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Arthur Gutch

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

5 Tips to Hit a Bullseye on Your Cover: Your Book's First Impression

You can't judge a book by its cover. Well, yeah, you can, and millions of readers do it every day online or in the bookstore when deciding what new books to buy. You can write the best new novel of the decade, but if it doesn't look attractive...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

5 Capabilities Your Author Website Can't Do Without

Your author website is your base of marketing operations. You may decide to use Twitter over Facebook, love Pinterest and dislike Instagram, but every serious author needs a website to keep in contact with their fans and prospective readers. Do a...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

Quick Tips to Find Those Elusive Book Reviewers

There's a frustrating circle most self-published or Indie authors have to go through. Readers rely on reviews to judge whether to buy their books, but readers have to buy their books before they can leave a review. For most, it's a matter of hoping...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

3 Ways Authors Can Find the "Zone" : Fake it 'Til You Feel It

There's a popular view of writers that says they scribble down inspired prose whenever the muse hits them, working frantically whenever inspiration arrives. This might be the way to capture new topics and ideas at the beginning of the writing...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

3 Great Ideas to Make Your Back Matter Work for You!

Almost every single reader looks for it, but many writers don't even bother to include it. It's the back matter, and it can be one of your most powerful marketing tools. Those random-looking pages that come after the end of the book can help to...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

Authors Step Out of Your Comfort Zone: Create Your Own Radio Show!

Branding is the art of becoming the go-to person in your particular specialty or niche. Fiction writers have a steep hill to climb to hit these heights, but a non-fiction writer can use multiple outlets and become a well-known expert in very little...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

How Many Editors Does An Author Need?

Finishing your book and writing "The End" at the end of your manuscript is a great accomplishment, and you might feel like sitting back and basking in that good feeling. (maybe just a little) Indulge yourself for a day or so, then get back to work....

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

10 Quick Ways to a Become Famous in Your Genre: Author Discipline

Readers are creatures of habit. They'll pick up a Stephen King or John Grisham book and buy it, just because they've read and liked earlier books by the same author. They're a known entity; King with his horror and Grisham with lawyer thrillers. In...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

Audiobooks - An Amazing Untapped Market for Self Published Authors

First there was hardcover, then there was paperback, and now there are eBooks. Books are always evolving for the needs and desires of the readers. Along the way, somewhere on the side, the concept of audiobooks continued to grow. First on cassette...

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