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The writing process starts with a writer’s inspiration. Read these writing quotes by famous authors to help your motivation. You can close your eyes and wait for the thoughts and feelings to arrive to get your good writing ideas flowing. But sometimes, the waiting can seem like forever. You can try to listen to music or watch…
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Do you want to know how to get your book published? The publishing world has changed dramatically in recent years. Self-publishing has disrupted the publishing industry and caused all sectors to reconsider how to publish a book in this new book market. For first-time authors, it can all be a little confusing. But if you…
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For new authors, free ebook giveaways seem like a sensible idea to attract readers who find free ebooks tempting. It is natural to think that the whole world is using search engines to find something for free. In the early days of ebooks, this tactic worked to some degree, if only to get a few book…
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The Amazon book market share is enormous. Why does the Amazon books store dominate the market? Because Amazon involves readers, gives them useful and detailed information, and makes buying a book simple. Forget all the talk about monopolies and aggressive marketing in the book industry. Amazon sells more books than any other retailer because it…
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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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