to a mobile responsive design to meet Google’s rules – but there are other reasons. Ultimately, whether the author understands that their site is out of date, their readers most certainly will. 
August 14, 2019
6 Blog Design Mistakes Ruining Your Content Marketing Strategy [Infographic]
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Today’s infographic is a great find! I’ve recently launched my new course – “Website Tips & Tricks – 15 Lessons to Supercharge Your Author Website.” I see a lot of errors on website. Author make errors with the best of intentions – they are trying to give readers as much information as possible. But when it comes to websites – less is more.
Today’s infographic talks about design issues that are often overlooked. Have a read – and then look at your website and see if your website needs some tweaks.
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August 11, 2019
Weekly roundup
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I’ve been thinking about doing a weekly round up for a while. I do a lot of reading – I regularly read about 500 different blogs. That being said, much of what I read is WAY too far in the weeds for most authors I work with. However, much of it is not and I need to do a better job of sharing what I find with you all!
Sometimes I feel like I’m juggling a whole bunch of sticky notes. Just like the graphic above. So, consider these posts your own personal collection of sticky notes 
August 7, 2019
100+ Social Media Stats to Help You Choose the Right Platform for Your Business
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As I’m sure you all know, I’m a numbers girl! I love looking for ways to determine if I’m wasting my time (or not).
One of the biggest time wasters in the author world is social media. I was talking to an author just this week who claimed to be spending upwards of 4 hours a day building up her presence on social media – 4 HOURS A DAY!
That’s just ridiculous!
Hopefully today’s infographic will help guide some of your actions. Feel free to view the original post here.
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August 4, 2019
37 Astonishing Email Marketing Stats You Need to Know [Infographic]
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Many of us struggle to include newsletters in our marketing toolbox. I don’t know about you, but I look for any tools to help to be successful.
When I spotted this infographic, I knew I needed to share this with all of you. I hope you can pull some gems of knowledge from these 37 points.
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August 1, 2019
August Social Media Key Dates
Welcome back! For those of you who search for hashtags to feature on social media, here are some ideas for August. Enjoy!
I originally found this calendar here.
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July 27, 2019
The Book Blogger List – What Questions do Authors Ask?
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As many of you know, I created and manage a list of book bloggers – of book reviewers. This list has been in existence since 2013 and I’ve listed well over 4000 book bloggers since it’s inception.
Along with listing newly submitted book bloggers to the site, I also answer questions submitted to the site. These questions highlight some of the common points of confusion.
I thought I’d share them here to help serve as a resource:
Find below 10 of the most common questions I field from authors.
1) Do all book bloggers leave reviews on Amazon?
The short answer is no – in fact many book bloggers have been the target of Amazon’s removing reviews for some perceived infringement of rules. If you are focusing your attention on only obtaining reviews posted to Amazon, read each blogger’s review policy or instructions to understand what they will do. (Or simply inquire.)
2) Are book bloggers just a review service?
Again, the short answer is no. Book Bloggers have a site on the Internet – call it a blog or call it a website – and they are interested in developing an audience on that site. Many bloggers are running their blog by themselves and simply don’t have enough time to read and review all the books they are offered. To compensate for that, they may offer to promote the book through a feature on their blog. This feature may be an interview or simply the posting of the cover, blurb and buy links to a book. These are generalized comments – make sure that you consult the information on each blogger’s site to determine what they do.
There are review services available. There are sites like NetGalley where readers who don’t necessarily have a blog but share their thoughts in other ways can obtain books for review. There are also a variety of commercial promotion services that have developed a database of reviewers and will, for a fee, offer your book to their collection of reviewers.
3) Do you have a list of book bloggers who are located in XX country?
I am commonly asked for a list of book bloggers from a certain country. I’m given a variety of reasons for the request that range from a book only being released in a particular country to a promoter trying to focus their attention on promotion in a certain country.
I don’t actually keep track of the geographical location of the bloggers I list – though many will include their country of origin in their description. Because there are no walls on the Internet, any blog that is available on the Internet can be accessed from any country. To my way of thinking, the country of residence of a blogger is irrelevant. Although I’m Canadian, I have a blog that my stats tell me has its primary audience in India. I don’t have a clue how that happened :).
4) I’ve submitted to 15 or 20 bloggers and haven’t gotten any reviews
This is a common comment from authors. And it is difficult to respond to. I don’t know who they have approached and what the content of their query note is so I can’t judge. That being said, I can respond with generalities. I know from my surveys that the majority of experienced bloggers receive more submissions than they could ever hope to read. I also know from notes my blogs have received that, regardless of instructions, authors will put a press release in an email and send it off as a submission. Many will not read instructions from the blogger and therefore place themselves in the position of having their note deleted without being read. And many bloggers won’t respond to submissions if their answer is “no” because “no” answers simply cut into valuable reading time. Before you raise your eyebrows, one of my blogs receives about 200 submissions a week. Think how much reading time could be spent sending out “no” responses…also, one of my sites that reviews only romance regularly receives submissions for other genres of books – usually the author claims that there are “romantic elements,” as if that will put the book up my alley.
