by JD Kizza Don’t Quit on Your Dreams This was not like the movies — I wouldn’t go from Unpublished Manuscript to International Bestseller in the space of 2 hours. Reading culture in South Africa wasn’t that great, even then, and who would invest in an unknown, female, black, Ugandan author, no matter how good […]
by Meggan Preuss Writing competitions. Are they worth it? Can they help with your writing? Or are they just a waste of time? I believe they can, since they’ve helped me. Hi! I’m Meg - an aspiring writer, supporter of local authors, and the current chairperson of a local writing group, Writers 2000. Writing competitions?
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4/5 Why Authors Fail: 17 Mistakes Self Publishing Authors Make That Sabotage Their Success Finally, a self publishing book about author mindset. As a book marketing coach, I often hear complaints from authors that show me they do not have a growth mindset. When I show them the path they have to go through
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I learnt; I wrote. And I am still earning. Go ahead, Google me. Don’t worry; I did that almost every day for about two weeks. Oh! The name is Stober. Dunstan Ayodele Stober Finally, one of the search results for Dunstan Ayodele Stober is the link below to my book on Amazon. It feels amazing
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https://www.thetormentedseries.com/ The moment you open the website, the words Horror Adult Content Appear. The blood on the dress of the angel leaves no doubt as to the kind of reader the author is trying to attract. He follows the correct formula for an author focused on growth by having his reader magnet in a prominent
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As creatives, authors often focus on what their author website looks like. While you may have a reader magnet, book page and contact us page on your author website, that does not guarantee what your author website will get found on Google. So what do you do if you are an author and you want
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4/5 How to Market a Book: Over Perform in a Crowded Market This book is referred to as a guide and that it most certainly is. It is a hefty chunk of book marketing material for a self-published author. My thoughts on How to Market Your Bookby Kim Vermaak Brand new authors may find
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by Dave Henderson Hey, I’m Dave. You might not know me, however, here’s the important bit…I help authors. Specifically, I help authors, writers, poets and busy business people shape their writing into a book that sells. Moving from the draft document, navigating around, daunting publishing obstacles, through to a professionally polished book, published and ready
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5/5 Little Voice Mastery Little Voice Mastery has probably had the biggest initial influence on my author career. When I started writing I was plaques with thoughts of what if I am not good enough to be a writer? What if no one likes my work? These kinds of thoughts are what Blair Singer
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by Kim Vermaak How big is your game? This is a question that I often ask self-published authors. I love the bucket list authors, but I give kudos to the growth minded authors. The ones who will do whatever it takes to grow their author brands. Before we look at some of the tools to
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by Kim Vermaak The Power of Author Printed Banners Are you planning to sell books at events? Then author banners are a critical part of your author marketing tools. Now I know some authors are just groaning inside. More marketing stuff. I hear you, but in this case, I always remember what sales training
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5/5 Reader Magnets: Build Your Author Platform and Sell more Books on Kindle Building a successful author career depends on three things... You need to attract the right readers to your work. You need to convert "curious visitors" into fans. And you need to turn "fans" into "buyers". You can do all this with
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