Opyrus Blog for Authors and Writers

Published On May 11, 2017

12 Ways to Crush Writer's Block

It's a situation every author dreads: sitting down in front of the computer and staring at the screen. No words form in your head -- a big blank has replaced your brain. It's the dreaded writer's block. Not every case of supposed writer's block is...

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Published On Dec 15, 2015

10 New Habits Writers Need to Cultivate in the New Year

Habits. Every author has them. Most of the country makes resolutions each New Year to get rid of their worst habits. Habits aren't necessarily bad, though. In fact, some of them can form the basis for a productive new chapter in your writing career....

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Published On Dec 10, 2015

How to Use Short Audiobooks: An Unused Book Marketing Tool?

Creating audiobooks from your published books is a great book marketing technique to increase your income from your existing work, both fiction and non-fiction. Most self-published authors are happy just to leave the audiobook up on the site,...

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Published On Dec 8, 2015

5 Keys To Achieving Your Best Results as an Author in 2016

You start out in January vowing to write every day, or promise yourself you're going to finish two novels by the end of the year. By Valentine's Day, your plans are falling behind and they're completely forgotten by the time you're making summer...

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Published On Dec 3, 2015

20 Creative Holiday Gifts for Your Favorite Author

The holidays are approaching, and authors around the country are bracing themselves for an onslaught of notebooks and pens. While they appreciate the gesture, almost every one of them would rather have something more creative. Here are 20 choices,...

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Published On Nov 30, 2015

6 Author Apps You Need on Your Phone

Developers are becoming more aware of the growing number of independent authors in this country. More and more of them are creating apps for iPhone and Android that are designed to make an author's job easier. Here are six of the best this year: 

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Published On Nov 24, 2015

The 8-Question Quiz That Predicts Writing Career Success

Many people grow up wanting to be an author, but how many people know what it takes to actually have a writing career? Ask yourself these eight questions to see if you have what it takes to make it as a successful book author. 

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Published On Nov 17, 2015

3 Top Social Media Scheduling Tools for Authors

Automate your book in the indie publishing world to stay noticed 

Is your book's blog tour about to be over and you've been considering how you will continue to capture your target's eye through author marketing? Springing for public relations in...

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Published On Nov 13, 2015

Top 10 Reasons Your Book Should Be an Online Course

If you keep abreast of publishing trends, you know that online courses are all the rage. Non-fiction authors have a huge incentive to enter this attractive market. Why? You already performed most of the work to develop your course when you wrote...

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