Category: News (Page 3 of 19)

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

• Google Play are expanding AI audiobook narration.
• The Amazon KDP Storyteller writing contest 2022 is now open for entries, with a top prize of £20,000.
• How a group of authors worked together to sell more books and become best sellers.
• Watch out for these copyright scams that use AI to fool people into believing they’re genuine.
• Would a book coach help you get your book finished?
• Think you can’t write if you have small children? Think again.
• It’s not pleasant to think about, but we’re all going to die. Make sure you plan for it now.

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

• The Writer Beware blog has moved to WordPress, and has a new URL.
• Barnes & Noble are going to start offering audiobooks.
• Useful information for anyone interested in marketing their books on TikTok.
• YouTube has plans to monetise podcasts.
• These legal issues to avoid are probably most relevant to memoir writers, but could apply to others too.
• It’s common advice to have a mailing list and a blog, but they’re not always a good thing.
• Brandon Sanderson’s Kickstarter finished. Kristine Kathryn Rusch says it’s good news for all authors.

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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:

• Russia is legalising piracy, but it’s unlikely to have a great impact.
• Soon, it won’t be possible to buy books from within the Nook or Audible apps on Android.
• On writing diverse and inclusive stories, and tips for working with a sensitivity reader.
• An editor with thirty years of experience gives advice on editing your own work.
• What is Web3 and how will it affect your marketing?
• Plagiarism is a taboo subject, which allows it to thrive.

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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 short history of the last ten years in self publishing.
• Advice for authors considering a Kickstarter to help fund their next book.
• Feel like you have nothing to write about on your blog or social media?
• Resources for authors that need to do research.
• Make sure your books are hard to resist, not hard to remember.
• How not to handle copyright for your book.
• New data exploring how iOS 15 and GDPR impacted email marketing. Note: 24% of marketers reported a positive impact.

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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:

• Kristine Kathryn Rusch has a follow-up post about Brandon Sanderson’s Kickstarter.
• Trying to understand the motives of “The Spine Collector“.
• Ways to promote non-fiction books on Instagram.
• How to work out which social media platforms you should concentrate on.
• How to find readers if you’re a new indie author.
• Common mistakes to avoid when writing about doctors.
• How to make your marketing content stand out from the crowd.

It’s World Backup Day on Thursday, so here’s our article about how to backup your work, and a message from Dan Blank about why it’s important.

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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:

• Kristine Kathryn Rusch on what Brandon Sanderson’s Kickstarter means for publishing and authors.
• How to write better book titles.
• If you haven’t worked with an editor before, here are some best practices.
• As the world opens up, book fairs are starting to happen again. Here’s what you need to know.
• If your story didn’t do as well as you’d hoped, don’t despair.
• Want to get noticed on LinkedIn?
• Don’t fall for these crime writing myths.

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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 closing all of its brick & mortar book shops and some of its other physical stores.
• Alliance of Independent Authors is running a ten-word story competition as part of its tenth anniversary celebrations. Prizes include @Kobo ereaders and a publishing package.
• Keep your social media profiles up to date.
• How to improve the performance of your Facebook ads.
• How to use BookBub ads to market your book.
• What is a sensitivity reader, and do you need one?
• Why brands (and authors) lose Instagram followers.

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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:

• Waterstones has bought the UK bookshop chain Blackwell’s
• Your romance novel should start with story, not backstory
• How to write a better subtitle
• Hashtags are your friends – make the most of them
• If you publish a book, you’ll get horrible reviews. If you can’t cope with that reality, don’t publish.
• In marketing, small things can have a big impact.
• J.F. Penn rewrote her first novel after acquiring over ten years of experience. Here’s what she learned.

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