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Archway Publishing: Authors Beware
Archway Publishing, the new self publishing arm of Simon and Schuster has gotten quite a reaction from the indie community already. Why? This self publishing imprint was created by a partnership with...
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Authorgraph
Authorgraph is a free program for digital book signing for both readers and writers. It was formerly known as Kindlegraph–since now it’s not just for the kindle and for all ereaders, it is now known...
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The First Authorship Commandment: Know Thy Target Audience
I know the title sounds a bit fantasy-like, but I am a fantasy author first and foremost although I have experimented with other genres . *Clears throat*, howbeit it should help get the point across...
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The Second Authorship Commandment: Know Thy Brand
Last week I discussed knowing your target audience and began the series of the “Authorship Commandments”. This week I will talk about branding yourself. Rest assured, there are no red-hot irons and...
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The Third Authorship Commandment: Know Thy Voice
When a writer starts dabbling into writing they also my find their voice–which basically translates into their “style”. This is both easy and hard at the same time, and somewhat a little scary. We are...
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The Fourth Authorship Commandment: Be a Good Neighbor
The turning tide of today’s publishing industry has truly changed how people do things nowadays. There is more sense of a community and working together rather than viewing everyone as enemy, frenemy,...
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The Fifth Authorship Commandment: Know thy Worth
Nature’s example of tough skin and resilience! As writers we are own worst critics a lot of times, and to make matters worse, there are individuals out there that will get in line to help us with that....
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The Sixth Authorship Commandment: Produce Thy Best
It goes without saying that we should put our best foot forward when we go to the public with a product. We should make sure it’s the best it can be. Sure, it may be still be imperfect and not...
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You Never Know Who’s Watching
Photo Credit: Google A few weeks ago I had one of those weak moments where you find an interesting blog post somewhere and one thing leads to another and you wonder how you end up where you did at...
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People Talk: What Happens After They Watch
Photo Credit: Google This post sort of goes hand in hand with last week’s post “You Never Know Who’s Watching”. This one came to life a few days after I remembered a few things I forgot after writing,...
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New Author Resource: UniverseIndie
UniverseIndie is a brand new, easy-to-use search engine and central location for indie authors to list their books for free. While this site is still in its infancy, this is a cool idea that could...
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Why Auto DMs Are Out of Style
Auto DM by TrueTwit Photo Credit: Ricecracker.net Automatic Direct Messages (Auto DMs) are tweets that are sent out as private messages when someone follows someone else on Twitter. As far as I know,...
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New Author Resource: The Fussy Librarian
The Fussy Librarian is a new free resource that helps pair readers and authors together. The program began around Sept 2013 and launched in Oct. It’s still a brand new, but it’s something worth...
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Interaction on Goodreads Hazardous to Your Health and Your Career?
There has been quite a bit of content already about the general bullying, carpet bombing, and all those fun things going on on Goodreads before and after Amazon bought it. A lot of this ire seems to...
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Guest Post: How to Build a Successful Freelance Writing Career Online by...
I would like to welcome Philip Steele to NAG today. He is going to share some thoughts about how building an freelance online writing career. Enjoy! There is indeed a significant difference between...
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Guest Post: How to Successfully Self-Publish a Kindle eBook by Evelyn Golston
I would like to welcome Evelyn M. Golston to NAG. She is here to share some thought about self publishing your ebook on Amazon Kindle. Enjoy! Even though they don’t look at themselves as writers, a lot...
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Guest Post: Be That Student Who Wrote a Book by James Harlan
I would like to welcome James Harlan to NAG today. He is going to share some thoughts about something that I personally know a lot about firsthand: being the student who wrote a book. However, unlike...
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Guest Post: Promoting Yourself as a Freelancer with a Blog by George Campbell
I would like to welcome George Campbell to NAG today. He will be sharing some thoughts about a blog can help you with selling yourself as a freelancer. I also believe that authors can also learn from...
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Guest Post: Five Ways of Conduct Regarding Professional Behavior as an Author...
I would like to welcome Lauren Todd to NAG today. She is here to share some thoughts about how authors should behave professionally. Being an author is a job in itself with public relations. Enjoy!...
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Guest Post: Magic Starts When an Author Learns the Art of Motivating Others...
I would like to welcome Jonny Curran to NAG today. He is here to talk about how: A good writer who can hold the audience with his oratory skills is a sight to witness. A set of skills similar to...
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