If bloggers are well targeted for genre of preference and the submission is well written and does a great job of convincing a blogger, the success rate should be higher than 1 in 15 or 1 in 20.
5) Would it be possible to just get a list of email addresses from you. I’m very busy and simply don’t have the time to peruse each listing.
I receive a note similar to the above several times a week and have done since the site was created six years ago. Authors who are looking for a list of email addresses are in the wrong spot. Not only are book bloggers interested in forming a relationship with authors, as I mentioned in the introduction, one would assume that the author would create a standard letter and mass mail it to the list. According to my survey, a very small percentage of bloggers respond to a form letter – and usually only in response to known authors or publishers – folks they have dealt with in the past.
The next point to make on this subject is that most bloggers want to be contacted in a particular way and with a particular set of information. Many of them use a contact form or submission form to collect information. An email that doesn’t fit their criteria will be deleted.
Because of the recent changes in privacy laws, in most countries permission must be given prior to communication. Since I have never asked for permission to hand out email addresses, I don’t have permission to offer these addresses.
The final response I give to a question such as this is to encourage these authors to contact a commercial service that they can pay to coordinate reviews of their book.
6) I am only interested in contacting bloggers who are focused on true literature and will recognize a great book when they read it.
I’m being somewhat general with the above question. I receive many questions about contacting bloggers who have various skills, various post secondary degrees, etc. To these queries I try to encourage the authors to visit the blogs, read the policies and read the reviews before submitting to a site.
Ultimately, once a book is published, that book is available to be purchased and reviewed by anyone who has the money. General readers don’t have to provide proof of an advanced degree to purchase and review a book. They don’t have to provide proof of understanding of the nuances of the genre they are purchasing – they just need money.
And yes, some people are simply plain mean. They go out of their way to leave a nasty, completely undeserving review on places such as Amazon. It hurts. You need to learn to ignore this nastiness.
As for contacting book bloggers who have a perceived skill to ask them to review your book, if you read a blogger’s review policy and read some of their reviews, you can form a picture of how they will respond to your book.
Several years ago, there was a well-publicized rant on social media by an author whose book had been reviewed by a blogger whom they considered unworthy of their book. The blog was littered with sparkly fairies and other whimsical decorations. The review was littered with spelling and grammar errors. What the author failed to notice was that the review was glowing and the blogger had a following in the thousands. That review probably helped the author sell many books, but the author could only focus on the spelling errors and the fairies.
7) Can I request a book blogger link their review to my website or blog?
The short answer is yes! Most bloggers are interested in building up the audience of their site. For you to encourage your readers to visit the blogger’s site to read the review helps the blogger build their audience. If your readers are interested in what you write, they are likely interested in reading more of what the blogger reviews and will become a follower of that blogger. Likewise, followers of the blogger are likely interested in reading more of what you write. Most readers will have a large number of authors they regularly read – let’s face it – authors don’t write fast enough to keep readers occupied with books :).
Developing a relationship with book bloggers can be a good thing!
8) What are the requirements for you to read/review my book?
This is a query I frequently get through the contact form on The Book Blogger List as well as on my own personal blogs. This is a question that I find pretty frustrating. It is a question from an author who has clearly not read any instructions. When I get this question through The Book Blogger List, the author has to acknowledge that the note is going to the admin of the site and that the admin doesn’t review books. Not only that, there is a detailed page of instructions for authors (labeled “Instructions for Authors”) on the site. If it comes through one of my personal blogs, all have a page of instructions that is clearly labeled.
An author who obviously won’t read posted instructions has one strike against them right from the beginning. I always respond with the encouragement to read posted instructions, but I know that some do not.
9) I would like my book to be reviewed by a well-respected/well-connected book blogger.
This is a query that I’ve gotten so many times that I’ve created a YouTube video to help authors determine the audience of a target blogger. The link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRzpqDuyBcU
To a certain extent, the longer a blog exists and the more posts it has, the more attention it generates. Many bloggers actively grow their audience. An active blog can easily get more than 500 visits each day. Those are a lot of eyeballs reading about a book!
10) Do book bloggers share information about book reviews on social media?
Book bloggers aren’t clones and will run their blogs however they choose to. It is a good idea to click on social media icons on their site to see what they share to their social media streams – see how interactive they are. Likely, as part of their “Review Policy” or “About Me” page, they will outline what they typically do with their reviews.
The listings on The Book Blogger List are now available in ebook format here. I feel that bloggers are great allies to have in the book promotion world. They are one piece of the puzzle – not the whole answer.
In other news, I have a new book and a new course with the title of “Website Tips & Tricks – 15 Lessons to Supercharge Your Author Website” The course has videos and worksheets, that the book doesn’t have, but I’m aware that many prefer learning from a book, so I’ve created both.
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July 14, 2019
Is Blogging Still Worth It?
