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Top Five Qualities for Achieving Goals and Finding Success as an Author
Sheri Fink
Being a successful author these days requires more than just writing and selling books. Join best-selling children’s author Sheri Fink to discover the top five qualities for achieving goals and finding success as an author. Learn strategies to increase...
over 4 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Goal Setting and Process
I'm trying to self-publish a Sci-Fi book and found someone to do book cover artwork, but she's asking me for a template for style and sizing. Not sure how to answer this...can you help me?
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Question: I'm trying to self-publish a Sci-Fi book and found someone to do book cover artwork, but she's asking me for a template for style and sizing. Not sure how to answer this...can you help me? Answer: Using the right dimensions or size for...
over 1 year ago
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Getting Started with PR - article
Molly Blaisdell
How do you make the public aware of your book? This is where public relations come into play. Public relations or PR is a process to create goodwill between an author and the public and so lead to book sales. A strong PR plan will span six weeks to six...
over 8 years ago
Public Relations
Publicity Campaigns
Why do book categories matter, and how do I know which categories to select for my book?
Author Learning Center
Question: Why do book categories matter, and how do I know which categories to select for my book? Answer: Books can be about many different things: a fairytale romance, a post-apocalyptic world, a true story of triumph, or steps for self-improvement...
over 1 year ago
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Rob Harrell on How Creating His Comic Strips Evolved Into Writing Graphic Novels
Rob Harrell
Cartoonist and children's author Rob Harrell has always been obsessed with comic strips, even as a child. As he grew up and continued to hone his own writing and illustration skills, he kept trying to come up with new comic strip ideas. After working...
over 1 year ago
Children's Books
Writing for Kids
Author Annie Sullivan on Balancing Her Fiction Writing with Her Role as a Copywriter
Annie Sullivan
Author Annie Sullivan has worked as a copywriter for many years, while also writing young adult novels and children's books on her own time. Copywriting has a very different structure and focus than creative writing, she says, but she enjoys creating...
over 1 year ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Time Management
Soos, Sandra Testimonial
Challenges of Writing Mid Grade and YA Fiction - video
P.J. Hoover
Author P.J. Hoover defines young adult and middle age fiction. She defines the middle grade genre as Harry Potter fans, or advanced second grade readers and older. Hoover defines the age range for young adult fiction as seventh grade and older. Hoover...
over 8 years ago
Children's Books
Writing for Kids
Challenges of Writing Mid Grade and YA Fiction - podcast
P.J. Hoover
Author P.J. Hoover defines young adult and middle age fiction. She defines the middle grade genre as Harry Potter fans, or advanced second grade readers and older. Hoover defines the age range for young adult fiction as seventh grade and older. Hoover...
over 8 years ago
Children's Books
Writing for Kids
Advice for Writing Under a Pen Name When Switching Between Genres
Naomi Brett Rourke
Creating multiple pen names is not usually necessary, but there are cases where it would make sense, says author Naomi Brett Rourke. She writes under only one pseudonym, but has seen other authors use different ones depending on which genre they’re writing...
over 5 years ago
Preparation
Using a Pen Name
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