Opyrus Blog for Authors and Writers

Published On Nov 29, 2016

9 Ways to Scare Readers Away From Your Author Website

Halloween may be over, but the spooky stuff still hangs around in some places. Your author website is your home base, the one spot your fans rely on to get in touch with you and find out about your next book. You want new readers to bookmark your...

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Published On Nov 17, 2016

11 Weird Writing Tips for NaNoWriMo That Actually Work

Every November millions of authors get together in an extreme writing event known as National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. If you've joined in on the fun, you're probably already feeling the challenge of producing 1,667 words a day, every...

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Published On Nov 15, 2016

8 Things for Independent Authors to be Thankful For

If you live in the United States or you're an ex-pat, it's likely that you're going to be celebrating Thanksgiving in the next few weeks. It may seem like a day dedicated to gluttony and American football, but the idea of recognizing what you're...

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Published On Nov 10, 2016

Writing Advice for Authors from Diana Gabaldon

In the last 20 years, Outlander has grown from a little-known cross-genre novel to a worldwide phenomenon. The tales of Jaime, an 18th-century Scottish laird, and Claire, his wife from 1940's Scotland, has grown into eight books and a television...

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Published On Nov 3, 2016

How Authors Can Outrank Competitors (on Amazon)  With KDP Rocket

Keywords are one of the top three ingredients you need for your book to reach the top of its sales rankings. In order to sell more books you need visibility, and keywords are the best way to ensure readers find your book when they search for your...

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Published On Oct 26, 2016

4 Tips to Market your Book for a Big Holiday Push

The holidays are coming and your book is the perfect present right? So how will everyone find out about your book during the biggest sales rush of the year. Start your holiday push now to get ahead of the competition so you'll be on everyone's gift...

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Published On Oct 19, 2016

3 Reasons to Hire a PR Professional for Book Marketing  - For A Short Term Media Blast that Could Take You Far

Grass roots or the sky is the limit? Building your public relations cache over time with your email list and social media contacts is awesome, but have you considered the time and effort necessary to organize a campaign to rally all of your viable...

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Published On Oct 15, 2016

3 Ways to Create FOMO to Boost Your Book Sales

FO·MO 

ˈfōmō/

noun

informal

  1. anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website aka FEAR OF MISSING OUT.  

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Published On Oct 12, 2016

How to Leverage Your Beta Readers to Help with Social Media When Your Book Launches

You've been scrambling to finish your book and the time is finally here. Now that it's about to go live for sale, have you put your social media plan into place? Many authors think they can handle it all, but why not divide and conquer if you can?...

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