Category: News (Page 3 of 22)

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

• Advice for anyone thinking of doing National Novel Writing Month (#NaNoWriMo)
• Should your ebook be exclusive to Amazon, or would you be better off “going wide“?
• An editor is there to help you improve your book, so don’t take the criticism personally.
• Take this quiz to work out why your book isn’t selling.
• Everything you need to know about pen names.
• What to do if Amazon shuts down your KDP account.
• Worried about writing your first book? The Fussy Librarian can 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:

• Penguin Random House and TikTok have announced a BookTok collaboration. But not everyone is happy.
• There are over five billion people online. You can sell your books to all of them, if you think globally.
• How to write an email newsletter that builds lasting relationships
• Should you always make the changes your editor suggests?
• Multi-author anthologies and box sets can be a useful marketing tool, but exercise caution when joining one.
• What authors need to know about cover design.
• Should you use footnotes or endnotes?

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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 new US Copyright Claims Board is much less expensive than a full court case. But how much does it really cost?
• The next SelfPubCon is on 29th & 30th October, and focused on marketing. It’s online, and free for three days.
• Copyright is far too nuanced to be decided by bots and algorithms.
• How to ensure people read your whole blog post.
• What AI art means for indie authors, both now and in the future.
• How to get yourself into the right mindset to market your book.

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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 DOJ vs PRH anti-trust trial has got a lot of coverage. But whatever happens, little will change for authors.
• More and more book awards have opened up to self-published books.
• Is your book cover doing its job properly?
• TikTok is forecast to reach 1.8 billion monthly active users.
• Image isn’t everything. But it is too important to ignore.
• Good marketing isn’t forcing people to buy. It’s giving them something they’ll want to share.

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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:

• IBPA and Alliance of Independent Authors are hosting a webinar on self-publishing best practices.
• Waterstones in the UK are being affected by warehousing issues.
• Scammers are now impersonating streaming TV services.
• Feeling overwhelmed? Alliance of Independent Authors has you covered.
• Help for posting your content on LinkedIn.
• Why you should compare your work to that of other authors.
• How to work out what to blog about.

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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:

• 13 ways to improve your writing in blog posts and email newsletters.
• Social media isn’t the only way to promote your book. There are other options.
• In book shops, bestseller status isn’t necessarily based on sales.
• How to choose a good self-publishing company.
• How to get out of a reading slump.
• Magazines and newspapers are increasingly moving to digital-only, and reaping the benefit of increased back issue sales.
• To increase tension in your book, get the reader asking questions.

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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:

• Barnes & Noble‘s alleged new policy makes it harder to get your book on their shelves.
• We don’t know how big the ebook market really is. But it’s much bigger than the latest APA figures suggest.
• How indie authors can use subscription platforms like Patreon.
• Books on the NY Times bestseller list are getting shorter. What does that mean to you?
• How to write a plot twist that is believable but still unexpected.
• It’s just a story. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that your novel is important.
• You’re not in competition with other authors. Or, as Kristine Kathryn Rusch puts it, “We’re in this together with the writers who write what we write, the readers who love what we love.”

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