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9/29/2020

International Insights: Kobo
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/international-insights-kobo via
@IndieAuthorALLI publishing wide, global sales, international, marketing, promotion,

Online Book Events: A Necessary Pivot in 2020, But How Do You Compete? https://www.janefriedman.com/online-book-events-compete
Book promotion, marketing, online events, zoom meetings, giveaways, Facebook

Author Bio Dos and Don'ts
https://kmallan.com/2020/10/02/author-bio-dos-and-donts via
@KMAllan_writer writing tips, promotion, marketing

Storytelling Conflict: A Broader View -
https://bit.ly/2HLidRr by
@jamigold writing tips, tension, plot, plotting, character goals,

Starting From Zero And Success With BookBub Ads With @DavidGaughran #bookmarketing https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2020/09/28/starting-from-zero-bookbub-david-gaughran
self-publishing tips, book promotion, marketing, Audible, audio, testing ads, target audience, niche, Amazon categories

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9/24/2020

3 Ways to Counteract Self-Sabotage https://www.livewritethrive.com/2020/09/28/3-ways-to-counteract-self-sabotage via
@livewritethrive self-care, break cycles, thought patterns

8 Simple, Effective Ways to Conquer Lower Back Pain That Work For Me—And Might Help You, Too https://annerallen.com/2020/09/8-simple-effective-ways-to-conquer-lower-back-pain-that-work-for-me-and-might-help-you-too via
@annerallen

Writer Beware®: The Blog: Pay-to-Play Alert: Europe Books / Europa Edizioni ... https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2020/09/pay-to-play-alert-europe-books-europa.html?spref=tw scam, publishing wide, international publisher

Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #120
https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2020/09/self-publishing-carnival-of-the-indies-issue-120 via @jfbookman Great articles! promotion, promoting books, marketing tips, coloring, workbook, cover, copyright, title, zoom, agent, amazon rank, ranking, social media, Twitter, website, pricing, Kindle, publishing, writing tips, planning, plotting, sensitivity, dialogue

Top Blurb Mistakes
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Back cover, marketing, promotion

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9/18/2020

A Unsung Use for that Humble Verb, "Said" https://justcanthelpwriting.com/2020/09/24/a-unsung-use-for-that-humble-verb-said via
@VSAnderson1 dialogue tags, tips, action beats, editing

Amazon International Markets Explained
https://kindlepreneur.com/selling-kindle-books-internationally
promotion tips, promoting, marketing, ads, translating, translation, licensing intellectual property rights, IP

Tips for Historical Writers
https://annerallen.com/2020/09/tips-for-historical-writers via
@annerallen national archives, state, county, historical societies, sleuthing, detective, sources

Writer Beware®: The Blog: Dissecting a Scam: Fact & Fiction Entertainment . https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2020/09/dissecting-scam-fact-fiction.html?spref=tw
book-to-film scam, fraud

Business Models for Indie Authors from the Alliance of Independent Authors - https://go.shr.lc/2XXSY1J
via @indieauthoralli website, sales, marketing, crowdfunding, world wide

Book Scenes: Four Key Things To Establish
https://kmallan.com/2020/09/18/book-scenes-four-key-things-to-establish
via @KMAllan_writer writing tips, point of view, POV, setting, location, time

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9/12/2020

How Authors Can Make an Income from 1,000 True Fans, -
https://go.shr.lc/32jRTWo via
@indieauthoralli publishing, marketing, promoting, writing business

International Insights: Big Bad Wolf — Alliance of Independent Authors: Self-Publishing Advice Center - https://go.shr.lc/3kkBY0a via
@indieauthoralli foreign sales, distribution, going wide

Publishing Wide For The Win With @erinwrightlv #selfpublishing https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2020/09/14/publishing-wide
Self publishing tips, audio books, paperback, licensing, sales, future

Situation Versus Plot
https://annerallen.com/2020/09/situation-versus-plot
@annerallen writing tips, motivation, character arc, protagonist, antagonist, plot line

How to Find and Editor For Your book
https://sandragerth.com/how-to-find-an-editor-for-your-book/
editing, developmental, cop, line, spelling, plot, genre,

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9/7/2020

Lessons Learned From 9 Years As An Author Entrepreneur #writinglife #authorpreneur https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2020/09/10/9-years-author-entrepreneur
digital life, global, business tips, goals

Business Musings: Trainwreck Fall Edition
https://kriswrites.com/2020/09/09/business-musings-trainwreck-fall-edition via
@KristineRusch traditional publishing, indie, independent, writing, promotion, marketing

Creativity, Business, And Ambition With Emily Kimelman #writinglife https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2020/09/07/creativity-business-ambition
writing tips, publishing wide, advertising, ads, assistant, pen name, audio books

Query, Blurb and Pitch Writing
https://lindasclare.com/2020/09/query-blurb-and-pitch-writing
Submission tips, submitting, agents, agent, publisher, contract

How to Find Publishers
https://www.janefriedman.com/how-to-find-publishers
publishing tips, agent, publishers, query, submissions, literary, university press

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9/3/2020

How Much Does Editing Cost?
https://sandragerth.com/editing-cost/
different types of editing, word count, page count hourly rate, developmental, structural, copy editing, line editing

How to Change Your Kindle Keywords, by Dave Chesson
https://annerallen.com/2020/09/how-to-change-your-kindle-keywords-by-dave-chesson via
@annerallen marketing tips, promotion, categories, experiment, sales rank, KDP

