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Arthur Gutch

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Published On Nov 9, 2017

Charity Books: Get Great Results From Doing Good

Hurricane relief. Cancer societies. Walkathons. We're faced with dozens of requests for charity donations every week. You want to be able to do more, especially for those charities that touch your heart, but no one has enough money to give...

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Published On Nov 3, 2017

6 Bad Beginnings for Good Books: How Not to Start Your Novel

With the advent of Kindle Unlimited, the long lists of free books available, and the low price of most ebooks today, readers have gotten into the habit of judging a book on its first few pages. If the first thousand words don't grab your reader,...

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Published On Oct 24, 2017

9 Tips for NaNoWriMo From Authors Who've Made It

It's almost time for NaNoWriMo again, that yearly celebration of the art of writing quickly. Every November, hundreds of thousands of authors put aside hours each day, all in the attempt to write a 50,000 word book in the span of one month. Here is...

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Published On Oct 19, 2017

Tom Clancy's Top 5 Rules for Writing

Fans may be surprised to know that, before he was a mega-bestselling author, Tom Clancy was a simple insurance agent. From those humble beginnings, he created a spy book phenomenon that encompassed over 100 million volumes sold, multiple movies, and...

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Published On Oct 12, 2017

3 Tips to Growing Your Market Through Forming a Ghostwriting Team

James Patterson. Clive Cussler. Tom Clancy. Some of the bestselling and best known authors increase their catalog by hiring ghostwriters to do their rough drafts for them. The key to doing this successfully is to form the right team and ensure...

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Published On Oct 6, 2017

Tips to Branding and Marketing Before Your First Book

Have you ever noticed how you can instantly recognize a Stephen King or James Patterson book just by glancing at the cover? That's because they, and many other bestselling authors, are masters at branding. Everything connected to them -- their book...

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Published On Sep 29, 2017

Author Awards: Prestige as Your New Book Marketing Plan

If your book marketing plan is complete, it should include some submissions for book awards. As an independent author winning a book award increases your credibility, improves your ability to market your books or series, and gives you more solid...

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Published On Sep 22, 2017

10 Unique Tips for Authors to Grow Their Audience

The days when you could self publish a book every two years and gather a huge following are long gone. The blockbuster authors of fifty years ago would struggle in today's bookselling market. Today's author has to use creative book marketing tactics...

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Published On Sep 15, 2017

7 Tips for Writing Unfamiliar Settings

Are you longing to set your next novel in Prague, but you've never left your own country's borders? Traveling to foreign countries is a great way to research settings for your book, but not everyone can afford a month in Europe. Luckily, there are...

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