Everyone talks about building a platform online and how that impacts book sales. However, you can also build a strong local audience by teaming up with bookstores and libraries in your community. Today Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) provides all the information you need to create avid readers and book buyers with face-to-face meetings. As a writer and author, you spend so…
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As long as there are writers, there will be critics and rejection. They are part and parcel of the writing life…if you want to share your work with the world. Yet, fear of criticism and rejection are the two most prevalent reasons writers don’t write and publish their work. In fact, they can steal your creativity—if you let them. It’s…
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For writers, November is all about participating in events that challenge them to write a book in a month. For many, this is a once-per-year chance to be a productive writer and make time to finish a manuscript. Some succeed. Some do not. The positive impact of succeeding can be great. On the other hand, failing at this endeavor can…
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November is just a few weeks away, and most writers know what that means. It’s time to try and write a book in a month. Whether you join the (NaNoWriMo) crowd or some other writing “contest” or challenge, the goal is the same: complete a manuscript in 30 days. But what if you don’t ever finish the writing projects you…
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Your readers may not read every page of your book. And they may not read each chapter in order. With these facts in mind, today Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) offers tips on how to write a book that keeps people reading from page to page, chapter to chapter, and start to finish. When I read nonfiction books, I always intend to…
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When you feel confident in your writing ability, you know you can accomplish whatever you put your mind to doing—including starting a blog, submitting an article to a magazine, or completing a full-length book. However, low confidence levels can prevent you from trying to create even a semblance of that success. There’s an easy way to raise your writing confidence…
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Amazon can be an excellent tool for researching the self-help category as you decide on your book’s topic or angle. But you don’t want to waste time there. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) explains how to effectively do self-help category and topic research using the Amazon search engine so you create a unique book your readers will find easily. Amazon accounts…
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