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This installment of our Links Roundup features great tips to help you market your writing online. 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...
Tumblr, meet Writer. Writer, meet Tumblr. While you might think that a short-form blog like Tumblr would be counterintuitive for writers, this photo-centric platform is quickly becoming a viable marketing tool for promoting your writing. If you're ready to shake up...
We all know the importance of self-promotion for writers. A writer who doesn’t have an up-to-date online presence won’t be able to connect with readers, editors, or literary agents as easily and effectively as one who has an active author platform. Of course, for the...
After countless hours of considering font choices, photos, and editorial selections, you finally have a shiny, new author website. Whether you write books, short stories, or poetry, an author website provides an anchor for your online identity and is an essential...
This installment of our Links Roundup features great tips to help you market your book online. 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...
With over 70 million users, Pinterest has become one of the most powerful and engaging social networks on the Internet. At the end of 2013, it was second only to Facebook in generating referral traffic—with more potential to drive visitors to your author website than...
Twitter is a phenomenal platform for promoting your author brand. With one tweet, you can quickly and easily distribute important information and update your followers. But when you're limited to Twitter's 280 characters, how can you possibly inform, engage, and...
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...
Happy National Poetry Month! This installment of our Links Roundup features great tips to help you market your poetry online. 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...
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