I’ve been blogging since 2010 – or there abouts. I love blogging! I’m sure my high school English teachers with hit the floor in a faint, but I really like sharing information on my blogs.
I frequently get questions from authors about blogging – the primary one is some version of “Is It Worth It?” There are many “experts” that will say that blogging by authors is a waste of time. I disagree and frequently find myself explaining the advantages of blogging.
Imagine my delight when I listened to Neil Patel’s video this morning. I was so impressed, that I decided to share it right away!
For those of you who are beginners, this video gets into the technology weeds a little bit, but listen through to the end. It’s worth a few minutes of your time!
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July 1, 2019
July Social Media Key Dates
Welcome back! For those of you who search for hashtags to feature in your social media posts, here is a calendar for July! Enjoy!
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June 12, 2019
Must See Author Deals! Don’t miss out…
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Today’s post is about an author deal that I’m involved in. Let’s cut to the chase – $49.00 for just of $5000.00 of books, courses and software all aimed at the needs of authors. This bundle is made up of 47 different items!
Holy Cow!
Here is the direct link to go to the sales page.
Interested in learning more? Curious as to what you get for $49.00?
Keep reading….
The Writer’s Toolbox (Writing the Heart of Your Story, Shoot Your Novel, and The 12 Key Pillars of Novel Construction)
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The Writer’s Toolbox 3-ebook bundle will give fiction writers a wealth of information on how to write a successful novel. Writing the Heart of Your Story is a foundational look at the heart of your plot, characters, setting, and so much more. Shoot Your Novel teaches an innovative approach to using cinematic technique–specifically camera shots–to “show, don’t tell”–a must for novelists. And The 12 Key Pillars of Novel Construction explains all the key components required to construct a solid story. Whether you are a beginning or experienced novelist, these books will help you hone your skills!
Author: C. S. Lakin, copyeditor, writing coach, and award-winning blogger and author at livewritethrive.com
Love Letters to Writers: Encouragement, Accountability, and Truth-Telling
$4.99
Love Letters To Writers is a book written for writers at all experience levels to help them find courage, perseverance, and practical strategies to improve their writing lives. Through 52 letters drawn from Cumbo-Floyd’s experience as a professional writer and editor, readers will be encouraged to consider: what they define as success, how they manage negative critique when emotion surprises them in their writing and much more. Each letter is written with understanding and encouragement for the writers that Cumbo-Floyd holds dear.
Author: Andi Cumbo-Floyd, writer, editor and writing coach
How to Self Publish a Book: For the Technology Challenged Author
$4.99
“How to Self-Publish a Book” was created for all authors looking to self-publish a book, particularly those who want details, not fluff. “How to Self-Publish a Book” leads authors along the publishing path from manuscript to a published book and every step in between. This book provides specific information on:
– ISBNs – why & where to get one
– Formatting & book structure – step by step instructions on how to create a professional looking book –
– Websites & portals needed for publishing to retail sites
– Strategies and details to be aware of, as well as red flags to avoid
– 47 pages of resources, glossary, lists of distributors, etc.
Author: Barb Drozdowich, experienced technical trainer to authors and bloggers
“I can’t believe how much information is in this book! I was expecting a basic overview of how to stick a book up on Amazon and not much else, so I was shocked to see just how much of the process this book covers. This is a very thorough, detailed resource! I highly recommend!” – Jane
Writing Heroes and Villains
$5.99
“Writing Heroes and Villains is an ebook masterclass on the art of writing realistic characters. The advice works for any genre, any skill level, and is written in a friendly, casual style that’s fast, fun, and easy. You’ll learn:
– Heroic archetypes and how they they operate
– How to write realistic male and female characters
– Writing strong females to avoid the “Mary Sue”
– Differences between villains, false mentors, tempters, and traitors
– How to design a balanced, effective supporting cast
– How to turn minor characters into reader favorites (like Boba Fett)
– How to pick a hero’s magic powers
Author: Jackson Dean Chase, USA TODAY bestselling author
Fixing Your Plot and Story Structure Problems
$3.99
“Fixing Your Plot & Story Structure Problems” offers multiple revision options that best fit your writing process. Each workshop takes you through plot and story structure-related issues and teaches you how to analyze your draft, spot any problems or weak areas, and fix those problems.
It will help you:
– Create unpredictable plots
– Find the right beginning and setup for your story
– Avoid the boggy middle
– Develop compelling hooks & build tension
• Craft strong goals, conflicts, and stakes
It’s an easy-to-follow guide to crafting gripping plots and novels that are impossible to put down. “
Author: Janice Hardy, founder of Fiction University
Better Book Funnels
$3.99
“Better Book Funnels” is an international best seller book. It will help authors connect with their fans through email marketing and help them sell more books!
– Email templates included so you can get started quickly
– Easy copy and paste funnels
– Software recommendations to save you time
Author: Lise Cartwright, USA Today & Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author
How to Write Short Romance Kindle Books: A Complete Guide to Kindle Publishing
$9.99
Writing short romance Kindle books is an ideal home-based business, with minimal start-up costs.
