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Succeeding at self-publishing, gaining readers, and selling books are not easy tasks. However, some mistakes new self-publishing authors sometimes make can make success even more difficult. If you avoid making the following mistakes, your book will have a much better chance of success. For new authors, you need to change your mindset from being a…
Amazon Author Central is an essential tool for all Amazon authors. From Author Central, you can improve your Amazon Author Page and your book sales page. You are missing out on a huge bookselling opportunity if you are not using it. When you first publish your paperback or Kindle ebook on Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP),…
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Beware if you are a new Amazon author considering publishing an audiobook with Audible ACX (Audiobook Creation Exchange). Amazon’s marketing of its audiobooks on Audible has a very big downside for authors and narrators. As a publisher, you would have to dig deep into the terms and conditions to find it. But buyers know how…
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The easiest way to understand tone in writing is to think about emoticons. When you send messages to friends, you often add an emoji to say that you are happy, sad, confused, or sarcastic. But you can’t add icons when writing blog posts, articles, or books. Tone is a writing skill you can develop to…
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Every writer needs to know how to get attention to attract readers or book buyers. You spend days, weeks, or months writing articles, blog posts, or books. However, attracting readers to take just a few minutes to read your work is challenging. In today’s busy online world, capturing people’s attention is always work in progress…
Do you ever think about the spelling of the number 40 without a U, while other numbers like four and fourteen have one? It’s a strange exception to the rule, but the number has an interesting history. Spelling the number 40 is one of the little oddities of the English language. So what’s the story…
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What is the INK free SEO writing assistant? I asked the same question when I took my first look at this new program. The best answer I can find is this. Imagine an alternative to Grammarly, Hemingway app, Semrush SEO writing assistant tool, and Yoast SEO all wrapped into one free program. Add the fact…
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There’s no doubt that it is one of the most popular grammar checkers for writers and bloggers. But is Grammarly safe to use? As with all online apps and services, you might have concerns regarding your privacy and personal data. When you install any app or program on your computer or mobile device, it’s always…
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Will self-publishing give literary fiction a new lease of life? Literary fiction is a special category of books that is often not easy to define. It is much more obvious to categorize genre fiction. For example, science fiction, romance, and fantasy follow an expected storyline and plot. In other words, the reader knows what to…
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When do you use may be or maybe? These two parts of speech often cause confusion, but it’s quite easy to get them right. The key is to remember that maybe is an adverb and may be is a verb phrase. It uses a modal verb plus a verb. As long as you know when…
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