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13 Tips for the Work-at-Home Author

by Joel Friedlander on March 11, 2019 21 Comments

13 tips for authors who work at home

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: author, entrepreneur

Authors: Blog Faster, Easier, and Get Better Results With Article Templates

by Joel Friedlander on February 28, 2015 Leave a Comment

Authors: Blog Faster, Easier, and Get Better Results With Article Templates announces a new product for authors who want to improve their blogging.

Filed Under: Author Blogging 101, Marketing Tagged With: author, author platform, blogging, book design templates

APE-ing Your Book with Guy Kawasaki [Audio]

by Joel Friedlander on January 16, 2013 9 Comments

APE-ing Your Book with Guy Kawasaki [Audio] reviews the new book and also publishes a 32:36 interview with the author

Filed Under: Interviews, Reviews, Self-Publishing Tagged With: author, e-books, entrepreneur, Guy Kawasaki, publisher, self publishing

Top 5 Reasons Nonfiction Authors Should Be Speakers, Too

by Joel Friedlander on November 12, 2012 22 Comments

Top 5 Reasons Nonfiction Authors Should Be Speakers, Too explores the benefits that public speaking can have for authors

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: author, author platform, book marketing, branding, content marketing, nonfiction authors, presentation, public speaking, self publishing, Top 5

From Writer to Author to Publisher to Marketer

by Joel Friedlander on May 11, 2012 57 Comments

From Writer to Author to Publisher to Marketer describes the evolutionary journey of a writer who decides to self-publish

Filed Under: Self-Publishing Tagged With: author, author platform, indie author, publisher, publishing a book, self publishing, Writing

A Book Editor Speaks: The Challenge of the First Chapters

by Joel Friedlander on December 2, 2011 8 Comments

A Book Editor Speaks: The Challenge of the First Chapters by David Carr explores ways the editor can help an author deal with the first chapters of her book

Filed Under: Editorial, Guest Posts Tagged With: author, book editing, David Carr, Editing, indie author, Moving Words

When Big Book Publishers Win

by Joel Friedlander on June 15, 2011 20 Comments

When Big Publishers Win, because some books are not good candidates for self-publishing.

Filed Under: Self-Publishing Tagged With: author, book distribution, book publishing, publish a book, self publishing, self-publish

Amateur-Hour Books: Do You Know the Warning Signs?

by Joel Friedlander on June 9, 2011 44 Comments

Amateur-Hour Books: Do You Know the Warning Signs? there are predictable errors made by do it yourself self-publishers, and you can learn to avoid them

Filed Under: Book Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: author, author platform, book design, DIY publishing, formatting, self publishing, typography

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