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Apr 83 min read

The 4 Tiers of Self-Publishing Success

Self-publishing is a competitive industry. It offers many rewards but brings with it a lot of risk, and for many of us...

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Aug 14, 20233 min read

FOSO: Fear of Selling Out

Back in April, I wrote an article about authors experiencing a fear of success. Here’s another common fear that can hold you back...

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May 8, 20232 min read

Take Advantage of Your Book Description

Amazon gives you 4,000 characters for your book description. That’s a lot of space to craft a compelling blurb, but a longer blurb...

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Apr 24, 20233 min read

Cliffhanger Book Endings: Pros and Cons

Cliffhangers are staples of many successful self-published books. Love them or hate them, it can be hard to find a selling series...

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Apr 3, 20232 min read

Self-Publishing Secrets: Fear of Success

The biggest barrier to your publishing success is you. The above statement is true in many different ways, but at the end of the day...

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Mar 27, 20234 min read

Writing to Market: How to Target The Right Audience for Your Book

If you want your book to sell, you’ll need an audience to sell it to. That means that you’ll go much further if you know how to...

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Jan 9, 20233 min read

Top 3 Places to Share Your Reader Magnet

For the purpose of this article, let’s define a reader magnet as a short story, novella, or novel...

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Oct 12, 20224 min read

Will Your Book Idea Sell? Ideation and Vetting Tips and Tricks

If you want to get serious about publishing your book, this is one of the most important questions you will need to ask...

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Sep 27, 20222 min read

The Author Blog: Nonfiction for Fiction Writers

The golden age of blogging is over, but nonfiction itself continues to be popular. Whether you want to help others, turn your writing...

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Aug 4, 20223 min read

Launch Day, Launch Week, Launch Month

As a reader, it’s easiest to look forward to a launch day when a new book by a favorite author will be released. As an author...

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Jul 26, 20223 min read

Top 5 Tips for A Minimal Author Newsletter

Your newsletter might be (and likely is) one of the most critical elements to your ability to sell books, but you shouldn’t have to...

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Jun 14, 20223 min read

5 Secrets about Writing Series

If you’re self-publishing for income, you’ve probably heard that you want to write in series. More books gives readers...

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May 17, 20223 min read

Changing Genres: Powerful Strategy or Reckless Move?

You started writing in your first genre without a lot of thought. Maybe you figured that vampire romance would sell well...

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Feb 24, 20222 min read

Meet The Authors: 3 Types of Writing Groups

Is it truly possible to lone-wolf your way to success? Writing might be a largely solo activity, but many writers credit their success...

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Jan 18, 20221 min read

15 Social Media Posts Your Readers Will Love

Social media is fun and a great time-waster, but when you’re running an official author account, it can be easy to run out of ideas.

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Nov 23, 20214 min read

Writing Professionally: Top 10 Tips to Make It Happen

Writing fiction for a living. That’s the dream of many writers, but if you’ve put any books on the market, you might be wondering whether...

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Nov 9, 20214 min read

7 Little Things Wasting Your Wallet: Self-Publishing 101

For many writers, the scariest part of self-publishing isn’t the fact that you take on the publishing job yourself, or even the hassle of...

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Oct 26, 20213 min read

Pros and Cons of Writing Full Time

Writing full-time is a dream for many, but quitting the day job at the wrong time can be a lethal mistake.

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Sep 16, 20213 min read

Set up Your Own Author Book Signing

Book signings aren’t necessary for success. If you make your profit online and have fans thousands of miles away—and if you live...

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Sep 8, 20211 min read

20 Book Covers to Spark Your Creativity

A good cover design is a work of art, and great designs can easily sell themselves.

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