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How to Catch a Unicorn

Indie Publisher with 4 New York Times Bestsellers Simultaneously

Check out the accomplishment of Sourcebooks Trade: 4 simultaneous New York Times bestselling books! That’s something few publishers accomplish and, as far as I know, Sourcebooks is the first indie publisher to have four bestsellers at the same time in four different categories: middle grade non-fiction, children’s picture book, nonfiction hardcover, and fiction hardcover. The Complete Cookbook […]

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J K Rowling on Magic

Understanding Fanfiction — And Why You Should Write It

Guest Post by Hayley Zelda Fanfiction has been around for decades, but its popularity has exploded in the past few years. This new generation of writers is both reviled and celebrated for their work. It’s an interesting phenomenon to consider. On the one hand, it’s not surprising that people would want to engage with a […]

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116 Headlines You Can Use

574 Amazing Number Headlines to Demand Attention

Check out these 574 amazing headlines based on numbers (including the title of this article). Use these headlines to create your own incredible headlines for your blog posts, website articles, video titles (or content), podcast episodes (or content), social media posts, book titles (or content), and more. 2 Most Important Book Launch Numbers Two Strategies […]

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Write from the Heart

Tiny Letters for Beginning Email Newsletters

The people at MailChimp now offer a free email service at TinyLetter.com for personal newsletters. It’s a very basic service with few statistics and such, but could be a great way to begin communicating with your potential readers. This service is perfect for novelists, poets, short story writers, and memoirists. But it’s also great for […]

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