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Why is it so hard to sell that great book you just wrote?

Why it’s so hard to sell that great book you just wrote. Or is it?

That’s the $64,000 question isn’t it? Why is it so hard to sell your book? On the other hand, maybe it’s not so hard to […]

By Yvonne DiVita May 1, 2024 Big Ideas, Marketing your book
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[TfTi] Publishing Trends and Changes that Indie Authors Need to Keep Up With

From multiple newsletters and articles, my top five publishing industry trends that will most affect indie authors this year.

By Tom Collins April 25, 2024 AI Tools & Tips, Blogs & Social Media, Book Coaching, Branding, Business & Entrepreneurship, Indie Publishing, Marketing your book, Marketing your business, Tips from Tom's inbox
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The magnificent power of books ebooks audiobooks and print

The Magnificent Power of Books – Print Books, Audiobooks, and Ebooks

Confused about which format to publish your book in? Print, digital, audio or all three? Why or why not? I have answers. I won’t go […]

By Yvonne DiVita April 18, 2024 Books, ebooks, Indie Publishing
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Marginalia: The Power of Paradox and Fiction as Truth

A paradox mindset helps creativity, teamwork, leadership, self-efficacy, perspective, and resilience; and how fiction shows us truth.

By Tom Collins April 10, 2024 Book Reviews, Books, Creativity, Flawsomism, Marginalia
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Unlocking Creativity: A Writer’s Guide to AI

Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) has become a game-changer for authors seeking to build real success in today’s multi-media world of social, email, […]

By Yvonne DiVita April 4, 2024 AI Tools & Tips, Marketing your book, Writing
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[TfTi] Timeless Advice for Authors: Ancient Wisdom Inspired by Seth Godin

We’ll focus on six of his 19 points, with a bit more explanation to show why we still advocate them with our clients today.

By Tom Collins March 26, 2024 Books, Indie Publishing, Tips from Tom's inbox, Writing
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how not to write a book review on Amazon

How NOT to Write a Book Review On Amazon (or anywhere else) For Authors Whose Books You 💗

Book reviews, much like everything else in today’s techno-world have changed.

By Yvonne DiVita March 21, 2024 Book Reviews, Indie Publishing
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Marginalia: AI, self-driving cars, and the delusion of perfection

Marginalia: on Matthew Crawford’s book, Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road. It might not be apparent from the title, but the two themes that keep jumping out at me are the dangers in our headlong rush toward applying AI to everything and the problem of perfectionism.

By Tom Collins March 14, 2024 AI Tools & Tips, Creativity, Flawsomism, Marginalia, Tools & Technology
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Celebrating bestsellers and I am Perfectly Flawsome

Celebrating International Bestsellers + Can You Say, ‘I am Flawsome?’

Writing the book is really just the beginning. If you ask any author what the hardest part of their book project was, most of them […]

By Yvonne DiVita March 7, 2024 Flawsomism, Indie Publishing, Marketing your book
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Who’s Reading All Those Books? Surprise!

According to a recent report on CNN, at least some of the growth in reading books comes from Gen Z and Millennials. The story covers a widespread growth in the number of book clubs.

By Tom Collins February 27, 2024 Audiobooks, Books, Reading
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