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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...

  • 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...

  • How to Format an Email Query Letter

    How to format an email query letter to an agent or publisher.

  • 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...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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...

  • 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 ...

  • 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,...

  • Kindle Direct Publishing, or KDP Select – Is it for you?

    • Posted by Patricia Ross
    • November 4, 2014
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    Yes, another self-publishing tool from Amazon. Before we move into the pros and cons though, let's get a definition of what KDP Select is. Paraphrasing from Amazon's FAQs page for the program, Kindle Direct Publishing is one of the options Amazon offer...

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