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The Greatest Gift

Snoopy: The Greatest Gift You Can Give

The greatest gift you can give someone is simply to thank them for being part of your life. Remember this insight from Snoopy and Charlie Brown when you are thinking about spending big money on a gift for someone. A small gift of thanks is the greatest gift you can give. By the way, thanks […]

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Lost in Las Vegas by Avery Cardoza

Writing Contest Promotes Las Vegas Novel

Guest post by Avery Cardoza To promote my novel, Lost in Las Vegas, I came up with the idea of offering a nationwide writing contest with $5,000 in prizes that gets readers and potential writers into the madcap spirit of the book. I played off the city’s oft-used marketing slogan, “Should everything that happens in Vegas […]

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Dying for a Deal by Cindy Sample

Book Marketing Makeover Months Redux

In December 2011 and January 2012, I featured guest posts from book authors, publicists, service providers, and others. Some of that book marketing content is still relevant today (seven years later), so I’m sharing the most relevant guest articles here on this website or linked to the original article on my old book promotion blog. […]

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Dead Body Cookies from Cindy Sample, author of Dying for a Dance

Dead Body Cookies Create Killer Sales for Mystery Novel

Guest post by Cindy Sample When I began writing, I fantasized about how my life would change when I became a rich and famous published author. This fantasy did not include me spending more time in the kitchen. Yet now I’m in there more than when I was raising my kids. The death of my […]

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