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Resurrect your darlings: How to recycle deleted material from your manuscript

Melissa Hart Published April 28, 2020

Why trash your deleted pages when you can publish them?

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So you want to start a blog in 2020? Read this first.

Ryan G. Van Cleave Updated December 22, 2020

Is blogging still a writer’s best friend? Or is it a waste of time in an overcrowded blogosphere? Read More “So you want to start a blog in 2020? Read this first.”

A writer’s guide to building an online presence

Josh Sippie Published January 14, 2020

Follow this advice to start selling your words.

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From the Front Lines: How to make Twitter work for you

Yi Shun Lai Updated January 17, 2020

These five guidelines can help you improve your social media use.

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From the front lines: Readying your book reading

Yi Shun Lai Published October 15, 2019

Boring readings don’t sell books. Here’s how to make the crowd hang on your every word.

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How to successfully promote an older book

Brian Feinblum Published September 24, 2019

Learn how to market your book and keep its sales going strong even if it’s not new.

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A writer’s guide to tabling at literary festivals

Melissa Hart Published August 21, 2019

Avoid gimmicks (and build community) through conversation and book sales.

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Digital and other non-writing skills helpful to the modern writer

Donna Talarico Updated July 16, 2019

Writers need more than strong stories to succeed. They also need to utilize organizational, production, and promotional tools to gain an audience.

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Build your audience through newsletters

Kerrie Flanagan Updated June 29, 2021

Learn how to grow and develop your audience through sending email newsletters.

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Making social media matter

Ryan G. Van Cleave Published March 19, 2019

Over razzleberry smoothies a few years ago, a mega-famous author said to me: “You have 20 published books but only 20 followers on Twitter? Huh.” At the time, I thought she was just needling me. After all, any one of her books outsold all of mine combined by a 40 to 1 margin. But some … Read More

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Promoting Your Work

Resurrect your darlings: How to recycle deleted material from your manuscript

So you want to start a blog in 2020? Read this first.

A writer’s guide to building an online presence

From the Front Lines: How to make Twitter work for you

From the front lines: Readying your book reading

How to successfully promote an older book

A writer’s guide to tabling at literary festivals

Build your audience through newsletters

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