This eBook guides you through an in-depth Step-by-Step on the key techniques that you need to start writing short romance fiction, which you can then publish on the Amazon Kindle platform.
– Understand the Amazon Kindle market for romance finction
– How to write romance
– How to edit and prepare your romance manuscript for publishing
– How to publish and market romance
Your complete starter plan is written in straightforward language and each step has been tried and tested.
Author: Nina Harrington, bestselling, award-winning author and founder of TheProlificAuthor.com
Indie With Ease
$3.99
“Indie With Ease” offers practical ways to conquer stress, boost productivity, and love your self-publishing career.
Stop feeling overwhelmed and instead learn to thrive as an independent publisher. With a blend of inspiration and practical steps, you will:
– Know yourself and your unique writing style.
– Set authentic, long-term writing goals.
– Maximize your energy and work at a pace you can sustain.
– Dodge the most common pitfalls for independent authors.
“Indie with Ease” is your essential guide to well-being, productivity and serenity as an indie author.
Author: Pauline Wiles, author, speaker & productivity cheerleader
Fast-Draft Your Memoir: Write Your Life Story in 45 Hours (4.8 out of 5 stars on Amazon with 55 reviews)
$11.99
“Fast-Draft Your Memoir: Write Your Life Story in 45 Hours” is your roadmap for completing the memoir you’ve dreamed about writing. Rachael Herron teaches this writing extension course at Stanford every fall – this is your chance to take the full course without traveling! Quit waiting to be a better writer! Write your story now!
Author: Rachael Herron, bestselling author and podcaster, inspiring teacher, unrepentant napper
Branding for Novelists: Foundations for Your Marketing
$169.00
Full-length ecourse
The “Branding For Novelists” course is for self-published or traditionally published authors preparing to launch their books into the world. Over 100 students have used this course to build their marketing foundation. With it, you can:
– Create a 1-sentence branding statement so that you can easily spread the word about your book
– Write an author bio for promotions that carries the message about your book and your mission
– Set up a mailing list so that you can cultivate a community
– Craft a launch campaign to reach your best readers
– Draft a sustainable promotional content plan to fit your brand
Author: Beth Barany, award-winning novelist, master NLP practitioner, and certified creativity coach for writers
The Bulletproof Bestseller Launch
$697.00
Full-length ecourse
The book launch process can be overwhelming. It’s hard to know where to put your focus and how to allocate your marketing budget. Thankfully, our program demystifies the process. We teach authors how to hit #1 bestseller status in a relevant category on Amazon, rank in the top 5,000 books on the entire Amazon platform, generate thousands of book sales, and accumulate 20, 50, or even 100 positive reviews within the first week of their launch.
Author: Jesse Tevelow: author, entrepreneur, and founder of LaunchTeam
Copywriting for Authors
$97.00
Full-length ecourse
“Copywriting for Authors” bridged the gap between authors and marketing. It will help authors to sell more books and convert more readers into fans.
– Turn Your Book Listing into a Magnetic Sales Page
– Convert Browsers into Buyers with a Bulletproof Back Cover
– Make a PROFIT with Ad on Amazon, Bookbub, or Facebook
Author: Jonathan Green, 200+ Bestselling Author from ServeNoMaster.com
Bestseller Journey Simplified
$47.00
Full-length ecourse
Wish you knew the real way to go from idea to bestselling book without all the fluff? Now You Can Access The Insider Strategies Used To Launch A Book That Sold Over 631 Copies In Only 5 Days. See Exactly How A Bestselling Author Goes From Just A Vague Book Idea, To Proven Concept, To Bestselling Book In Today’s Extremely Competitive Kindle Market… Including Strategies Even Total Newbie Authors Can Use
Author: Derek Doepker, founder of Bestseller Secrets
The Zbooks 7 Day Challenge – Publish Your First Ebook on Kindle!
$49.99
Full-length ecourse
The Zbooks 7 Day Challenge Selfpublishing Course was designed especially for new authors who want to publish their first Kindle book. These step by step video tutorials will teach you how to:
– EASILY make a PROFESSIONAL looking Ebook=Instant Authority!
– Publish RIGHT the first time=no costly mistakes or rework!
– OPTIMIZE your book for maximum exposure=more Customers for YOU.
– Finally CONNECT with your readers with sign-up forms and FREE Email software.
– Make AWESOME covers=SAVES you TONS of money and expensive designers!
Author: Eric Z, creator and futurist at Zbooks.Co
Emulate NY Times Bestselling Book Kindle Covers w/ Canva
$124.99
Book cover templates
This course grew out of a frustration among self-publishers and I have experienced it myself where we work hard to write a good (hopefully great) book and we want to share it with the world. We know that to give the book a fighting chance in the Amazon Kindle marketplace that it must have a really good cover. The problem is well-designed covers are usually very expensive to create. Alternatively, many indie publishers try to create the covers for themselves and, unfortunately, they possess neither the talent nor the skill to pull that off. This course aims to solve both of those problems.
