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Start Your Business Right by Monica Davis

Increase the Impact of Your Marketing Through Storytelling

Guest Post by Monica Davis Humans have told each other stories for as long as they have walked the earth. Indeed, storytelling is one of the things that makes us unique. Oddly, the importance of this universal human impulse is often forgotten in business in favor of objective information and metrics. However, storytelling is a […]

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What Book Authors Need to Know about Marketing on Instagram

Guest post by Kayleigh Alexandra It can be difficult for authors to get their work seen by publishers or agent. In a competitive industry such as writing, getting yourself heard above the noise is a struggle. But with a strong social presence, it’s possible to grow your following online and carve out a path and […]

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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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