Many aspiring authors harbor an important misconception about the difference between self-publishing and traditional publishing. There are some fundamental differences between the two processes, but one thing remains the same no matter which route you take–not including the writing of the actually book. It’s the similarity between the two where some writers seem to get a bit fuzzy. First, let’s…
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During the Olympics, we spend a lot of time glued to the television set watching as the athletes succeed and fail. We remember the stories of failure almost as much as the stories off success. The athletes’ trials and tribulations resonate with us. Why? Because we, too, are trying to succeed in our own way–as writers. We enter our own…
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Today’s guest post is written by book and blog coach Judy Cullins, author of Write your eBook or Other Short Book–Fast! You want to make a difference in people’s lives, you are researching a topic and becoming an expert. You want to give your audience answers to their questions on your topic. You want to attract new clients, brand yourself…
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Back when I was in my late twenties or early thirties, I learned about something called a “rejection quota.” At the time, that human potential teacher applied the concept to finding a spouse. The idea is that you have to get rejected a certain number of time before you get accepted by the “right” man or woman and find your…
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Our fast-paced and digital world has shortened the average human attention span. Supposedly people don’t want to read more than a computer-screen’s worth of content at any one given time, they want to read shorter books and generally they don’t read as much. A good deal of what they do read is online in a condensed form. With digital books…
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