Author: Daniel Hall, WSJ & USA Today bestselling author & host of the RealFastResults Podcast
Book Sales Page
$97.00
Full-length ecourse
“Book Sales Page” teaches authors how to create a landing page that will help you gain subscribers and sell more books. This easy-to-follow course teaches students:
– Why: Isn’t your Amazon’s Book Sales Page enough? (HINT: No.)
– Who: We’ll deep dive into what other successful authors are doing.
– What: The elements your need to build an excellent book sales page.
– How: The easy-to-follow steps to build your book sales page right.
– When: how to get it done fast.
Author: Angela J. Ford, award-winning blogger and bestselling epic fantasy author
Going from Blank to Real with Character Traits
$59.00
Full-length ecourse
Explore character development from the very beginning! We get to know our characters the same way we get to know real people: from the outside in. It all begins with traits, those identifiable characteristics and qualities we use to identify and understand each other.
Creating a new character can be a daunting task, but we’ll break it down from the first step. Any time you sit down to build a character, start here. You’ll have a real person ready to write into your plot in no time…and that’s when the fun begins!
Author: Alida Winternheimer, author, teacher, editor, podcaster at wordessential.com
The Story Equation
$9.99
Learn the easy, organic, can’t-fail way to create compelling characters and plot your best-selling novel. With one powerful question, then using the storytelling equation you’ll learn:
– The amazing trick to creating unforgettable, compelling characters that epic movies use!
– How to create riveting tension to keep the story driving from chapter to chapter
– The easy solution to plotting the middle of your novel
– How to create story and scene tension…the kind that turns pages.
– And even…how to create a pitch and market your bestseller.
– Simple. Organic. Powerful. It’s time to make storytelling easy.
Author: Susan May Warren, best selling award-winning novelist and internationally acclaimed writing teacher
How to Publish a Book on Amazon in 2019: Real Advice from Someone Who’s Doing it Well
$2.99
This is the most comprehensive book on the subject of publishing on Amazon. It’s for beginners or for published authors who aren’t seeing success. According to a recent reviewer, “Unlike many books on self-publishing, this book is NOT a bait and switch to attempt to sell you expensive products and services. This book is all meat, no fluff.”
Inside, you will learn how to:
– Choose a book topic and plan your manuscript
– Write, edit, and publish an ebook, paperback, and audiobook
– Market your book on AMS
– Get your book translated into other languages
Author: Sam Kerns, author of How to Publish a Book on Amazon
The Editor’s Eye
$9.99
Editing is integral to the writing process, but its role is often misunderstood. What if editing could make writing less stressful and more enjoyable? What if it could help you write sharper, more compelling prose?
The Editor’s Eye: A Practical Guide to Transforming Your Book from Good to Great shows you how editing can help you write your best book. In this no-nonsense guide, book coach and editor Stacy Ennis takes you through the ins and outs of the often bewildering book-editing process. As you begin to understand how writing and editing complement each other, you’ll become more confident as a writer, finish your book faster, and move toward the ultimate goal: publication.
Seasoned and would-be authors will discover how to:
– Master the basics: Understand the four core editing stages and when they should take place.
– Write with an editor’s eye: Streamline your writing with self-editing tips.
– Hire and work with editors. Learn where to look, what you can expect to pay, and how to collaborate.
– Revise painlessly. Implement editor and reader feedback with ease.
– Learn from the pros. Get advice from 20 publishing experts, fiction and nonfiction authors, and editors.
Author: Stacy Ennis, author, consultant, and keynote speaker
Build Your Author Platform on the Wide Wide Web
$49.00
Full-length ecourse
This course helps authors build your platform on the world wide web. In it, you will learn how to:
– Choose and register a domain name
– Choose a web hosting service
– Build a website and blog (or hire it out)
– Set up an email marketing newsletter
– Create a lead magnet
– Use metadata and SEO so readers can find you
– Set up social media accounts
– Ensure a consistent brand across the web
The course is presented in text, audio, and video lessons. You’ll get worksheets, cheatsheets, ebooks, plus access to a private Facebook group so you can ask questions and get support.
Author: Carla King, founder of SelfPubBootCamp.com
Growing Your Author Platform Bundle
$497.00
Full-length ecourse
The “Grow Your Author Platform” bundle is for the author who is struggling to effectively market their book and grow their audience and fan base. There is nothing worse than doing all the things to have a well-written, edited, fantastic book that completely flops when you launch it. This self-paced bundle of courses will help authors:
– identify their target audience
– learn how to position themselves to grow the audience
– grow the email list and social media platforms
– receive expert guidance on tools and ways to market a book
Author: Alexa Bigwarfe, USA Today best selling author, author coach, and publisher
How To Get Started With Your Business Building Book In 10 Simple Steps
$67.00
Full-length ecourse
Not being sure how to get started is the biggest problem most business owners face when writing a book. The Get Started programme teaches 10 simple steps that simply gets you off the starting blocks. You’ll discover how to turn your ideas into content that sells you and your business, what makes your book different, and create a plan to ensure your book gets written AND published. This will ensure that you write a book that both builds your brand and expert status.
