Published on April 15, 2022
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From refreshments to free give-aways, and so much in between, take these steps to ensure a successful book launch!
Published on April 8, 2022
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Even before the virus, brick and mortar bookstores were closing because they couldn’t compete with Amazon…
Published on March 4, 2022
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Marketing mistakes are time and money wasters!
Published on January 21, 2022
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I’d previously checked out many productivity tools for novelists online but none gave me exactly what I wanted. So, I developed my own….
Published on December 31, 2021
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This article is your primer to developing an income stream from a variety of unique author events!
Published on November 19, 2021
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Visions of sugarplums dance in the heads of novice writers. Hollywood has left them with the fantasy picture of authors being sent on lavish press tours where adoring fans line up at the signing table and where the writer is hounded by eager reporters…
Published on October 21, 2021
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My email was (horrors!) insulting and the dastardly diva sure showed me! She wrote back, saying she was…
Published on October 1, 2021
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I was spammed this week by an organization that hosts book fairs. Of course, it’s all online again this year. No in-person meetings. No people walking around viewing books laid out on tables. Nobody shaking hands with literary agents. You know. It’s really…nothing of value to authors AT ALL.
Published on August 12, 2021
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Don’t even WORK with a publisher who upsells authors on these kinds of (bleep)…
Published on July 29, 2021
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People are waiting to discover your book. You just have to reach out…and reply.