Why Authors Should Know Their Target Audience
https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2020/09/why-authors-should-know-their-target-audience @jfbookman demographics, ideal reader, buyer profile, marketing, promotion tips

Writer Beware®: The Blog: Contest Beware: "Lovecraft Country" Short Story Contest. https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2020/09/contest-beware-lovecraft-country-short.html?spref=tw
Writing tips, contract issues, contracts, promotion, marketing, screenplay

The Ultimate Guide to Mailing Lists for Authors Part 2: Growing a Reader Mailing List — Alliance of Independent Authors: Self-Publishing Advice Center -
https://go.shr.lc/3lLbxT5 via
@indieauthoralli marketing, website, promotion, selling books, sell books, business, call to action

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8/29/2020

8 Steps to the Perfect Book Launch
via @nybookeditors
https://nybookeditors.com/2019/10/8-steps-to-the-perfect-book-launch
Writing tips, publishing, website, blog, tour, giveaways

Writing Synopses: Trimming Words
https://lindasclare.com/2020/09/writing-synopses-trimming-words via
@Lindasclare Query letter, submitting, agent, publisher, elevator pitch

Changes In Ebook Publishing Over The Last Decade And Possible Changes Ahead w/ @lenedgerly https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2020/08/31/kindle-chronicles-len-edgerly
publishing tips, Kindle, ebooks, subscription, pricing, prices

Who do you think you’re kidding? Writers’ dirty little secret — how to right-size Impostor Syndrome. https://annerallen.com/2020/08/who-do-you-think-youre-kidding-writers-dirty-little-secret-how-to-right-size-impostor-syndrome via @annerallen Psychology, writing tips

Power Cutting II: Quick Line- Edit Tricks to Streamline Your Prose https://justcanthelpwriting.com/2020/08/29/power-cutting-ii-quick-line-edit-tricks-to-streamline-your-prose via
@VSAnderson1 writing tips, filler words, dialogue tags, action beats, info dump, information, editing, self-editing, cutting extra words, junk words,

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8/25/2020

Writer Beware®: The Blog: Alert: Scammers Impersonating Major Publishing Houses https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2020/08/alert-scammers-impersonating-major.html?spref=tw
publishing tips, agent scam, agents, publisher scam, publishers

Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #119
https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2020/08/self-publishing-carnival-of-the-indies-issue-119 via @jfbookman finding readers, marketing, blogging, blog, what to write, self-editing, editing, proofreading, cover, publishing, self-publishing, criticism, Kindle keywords, social media scheduling, website, interview, guest appearances, avoid scams, character emotions, voice, settings,

The Ultimate Guide to Mailing Lists for Authors Part 1: Mailing List Strategy — Alliance of Independent Authors: Self-Publishing Advice Center
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/the-ultimate-guide-to-mailing-lists-for-authors-part-1/
@indieauthoralli

How a book deal works
https://phoebemorganauthor.com/2017/10/09/how-a-book-deal-works via
@wordpressdotcom @Phoebe_A_Morgan publishing, contract, advance, royalties, agent, lawyer

3 quick tips to avoid POV violations in your book
https://sandragerth.com/avoid-pov-violations-in-your-book/?cn-reloaded=1
writing tips

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8/20/2020

How To Write Narrative Non-Fiction With @hh_matt #writingtips https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2020/08/24/write-narrative-non-fiction
Writing tips, interview

Marlowe, A.I. for Novels: Does It Measure Up to Its Namesakes? https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2020/08/marlowe-a-i-for-novels-does-it-measure-up-to-its-namesakes via @jfbookman artificial intelligence, manuscript analysis, reports

This Week in the Blogs, August 13 – 19, 2020
https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2020/08/this-week-in-the-blogs-august-13-19-2020 via
@jfbookman promotion, marketing, social media, authenticity, conversation, dialogue The next to last is dynamite!

How To Make An Animated Book Teaser Video
https://kmallan.com/2020/08/21/how-to-make-an-animated-book-teaser-video via @KMAllan_writer DIY, promotional, book trailer, marketing, step by step, how to

Business Musings: Still Blogging
https://kriswrites.com/2020/08/19/business-musings-still-blogging
@KristineRusch publishing, indie, independent, traditional, contract

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8/14/2020

How To Reboot A Flagging Author Career w/ @MBCollings #writingcommunity https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2020/08/17/reboot-author-career
writing tips, promotion, marketing, website, going wide, fans, email, ads

MUST DO Steps for Amazon Campaigns for eBooks https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2020/08/must-do-steps-for-amazon-campaigns-for-ebooks via @jfbookman promotion, marketing, scheduling, campaign, campaigns, bestseller, list, social media, fans, super fans, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, free, categories,

How to use simple psychology and basic common sense to sell more books https://annerallen.com/2020/08/how-to-use-simple-psychology-and-basic-common-sense-to-sell-more-books via
@annerallen
promotion, marketing, website, tips, tricks

AI And Creativity Update: A Voice Double Conversation Featuring Joanna Penn And Mark Leslie Lefebvre https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2020/08/14/voice-double-august2020/ from
@thecreativepenn artificial intelligence, copyright, micro-payments, block chain, machine learning, author royalties

How Many Words Are in a Novel? Here's a Breakdown of 15 Top Genres. https://kindlepreneur.com/how-many-words-in-a-novel
Kindle, word count, category, categories, length