Author: Karen Williams, Book Mentor, bestselling author, and founder of Librotas
Non-Fiction Writing Workshop
$299.00
Full-length ecourse
In this lively and fun online course, Dani and Steve Alcorn show you how to achieve success. During the past two decades, they’ve helped more than 30,000 aspiring writers structure their manuscripts, and many are now in print. You can be next!
This workshop shows you how to select the right category and topic for your book, how to organize and write it, and how to get it published. Step by step instructions and clear explanations make it easy for you to get into print and start your career as a successful non-fiction author!
Author: Dani and Steve Alcorn, COO and CEO of Writing Academy
Freestyle Business Card Book Action Plan and Toolkit
$97.00
Full-length ecourse
Write THE Book that will showcase your expertise and your excellence. The Freestyle Business Card Book Action Plan and Toolkit is the solution for authors and entrepreneurs and for YOU if you want to know how to define you, your business, and your brand in one unique book. It will allow you to establish your expertise in your field like nothing else will, and will teach you how to:
– Package Your Knowledge and Expertise Into a Single Place
– Showcase the Best of Your Products and Services for Potential Clients and Customers
– Provide a Clear Understanding of Who You Are and What Your Business Represents
– Stand Out From Your Competition and Highlight Your Brand
– Become Absolutely Unforgettable to Your Target Audience
And much more.
Author: Teresa Miller, creative business coach and founder of FreestyleAuthor.com
Getting Started on Your Nonfiction Book
$150.00
Full-length ecourse
“Getting Started with Your Nonfiction Book” offers practical, tested advice for going from idea to action on a nonfiction book. Whether you’re writing a how-to, memoir, history, or narrative nonfiction, this online course will help you focus your efforts and create a plan.
On finishing the course, you should have:
– A clearer vision of your book’s place in its market
– Market research to inform reading and book promotion
– Fodder for creating a book proposal
Author: Anne Janzer, author and nonfiction writing coach
The Story Puzzle – Audited
$199.00
Full-length ecourse
“The Story Puzzle” course is designed for writers who want to turn their ideas into bestselling novels. In this course, you’ll learn:
– How do I create characters, settings, and intriguing conflicts?
– How do I write a gripping opening?
– How can I escalate the tension and build interest through the middle?
– How can I build to a thrilling climax and powerful conclusion?
– And how do I make sure that I’m not wasting my time by writing a novel that won’t make a profit?
Author: David Farland, award-winning author and educator who has trained dozens of New York Times bestsellers
Revising Your Writing
$40.00
Full-length ecourse
“Revising Your Writing” is an online course for anyone who needs to make their writing stronger, tighter, and better, whether you’re writing a book or a blog post. Great writing comes from careful revision. This course will teach you how to revise your own writing, as efficiently and effectively as possible.
In this short online course, you’ll learn:
– The most time-efficient way to revise your writing
– How to GPS-test your writing and find where readers may get lost
– Methods for strengthening your writing voice
Author: Anne Janzer, author and nonfiction writing coach
Scene Stealer
$240.00
Full-length ecourse
This master level e-course by the author of the bestselling book Make a Scene helps you master scene writing, the essential building block of good writing, to write the stories that matter to you so that readers can’t put them down. This course is for writers at all stages of the process, from beginners who are learning the craft, to intermediate writers who want to polish their work. Inside, you’ll learn:
– Scene essentials
– Scene design
– Characters and scenes
– Setting, the senses and images
– Braiding plot and scene
– How and when to use exposition in scenes
Author: Jordan Rosenfeld, author, editor and writing teacher
Mastering the 10 Universal Hooks
$297.00
Full-length ecourse
Want to create a page-turning story? Mastering the 10 Universal Hooks breaks down the ten most essential hooks needed by authors so you learn what each hook is and how to use hooks to improve your own stories. Work at your own pace while learning from samples by published authors in all genres to clarify what hooks can do, how to recognize when a hook works, and when it doesn’t. Includes a bonus module on where hooks must be placed in YOUR stories.
– Discover how hooks power up a story.
– Learn to identify and use the most important hooks.
– Put hooks to work immediately your stories.
Author: Mary Buckham, national writing speaker and instructor
The Pre-Write Project
$12.00
Pre-writing Workbook (digital)
“The Pre-Write Project” is a digital workbook designed to help fiction writers zap the overwhelm out of the pre-writing process. By utilizing the prompts provided throughout the workbook, writers can create a reference guide to use as they draft and revise their stories.
The Pre-Write Project includes seven sections for all fiction writers and four sections for authors of speculative fiction. Each section features an introductory lesson and activities with guided questions to helping writers embrace the power of drafting with a plan in place.
Author: Kristen Kieffer, author of fantasy fiction and creative writing resources at Well-Storied.com.
