10 Tips for: Short-Form Videos
September 1, 2023
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Visual storytelling is arguably the most powerful medium used by creators on social media today. It has gained immense popularity in recent years due to
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10 Tips for: Editing with Sudowrite
August 1, 2023
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Many writers in the indie community know the AI generative writing app Sudowrite (https://sudowrite.com) for its ability to serve as an always-there assistant in the
10 Tips: Website SEO
July 1, 2023
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the organic method of driving traffic to your website, as well as to your other channels. As opposed to targeting
Ten Tips: Google Workspace
June 1, 2023
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Unlock a world of creativity and communication with the integrated tools of Google Workspace. Once a free platform for writers on a budget and not
Ten Tips: BookTube
May 1, 2023
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The social media platform with the biggest potential for 2023—and the foreseeable future—is YouTube, according to marketing guru Adam Erhart. It’s the second most visited
Ten Tips: ChatGPT Prompts
April 1, 2023
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Since Open AI’s ChatGPT was released last November, it’s arguably become the most talked about bot since the T-800. But before we face the inevitable
10 Tips for: Facebook Groups
March 1, 2023
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More than nineteen years since it launched, Facebook is still the largest social media platform, with three billion users in January 2023, according to DataReportal
Ten Tips: Twitter
February 1, 2023
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Twitter is a unique social media platform built on brevity, requiring users to limit posts to only 280 characters at a time. But a writer
Ten Tips: Fiverr
January 1, 2023
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As authors, we know how valuable time is. However, this non-renewable resource tends to slip between our fingers when it comes to accomplishing tasks we
Ten Tips: Choosing Your Perfect Planner
December 1, 2022
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Planners can be an excellent investment of your time and money, helping you create effective goals and build actionable plans. But with so many options
Ten Tips: Newsletter Swaps
November 1, 2022
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Roughly six years ago, a well-known Contemporary Romance author organized a book promotion. She posted the invite to participate in a Facebook group and opened
10 Tips: Draft2Digital
October 1, 2022
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Indie authors often consider the valid option of going wide and publishing on other platforms beyond Amazon. But with it comes a lot of work
Ten Tips: Amazon A+ Content
September 1, 2022
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Alice Briggs Since early 2021, indie authors have had the ability to create Amazon A+ Content to help promote their books. This bonus content on
10 Tips for Canva
August 1, 2022
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Full disclosure: Canva is my friend. This user-friendly graphic design app is similar to Photoshop or Affinity. I use it for Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram,
Ten Tips for Patreon for Authors
July 1, 2022
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Patreon, an online platform, allows people to financially support creatives, including authors, through a monthly tiered membership. It offers an excellent option for any indie
10 Tips for Better Feedback from Beta Readers
June 1, 2022
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You’ve finally written “The End,” and it’s now time for the next stage in prepping your manuscript for publication: Find some beta readers who will
10 Tips for Email Subject Lines
May 1, 2022
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Aside from writing and publishing a new book, email marketing is often touted as the key to many authors’ success. Whether you send regular emails
Ten Tips for Finding Newsletter Content Ideas
April 1, 2022
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Aside from book updates, newsletter swaps, and group promos, you might struggle to keep coming up with fresh content ideas for your newsletter. You will
10Tips For BookBub
March 1, 2022
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No doubt you’re reading this, hoping we’ll divulge the ultimate secret to getting accepted for a BookBub Featured Deal. And of course, we’re going to
10 Tips for Facebook
February 1, 2022
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Facebook can be a great place for authors to meet and get to know other authors and readers. It’s easy to post and to add
Ten Tips: Kickstarter
January 1, 2022
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Simply put: Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform. For those wondering what that means, crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project by raising small amounts
10 Tips for Pinterest
December 1, 2021
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Chelle Honiker Like many social media accounts, using Pinterest for business remains a mystery for many authors. Likely because they want to know the answer
Ten Tips for YouTube
November 1, 2021
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When you hear the name “YouTube” you probably think more of videos than books, and even Google explains YouTube as “an online video sharing and
10 Tips for Discord
October 1, 2021
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Discord is a multi-purpose chat app made popular by gamers that includes text, audio, and video. Available on all platforms and devices, it has quickly
Ten Tips: Bookfunnel
September 1, 2021
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BookFunnel specializes in e-book and audio distribution. Authors can send e-books directly to readers’ preferred reading devices, collect email addresses, participate in group promotions, and
Ten Tips for Goodreads
August 1, 2021
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At its core, Goodreads is a social media platform. It lives for the interaction between its users. Yet authors aren’t as active as they need
Ten Tips: TikTok
July 1, 2021
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TikTok is a social media app that allows users to create short videos (fifteen or sixty seconds, with three-minute videos being beta tested). You can
Creator Economy for Authors: A Guide to the Future of Publishing (New Age of Publishing Book 2)
Michael Evans’s Creator Economy for Authors delves into the significant shifts occurring in the publishing world. Highlighting the movement from traditional platforms to communities spearheaded
Editor’s Letter- September 2023
To anyone who thought the discussions around AI might be quieting down, let this past month be an assurance: among authors, at least, the debate
Hacking the Algorithms to Popular Social Media Sites
What Indie Authors Should Know to Ensure Their Posts Are Seen Until the late twentieth century, town criers were used to spread the word about
