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Just Write
Recently I was asked by a young lady, “How do I become a writer?” I have to admit, I was stumped. Although I’ve helped hundreds of authors to bring their books to reality, I didn’t have a ready answer....
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7 Questions to Ask When Converting Your Blog to a Print Book
After writing a technology blog for a UK-based magazine for about three years and notching up hundreds of blog entries, I approached the magazine editor and suggested this interesting collection of...
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Best of the Web Book Marketing Tips for the Week of February 16, 2015
Get some marketing mojo from these book promotion and publishing industry tweets, courtesy of bloggers, marketers, authors and others. The topics include choosing Kindle keywords, finding revenue...
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Lessons from a great book jacket designer
The bright yellow cover of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson is instantly recognizable. The Wall Street Journal called the jacket, designed by Peter Mendelsund, one of the most iconic in...
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Best of the Web Book Marketing Tips for the Week of February 23, 2015
Let’s take a look at some top book promotion and publishing industry tweets, courtesy of bloggers, marketers, authors and others. The topics include the real reason your book was rejected, how to get...
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Authors: Blog Faster, Easier, and Get Better Results With Article Templates
On Thursday we launched a new product to help people with one of the problem that really seems to vex authors: keeping up a blog. And not just maintaining a blog. Creating a blog that draws traffic,...
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AME Blog Carnival: Tips and Tricks for Writers and Authors – March 2, 2015
Welcome to Author Marketing Experts’ Blog Carnival. This week we have guest posts on getting published, writing, and book publicity. Thank you to all of our contributors. Writing Hazel Longuet...
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Image Source: NYMediaWorks.com As many indie authors know, it can be difficult to get your self-published novel read by people outside of your inner circle of family and friends. Facebook, Twitter and...
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Can writing a book make you a star? Yes it can!
Just ask my author Lenore Skenazy, whose debut book Free-Range Kids – How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts with Worry) led to her own reality TV show, among many other...
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Weekly Wrap-Up – Book Marketing Fun Finds!
Happy Mother’s Day! Here’s a weekly wrap-up of some of Penny’s book marketing events, news, and fun finds! Check out the May 2015 author earnings report of Amazon’s ebook sales stats here. Want more...
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Should You Hire a Ghostwriter?
Hiring a ghostwriter was the topic on a recent online post. The person in question, who did not yet have a manuscript, was being encouraged by an un-named publisher’s representative to hire and pay for...
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Weekly Wrap-Up – Book Marketing Fun Finds!
Here’s a weekly wrap-up of some of Penny’s book marketing events, news, and fun finds! We wish you all a Happy Flag Day! Check out these five free “must use” tech tools for ebook authors! Want to...
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Weekly Wrap-Up: Book Marketing Fun Finds!
We hope you all enjoyed a healthy and happy Independence Day! The world’s 57 Largest Book Publishers in 2015 from Publisher’s Weekly. Are you leveraging news for your book or business? Here, Penny...
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Weekly Wrap-Up – Book Marketing Fun Finds!
Here’s a weekly wrap-up of some of Penny’s book marketing events, news, and fun finds! Have you heard the scuttle about Amazon pulling reviews? Here’s a piece Penny wrote on the subject. Do you know...
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Authors: Blog Faster, Easier, and Get Better Results With Article Templates
On Thursday we launched a new product to help people with one of the problem that really seems to vex authors: keeping up a blog. And not just maintaining a blog. Creating a blog that draws traffic,...
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AME Blog Carnival: Tips and Tricks for Writers and Authors – March 2, 2015
Welcome to Author Marketing Experts’ Blog Carnival. This week we have guest posts on getting published, writing, and book publicity. Thank you to all of our contributors. Writing Hazel Longuet...
View ArticleCreating a Book Trailer for Your Self-Published Novel
Image Source: NYMediaWorks.com As many indie authors know, it can be difficult to get your self-published novel read by people outside of your inner circle of family and friends. Facebook, Twitter and...
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Can writing a book make you a star? Yes it can!
Just ask my author Lenore Skenazy, whose debut book Free-Range Kids – How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts with Worry) led to her own reality TV show, among many other...
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Weekly Wrap-Up – Book Marketing Fun Finds!
Happy Mother’s Day! Here’s a weekly wrap-up of some of Penny’s book marketing events, news, and fun finds! Check out the May 2015 author earnings report of Amazon’s ebook sales stats here. Want more...
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Amazon Doing More for Authors than Publishers Are
“Most of Amazon’s success is due to their own stellar performance: innovating, investing, executing, and having a vision of what could happen as they grew,” writes Mike Shatzkin. Moreover, most of what...
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