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Guest Post: Lockdown or On Location – What’s your ideal Writer’s Retreat? by Matthew Lightfoot

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What’s your perfect environment for writing? Do you prefer to lock yourself away in a silent room, away from any …

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Has Blogging Killed the Travel Book Stars? by Matthew Lightfoot

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A late 70’s pop hit bemoans the fact that ‘Video Killed the Radio star’, and I’m currently left wondering whether …

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FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR MY NEW SERIES – Clive Carpenter

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I’m a huge fan of PULP FICTION. And I don’t mean the Tarantino movie that robbed the world of the phrase “pulp …

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KDP Print Just Got A Whole Lot More Attractive by Nicholas Rossis

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I’m sure most of you have heard the news by now, but if you haven’t, Amazon has announced some major …

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Tim Marquitz’s Editorial/Writing Guide: Episode 2: Consistency

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Something I see regularly in edits is a lack of consistency in the work on several levels. I mean, I …

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FIVE STANDARDS OF GOOD PRACTISE FOR BOOK REVIEWS by Malini Chaudhri

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With all matters arriving at a digital meeting point in 2017, the issue of book reviews remains with details to …

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Tim Marquitz’s Editorial/Writing Guide: Episode 1: Telling and Visualization

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This is the first essay in what is intended to be a series of short editorial/writing guides to help authors …

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Guest Post: What is Outsourcing? by G R Wilson

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Why Manuscript Editing is an Investment In Yourself

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Why Manuscript Editing is an Investment In Yourself Many writers value what they write because it takes a lot of …

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Exclusive: Day 21 – “What is Dead May Never Die.”

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The following is an exclusive Short Story taken from Andi James Chamberlain‘s upcoming release: 10 Short of 31. One paw …

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Five Prominent Ways a Busy Author Can Market Themselves Online

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Over the last decade the internet has changed the lives of writers dramatically. It has tested the publishing industry to …

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Guest Post: Give Me Some Space: The Importance of Declaring Your Workspace

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A word from Sara Cleveland: One of the things I have struggled in my journey as a writer is my …

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Open Blog Weekend: 15 Great and Easy Ways to Promote Your Book Online

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There is one question in the publishing universe that has, and always will linger on author’s minds; how to promote and …

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Open Blog Weekend: Writing a Travel Blog

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Thanks to cheaper airfare and accommodation, more and more people are able to travel these days. This means that many …

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Open Blog Weekend: Book Publishing Process – In The Meantime

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So your manuscript is at the publisher being transformed into your book.  There’s nothing for you to do right? Wrong! …

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Open Blog Weekend: Five Reasons to Not KDP Select

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There is so much controversy over the Kindle Direct Publishing Select program; some authors think that it’s that best thing …

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Open Blog Weekend: Five Top Tips for Highly Creative Covers

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You’ve written your book, edited it to perfection and are now ready to self-publish. YAY! Then the awful truth hits …

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Open Blog Weekend: Thanks for the Memories

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I’m a really lucky guy in a very privileged position. Since 2011 I’ve managed to lie, cheat and steal my …

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Open Blog Weekend: The Power of Story

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As Jim Loehr, the author of The Power of Story: Change Your Story, Change Your Destiny in Work and in …

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Open Blog Weekend: Is your author website working for you?

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Once you have a website as an author, there is a myth that it will just work and pull in …

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