Opyrus Blog for Authors and Writers

Published On Apr 20, 2016

3 Top Tips For Getting More Book Reviews

For a reader, a book review is often a thank-you to an author, a note telling them how much they appreciate their book. For an author, reviews can make or break sales of the next book in a series. An author's income can live or die on how many good...

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Published On Apr 15, 2016

James Patterson's Tips on Writing Books Readers Can't Put Down

They're called beach books or summer novels. Books that entertain, and that readers never want to put down. Of all the bestselling authors in business today, James Patterson may be the absolute best at figuring out exactly how to write a book that...

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Published On Apr 13, 2016

3 Ways for Writers & Authors to Outline Your Next Book

Every artist needs tools, and the first tool an author needs is an outline. Even if you're a dedicated pantser (one who writes by the seat of his pants), having a general idea where your story is going will help keep it from running off the rails....

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Published On Apr 7, 2016

8 Stephen King Secrets to Writing a Best-Seller

As a perennial member of the top 10 bestsellers lists, Stephen King undoubtedly knows a lot about writing popular books. King's sold over 350 million books around the world, with a good number of them being made into movies. Fame has never gone to...

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Published On Apr 1, 2016

3 New Social Scheduling & Tracking Tools for Authors

While there's only one of you, if you're like most authors, you're doing the job of three. Scheduling editing time, social media time and any other income-based work can be a tricky juggle. Your goal is successfully accomplishing all of the above,...

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Published On Mar 29, 2016

3 Steps to Creating Author Story Slams with Loyal "Brand Ambassadors"

Have you been to a story slam? They're high-energy, the story-tellers are vivacious and the audience has a chance to really get a feel for an experience. If you're an audiobook author, have you considered putting your most loyal fans to work by...

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Published On Mar 23, 2016

3 Social Media Hacks for Authors to Master

Social media has a funny way of "flipping the script" every few months with new algorithms, making it a challenge to know what that social media "brain" is thinking. You can stay posted to make sure your efforts are maximized and not simply getting...

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Published On Mar 18, 2016

4 Keys to Building a Romance Novel Road Map

Romance books count for about half the genre books sales at Amazon and other online publishers. Romance fans are fiercely loyal and they know exactly what they want: predictability. They want to know that the two main characters are going to meet,...

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Published On Mar 16, 2016

Top 10 Habits of Successful Authors

Every successful author has his own little quirks. Elmore Leonard only wrote in pencil on yellow legal pads. Stephen King writes 2,000 words a day, and none can be adverbs. Habits make the work go smoother, whether they make sense or not. Every...

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