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Marketing Inspiration: Pamela Aares’ Golden Idea

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Marketing Inspiration: Pamela Aares’ Golden Idea

 Indie authors don’t just rely on creativity in writing their books. Creative marketing is a big part of keeping readers engaged with each new book...
Monica Murphy on Romance and Premiere

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Monica Murphy on Romance and Premiere

Today Guest Poster and Romance author Monica Murphy shares her road to romance writing: the stories, authors and organizations that helped her find her...
What Makes a Page Turner

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What Makes a Page Turner

A guest post by Johnny B. Truant and Sean Platt, authors of Invasion. Over the past 2 1/2 years, around 4 million words have been published with my name on...
Book Designs Within Reach

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Book Designs Within Reach

The importance of a good book cover, as well as a clean interior design and formatting, is something we’ve covered before (no pun intended.) But how...
Bundle Up: Another Way to Discover Great Reads

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Bundle Up: Another Way to Discover Great Reads

As the cold weather continues this weekend, it’s a great time for book lovers to stay in and discover some new great reads–and possibly a new...
New in Series: A Checklist for Adding Books, Novellas, Stories and More

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New in Series: A Checklist for Adding Books, Novellas, Stories and More

Do you love to write series — so much so that you go back and add in prequels, novellas, short stories and more? Check out this checklist for...
New Year, New Series

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New Year, New Series

We recently shared a key tip to bundling and box sets — a box set cover format that works well in merchandising. Here’s another bundling trend...
Bundle Up: A tip on packaging bundled titles

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Bundle Up: A tip on packaging bundled titles

‘Tis the season for bundling up — and not just because it’s cold out.  If you’re thinking about re-packaging your books as a...
Teaching An Old Character New Tricks

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Teaching An Old Character New Tricks

Have you considered tapping into a classic novel for inspiration?  Or perhaps, turning a tale on its ear with a retelling? When Dax Varley decided to...
Day 5: Lessons Learned on the Indie Author Journey

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Day 5: Lessons Learned on the Indie Author Journey

This is our last day with the authors of the Indie Author Power Pack. We thank them for a full week of insightful and tip-filled articles ideal for anyone...
Day 4: 5 Interesting Ways To Market Your Book (That You Might Not Have Considered Before!)

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Day 4: 5 Interesting Ways To Market Your Book (That You Might Not Have Considered Before!)

5 Interesting Ways To Market Your Book (That You Might Not Have Considered Before!) This is a guest post from Joanna Penn, blogger at...
Indie Bootcamp Day 3: Building a Bestseller

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Indie Bootcamp Day 3: Building a Bestseller

Ready to make your book marketable? It’s day 3 of our week-long special event with the authors of The Indie Power Pack. Today Author David Gaughran...