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Imogen Ilsabeth Laverick replied to Imogen Ilsabeth Laverick's discussion 'Self publishing, in desperate need of help! ISBN numbers...'"Ahh, I see, I've heard of Lulu but never had a proper look, I'll investigate :) Thank you ^^
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I don't know if anyone here listens to the Self Publishing Podcast with Johnny, Sean, and Dave, but they recently mentioned (briefly and in passing) using Pay with a Tweet to promote their books.I looked into it, and it is actually really neat. If someone retweets your work, they get a free copy of your book. You get the marketing from them retweeting, and they get your book. The site allows you to set the duration or the number of downloads that occur (mine is only running until June 1st) and…See More
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Don't make blatantly self-serving blog posts or status updates please, people!
Posted by Kay Elizabeth on May 9, 2013 at 4:30pm 1 Comment 1 Like
Constantly linking to your own work or copy/pasting it here is irritating. To those who do: you're not making yourself look good in the eyes of the community, do you realize that? No one likes a taker who doesn't give back to Authors.com and only…
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Building A Support Network of Fellow Authors: who's the enemy?
Posted by Authors.com on May 13, 2011 at 12:52pm 23 Comments 17 Likes
Experienced authors know that finishing your book does not mean you've finished your work by any means. It's just beginning. If you want to keep your enthusiasm alive, build lasting friendships and even possibly rack up more sales, knowing how to…
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Outlining vs. Freewriting. What are your thoughts?
Posted by Katie McKnight on May 5, 2013 at 9:55pm 17 Comments 2 Likes
Characters are dominating your thoughts, your fingers are itching to type and the beginning of a great story fills your computer screen. Then...silence. You reach that point in your story where your characters take a coffee break and you are…
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Spotlight Interview with Author Tracy Kaufmann
Posted by SpotlightInterviews on September 16, 2012 at 4:24pm 2 Comments 2 Likes
Q1: Thanks for participating in our Authors.com Spotlight Interview series Tracy! Please introduce yourself and your book to help our readers get to know you.
A: Hello, I'm Tracy Kauffman a new author and I have written…
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