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Is Your Novel Cinematic? Try a Video Book Promo
When I decided to launch the Writing in a Dead World blog I had an important goal in mind. I wanted to provide a service to fellow independent authors. It’s not that I have all the answers. In fact,...
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Are you cliche?
Are you cliché? Part 8 of Right the Novel Are you a cliché? Just a caricature of exaggerated traits and quirks? Are you so un-unique that people can’t tell you apart from say a sofa or house plant....
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Are You Too Smart to Write Fiction?
People read fiction for enjoyment. The experience of going to another place or time and being drawn into a story. Fiction is not the same experience as say reading a textbook or Plato’s Republic. While...
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Are Free eBooks a Good Idea?
There is little doubt, based on the statistics, that “free” books are an excellent way for an author to gain exposure and potential fans. Smashwords analysis reveals that “free” books receive 92 times...
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Marketing 101 – The 5 Basic Strategies
Last month over 9 nine thousand books were published on Smashwords. That doesn’t include those published on Amazon or by the traditional publishing houses. It’s fairly safe to say that ten or so...
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5 Things That Can Kill Self-Publishing
The numbers on self-publishing are not clear. The best guess is that self-published books account for 5% of the total book market share. That is hardly a “ground swell” for a new age. So why all the...
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The Good, The Bad, and The Expectations
Somewhere between the dream of a best-seller and the reality of the sales challenges that writers face, is the process of marketing. Whether trade published or independent, carving out a market share...
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The Efficiency Obstacles of Self Editing
A decade ago surveys suggested that 80% of Americans planned to write a novel. The advent of e-publishing has offered many the opportunity to realize the dream. Unfortunately, just because you can self...
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The One Thing an Author Should Never Do
This first part of this may sound judgmental, but it is not. Maybe more envy than anything else. You know those folks who see every interaction as an opportunity to promote their work? On Goodreads...
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10 Ways and Other Writing Advice You Don’t Need
I came across an info-graphic by Brennan Reid that listed “10 Ways to Write Better & Faster.” While Brennan’s advice is probably the better of the two, I couldn’t resist placing my own spin with...
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