Creating a quality body of work requires patience and contentBuilding a writing career means you are focusing on building an audience.Too often are people promoting that you can create a quality ebook...
Indie Authors You Should Be Reading
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Just because Indie Author April ended doesn’t mean reading their work has to endOne of the biggest struggles that indie authors face is trying to be seen by their audienceThat is why we have Indie Aut...
Building momentum for yourself and your work is a marathon, not a sprintNumerous writers enter the literary world with the intention of building a huge audience and living their dream as an author.And...
Talking to people on social media is how you grow your audience, but the question is, what things are going to grab their attention?I have talked in a few posts about how important it is to engage and...
How to Enhance Your Newsletter on Substack
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Knowing what it should focus on and what to offer is essential to a successful newsletterMany authors want to build an email list and newsletter but don’t know where to begin.Why is this?Because autho...
For fans of The Backup Superhero Series, there has been a lot of news recently, so I thought that I should give you all a little more information.Where to start?As much as I loved the uniqueness of Th...
I am a sucker for apocalyptical and dystopian novels. And I stumbled across this book series and fell in love with the story and the characters. Better yet, I discovered that there are 7 books in the...
3 Ways Authors Can Reuse Their Book Research
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Too often book research is used for the content of the book and not reused in 3 other practical waysDoing our due diligence as authors regarding fact-checking and research when developing a believable...
Authors who are trying to build their subscriber list may consider moving their newsletter to a more social atmosphereAuthors strive to create a solid platform in order to reach their readers, and som...
In an author's efforts to promote a children’s picture book, making an effort to schedule and gain appearances is a must.This means that contacting childcare centers, schools, and libraries is the bes...
Dandelion at Adamstown Elementary School
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On Thursday, March 2nd, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Adamstown Elementary School and work with Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders.By some stroke of luck, when I was reaching out to librarie...
When trying to market a children’s picture book, there are different types of activities that authors can pair with their books to market themOne of the most effective ways to market your children’s p...
It Starts With Us: A Kayla Hicks Book Review
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It Starts With Us is the perfect follow-up to the wonderful book, It Ends with Us.What is it about?Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil co-parenting rhythm when she suddenly b...
How Book Trailers Pull in an Audience
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Book trailers are a different way to pull in an audience because they showcase your book in a different wayCreating a book trailer can take a learning curve, but once you finally get the hang of it, y...
It takes a great cover to pull a young reader in, but it takes an intriguing story plot to keep them engagedThe art of storytelling when it comes to young readers is vastly different than writing for...
When authors focus their efforts on regularly engaging with their audience, they will find that their brand is stronger for itToo many authors focus on how many followers their social media accounts o...