The most important element that will determine whether or not you'll get a literary agent interested in your book is the strength of your story. But no manuscript is an island; there are many factors that inform a literary agent’s decision about your submission. We...
Web Design Relief’s Links Roundup, January 2014
Happy New Year! In this installment of Web Design Relief Links Roundup, we’re featuring articles on the how-tos of being expert Twitter and Google+ users, automating your social media networks correctly, and creating sharable content. You'll also find information...
Web Design Relief’s Links Roundup, November 2013
Whether you create your own author website or we create one for you, we want to give you the best tools possible to build an effective online author platform and get your writing out there for all the world to read. Here’s our latest Links Roundup with a bunch of...
How To Choose The Right Color Scheme For Your Website
Designing your author website will essentially come down to two things: content and aesthetic. As writers, we certainly have the content part down. But what about the actual design? What message are you trying to convey visually? Throwing all of your favorite colors...
40 Blog Post Ideas For Novelists, Poets, And Creative Writers | Web Design Relief
If you are an author looking for ideas for blog posts (or if you’ve run out of blog post ideas), you have come to the right place. Don’t feel bad: Sometimes, coming up with new ideas for blog posts is difficult even for the best writers. Below, you’ll find a...
10 Tips To Host A Creative Contest That Promotes Your Book
So, you want to promote your book or novel? Host a creative contest! Authors who go the self-publishing route usually find themselves charged with their own marketing, and even those who are traditionally published often promote their novels on their own. When your...
How To Get People Talking On Your Social Networks
The best way to promote a book (or any product) in this world of social networking isn’t to take the old-fashioned approach of buy now because this product will solve all your problems! Instead, the best way to promote is to engage directly, one-on-one, with your...
The 8 Golden Rules For Blogging Without Being Obnoxious
Writing and publishing a blog can be a great way for writers to connect with readers. Blogging opens the lines of communication between a writer and his/her audience. And in that way, it can be a powerful marketing tool. But while writers can use their blogs as a way...
Web Design Relief Links Roundup, August 2013
Social media is vital to spreading the word about your writing across the Web. People aren’t going to magically happen upon your website, so you have to find them where they hang out and tell them about it. Think of an author platform as a living, breathing thing. So...
4 Common Mistakes Writers Make On Their Author Websites
An author website is one of the most effective marketing tools for a writer. It has the potential to turn a random visitor to your website into a full-fledged fan of your writing. But in order to get to that coveted place of sold-out book signings and ten-thousand...
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