So many authors and writers are not only afraid but simply don’t know how to speak in front of audiences. Yet, getting up and talking about your upcoming or published book constitutes the pivot point for all your marketing and promotion. It’s also how you, an aspiring author, develop a platform, or readership, for your book, making yourself and your…
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The Proofreading Process—An Important Step in Book Production
I’m constantly telling my clients that once I have finished editing their book they should next hire a proofreader. They don’t always understand why they must take this step or go to this expense. So, I was extremely happy when my friend and colleague self-publishing expert Sue Collier, coauthor of The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing, 5th Edition, offered me this…
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Don’t Forget the Essentials of Indie Success
I have read more articles and blog posts about why writers should become indie authors lately. I’ve written my share as well. (You can read them by looking in the self-publishing and e-book categories of this blog.) However, it strikes me that while these articles and posts, even the one I wrote yesterday that features a great product that tells…
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Multi-Media Course Offers Help for Newbie E-book Publishers
As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m in the process of converting some of my short books, which have been available only on my websites as both print books and PDF-type e-book, into e-books that can be distributed more widely via Smashwords.com and the Kindle bookstore. I have one document converted and a cover almost finished by a designer. That means I’m…
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How Blogging Cures Writer’s Block (Part 2)
In my last post, I explained that a speaker I heard at my local California Writer’s Club branch mentioned a variety or reasons why writers get “blocked.” And I said blogging offered a solution to the overwhelm that can cause some writers to feel unable to write. Why? Because blog posts are short and written quickly. I also promised that…
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How Blogging Cures Writer’s Block (Part 1)
Last night at my local California Writer’s Club branch we had a speaker who addressed the issue of writer’s block and how to move through it. A lot of writers, even famous ones, suffer from this malady. As I listened to him speak about the problem and his remedies, it struck me that blogging provides a great way to move…
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5 Ways to Write Anything Fast
If you are as pressed for time as I am, writing fast becomes a necessity. When I sit down to write, I’ve got to churn out copy as quickly as I can. How do I make that happen–and how can you do the same? Here are a few tried and true methods I use. Lose the Inner Critic. Don’t do…
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