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The Ugly Truth About Writer’s Block (And Its Cure)

Writing is hard work. The myth of the words flowing from the fingers of the anointed creative is just that, a myth. I don’t personally ‘believe’ in writer’s block. I think you just need to put more...

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How To Create Stronger Bonds With Readers Through Author Appearances

In my reflections on two years as an author-entrepreneur, I noted that relationships continue to be one of the most important things as an author. Many of the friends I have now, I met first on Twitter...

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A Brain Scientist’s Take on Bad Reviews

We cannot please everyone with our work, so the 1 star review is inevitable, and yet still we fear it. In today’s post, author and neuroscientist Livia Blackburne puts it all in perspective. I’ve...

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Book Rights And Licensing: An International Overview For Authors

I’m excited about how the opportunities for selling our books around the world keeps on growing! I’ve covered how it’s not just one book, and how your manuscript can be turned into multiple products....

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Author Entrepreneur: Eight Essentials to Make Writing Pay the Bills

I left my job as an IT/business consultant in 2011 to make my living as an author, professional speaker and entrepreneur. But I started well before that and I’ve been sharing my journey here since Dec...

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How To Love Book Marketing

I teach a lot of authors about book marketing and many start the workshops with dread, knowing they have to learn this stuff, but not really wanting to do it. My aim is always to change their mindset...

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Publishing: Why You Should Care About Ebook vs Print Formatting

One of the fantastic rewards of writing a book is being able to hold a physical copy in our hands. Regardless of other definitions of success, the thrill never goes away. I’m a huge fan of...

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8 Ways Scrivener Will Help You Become A Proficient Writer Overnight

Using Scrivener for writing and publishing has changed my life as an author. For my first book, I used MS Word and it was a nightmare to cut and paste everything, as I’m not a linear writer. When I...

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The Intentional Writer: Finding the Time, Space, and Inspiration You Need to...

We all get overwhelmed with how much we have to do – especially now many of us are writers, publishers and marketers. As well as parents, spouses, friends and people living in the real world! But it’s...

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7 Tips To Help Promote Your First Self-Published Book

While this site is now aimed at being a graduate education for author-entrepreneurs, I still get emails every day from new authors who are just discovering self-publishing. I suggest that they start...

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Writing Tips: Using Authentic Dialogue From Languages Other Than English

Many of our books feature characters with languages other than English, but how can we be sensitive and avoid stereotypes in dialect? In this article, author Julie Tetel Andresen suggests that there...

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Writing Tips: 10 Ways To Overcome Writer’s Block

As authors, writing is both our joy and our business. Carolyn Grady explores what we can do when the idea well dries up and we are left searching for inspiration for our next story. Your book has been...

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Writing Tips: Hooking Readers With Characters They Care About

Your protagonist is the reader's doorway into your story. As author Florence Osmund shares, if you get readers to care about that character, they'll stick around until the last page to see what...

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Writing Confidently In A Genre With Perceived Stigma

We live in a judgmental world and fear of judgment is certainly something I come up against in my own writing. In today's article, Sagan Morrow discusses the issues — and opportunities — when writing...

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Writing Tips: 6 Secrets To Becoming A More Productive Writer

We all have the same 24 hours in a day. What we do with that time makes the difference between getting our words onto the page…and not. Freelance writer Tiffany Joy shares six tips for making the most...

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Writing Tips: How To Craft A Compelling Scene

As author and writing mentor Rosie O'Neill shares, scenes are the DNA of stories. When we understand how to craft a compelling scene we take huge steps toward writing a page-turning book. Here are tips...

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Overcoming The 7 Marketing Struggles Every Author Faces

Every author, regardless of the way they publish, needs to think about marketing their books. Troy Lambert walks us through the common road-blocks that authors encounter when they approach marketing...

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Book Marketing: Get The Most From Your Author Website

Your author website is the only marketing platform you can completely control. It is the online home for your books and the way that many readers will discover more about you. In this article, Fauzia...

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Building A Unique Author Brand With Gail Carriger

How do you intentionally create an author brand that resonates with your readers? How can you write the books you love and make a successful living as a full-time author? All this and more in today's...

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5 Tips For Building A Community Of Readers

Finding an audience is essential for every writer. Karen Lock Kolp shares her favorite ways to connect with followers who are perfectly suited to your books. As a writer with three nonfiction books...

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