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3 Killer Traits Necessary for Long-Term Success as a Book Author

“How have you written so many books?” “Is writing hard?” Those two questions pop up frequently when I’m meeting someone for the first...

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How to Choose the Best PR Firm to Promote Your Book

As an author, sooner or later you’ll be evaluating what a PR firm can do for you in launching your book and helping with ongoing promotion. Notice...

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How to Tell a Hybrid Publisher from a Major Publisher

With major publishers adding new imprints so frequently, staying up to date with “Who’s on first?” can be a challenge. For example, currently...

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Book writing

4 Tips to Make Book Writing Faster and Easier

Good writing is rewriting. I’ve not put quotation marks around that comment because it would be difficult to attribute it to only one author. So...

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Collaborator, Coauthor, or Ghostwriter? How to Decide Which You Need

Early in my career, I collaborated with CEO Jim on his business book. After I’d completed the first draft and he reviewed it, we sat down together...

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bland writing

Is Your Writing Too Bland to Become Your Brand?

What does your writing—email, texts, social media posts, website, proposals, books—say about your personal brand? For all the words you speak...

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