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How to Develop a Marketing and Promotion Plan as an Indie Author
How to Develop a Marketing and Promotion Plan as an Indie Author
Self-publishing offers so many paths and options that it can seem intimidating. One debut novelist shares her journey, with valuable ...
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How Authors Can Leverage Facebook Ads to Sell More Books
How Authors Can Leverage Facebook Ads to Sell More Books
Facebook’s most valuable asset is data. As an advertiser, you can tap into this data and pinpoint the exact readers ...
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How to Self-Publish Your Book: Primer for First Timers
How to Self-Publish Your Book: Primer for First Timers with Jane Friedman. $25 class. Wednesday, August 25, 2021. 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern.
This class is now over. See what classes are currently open for registration. Learn to navigate the service landscape and avoid ...
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How Much Do Authors Earn? Here’s the Answer No One Likes.
How Much Do Authors Earn? Here's the Answer No One Likes.
What you earn is about what business model you can envision or build for yourself and whether it's sustainable for ...
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/ Business for Writers, Publishing Industry
The New Holy Grail of Traditional Publishers: Direct-to-Reader Relationships
The New Holy Grail of Traditional Publishers: Direct-to-Reader Relationships
Building direct-to-reader relationships may help publishers shift the balance of power in a game where Amazon holds most of the ...
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Hybrid Publishing: Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know
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Hybrid publishing is like hiring a contractor: You pay them to oversee the design and construction and, when it’s done, ...
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Testimonials I'm just starting out as a blogger (after years of percolating...) and Jane's webinar answered all my most pressing ...
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11 Signs You’re Ready to Self-Publish
11 Signs You’re Ready to Self-Publish
When do you decide that it’s time to pursue Plan B? Taking stock of these considerations will bring you that ...
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One-on-One Consulting
Jane Friedman and Mark Griffin
Sorry, we are closed to one-on-one consulting. I consult one-on-one with authors, small businesses, and publishers. So does my business ...
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The Key Book Publishing Paths: 2021–2022
The Key Book Publishing Paths: 2021–2022
Should you self-publish or traditionally publish? This infographic will help you determine the best choice for you and your project ...
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/ Amazon, book publishing, ebooks, partner publishing, POD, print-on-demand, Publishing Industry, self-publishing, subsidy publishing, traditional publishing
Literary Agents Discuss Foreign Rights and the International Book Market
Priya Doraswamy and Carly Watters
Literary agents Priya Doraswamy and Carly Watters discuss foreign rights, translation logistics, a book’s chances abroad, and much more ...
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Writing and Publishing Horror: Q&A with Todd Keisling
Writing and Publishing Horror: Q&A with Todd Keisling
The horror author shares what scares him, the authors who taught him the most about the genre, crowdfunding, trigger warnings, ...
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Traditional Publishing Enjoys Its Best Sales in a Decade—Despite Supply Chain Problems
Traditional Publishing Enjoys Its Best Sales in a Decade—Despite Supply Chain Problems
Book publishing faces a very tight printing market at the same time that sales have increased to levels not seen ...
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A Writer’s Guide to Fair Use and Permissions + Sample Permissions Letter
when you need permission - fair use guidelines
If you need to request permissions from an author or publisher, here are general guidelines, plus a sample letter you ...
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/ Business for Writers, copyright, fair use, permissions, requesting permissions, sample permissions letter
Do I Need Permission for That?
Do I Need Permission for That? with Dr. Kelly Figueroa-Ray. $25 class. Saturday, September 26, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern
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3 Keys to Freelance Editing: Position, Package, and Price
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When you’re starting out as a freelancer, it can be tempting to say yes to every project. But, as in ...
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/ Business for Writers
Amazon Editorial Reviews: Are You Using This Incredible Section?
Amazon Editorial Reviews: Are You Using This Incredible Section?
Editorial reviews are one of the most underrated tools in a self-publishing author’s arsenal. Learn what they are and how ...
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Effective Book Marketing for Any Author (Even If You’re Starting From Scratch)
Effective Book Marketing for Any Author with Jane Friedman. $25 class. Wednesday, August 11, 2021. 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern.
This class is now over and is unavailable for purchase. Sign up to receive announcements about upcoming classes. Learn to develop ...
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Writing, Pitching & Promoting in the Age of the Coronavirus
Stefanie Sanchez von Borstel and Leslie Zampetti
In this Q&A, agents Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel and Leslie Zampetti tackle the complications of authorship and literary citizenship in ...
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“It takes guts to be gentle and kind.” —The Smiths About Jane Friedman Jane Friedman has 20 years of experience ...
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On Multi-Genre Publishing: Q&A with Hybrid Author Catherine Stine
Catherine Stine
In this interview, she discusses writing to trends, the limits of writing what you know, taking the time to discover ...
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Diversify Your Writing Income: Build a Resilient Business Model for Your Career
Diversity Your Writing Income
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Creating Income and Connecting with Readers Using Short Fiction
Creating Income & Connecting with Readers Using Short Fiction
This class is now over and is unavailable for purchase. Sign up to receive announcements about upcoming classes. How writers ...
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A New Book Publishing News Feed for Authors—Continuously Updated
Book Publishing News Feed by The Hot Sheet
A book publishing–focused newsfeed gathers headlines from across the industry; it is free to all and continuously updated and maintained ...
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The Complete Guide to Query Letters
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The query letter has one purpose, and one purpose only: to seduce the agent or editor into reading or requesting ...
