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This Week in the Blogs, February 13 – 19, 2016

by Joel Friedlander | Feb 21, 2016 | Self-Publishing, Social Media

Blogs for Self-Publishers, February 13 – 19, 2016 including Joan Stewart, Nina Amir, Jim Devitt, Amanda Luedeke and Sabrina Ricci

Indie Authors: Focus on What Matters Most and Take Action Now

by Joel Friedlander | Feb 17, 2016 | Self-Publishing

Do you struggle to keep on track? Does your brain churn out an avalanche of ideas, flooding your mind and taking your attention off of what you have already started? Do you suffer indecision and doubt? Here’s how to go from distracted to determined.

3 Mistakes You Made Writing Your First Book (and How Not to Make Them Again)

by Joel Friedlander | Feb 15, 2016 | Marketing, Self-Publishing, Writing

By Jennie Nash In publishing, everything starts with the quality of the book. Today you'll hear from editor and book coach Jennie Nash. In the course of her work, Jennie sees firsthand what authors tend to get wrong as they write their books--the rookie mistakes, the...

This Week in the Blogs, February 6 – 12, 2016

by Joel Friedlander | Feb 14, 2016 | Self-Publishing, Social Media

Blogs for Self-Publishers, February 6 – 12, 2016 including Data Guy, Penny Sansevieri, Anne R. Allen, Dan Wagstaff and Lynne Cantwell

How to Create Titles to Hook Your Readers

by Judith Briles | Feb 10, 2016 | Self-Publishing

Are you sometimes stuck when it comes to adding a title to a blog or article? Would you like to create one with some snap, crackle and pop? Here are three of my favorite tools.

Why Indie Authors Need a Business Hat

by Helen Sedwick | Feb 8, 2016 | Legal Issues, Self-Publishing

Indie authors are often surprised to discover they are running a business and have questions about incorporation, business licenses, sales tax and hiring freelancers.

This Week in the Blogs, January 30 – February 5, 2016

by Joel Friedlander | Feb 7, 2016 | Self-Publishing, Social Media

Blogs for Self-Publishers, January 30 – February 5, 2016 including Sandra Beckwith, Hugh Howey, Jay Swanson, Kimberley Grabas, Dan Blank and Michael Kozlowski

The Importance of Keywords to Ranking Your Book on Amazon

by Joel Friedlander | Feb 3, 2016 | Marketing

Self-publishers don’t realize that Amazon, like Google, uses a search engine to find, and list its books. A powerful marketing tactic for authors is to ensure their book reaches the top of that search list.