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1 Thing You Must Do – Before You Write
For most of us, becoming an author or living the life of a writer seemed much more possible than becoming a professional athlete, box office super star, or a fortune 500 CEO. It seemed to be within our control – just us and our pen or keyboard. We seldom thought past the act of writing to the next steps. Publishing and marketing. Read more…
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Fight Through Writer's Block
Oh, those battles with writer's block. Can't live with 'em, can't avoid 'em. Or, as a resigned Norm from Cheers once said (about women, but it's the same idea), "Can't live with 'em … pass the beer nuts." Read more…
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5 Tips to Marketing Your Kindle
Once you have your book on the Kindle, be sure that you take full advantage of what it can do for you. Don't just let it sit there in the Amazon Kindle store, gathering dust. With promotion, your Kindle book will help you gain greater visibility, attract more leads, and earn more royalties besides. Here are some tips to get your started. Read more…
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Tagged e book, eBook publishing, market your Kindle, promote Kindle
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Submitting Your Kindle for Publication
It's easy it is to submit your manuscript for publication. Unlike traditional publishing, there's no need for an agent, you don't have to submit your manuscript for consideration, and you don't have to wait the months or even years it takes to have your book press-printed. Before you publish to the Kindle, be sure to have your content in the right format. Read more…
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5 Kindle Formatting Tips
There is more help on how to format in Microsoft Word for Kindle than other programs; Adobe InDesign comes in second and can be more difficult to convert. When I talk about formatting, I am specifically referring to the way the text and graphics are visually displayed on a page…and in this article specifically Microsoft Word. Read more…
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5 Questions to Ask Before You Write
One of my favorite quotes is by Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, "Start with the end in mind." Most of us, including myself, just sit down and write. Others are organized and apply the principle above and outline or map their content, how it should look when finished, and where it will get published.
If you have not started writing your book or information product content yet, it is very helpful to ask yourself a few questions to save time in developing your content and formatting your Kindle-ready book at the end. Read more…
Why Kindle Books Look Different than Printed Books
Many entrepreneurs, business owners, and authors see the value of publishing their book, eBook, or information product in Kindle-ready format. Kindle is Amazon's product and is, in fact, a vehicle to expand their book distribution channel. Amazon is selling more electronic books than print books these days.
Authors and writers who don't own a Kindle sometimes expect the Kindle version of their book or product will be unchangeable or look just like a printed from a book. However, that expectation cannot be fully met for two reasons Read more…
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7 Reasons to Publish on Kindle
Why publish in a format that can only be accessed with a device that you may not even own, yet, the Kindle. We'll answer that question and in the next few blogs provide an overview how Kindle is different than a print book, formatting, publishing, and ways to market your Kindle eBook. Read more…
Talk to Your Ideal Client
Do you know who your ideal client is? Do you have just a fuzzy image in your mind and some random statistics? Learn to find and speak to your ideal client without losing your authentic voice. Read more…
Ask 3 Key Questions to Determine Book's Purpose…and Publisher
Deciding between traditional publishing, self-publishing, or independent publishing for your book, eBook, or information product requires you FIRST answer some questions… Why did you prepare this content? Who do you want to reach? What is the next step you want your readers to take? Why did you prepare this content? Read more…
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