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/ agents, fiction writing, Getting Published, novel hook, query letters, traditional publishing
Knowing When You’re Ready to Submit: Q&A with Adela Crandell Durkee
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In this interview, she discusses discovering writing in mid-life, how she knew when her writing was ready, why she opted ...
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How to Convert Book Readers into Email Subscribers
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Obtaining readers for your book is hard enough. Once you have their attention, how do you make the most of ...
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From Romance Novelist to Literary Novelist: Anna Schmidt
From Romance Novelist to Literary Novelist: Anna Schmidt
In this Q&A, Anna Schmidt discusses how she became a romance novelist, the nearly accidental way she acquired her current ...
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/ 5 On, Author Q&A, genre, romance, self-publishing
Public Libraries: How Authors Can Increase Both Discoverability and Earnings
Public Libraries: How Authors Can Increase Both Discoverability and Earnings
Libraries represent a valuable opportunity for a book discoverability and sales, but librarians may not know your book exists without ...
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/ Business for Writers, ebooks, libraries, self-publishing
Indiana in July: Beginner and Advanced Workshops for Writers
Jane speaking in Indiana in July
In late July, I'll be returning to my home state of Indiana to offer two workshops: one for beginning writers ...
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Identifying the Best Self-Published Books by State: The Indie Author Project
Identifying the Best Self-Published Books by State: The Indie Author Project
The Indie Author Project identifies the best self-published fiction by state; thirteen states participate so far. This year's national winner ...
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/ Author Q&A, indie publishing, libraries, Publishing Industry, self-publishing
Changes to Amazon Advertising: What Authors Need to Know
Navigating Amazon Ads
Amazon has updated its advertising tools for authors, with mixed results. Kindlepreneur's Dave Chesson breaks down the pros and cons ...
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How to Define and Describe Your Readership: A Confusing Issue for Nonfiction Book Proposals
define and describe your readership
If you’re pitching a nonfiction book, at some point, an editor or agent will expect you to describe the readership ...
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/ Getting Published, Publishing Industry
Take Charge of Your Creative Life: The SWOT Analysis
author SWOT analysis
When you understand your SWOT as an author, you can take control over your time. You can stop fighting fires, ...
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/ Creativity + Inspiration, Guest Post
How to Understand Your Reader’s Level of Awareness to Grow Your Fanbase
five levels
Readers start their journey to find new books in a broad sense, but eventually gain experience and understand more about ...
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5 On: Russell Rowland
Russell Rowland
Author Russell Rowland discusses the big mistake he made with HarperCollins, whether the journey of writing is truly its own ...
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6 Questions to Help Nonfiction Writers Find Their Niche
nonfiction niche
No matter how many books have been written about a topic, there is probably some important facet that has not ...
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5 Steps to Writing Better How-To
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Learn how to simplify the writing process for how-to books and write them in a way that provides maximum value ...
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How Traditionally Published Authors Can Repackage and Self-Publish Their Backlist
self publish backlist
A checklist for repackaging and republishing your own backlist after you get rights reverted from your traditional publisher ...
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The First Half of 2018: Traditional Publishers Stand Strong with Nonfiction and Backlist
BookExpo 2018
Broadly, traditional print book sales continue to grow at about 2 to 3 percent per year, but growth is driven ...
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/ Publishing Industry
Author Income Surveys Are Misleading and Flawed—And Focus on the Wrong Message for Writers
author earnings
I don’t trust author-income survey results and I question their usefulness in improving the fortunes of writers. Too often it ...
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/ Business for Writers, Publishing Industry
How to Evaluate Small Publishers—Plus Digital-Only Presses and Hybrids
small presses
As the publishing industry has transformed in the digital age, small press activity has proliferated. Here's how authors can evaluate ...
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/ book publishing, digital publishing, e-publishing, Getting Published, getting published, Publishing Industry, small presses, traditional publishing
The Psychology of Author Marketing
book marketing
It’s one thing to know how to setup something technical like an advertisement, an email system, or your book’s sales ...
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Building Your Business Model as a Writer
Building Your Business Model as a Writer
Over the last month, I've been talking (and writing) about how to build a business model for career that suits ...
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/ Business for Writers
5 On: Julie Smith
5 On: Julie Smith
Author, publisher, and book marketer Julie Smith shares what she loves to write—and read—in a mystery, how her writing obsession ...
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The Essential First Step for New Authors: Book Reviews, Not Sales
how to get book reviews
New authors have no symbolic capital. They are not (yet) known for producing quality books that seduce readers. Is it ...
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/ book marketing, book promotion, book reviews, Guest Post, Marketing & Promotion, self-publishing
Can You (Should You) Typeset Your Own Book?
should you typset your own book
If people judge books by their covers, then typesetting is the difference between a brief or a lasting impression. The ...
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/ book design, book layout, Getting Published, Guest Post, indie authorship, indie publishing, self-publishing
4 Affordable Ways to Master Book Marketing
affordable ways to master book marketing on a budget
Keeping up with the latest book marketing trends and learning new tactics can be expensive. Couple this with the growing ...
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What Does 2018 Hold for Writers?
publishing predictions and trends
A round-up of publishing industry trend articles, helping freelancers and authors anticipate changes coming in 2018 ...
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Best Book Marketing Advice for Authors: The Best of 2017
marketing roundup
I regularly round up and comment on book marketing advice that have writers buzzing. Here's what sparked discussion in 2017 ...
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/ Marketing & Promotion