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13 Lessons From an Epic Book Tour
Months before my book, Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean, came out, I teamed with several publicists to build a twelve-month, 100-event tour. Yes – 100! We targeted the coastal regions of...
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5 Things to Look Out for at the London Book Fair 2018
The London Book Fair is the UK’s biggest gathering of international publishers and agents and this year runs from 10th to 12th April at the Olympia Conference Centre in central London. Here are five...
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Announcing the 5th Annual Self-Published e-Book Awards Winners
Writer’s Digest would like to congratulate the winners of the 5th Annual Self-Published e-Book Awards. For complete coverage of the awards, see the May/June 2018 issue of Writer’s Digest. For an...
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58 Gems of Writing Advice and Inspiration from Self-Published e-Book Authors
Writer’s Digest would like to congratulate the winners of the 5th Annual Self-Published e-Book Awards. For complete coverage of the awards, see the May/June 2018 issue of Writer’s Digest. For an...
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Extended Interview with Emily James, WD’s Self-Published e-Book Awards Winner
A Sticky Inheritance by Emily James is the grand-prize winning entry in the 5th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published e-Book Awards. It bested more than It bested more than 575 entries to take home a...
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Excerpt: Opening Chapter of WD’s Self-Published e-Book Awards Winner
Writer’s Digest would like to congratulate the winners of the 5th Annual Self-Published e-Book Awards. For complete coverage of the awards, see the May/June 2018 issue of Writer’s Digest. For an...
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Insider’s Guides to Navigating 3 Online Resources for Writers
In our May/June 2018 issue of Writer’s Digest, check out our annual 101 Best Websites for Writers! Here, in this online exclusive, we take a deep dive into three handy online resources for writers....
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Get Smart: How to Tell Good Publishing Contracts From Bad
BY AUDREY WICK Like many new and debut authors, I was eager to sign with a traditional publisher. After the hard work of completing a novel, signing on the dotted line with a publishing house was...
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4 Networking Strategies for Authors Who Hate Networking
by Deanna Cabinian I’m an introvert who hates forced social situations, but I’ve discovered some valuable networking strategies since my debut YA novel ONE NIGHT was released, though I didn’t realize...
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Literary Devices: Exploring Anaphora Through the Poetry of Walt Whitman
What is anaphora? This literary device, which appears in biblical verses as well as the works of Walt Whitman, can be used to build up anticipation in rhetoric, poetry and prose. Here, Aaron Bauer...
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Case Study: How Self-Publishing Led Author Jonathan French to Hybrid Success
Jonathan French’s approach to self-publishing played an important role in how editors and agents perceived his book, and persuaded French to reevaluate his perspective on how authors can, and should,...
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How To Design a Professional Ebook for Free
Discover the three major steps and a slew of free tools to help you format and design an ebook from start to finish—no design skills necessary. The most frustrating fact of book publishing—one all...
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3 Amazon Secrets Every Author Needs to Know
Rob Eagar offers up three essential Amazon secrets and hacks for authors, including how to change the marketing text for your book, getting email subscribers through Kindle Direct Publishing, and...
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Publishing Tips for Indie Authors: How to Get Your Book Into Libraries
Libraries spent more than you might expect on expanding their collection each year. But how can indie authors rise to the top and grab the attention of librarians? Find out here. Photo by Susan Yin on...
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Does Your Book Have a Billboard on Amazon?
Authors can leverage ads and Book Detail pages on Amazon to make them work like a “billboard” of sorts. But in order for your Amazon billboards to help sell more books, they must display certain...
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The Novel in the Drawer
When Emmy-nominated TV writer Gayle Abrams discussed her book with a literary agent, she found it wasn’t quite ready for publication. Many writers do this: They can’t get their first novel published...
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Choose Your Own Adventure at indieLAB, a New Interactive Event for Writers
Join us this September at indieLAB, an all-new event from Writer’s Digest. indieLAB is designed for: published authors looking to grow your readership, improve your marketing or start publishing other...
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The Self-Publishing Path: It’s Often Anything But “Self”
For the new author, it can be a big (and confusing) decision to decide between traditional publishing and self-publishing. But doubly confusing are the choices faced once you settle on the...
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7 Ways to Turbocharge Your Ebook Marketing
Smart ebook marketing works like a magnet to bridge the gap between readers’ unmet desires and your book’s ability to satisfy those desires. Here are seven proven ebook marketing strategies you can...
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Zetta Elliott on Starting Her Own Imprint & Character Development in...
Zetta Elliott is the author of 30 books for young readers, including the award-winning picture book Bird, as well as a YA and speculative fiction author; a poet whose work has been published in several...
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