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Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

• Amazon is to change its ebooks return policy after a long campaign by the Society of Authors and the Authors’ Guild.
• Battle lines are being drawn over art created by artificial intelligence.
• Why authors can’t afford to ignore marketing.
• Your health is important. How to look after yourself as a writer.
• Don’t ignore readers from other countries. Market your book worldwide.
• How to do research for your writing.
• What young adult novels need to be successful.

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Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

• There are many ways to succeed as an author. Lora O’Brien found a combination of teaching and books worked for her.
• Small changes can make a huge difference to sales.
• Joanna Penn has been making a living from writing for eleven years. Here’s what she’s learned.
• Being exclusive to Amazon works for some people, but not for everyone.
• Essentials for a book launch.
• Five myths that can set you back.
• “Choosing a genre isn’t like choosing a face tattoo.“

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Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

• A new book prize is launching later this year, for authors with disabilities and chronic illnesses.
• A step-by-step guide to using Amazon ads to market your book.
• Victoria Strauss on the pros and cons of the new Copyright Claims Board in the USA.
• We all aim to sell our books to strangers, but you should start with people you know.
• Publishing has changed and keeps on changing. But what will come next?
• Why line editing (or copy editing as it’s also known) is so important.
• Everything you need to know about hiring a virtual assistant (VA).

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Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

• Know why you’re writing your book. That knowledge will sustain you when you get the inevitable doubts.
• Using free stock photography isn’t risk-free, but the risks can be mitigated.
• How science can help you to overcome writer’s block.
• Audiobooks read by an artificial intelligence instead of a human are becoming more mainstream.
• How and why bad marketing can do more harm than good.
• Start your social media marketing as soon as possible.
• Want to write a book but don’t know where to start? This article will help.

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Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

• Facebook is giving up on podcasts, but it never really took them very seriously.
• Interested in writing a short memoir?
• US print sales are falling.
• Ending your story well isn’t just important. It’s critical.
• If you are offered a publishing contract, watch out for a “publisher’s content” clause.
• Ways to grow your author platform without spending any money.
• Create interesting family relationships in your fiction.

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Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

• Blog posts don’t have to be long. What matters is the value they deliver to your audience.
• A very brief history of ISBNs and why newer ones 13-digit ones aren’t backwards compatible with the old 10-digit format.
• Dean Wesley Smith on a simple truth – books don’t have to sell in the first weeks after launch. They can sell forever.
• How to finish your half-written book.
• Tips for writing an enemies-to-lovers romance.

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Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

• Orna Ross has predictions about what changes the next ten years will bring for self-published authors.
• Watch out for marketing services that look impressive but don’t deliver value.
• Audible has changed its tax reporting policy, which has implications for how authors file their tax returns.
• Co-writing can bring great rewards, but there is a lot to consider before embarking on a joint project.
• How to take an idea and turn it into a book.
• Marketing isn’t just ads and social media. Be more creative with your marketing.
• Customise the 404 error page on your website so that errors lead to sales.
• Until 30th April, use discount code SPMC22 to get 50% off a SelfPubCon registration.

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