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Twitter for authors – use hashtags
The Twitter usage of hashtags has somehow crept into everyday conversation, so even though hashtags were originally meant for use on Twitter and other social media you can now come across them...
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SEO on a shoestring
If you have a website you have probably come across the term SEO (or Search Engine Optimisation). You will also have come across businesses who are set up solely to improve your SEO (and costing a fair...
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Good research sells books
Almost every author I have spoken to talks about research. It’s one of those topics that simply goes with writing a book. But authors do varying amounts of it. Some writers research barely enough to...
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A really easy book marketing tip
As I trawled the internet for yet more book marketing information, I came across a YouTube video that I would like to share with you today. It’s by the lovely Stephanie Newell, author of The Buzz. It...
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Book Marketing Myths busted: The publisher will do all the marketing
Many authors are seeking to get published so that the publisher can do all the hard work for them. Well, fact is, the publisher will do some marketing for you, probably send out a press release or two...
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Why not try a blog challenge to boost your blog?
Now that I have come to the end of the Ultimate Blog Challenge I must say, what a great way to boost my blog and get me writing. I actually started this blog on the first day of the challenge …...
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Hay Festival Round-Up
This year I attended the Hay Festival for the first time. I only made it to the second weekend, so I can’t really comment on anything that happened before Friday, 31st. May. So here are my highlights:...
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Speak at a book festival
With book festival (literary festival) season in full swing it might be a good time to talk about the benefits of having a slot as a speaker at one of those festivals. It’s a great opportunity to...
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Winner of the 2013 East Midlands Book Award
The winner of this year’s East Midlands Book Award was announced last Thursday, 20th June 2013 in a great ceremony that also marked the opening of the Oakham Festival. And it is … [drumroll] … Jon...
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Enter your book into the prestigious Costa Award
One of the most prestigious book awards, the Costa Book Award, formerly known as Whitbread Book Award is still taking nominations for 2013. The deadline is the 28th June 2013 so time is running out....
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