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6 Effective Book Promotion Strategies for Indie Authors

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6 Book Promotion Strategies for Indie AuthorsYou’ve put a lot of effort into writing your book and now want to use book promotion strategies that work.

Or perhaps you submitted your book to hundreds of publishers and received many rejections and have decided to self-publish.

(Fear not: Even J.K. Rowling got more than 200 rejections before a publisher took a chance.)

Either way, it's time to find book promotion strategies that work. 

Your book is a product, just like furniture, clothing, cookware and toys. So the principles behind book promotion strategies that work can help you promote your book too.

Here are six book promotion strategies you should consider if you want to get your book out there and increase sales.

1. Create an Author Website (and a Blog)

If you do not have a website dedicated to you as an author, get one now. Create a homepage that features you as an author, your background and your genre of writing.

Make yourself fascinating, personable and totally reachable. [Read more…]

7 Awesome Websites Where You Can Find a Remote Writing Job

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7 Websites Where You Can Find a Remote Writing JobDo you want to find a writing job?

The world is becoming more accustomed to freelance workers, and companies are jumping on the bandwagon to get their content written by freelancers who know how to do it best.

With so many good writers out there, why should companies waste their employees’ time when managers could be delegating work outside of their offices?

This outsourcing creates an ever-increasing demand for freelance work, especially a writing job.

From copywriting to reporting, thousands of words out there are just waiting to be written – and for a good price too.

If you’ve established a good writing habit, freelance writing can bring a joyful career into your life. Numerous advantages accompany freelance writing: setting your own hours, being your own boss, deciding on your own rates – you can even be lying on a beach in Thailand while you work your craft. [Read more…]

How to Go From Blog to Book: An Awesome Step-by-Step Guide

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Do you want to turn your blog into a book?How to Go From Blog to Book: A Step-by-Step Guide

If you're a non-fiction writer, this is a fantastic approach to writing a book.

Last year, I set out to write a book about non-fiction writing. I decided that I wanted to turn some of the blog posts from Become a Writer Today into book chapters.

So I drew together the strands of my published blog posts with the topic for my book.

In this post, I'll explain what I learned from this approach to book writing. I'll also give you some blog to book tips.

But first, why should you consider turning a blog post into a book?

And how do you know if this approach to book writing is for you?

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Masterclass Review: Is It Worth the Money?

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Masteclass review - blogIs Masterclass worth it? And whom is Masterclass for? In this Masterclass review I explain what I learnt. I also offer tips to determine if you should sign up in this Masterclass review.

You can also watch a Masterclass preview.

I spent the past few months taking Masterclass courses from writers like David Mamet, Steve Martin and Aaron Sorkin.

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Proofreading Tips and Tools for New Writers

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Proofreading Tips and Tools for New Writers
Do you ever put proofreading tips into practice?

As a creative writer, you might find it easy to get carried away with a spark of inspiration, churning out pages and pages of glorious, motivated content than worrying about proofreading.

We writers cherish these moments and never want them to end, but when they finally do, we are always left in the same situation.

After writing an amazing piece off the top of your head comes the tedious task of proofreading and editing. Luckily, a vast range of fantastic tips explored below can help and empower you. As a writer using these insights, you  can be safe in the knowledge that your creative content is the best it can possibly be.

Then you can continue reading to review some extremely helpful online tools that can help with all your creative writing processes, enabling you to focus on the more important and enjoyable aspects of writing.

These proofreading tips will help.

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