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Ebooks have one big problem. The text usually looks plain and boring. But now, you can use beautiful typography for ebooks. It’s easy to convert your ebook manuscript into a format that will make it much more attractive for ebook buyers. Draft2digital (D2D) has been highly innovative in so many areas. For self-publishing authors, it…
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Do you promote your book with image links? Social media has trained Internet users to click on images to make their way around the Internet. Think about Facebook and how every image leads to an action. Every click leads either to bigger images or to an external site. Think about Google ads and how images…
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How do you select your point of view in blog writing? Do you write in the first person or second person? Can you use the third person? So many new writers are now sharing their knowledge, thoughts, and feelings in their blog posts. Blogging is a great way to connect with readers and hone your…
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Are you guilty of using hackneyed clichés in your author bio? You see so many unimaginative fixed expressions in many bios. For example, inspirational author, debut author, author of (book title), published author, I am an author, author of books, a budding author, and an award-winning author. The worst of them all, which is usually…
There at traps to avoid as a new writer. Of course, writing is all about voicing your own opinion. You can write about any subject in any format, whether you’re a blogger, a playwright, a novelist, a freelancer, a screenwriter, the list goes on and on. However, if you’re new to the industry, you’ll have…
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How many times should you proofread your writing? At least three times. You are a writer, blogger, or author and love to write. Perhaps you are a student and writing essays, which is hard work. But the expectations are very high from people who will read your writing, especially online readers. They want well-written, accurate,…
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I wrote a book, so why isn’t it selling? Yes, writing your book took a long time and was hard work. But for authors new to self-publishing, the next step can be daunting: attracting readers willing to pay good money to buy and read your book. But first, they have to be able to find…
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Learning how to market yourself as an author is essential and will help you reach new readers and book buyers. But with so many different options and strategies to choose from, it can be challenging to know where to start. However, the two basics are building a social media presence and writing and creating engaging…
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Using your Twitter followers to promote books is very popular, and it is a great social network for many people for marketing and book promotion. Along with Facebook, these are the two best social networks for building your follower count and attracting attention to your writing. Getting a lot of Facebook Likes on your Page…
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Every self-publishing author wants to know how to sell ebooks online. Very often, it seems that writing a book is the easy part. Ebooks and books are everyday retail items. Like any other retail product, people need to notice them before they can buy them. But how do you get noticed if you have published…
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