Posts Tagged ‘Writing’
This is What It Takes to Sell a Lot of Books by Guest @WritePubSell
What We Wish Would Happen…We Sell a Ton of Books! Finish writing our incredible book. Get it prepped for publishing. Load to Amazon. Miracle pixie dust… boom, bestseller status, and LOADS of sales! What is most likely to happen – everything up to the load to Amazon part and then a trickle of sales. Maybe…
Read MoreThe Most Common Mistakes Writers Make Building Their Brand by Guest @WriterPlatform
Building your brand plays a surprisingly important role in your author business. Every time someone sees your name, lands on your website, reads your book, or listens to you speak, you’re reinforcing what you want them to know about you and your work. Your author brand is the cornerstone of your writer platform and pivotal…
Read MoreThis is How to Write Through the Chaos by Guest @TheLeighShulman
Writing Through the Chaos: A Four-Step Guide to When Everything Is out of Control No one prepared us for a global pandemic. It’s thrown our entire world into chaos. Normally, that last sentence would be hyperbole. But no. This time it’s utterly true.And it’s not like life doesn’t already have it’s smaller chaos. From irritating…
Read More5 Amazing Ways To Break The Writing Rules by @BarbaraDelinsky
Write about what you know. This has always been Rule #1 in novel writing. If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard it, I’d be rich without having to write in the first place. And following this rule makes sense. Writing about what you know brings authenticity to one’s work. Lord knows, it’s…
Read MoreHow To Find Legit Publishers And Avoid The Bad Guys With Writer Beware Founder @VictoriaStrauss
Questions About Publishers Writers ask me questions about publishers every day: What’s the best way to publish my book? Or, Is this a good publisher or a scam? And my answer is always the same: Head over to WriterBeware.com. Victoria started the site with other founders in 1998. It is volunteer-run. More info here: Although…
Read MoreBuilding Your Confidence As A New Writer with @AbbieMood
Sometimes, it can be difficult for new writers, especially self-published writers, because we lack confidence. What right do we have to publish? What happens when imposter syndrome pops up? Or writer’s block? All valid feelings and situations. Thankfully, we have awesome cheerleaders like Abbie Mood Lang (writer, editor, teacher) to help us, my most recent…
Read MoreThis Is How To Write A Blog Post People Read
Writing a blog post people will read isn’t rocket science, yet it does take some skill. As I work with writers new to blogging, many are stumped by how to go about blogging. I was, too, when I first started blogging over ten years ago when I thought blogging was about sharing photos of my…
Read MoreHow Blogging Consistently Helps Readers Find You
In a recent #BookMarketingChat on Twitter, I discussed why writers need to embrace blogging consistently. This frequently causes much opposition from writers who say they’re too busy writing to blog, which I completely understand. Time is and always will be an issue. However, that’s a front. Time isn’t the issue. It’s focus. Many writers aren’t…
Read MoreTips: How to Leave Digital Breadcrumbs by Guest @LolaAkinmade
“We are like Hansel and Gretel, leaving bread crumbs of our personal information everywhere we travel through the digital woods.”…Gary Kovacs The last few months have been rather surreal workwise and I will share a Latest News & Updates post soon but there’s something that has been on my mind the last few weeks surrounding my LAGOM Book.…
Read MoreHow to Improve Your Email Newsletters Right Now by Guest @SugarbeatBC
All the experts these days seem to focus on “growing your list,” as part of your author platform. That’s the primary message – bigger and bigger numbers seem to be the most important thing. How many email addresses can you gather up to proudly show off? Is this accumulation of numbers of readers an exercise…
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