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by Janet Rusky - 2007-06-14
Of course, I was taught French during my school days but never took it seriously. As far as I was concerned, it wasn't important to me and never would be.After all, English was more popular and I coul...
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by Janet Rusky - 2007-05-21
I have been reading books since I was 7, when I was introduced to a novel that was shared around my class mates. I loved it so much that I couldn't wait to lay my hands on a second one.I continued thi...
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by Karen Cook - 2007-05-14
There's truth to "the starving artist". Sad as it is, there are writers out therewho are working so hard to break into print. To make a living by following their bliss.If you are one of them, I salute...
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by Carmellita M. Brown - 2007-04-30
After reading the article "How to Publish on a Shoestring Budget" by Sid Smith*. According to Sid Smith, if you are wonder about the best way to publish your book, then..."Write an outstanding, must-...
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by Michael Russell - 2007-04-26
Self-publishing is not a topic that requires a definition. If you are already an experienced author and you used such tools for your writing, you know what you are dealing with. You probably have a ...
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by Sarah Bolme - 2007-04-25
Book awards bring exposure to books. Exposure generates sales. Sales mean more money in your pocket. Pursuing those book awards that allow publishers or authors to nominate their own titles can be a w...
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by Carmellita M. Brown - 2007-04-25
In this part of "Act Like a Best-Selling Author," we will attempt to answer the question: "When should I start marketing my book?" The answer, you should start marketing your book months before the ...
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by Sarah Bolme - 2007-04-25
In Aesop's fable of The Hare and the Tortoise, these two animals agree to a race. Everyone knows that a hare is fast while a tortoise is slow. However, during the race, the hare decides to take a re...
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by Regina Paul - 2007-04-20
As an author I spent years looking for free marketing techniques which would help me to sell my books. As a struggling beginning author, I had no idea at first how to even get started. Almost 2 years ...
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by Stephanie Chandler - 2007-04-18
There is a tremendous opportunity for authors to reach millions of potential readers by marketing books online. Even better, you don't have to be a technology guru or spend a lot of money to launch yo...
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by Lynette Rees - 2007-04-17
I thought it might be an idea to share here what I do to promote my books.I like writing articles, so that's an easy way for me to promote. For example, I have a romantic comedy coming out shortly, s...
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by Pat Boardman - 2007-04-12
An eBook can be read with one hand on a crowded subway train and bookmarked without fumbling around for pieces of scrap paper. Old books invariably fall apart after decades in the closet, or shred to ...
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by Kathryn Lively - 2007-04-12
Your book is written, edited, published, and all of your relatives and friends have been informed. Right now you estimate everybody within your small universe is thumbing through the pages right this ...
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by Jeffrey Hauser - 2007-04-08
I once thought I wrote the great American novel. It had all the elements of a success. There was the sympathetic hero that had to face adversity and overcome the bad guys. It was set in rural America ...
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by Anne Lebrecht - 2007-04-07
The question on many minds presently is the future for the readers of books and the authors that write them. Will the new ebooks and programs such as "The Amazon Shorts" change the reading public into...
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by Susan Harrow - 2007-04-05
Top literary agents get about 400-1000 unsolicited queries every month from hopeful book authors. Publishing houses sometimes juggle 5000. Most of my private clients and participants in my seminar, Ho...
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by Scott Flora - 2007-04-05
I woke up really early this morning, my brain buzzing with ideas for writing this article. It was dark and cold outside and quiet all through the house. I had some thoughts about writing about sales p...
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by Laura J. Thompson - 2007-04-04
Completing a novel is one of the most satisfying events of a person's life. Your blood, sweat and tears have been combined to create what you feel is the Great American Novel. Friends and family sing ...
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by Kevin L. Mitchell - 2007-04-03
Using strategic alliances is an 'out of the box' approach to book marketing for new authors. A strategic alliance is a joint effort between you and another party in which both benefits when your book...
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by Kevin L. Mitchell - 2007-04-03
An indirect way of book marketing for new authors is through developing a platform from the main topic of their book. A platform is an opinion or position about a specific topic related to the new au...