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Your Book Design is CRAP? That’s Great!

What does CRAP have to do with book design? Find out here.

By Tom Collins October 16, 2025 Book Design, Branding, Creativity
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Want to know where the secret sauce is to write your book? I know where it is...

Looking for the Secret Sauce for Writing a Book? I know where it is.

The secret sauce for writing your book is in your refrigerator. It’s whatever you like to drink to stay hydrated while you write. I’m assuming […]

By Yvonne DiVita October 9, 2025 Learning, Storytelling, Writing
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Writing by Hand: The Hands-Down Winner

The science that shows why writing by hand helps you read, learn, and remember better than typing.

By Tom Collins October 2, 2025 Learning, Reading, Writing
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From Book Launch to Lifelong Buzz: Marketing Moves that Matter

Need a marketing plan for your book? Here are a couple dozen specific tactics you can include in yours.

By Yvonne DiVita September 25, 2025 Indie Publishing, Marketing your book
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Can AI Create Your Book Trailer?

Find out what I learned in a course on creating book trailers with AI and my own experiment

By Tom Collins September 4, 2025 AI Tools & Tips, Creativity, Marketing your book
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Before You Write One Word: A Note from a Developmental Editor

Before You Write One Word: A Note from a Developmental Editor

I know you have an idea. You have a message. You might even have a lot of LinkedIn posts that reflect your message. It’s possible […]

By Yvonne DiVita August 7, 2025 Book Coaching, developmental editing, Writing
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[TfTi] Will the AI Overlords Be Reviewing Your Book?

See what an AI reviewer did with a piece I wrote decades ago and learn why you don’t want that for your book.

By Tom Collins July 31, 2025 AI Tools & Tips, Book Reviews, Marketing your book, Tips from Tom's inbox
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Seasonal success strategies to make every occasion a book selling opportunity

Seasonal Success Strategies: Make Every Occasion a Book-Selling Opportunity

This is somewhat of a continuation of Tom’s blog post, Flod Planning, from last week. I was talking with a client last week, and the […]

By Yvonne DiVita July 24, 2025 Business & Entrepreneurship, Business Coaching, Marketing your book
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Flod Planning (not a typo) for the Holidays

Want a flod (not a typo) of book marketing opportunities? Check out our July-December 2025 Literary Holiday printable calendars.

By Tom Collins July 17, 2025 Marketing your book, Marketing your business
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Words and Phrases Every Author or Aspiring Author Should Know

Working with a variety of authors means explaining many of the terms, phrases, acronyms, and writing and publishing language. Forgetting to check with authors on […]

By Yvonne DiVita July 10, 2025 Business & Entrepreneurship, Copyright & Legal Stuff
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