Writers’ Huddle Self Study Packs
$50.00
Audio Seminar Pack (mp3)
The “Writers’ Huddle Self-Study Seminar Packs” are a collection of all the best seminars from my Writers’ Huddle membership site (which ran from 2012 – 2018). They’re designed to be beginner friendly while also offering advanced tips for experienced writers.
The six seminar packs cover time management, writing fiction, publishing on Amazon, becoming a freelancer, editing your work, and more. Each pack is packed with four full-length seminars, plus nicely edited transcripts, and handy worksheets with a summary of key points plus exercises to get you to put what you’re learning into practice.
Author: Ali Luke, author and freelance blogger
Kindle in 30 Challenge
$497.00
30-Day Challenge Workshop Series (digital)
This 30-Day Challenge is designed to help you write a Kindle book in 30 days, then publish and effectively market it for maximum profits. From writing styles to marketing strategies, the easy-to-follow four weeks’ worth of trainings will set your first (or next) Kindle book up for success from the start.
Each week is divided into three modules; one each for Writing, Publishing, and Marketing. Follow the Challenge for only the Writing portions, then go back through Publishing and Marketing, or follow each week in order. This “unavailable anywhere else” course puts you in the driver’s seat!”
Author: Kristen Joy Laidig, founder of The Book Ninja®
Believe, Plan, Act: A Platform + Productivity Planner for Writers
$37.00
Author platform + productivity planner (digital)
Struggling to build your platform AND still find time to write (without pulling your hair out)? This complete author business planning system is designed to specifically address the needs of writers working to build their platforms and author businesses – everything from tracking daily word counts and book sales, to strategic marketing, launch planning, and developing your author brand.
Get everything you need to discover, plan and execute your writing and business goals – so you can finally remove the word “aspiring” from all your profiles.
Author: Kimberley Grabas, founder of YourWriterPlatform.com
The Complete Guide to Pay What You Want Pricing
$19.00
PDF + digital workbook + bonuses
Delight your readers, expand your marketing reach, and multiply your book sales and profit using Pay What You Want pricing. With this exclusive deal, you not only get the bestselling copy of “The Compete Guide to Pay What You Want Pricing” but you also get:
BONUS: 3 In Depth PDF Case Studies, including:
– How Amanda Palmer makes millions using Pay What You Want pricing
– How Louis C.K. gets people to pay for something they could get for free
– How TheHybridAthlete.com makes hundreds of dollars every day by using PWYW pricing
BONUS: 3 Expert Interviews
– How Joost Van Dongen created a Pay What You Want video game in his spare time – and made over $20,000 when he released it
– How Anthony Vennare of The Hybrid Athlete runs a generosity based business – and makes hundreds of thousands every year from free products
– How Tara Joyce runs her freelancing and consulting work as Pay What You Want (and why she’s been doing it for the past 5 years and has no intention of stopping)
Author: Tom Morkes, founder of Insurgent Publishing, and NYT, WSJ, and USA Today bestselling marketer
Author Alignment 101
$99.00
Video training series (digital)
Are you tired of staring at a blank screen wondering how to win the hearts and minds of potential readers? Confused about what will make potential readers say YES to your books, courses, and social media posts? Author Alignment 101 will solve the mystery!
In this video course you’ll learn:
– How to select the ideal stories for your books
– Which marketing techniques will appeal to your ideal readers and don’t feel icky
– How to write from your strengths
– Precise language that will help you keep your promises to your readers
– What to share on Social Media and in presentations….and what to keep private
Author: Lynne Klippel, book expert
Write Your Book
$184.00
Full-length ecourse
It’s a simple fact… my course “Write Your Book” is making it easier than ever before to become an author. There’s no denying it…Once upon a time, it used to be hard to write a book. You had to come up with an idea, find time to write, and learn the skills of successful authors. It was terrible…But not anymore. With “Write Your Book” you’ll learn exactly how to plan and write your book from scratch with ease.
Author: Bryan Collins is an author from Ireland who helps writers build authority
Author Video Trailers
$97.00
Full-length ecourse and templates
Author Book Trailers Pro is the easiest way to create video trailers for books. These versatile and professionally-designed PowerPoint templates allow you to create trailers that are guaranteed to grab the attention of your audience, whether you write fiction or non-fiction books.
Author: CJ McDaniel, founder of Adazing.com
Mastering Twitter in Two Hours
$4.99
Workbook (digital)
“Mastering Twitter in Two Hours” is a comprehensive explanation of the effective use and benefits of Twitter as a marketing tool. This is a tool all entrepreneurs and authors should consider using as it is the best networking site on the Internet. You’ll learn:
– How to set up your twitter account
– How to find targeted followers
– How to create lists to keep track of powerful Twitter accounts
– How to analyze your effectiveness
– How to write posts that inspire interaction
And more! There are a billion Twitter users! Don’t miss the opportunity to find your niche on Twitter.
