This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer’s Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous…
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What I Know For Sure About Passion and Publishing
I get asked a lot of questions about how to get published. I offer a lot of answers in response–lots…
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1 Similarity Between Self-Publishing and Traditional Publishing
Many aspiring authors harbor an important misconception about the difference between self-publishing and traditional publishing. There are some fundamental differences…
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Are You Resistant to Building an Author Platform?
No matter where or when I speak about building an author platform, inevitably someone–or more than one person–begins to whine…
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Don’t Be an Anonymous Nonfiction Author
Today’s guest post is from my colleague, Dana Lynn Smith, The Savvy Book Marketer. Some authors are introverts, preferring to…
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15 Reasons Writers Should Embrace Promotion
Everywhere I go speak aspiring authors–writers who have not yet managed to get published–as well as published authors complain to…
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Reduce Social Media Overwhelm by Blogging Your Book
Now that I have introduced the concept of blogging, I’ve opened up Pandora’s overwhelm box for many writers. Why? Because…
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