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Innovative Marketing - podcast
Cindy Jones
Marketing novels can sometimes feel harder than marketing nonfiction. Author Cindy Jones describes her approach to generating innovative marketing ideas for fiction books. She tries to use the same creativity and genius involved in writing a book to...
over 8 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
Book Timelines from Concept to Publication - podcast
Steve Piacente
The timeline for a book from concept to publication can greatly differ project to project. Sometimes the writing comes quickly and takes only a few months, other times it's a much slower process and a book can take years to finish. There are several...
over 8 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Time Management
Book Timelines from Concept to Publication - video
Steve Piacente
The timeline for a book from concept to publication can greatly differ project to project. Sometimes the writing comes quickly and takes only a few months, other times it's a much slower process and a book can take years to finish. There are several...
over 8 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Time Management
How do I oversee a work that has essays from contributing authors?
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Question: How do I oversee a work that has essays from contributing authors? Answer: Personal essay, poetry, and story collections can be great avenues for publishing short form writing. Whether you’re pulling together a collection of just your...
over 4 years ago
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Get Your Book onto Bookstore Shelves - article
Michael Esser
How can self-published authors get their books into brick and mortar bookstores? One of the biggest moments in your career as an author is when you hold that first book in your hands. The slick cover and stylish head shot, the acknowledgment to mom...
over 8 years ago
Distribution & Sales
Booksellers
Jim Hansen Testimonial
What are beta readers, and how can I find a few to read my manuscript and provide feedback?
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Question: What are beta readers, and how can I find a few to read my manuscript and provide feedback? Answer: Before publishing a manuscript, there are several stages of editing and revisions an author must go through to produce the best book possible...
over 1 year ago
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Taking Advantage of Amazon - article
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Most authors are familiar with Amazon.com as an excellent distribution channel for their book. Few are aware of the numerous marketing resources available to them on the web site. Simply having your book listed on the site is not enough among the multitude...
over 8 years ago
Distribution & Sales
Booksellers
Vacuum in the Dark and Pretend I'm Dead author Jen Beagin on How She Began to Write Fiction
Jen Beagin
"Before I was a writer, I was a cleaning lady in New Mexico." Jen Beagin holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of California, Irvine, and is a recipient of a 2017 Whiting Award in fiction. She is the author of Pretend I'm Dead and Vacuum...
over 6 years ago
Fiction
Reason for Writing
What is the best introduction for the next book when continuing the story from your first book?
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Question: What is the best introduction for the next book when continuing the story from your first book? Answer: It sounds like you are writing a sequel. By definition, a sequel is a publication that continues the story or develops the theme of...
over 3 years ago
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