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Feb 24, 20213 min read

Cross Promoting: It's What The Cool Authors Do

Have you ever noticed how some authors appear to have been born successful? I’m not just talking about the endless interviews...

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Feb 22, 20214 min read

Write A Novel with The Pomodoro Technique

Nothing kills writing a novel like procrastination. Even if you love the writing part as much as I do, something somewhere along the way...

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Feb 15, 20213 min read

3 Simple Tricks That Will Improve Your Social Media Performance

A healthy, active following on social media can be one of the most powerful tools an author can ask for...

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Feb 11, 20214 min read

7 Ways to Advertise Your Book Launch on Twitter

There’s no wrong way to launch a book. Making your book publicly available is the important part. Celebrating and getting the word out...

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Feb 8, 20215 min read

Get The Most out of Your Prerelease

Basic Prerelease Strategy You don’t need to prerelease your book. Distributors can accept your book the moment it is approved...

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Feb 3, 20213 min read

Top 6 Places to Land Book Reviews

Your book won’t go far unless you can prove yourself by getting reviews, but for writers who are just starting out...

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Feb 1, 20219 min read

ProWritingAid vs. Autocrit: Comparison and Review

These days, you can find a variety of online editing software options that can meet a variety of your editing needs.

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Jan 27, 20214 min read

Copyright for Authors: Protecting Your Writing

Having your book stolen is a nightmare scenario for many writers--especially independent authors who take the act of publishing...

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Jan 25, 20214 min read

Author Branding (When You Write Multiple Genres)

Author branding is simple when you write only one kind of book. Romance authors tend towards similar brand expressions...

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Jan 22, 20213 min read

Top 7 Places to Hire Freelancers: for Authors

Publishing isn’t a one-man job, and writers who choose to go indie are left with a lot of work to compensate.

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Jan 20, 20213 min read

Master #HashtagMarketing in Minutes

Ten years ago, “hashtag” was a new term coined by Twitter to describe a way of pushing certain words or phrases to popularity on its site.

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Jan 16, 20214 min read

Creating A Customized Weekly Plan

In the writing world, writers come in two general types: plotters and pantsers. Plotters set everything up beforehand.

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Jan 15, 20214 min read

5 Font Facts for Authors

Whether you’re designing a cover for your book or just want to create an attractive interior...

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Jan 11, 20214 min read

Author Teams: Who's in Your Inner Circle?

Writers work alone, and many of us prefer it that way. We don’t want people looking over our shoulders, we strive for time alone to write...

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Jan 7, 20213 min read

Podcasts: Still Relevant for Today's Authors?

Podcasts have been “the next big thing” for a while now. Since its first rise into the public eye in the late 2000s...

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Jan 5, 20214 min read

5 Innovative Ways to Develop Your Author Voice

The art of developing a narrative voice (or voices) is a skill learned through the process of reading and writing.

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Jan 2, 20213 min read

How Writing A Pitch Can Save Your Novel

You’ve spent countless hours, days, weeks, even months working. You’ve read up on the publishing process and know all the steps...

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Dec 28, 20204 min read

Write or Die: Resource Review

Even if you’re a fast typist, getting words on the page can be the toughest and most time-consuming part of an author career.

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Dec 24, 20201 min read

How Niche is Too Niche?

It's one thing to say you want to be a successful author, but what do you mean by "successful"?

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Dec 21, 20201 min read

Top 5 Editing Resources for Writers

Editing is expensive, time consuming, and inevitable. Before you waste your fortune hiring an editor...

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