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Cultural Diversity: Writing Latino Characters - video
Rosa Alonso
The founder of MyLatinoVoice.com, Rosa Alonso, offers great tips on how to develop an effective Latino character.
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Character Development
Cultural Diversity: Writing Latino Characters - podcast
Rosa Alonso
The founder of MyLatinoVoice.com, Rosa Alonso, offers great tips on how to develop an effective Latino character. Click here to play this audio clip
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Character Development
How Publicists Can Help First Time Authors
Nicole Baker
It's not uncommon for first time authors to wait until their book is about to be published to think about marketing and selling strategies. But, if you want to launch your book with a bang, it's never too early to start thinking about how you are going...
over 3 years ago
Public Relations
Publicity Campaigns
The Importance of Understanding How Book Sales and Categories are Tracked
Angela Marie Hutchinson
When publishing a book, it's important to understand that the various distribution channels for selling books may track sales differently. They may also treat book genres and categories differently. These are two areas of publishing where author Angela...
over 3 years ago
Traditional Publishing
Contracts
How Speaking Gigs Fuel Book Sales - video
Bill Donahue
Looking for a way to boost your book sales? Try speaking at an event—public speaking and book sales often go hand in hand. Bill Donahue, author, speaker, and consultant, talks about how his speaking has propelled his book sales. When you are speaking...
over 9 years ago
Events
Speaking Engagements
How Speaking Gigs Fuel Book Sales - podcast
Bill Donahue
Looking for a way to boost your book sales? Try speaking at an event—public speaking and book sales often go hand in hand. Bill Donahue, author, speaker, and consultant, talks about how his speaking has propelled his book sales. When you are speaking...
over 9 years ago
Events
Speaking Engagements
Writing Dialogue for a Novel vs a Screenplay
Sara Anne Fox
Adding dialogue and character interactions to a story can go a long way in moving the plot forward, as long as that dialogue is interesting, per author and editor Sara Anne Fox. How much dialogue to use depends on what you are writing. With a novel...
over 7 years ago
Fiction
Character Development
Make Your Author emPact: emPactful Marketing Strategies
Stephanie Feger
...to Sell More Books, Increase Your Reach and Achieve Your Why There are countless ways to share a message, but you have chosen a book as the tool to share yours for a reason. Do you know your why? And better question, did you know that having clarity...
over 4 years ago
Marketing Plan
Finding Your Platform
Common Challenges First-Time Authors Face and Steps for Success
Pete Nikolai
First-time authors have some unique challenges. They are just getting started in what is usually an unfamiliar world, learning new things, figuring out next steps, and trying to find time for writing, building their author platform, and marketing initiatives...
over 2 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Time Management
How Long Does it Take to Find a 'Voice'? - podcast
David Colin Carr
Writing coach and editor David Colin Carr explains his usual process for helping an author find a voice for their writing. In most cases, the story has to take significant shape before the tone becomes clear. Click here to play this audio clip ...
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Finding Your Voice
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