What is a Synopsis and How Do I Write One?
At its most fundamental level, a synopsis answers the question: What is this book about? A synopsis should cover – in abbreviated form – all the major points of your book in sequential…
Author Marketing
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Writing a Blurb
Writing a blurb is not easy: Anyone who thinks writing a blurb is easy, has probably never written a good blurb. The blurb I speak of here is the kind that’s found on…
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What is a Blurb? And How to Write One
For the purposes of this blog, a blurb (sometimes referred to as a short summary) is the brief description of a book’s contents found on the book’s back cover, written with the intent…
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How Often to Post on Social Media
How often should you post on Social Media There are a lot of different opinions regarding how often to post on social media, but one of the things I’ve found is that there…
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Social Media Post Ideas for Authors
Obviously you want to post content on social media that creates interest in your book and builds your audience. But how do you know what to post? First, you want to be sure…
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Content Ideas for Your Author Website
What type of content should you post on your author blog? If you’re an author of children’s books – you don’t want to be posting things on your blog such as how to…
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Tips on Getting Traffic to Your Website
Getting traffic to your website isn’t luck, a magic formula, or any other such myth. Every aspect of your business, product, and yes, getting traffic to your website requires applying the necessary skills,…
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Why You Need an Author Website
Many authors don’t think they need a website because they rely on social media, book venues such as Amazon, or their publishers. Relying on outside websites doesn’t help you build your audience, even…
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SEO Tips for Getting More Traffic to Your Website
First of all, you may be asking, what is SEO and what does it matter to me? I’m just putting my website up so that people can go there and see my stuff…
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Author Tips for Managing Social Media
Social media can seem a daunting task for many authors, but it can be a lot easier if you go about it the right way. Just like everything else, it does take some…
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How to Optimize Your Social Media Profile
Mainly this post is regarding Twitter, but much of it applies across all social media platforms. You may not realize how important your social media profile is to your audience’s expectations, but it…
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Children’s Book Marketing Ideas
As an author in the 21st century, you certainly have to be more vigilant with your own book marketing than ever before, in which case, many authors find themselves having to learn marketing…