Author: Denise Cassino, book promoter extraordinare
Write Kindle Books Ridiculously Fast: 1 Book Every Month
$49.99
Full-length ecourse
Discover how to build your own Kindle Book Empire. Learn how to write more content in a shorter period of time, and find more time in your day to create content for your book.
Author: Marc Guberti, host of Breakthrough Success and founder of Content Marketing Plaza
Scrivener 3 Fundamentals for Mac or Scrivener 1 for Windows: The Basics and Beyond
$39.00
Full-length ecourse
The self-paced “Scrivener 3 Fundamentals” course introduces the essential functions and features of Scrivener that you need to get started writing. Valuable for plotters, pantsers/discovery writers, fiction and nonfiction of all lengths, blogging, and more.
By the end of a course, you’ll be able to:
– create and setup a project that works for your writing style/project.
– rename and rearrange sections of your manuscript.
– plot or preview your manuscript’s structure.
– find anything in your project, backup your work, compile to Word, and so much more.
Author: Gwen Hernandez, author of Scrivener For Dummies
The 7 P’s of Publishing Success Digital Bundle
$29.98
Workbook (digital)
“The 7 P’s of Publishing Success” bundle is an eBook, audiobook and video tutorial not available anywhere else that draws upon more than three decades of experience in writing, publishing, and bookselling.
– What traits do the most successful authors have in common?
– Which strategic approaches can have the most powerful effect on your author career?
– What dangerous pitfalls should writers and publishers avoid?
Regardless of whether your publishing path involves traditional publishing or self-publishing, this package will help you understand the fundamental stepping stones to publishing success.
Author: Mark Lefebvre, trusted writing & publishing insider with 25+ years of experience in the business
40 Days to a Bestseller
$47.00
Video training
In this video, Steve gives you a step-by-step path to write and publish your book in 40 days on a shoestring budget.
– Discover the 4 major challenges of being a new author and how these impact your first few books.
– Learn why this process is a quick start strategy that should be used for the short term as you get your sea legs.”
Author: Steve Scott and Barrie Davenport, co-founders of Authority Pub Academy
12 Months of ProWritingAid – FREE
$60.00
12 months free
ProWritingAid is editing technology for the smarter writer. It’s a grammar checker, style editor, and writing mentor in one package.
Over one million writers now use ProWritingAid to edit their writing. Our software highlights potential improvements in over 20 writing reports. Some reports provide quick fixes to polish your text, others go in depth and reveal ways to develop and improve your writing style.
Reports include: overused words, repetitiveness, dialogue tags, cliches and redundancies, readability, sticky sentences, diction, consistency and more.
Author: ProWritingAid
3 Months of Authorcats – FREE
$177.00
3 months free
Authorcats is an all-in-one, done-for-you website platform for professional authors. Create a beautiful, conversion-optimized author website with our free Concierge Service, and turn visitors into subscribers, paying fans, and lifelong readers.
Author: Nick Stephenson, bestselling fiction author and co-founder of Authorcats
50% Off Your Next Professionally Designed Cover (with 100Covers)
$150
50% your next cover at 100Covers
Over the last year, 100 Covers has established itself as having the highest value for book cover design in the industry. With completely custom designs, licensed images and fonts, unlimited revisions, and eight skilled designers on the team and counting, 100 Covers can and will give you a cover you love that works to sell your book EVERY time. Cut their already low prices in HALF with an exclusive 50% Infostack coupon code that you’ll receive with purchase of the Write-Publish-Profit 2.0. No expiration.
Author: Matt Stone, founder of 100 Covers
K-lytics Genre Reports 3-Pack (Romance, Female Sleuths, Business & Money)
$111.00
3 Genre Reports
K-lytics Genre Reports represent the leading market research resource in the e-book market. Based on hundreds of thousands of books, they provide an essential fact-base for any author who wants to:
– Find the most attractive market niches in both fiction and nonfiction
– Adapt “work-in-progress” to latest genre trends
– Better market existing books.
Each of three 60-page genre reports comes with explanatory videos and covers genre sales trends, best categories, high-volume keywords, top cover art, top authors, publishers, best price points, high-sales/low-competition opportunities, and more.
Author: Alex Netwon, CEO & Founder of K-lytics.com
4 Months Free of SpeakerTunity Radio Insider
$140.00
4 months free access to this premium service
Claim your ticket to getting booked on the radio shows & podcasts eager for you and your message!
SpeakerTunity Radio Insider
provides direct contacts for 25 new radio shows and podcasts each month. This subscription service has done the research for you. Designed for authors, coaches, experts, transformational leaders, health practitioners & entrepreneurs to reach more readers, increase your impact in the world, and sell more books.
– find up to 100 shows waiting for you to share your writing with their listeners, no research required
– Curated for authors and leaders with a message
– Pack your calendar full with interviews that increase your reach and profit
Get 4 months free access to SpeakerTunity when you purchase Write Publish Profit 2.0 today.
Author: Jackie Lapin, founder of SpeakerTunity
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