Say No to two spaces after a period
Why You Shouldn’t Trust the New Study That Supports Putting Two Spaces After a Period BY MICHELE DEBCZAK Writers, style guides, and people who spend a lot of time reading generally agree that one...
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What to Watch for with So-Called “Self-Publishing” Companies
I am republishing this article because a critical reference no longer exists. I have replaced it with a new reference, highlighted below. Self-Publishing Scams: Keep the “Self” in Self-Publishing by Dave Bricker I recently re-posted...
15 Reasons that Your Book Isn’t Selling
15 Reasons that Your Book Isn’t Selling BY JOEL FRIEDLANDER We’ve all been there: a book we were excited about, one that we worked on earnestly. But when it hit the market, all that came...
15 Reasons Why Your Book Isn’t Selling: How to Improve Your Book Sales
By JOEL FRIEDLANDER We’ve all been there: a book we were excited about, one that we worked on earnestly. But when it hit the market, all that came back was a big yawn. No author...
How to create a book publicity tip sheet
When Irish children’s author Avril O’Reilly sent a tip sheet to media outlets throughout Ireland, she had immediate success that included newspaper and television exposure for her book, Kathleen and the Communion Copter. In...
Top 7 creativity tools
My Top 7 Tools for Creativity BY JOEL FRIEDLANDER This year I’ve been thinking a lot about creativity, and I’m getting ready to publish a small book on this subject, something that has occupied...
What bloggers need to do to boost online readership
The Three Pillars of Blog Traffic By Joel Friedlander What authors need to do to boost their online readerships. Photo courtesy of the author.Joel Friedlander. One of the saddest sights online is blogs that...
7 Reasons Book Reviews Are Key to Self Publishing Success
7 Reasons Book Reviews Are Key to Self Publishing Success Written by Chantelle Atkins Recently, I’ve started contacting professional book bloggers and reviewers who might be interested in reading my books. This is...
6 Tips Every Blogger Needs-How to write a blog
6 Tips every Blogger Needs-How to write a blog Education & Jobs In today’s day and age, blogging has grown to be one of the most widely used forms of New Media to interact...
10 Respected Publishers That Accept Unsolicited Submissions
Ten Respected Publishers That Accept Unsolicited Submissions Written by Emily Harstone All of the publishers on this list have published books that won or were nominated by industry members for awards. All of these...