Writing, self-publishing, book marketing, making a living with your writing
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For several years now, we have seen the rise of ebooks and online print book sales in the US, followed by the UK, Canada, Australia and a few other markets. But until recently, other foreign …
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Most marketing activities are (unfortunately) not directly measurable. It's widely agreed that the very best marketing is write a quality book, then write some more of them, and each of those books …
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Writing crime is definitely a different kind of beast, as I found out when writing "Desecration" last year. Murder mystery takes intricate plotting, you need to set up multiple characters who …
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Self-publishing picture books for children is doubly difficult than adult books in terms of production, because of the cost of print books, which are necessary for that market, and also because …
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I'm a professional speaker, as well as an author. I'm also an introvert. Public speaking is an important part of my creative business, currently making up around 30% of my income. It helps me to …
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When I switched from writing non-fiction to fiction, dialogue was the hardest thing to get my head around. You just don't write dialogue unless you're writing fiction of some kind, and it's still …
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