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It took me years to understand how to write a perfect blog post that ranks on Google and Bing. I was very slow to learn. For way too long, I was under the impression that if I wrote a lot of words often enough about anything, everything would magically happen. In a general sense, I…
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If you are self-published, you have certainly made your paperbacks and ebooks available on Amazon. But do you use Kindle KDP Select or open publish? For your ebooks, you have probably also enrolled in KDP Select. It has many benefits, but all at the cost of exclusivity. But what happens when you decide to exit…
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This blog concentrates a lot on the technical aspects and marketing side of self-publishing. However, the choice of your book genre can have major implications on both your writing and book marketing. There can be many reasons why a book fails to grab readers. Writers often start writing a novel without giving their end product…
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You want to become an author and a bestselling one at that. But let’s do a reality check first. You can write, but that doesn’t make you a writer. You’re a writer, but that doesn’t make you an author. Almost everyone can write. But being able to write is only the beginning. Learning how to be…
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You know the importance of book launches, book reviews, and even business cards in marketing your book. But do you need new book marketing ideas? You have probably completed most of the basics by now. Are you looking for new ideas to build momentum for your book promotion? Book sales come from activity, so let’s…
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I didn’t need a cure for writer’s block. But before I started writing this blog post, I had a blank page. A completely white WordPress editor screen, to be precise. A blank screen always challenges your creativity, daring you to fill it with thoughts and ideas. But as you can see, it’s not blank, totally white,…
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How to protect your manuscript. Don’t trust technology. If you are writing a book, you should never use one working copy of your manuscript file. Computer files can suffer from all sorts of problems, such as file corruption, accidental deletions, or, worse, viruses. Make sure you use good file management practices to protect your hard…
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If you are a new author, you could experience some problems with Amazon self-publishing. When you do something for the first time, it doesn’t always work out exactly as you planned. Self-publishing your first book and becoming a published author is a very exciting time. But errors and oversights can and often do happen. Fix…
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Before the Internet, publishing tycoons and newspaper publishers dominated the magazine industry. Now, though, the number of print magazines published is in decline. Times have changed, and today, it’s a more level playing field. Anyone can become a publisher and try to launch a successful online magazine. If you have a dream to run an…
How much of your valuable writing time are you wasting on social media and your blog to sell books on Amazon? For a lot of authors, the answer is very often, far, far too much. Would you prefer to be writing books instead of writing Facebook and X (Twitter) posts almost full-time every day? Promoting…
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