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Breaking Points: Looking for Weak Spots in your Writer Life - article
Michael Esser
When you decided to become a writer you probably imagined a life of clicking away at the keys, signing books, being the subject of front-page articles, and seeing your stories in movie adaptations. What a surprise when you found out there was a downside...
over 9 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Writer's Block
How can I create an effective social media presence while keeping it manageable and easy to maintain long-term?
Author Learning Center
Question: How can I create an effective social media presence while keeping it manageable and easy to maintain long-term? Answer: Any successful book marketing plan is one that includes both offline and online efforts. In-person events and speaking...
over 1 year ago
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Book Sales: It's Like Real Estate - Location Matters - article
A. Supreme
According to publishing guru Alan Rinzler, “Bookstores account for more than 60 percent of all book sales.” So publishers agonize over, “Where our books are placed, and struggle to get higher visibility, title-by-title, for the books we love”. Like...
over 9 years ago
Distribution & Sales
Booksellers
From Idea to Book: Author Learning Center Launches as New Digital Destination for Aspiring Writers
Grace Wroldson Testimonial
Use Social Media to Have a Discussion with Your Readers - article
Author Learning Center
Some hate it; some can't get enough of it. No matter how you feel about the new outbreak of ways for marketers to reach their consumers and for consumers to create their own content, there's no denying that social media will drastically change the way...
over 9 years ago
Media
Online
Creating Compelling Characters:
Jennifer Crosswhite
Identifying key characteristics of your characters that make them jump off the page Readers will follow strong characters through a weak plot, but they won't follow a character they can't connect with. In this webinar session with author, editor, and...
over 1 year ago
Fiction
Character Development
Self-Editing: The Macro and Micro Things to Polish to Make Your Work Shine
Jennifer Crosswhite
Book coach, editor, and bestselling author Jennifer Crosswhite will show you macro and micro editing techniques to look at your work with perspective so you can improve it and move forward in your publishing and writing journey. This session includes...
over 2 years ago
Basic Editing
Proofreading
The Benefits of Supporting Other Authors and Building an Author Network
Caren Wolfe
Writing and publishing a book can be a long, challenging journey, but it's important to know you don't have to travel alone. Caren Wolfe, Vice President of Marketing with W Publishing Group, a commercial nonfiction imprint of Thomas Nelson, encourages...
over 2 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Networking
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