Self-Publishing

M J Rose on Creating Fans

M J Rose: Find 10 Readers Who Will Become Fans

Advice to Book Authors Don’t start with writing a bestseller. Start with writing a good line. Don’t self-publish hoping to get rich. Do it hoping to find ten readers who will become stalwart fans. — M. J. Rose Don’t start with writing a bestseller. Start with writing a good line. Don’t self-publish hoping to get […]

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Aim Too Low

Are You Aiming Too Low in Your Book Marketing?

If nobody laughs at your dreams, you are probably aiming too low. — Art Jonak I found this photo originally in my Facebook feed. When I shared it, I made an additional comment I think is worth sharing with all book authors: If you don’t laugh at your own dreams, at least some of the time, […]

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Miracles Can Happen

Arland Gilbert: Miracles Can Happen

When we accept tough jobs as a challenge and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen. — Arland Gilbert When we accept tough jobs as a challenge and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen. — Arland Gilbert Click To Tweet 5              

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Silent Invasion novel

Neil Ostroff on Kindle Direct Publishing and Twitter

Niel Ostroff, author of the novels Silent Invasion and Drop Out, has just written a blog post on The Book Marketing Network where he describes the effects of just one tweet from Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing. As he notes in the blog post: When you’re as active on writer’s sites as I am, you occasionally receive what […]

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