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Create a Writing Goal You Can Stick To

create a writing goal you can stick to

Create A Writing Goal!  If you’re anything like me, you tend to set super high goals that are unrealistic and eventually end in frustration. You know, like losing 20 lbs 3 days. To be successful at anything you must be realistic in your goal setting which makes it important for all authorpreneurs to create a…Read More

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How Authors Can Find Readers

How Authors Can Find Readers

When promoting your book, it’s important to know and understand who your ideal reader is. Yes, that is often decided by genre to a point. It’s not like you’re going to try to target men 20-30 who play video games to sell your romance novel too. I mean you could, but I doubt it would…Read More

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10 Steps to Create a Book Marketing Plan

10 Steps to Create a Book Marketing Plan

It’s time for you to create a book marketing plan. Is your book finished and now you need to start marketing? Well, guess what. You’re late. You should have started your self-published marketing plan the minute you started your book. But don’t worry. You’re starting now. Marketing your book is one of the less desirable…Read More

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When to quit your current writing project

When to quit your current writing project

When to quit your current writing project. I’m not a big fan of quitting. I think if you start something you should see it through. It’s why I never have half empty wine bottles around my house. I see that baby to the end. Each and every time. I’m so not a quitter. But there…Read More

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10 things your book needs to sell

10 things your book needs to sell

10 things your book needs to sell besides readers. When your goal is to make a living as an author you want to write a book that sells. Duh. I know. It goes without saying. But selling your book isn’t as easy as it sounds. No one book will appeal to every reader out there….Read More

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10 Things I Wish I’d Known When Starting my Author Journey

10 Things I Wish I'd Known When Starting my Author Journey

The fun thing about being an adult is through our journey of getting older we learn so much. The not so fun thing is paying bills. Though by then it’s often too late because we already made the mistakes. Then the hope is we can bestow our great wisdom on those around us. I’d like…Read More

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