It’s Time to Reclaim the Titles of Author and Publisher
Don’t despair. YOU ARE in the right place at the right time. This is probably the best time in history to be a writer! Since I was a kid, I have romanticized the world of the Big 5 (formerly 6)—the New York publishing houses who give birth to literary giants. I...
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9 Mistakes New Authors Make
Being a writer can feel isolating. For many of us, our daily practices are solitary. Although fellow authors (like me) are happy to share tips and socialize through video, social media and by networking, the details of the day-to-day process can get lost...
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You’re a Bestselling Author on Amazon! Now What?
As a direct publishing specialist, my most popular service is managed book launches. These launches are a whirlwind of activity and give my clients exciting results. A typical book launch runs two to three weeks and involves all sorts of interactive and engaging...
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How to Prove Your Book Will Sell with This 20-Minute Exercise
Two decades ago, writers were a rare breed. Now you can’t throw a pencil in a Walmart without hitting a writer square between the eyes (hopefully with the eraser end). As authors, we are confronted with a lot more competition, many more ways to publish, and the...
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If You’re an Author, Be an Author, Dammit!
Self-sabotage, perfectionism, low self-worth; many writers struggle with a minefield of doubt on a daily basis. Whether you experience this particular list of obstacles or other forms of resistance and internal conflict, no author can fast forward ahead to the...
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How to Market Fiction Effectively and Profitably
2018 is the year I picked a content niche and promised my everlasting fidelity to it. My life partner of a niche-subject is authorship and publishing. The reasons for this marriage are: To understand your subject is to know and reach your audience. To reach your...
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What Do Your Readers Desire? (Hint: It’s Not Your Life Story)
When I decided on a career as an author in November 2017, I had an elegant plan for a systematic and circular way of building marketing platforms for books and related services before these books and services existed. Growing and surveying an audience before creating...
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Today’s Bestselling Authors Are Multimedia Stars
During the year I wrote my first novel, I was very outspoken about how I wanted my book to be published. In writers forums, on social media, and during NaNoWriMo camps, I would trumpet, “I’m going traditional! I’m going to land an agent and a big publisher if it kills...
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Fall in Love With Your Readers
To speak to your readers, create a detailed description of who you are writing for. This sketch of your ideal reader is called a pen portrait, or avatar.
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How to Fix Your Broken Book Pitch
The first step on the path to becoming a bestselling author is not word 1, chapter 1. It’s a compelling pitch. If your pitch is broken, your book is broken.
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Your Path to the Bestseller List
I train aspiring authors to build digital marketing platforms and, in the process, to come out the other side with published self-help books and hungry audiences to sell the books to.
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