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Publishing tips round-up: Audible disaster, what readers look for in an author newsletter, and more

March 5, 2018
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Highlights from the week’s publishing news, plus tips to make your writing life go more smoothly. Keep up with changes in the ebook and audiobook markets, learn to format for Smashwords, improve your author newsletter, and find an audience. …Read more

Categories For Writers, The Business of Writing Tags audible, book marketing, marketing, self-publishing

Pen to Pen: Selling your Special with Sonni de Soto

April 17, 2018July 27, 2017

Guest author Sonni de Soto argues that the key to success is to publishing success is emphasizing what makes you different. Sell based on what makes you special. Your stories are one-of-a-kind, and that’s what readers are looking for. …Read more

Categories For Writers, Pen to Pen, The Business of Writing Tags marketing, publishing tips, writing

Pen to Pen: Five Essentials For Your Author Website

July 11, 2017July 6, 2017
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This week in Pen to Pen, I’m happy to have Mary Caelsto, author of Perfect Author Newsletters, coaches other authors in improving their websites and newsletters. Check out her list to make sure you’ve got all five of these must-haves on your website. …Read more

Categories For Writers, Pen to Pen, The Business of Writing Tags marketing, publishing tips, writing tips

Pen to Pen: ’Nathan Burgoine on Befriending Your Local Bookseller

April 17, 2018June 27, 2017
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For this week’s Pen to Pen, author ’Nathan Burgoine offers six tips on approaching your local bookstores to carry your book. Having managed bookstores for twenty years before turning to writing full-time, he knows this topic well from both sides. …Read more

Categories For Writers, Pen to Pen, The Business of Writing Tags marketing, publishing

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