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How to Get Back to Writing

Jane Friedman

When I finished my MFA in 2005, I didn’t write for a year. Had I known about that event in 2005, I would have crawled into bed and not come out until December 1st. This manuscript isn’t one I’ve pursued publishing. Photo by Monstera. Today’s post is by author Matthew Duffus ( @DuffusMatthew ). Set a challenge.

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Self-Publishing Training Manuals And Focusing On Your True Fans With Guy Windsor

The Creative Penn

Go to findawayvoices.com/penn to publish your next audiobook project. Today, we're talking about his book, From Your Head to Their Hands: How to write, publish, and market training manuals for Historical Martial Artists. Joanna: Well, even on that, many people don't realize this, but publishing on Amazon, they take a delivery charge.

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Are You Sure You Don’t Have an Author Platform?

Jane Friedman

In spring 2017, after learning that an aspiring nonfiction author would need a book proposal to find a publisher, I enrolled in a two-Saturday proposal writing class at UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. Since 2005, whenever someone searched “Samantha Smith,” they’d come to my website or the YouTube channel.

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5 Best Free Blogging Platforms & Sites in 2024 (100% Unbiased)

Smart Blogger

Granted, some of those “Medium” searches could be for the TV show of the same name that starred Patricia Arquette from 2005 through 2011. If your post looks good in the editor, it’s going to look good when your post goes live after you click the “Ready to publish?” The blue line represents the number of searches for “medium.”

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Lessons Learned From 11 Years As An Author Entrepreneur

The Creative Penn

With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with Scrivener, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. I finally finished and published How to Write a Novel in July 2022 after starting with an initial draft in 2016. It will emerge over time.

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What Time of Day is Best to Publish to Your Blog?

ProBlogger

The post What Time of Day is Best to Publish to Your Blog? When I started blogging (back in 2005, when RSS feeds were really big), I paid a lot of attention to when I published my posts because it seemed to affect how many people saw them. Lots of studies have been done over the years about the best time of day to publish posts.

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How Niche Communities Are Changing Online Conversations

Neil Patel

For publishers, the site lets people see at a glance what books and topics are resonating with readers. Since its creation in June 2005, it’s grown to over 100,000 threads called “subreddits.” What started as a conference in 2005 has turned into one of the largest online niche communities.