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  Marketing Your Self-Published Book Doesn't Have to Be Hard

  • Posted by Patricia Ross
  • January 8, 2015
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  In the beginning of every career, there is a time when you have to pay your dues from the bottom rung – or near the bottom at least. As writers, because of the solitary nature of our craft and the fact that we may not exactly enjoy having to mi...
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  Writing Dialogue ~ Is 'He Said/She Said' Enough?

  • Posted by Patricia Ross
  • January 5, 2015
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  Although we're not likely to enjoy hearing this, dialogue may be the single most important aspect of any novel. Most editors will go directly to a dialogue portion of your manuscript before reading anything else. This is because the dialogue in...
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  10 Writing Tips to Get You to “The End”

  • Posted by Patricia Ross
  • December 27, 2014
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  Feeling like you'll never finish your book? Take heart and read on...
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  Marketing Your Self-Published Book – Social Media for Writers

  • Posted by Patricia Ross
  • December 20, 2014
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  In my last article about marketing your self-published book I talked about creating your author platform. Part of the creation of that platform will naturally (hopefully) be some kind of blog or website that showcases your work. Other than a ve...
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  How Google Alerts Can Help You Build an Organic Web Presence

  • Posted by Patricia Ross
  • December 16, 2014
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  In the ongoing quest for connections, readers, and book buyers, authors need to be aware of the online tools that can help them build a solid web presence. One that is based on more than the foundation (though solid enough) of content alone. Co...
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  Writing Tips for Fiction Authors

  • Posted by Patricia Ross
  • December 14, 2014
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  We can imagine that it goes without saying that in order to be a great writer you need to be a great reader. Yet there are countless authors who have offered this advice and countless writers who have ignored it. Whatever genre you're in, read ...
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  Marketing Your Self-Published Book – The Author Platform

  • Posted by Patricia Ross
  • December 4, 2014
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  What is an 'Author Platform'?We all have a platform, whether we realize it or not. If you have a career, children, or even a hobby, you already have a 'platform' for those things. Your platform is how you prove to other people that you're good at what ...
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  Marketing Your Self-Published Book – The Essential Basics

  • Posted by Patricia Ross
  • November 29, 2014
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  I know that the stereotype for writers has been the image of the hermit who does nothing but churn-out books in his quiet cabin or house by the lake, but the reality of the new world for any self-published author is a vast deviation from that norm.
  Wh...
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  Publishing Your Ebook Online (Without Using Amazon)

  • Posted by Patricia Ross
  • November 14, 2014
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  Just for a moment, let us suppose that Amazon's self-publishing platform doesn't exist. I know, crazy, right? Humor me for five minutes though. Amazon may very well be the largest online distributor of ebooks and digital content, but they're certainly ...
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  The Best Software for Writing a Kindle Book

  • Posted by Patricia Ross
  • November 10, 2014
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  You have a great idea for a Kindle book, and no idea how to organize your thoughts and get them into a format that is Ebook-friendly. While you will still need to go through Amazon's upload process and have your book in the correct PRC format to do so,...