Tag: advice
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What is Book Promotion?
Book promotion, also called book advertising or book marketing, is the act of spreading the word about your book to entice people to buy and read it. It can take many forms—there is no single way to successfully promote your book. Your marketing plan should be specially tailored to your book, based on the genre,…
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10 Tips for Fantasy Writers
Fantasy is a genre that’s always amazing to read. How crazy is it that a simple block of paper can transport us to a whole other world? You may even want to write your own fantasy story, to build your own world set in the ancient past or the distant future. If you are, here…
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What is a Book Launch?
Whether you call it a Book Launch or a Book Release, this is the date when your book is officially made available to the public. “Release” is the word used to describe the day the general public is capable of purchasing your book, whereas “Launch” refers more specifically to describe the event of this release,…
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What is Book Cover Design?
Once you’ve written your book and had it edited (or even before the editing process begins) you’re thinking about presentation. If you have any desire to get your book published, you most definitely will need a book cover at some point, but how do you pick who to design your book? Book design is in…
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Writing Good Characters
Let’s face it: writing characters is hard. Writing good characters is even harder. But it’s possible. I won’t be able to give you a step-by-step guide of writing good characters, but this article will help shine a light on how you can improve your understanding of people—fictional or not. What Makes a Good Character? In…
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Punctuation: The Colon
Definition: a punctuation mark (:) used to precede a list of items, a quotation, or an expansion or explanation. Note: Do not rely on grammar or spelling checkers to identify missing or misused punctuation. Although a checker may flag possibly missing or incorrect marks, it cannot do much else. While I still recommend using these…
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What is a Target Audience?
What is a target audience, and how can you use your knowledge to get your books into readers’ hands? In this article, I will detail what it is, how to find the target audience for your own book, and what questions to ask yourself about marketing your book to the right people. Definition In marketing,…
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Burnout Part 2—Identifying Signs & Recovery
Click here to read Burnout Part 1—Explanation & Prevention Identifying Burnout in Yourself Even though you have strategies to avoid burnout, there is still a chance you do it anyway, so it’s important to be able to identify the signs of burnout. Catching it early can cut down recovery time and even help you work…
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What is a Book Reviewer?
This is one of the last installments of my “What is…” series, and similarly, it is the last step in the publication of a book. You probably already know what a book reviewer is on principle, but in this article, I’m going to add my own insights on the topic, as well as offer advice…
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What is an Editorial Assessment?
So, you’ve written the first draft of your manuscript and you’re not quite sure where to go from here. Do you send it to beta readers first? An editor? Do you wait until you’ve gone through it a second time? The answer is fairly simple. If you’re on a budget, I’d advise you to start…