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  • Cultural Diversity: Writing Latino Characters - video

    Rosa Alonso
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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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