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Are you having problems with a Facebook share with no image, only a gray box? Missing images on Facebook shares are a common but frustrating problem. Perhaps you spent hours creating your new blog post or book promotion article and want to share it with the world. But when you hit the share button on…
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One of the most common questions I receive from readers via contact messages or comments is, “Is X, Y, or Z publisher legitimate?” As a new author, you want to deal with honest and reliable publishing companies when it comes time to publish your book. In today’s online world, new authors can publish in many…
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Don’t let your book promotion get your book banned on social media. Banned books might sound alarmist. But the world is changing. Big online Internet companies and social media networks are increasingly taking aggressive action against many forms of content. For authors, it will have consequences because fiction ranges widely in content and subjects. On…
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Online technology makes it easy to create a book for a gift that you will be proud to share with family and friends. The best part is that producing a book online is very affordable. Many platforms offer flexible pricing options, so you can tailor the project to your budget. On top of that, the…
Self-publishing fiction or nonfiction is as easy as having a Word document and then uploading it. But for poets, when you format a poetry ebook, it can cause some problems. Most publishing platforms automatically remove unnecessary double spacing to create flowing text in an ebook file. It is perfect for fiction, but it can create many…
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Point of view in story writing is one of the first elements you need to know how to use as an author. Your choice of point of view (POV) decides who is telling your story to whom. All writing uses one of the choices, but very often without any thought. But if you are writing…
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Do you prefer free reading apps or a dedicated ebook reading device? Both options have advantages and drawbacks, so choosing depends on your preferences and needs. Dedicated ebook readers, like Kindle or Kobo, have a long battery life and are lightweight, making them perfect for long reading sessions or travel. However, you can install reading…
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A lot of writers select Grammarly because you can use it in so many different ways apart from simple grammar checking. You can install it for Microsoft Office as an add-on for Microsoft Word or Outlook. When you enable the Chrome extension or the browser extension for Safari and Firefox, you can use it almost…
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You have a Macbook Air or Macbook Pro, and you need a reliable word processor. What’s the best choice for you? It often comes down to a choice between Apple Pages or Word for Mac. Pages is an easy decision if you don’t want to spend a lot of money. The biggest advantage of Apple…
Writing a blog post might seem like an easy thing to do. Write 500 words on your pet topic of the day, do a quick proofread, and then hit publish. Many blogs and websites use this or a similar formula. When you start a new blog, you know you need content, so you write as many…
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