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My First Novel Was a New York Times Bestseller. I’m Self-Publishing My Third Novel Today.

Jane Friedman

My debut psychological suspense novel, The Bookseller , sold to Harper in 2013 in a pre-empt. For my part, I hired an outside publicist to help me with social media, because I knew exactly zero about building a platform. The editor who took over, more interested in publishing nonfiction than fiction, politely passed.

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Writing Tips From a College Professor

Kayleigh Moore

So often, we tend to take advice from the noisy marketers on social media (disguising themselves as expert writers) who really just want you to buy their course or training or whatever-the-hell. That's why today, I wanted to bring you some advice from someone who is truly *in it* every single day. No ulterior motive involved.

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The Definitive Guide to Online Reputation Management

Neil Patel

Some people think it’s just social media monitoring, while others believe it has something to do with public relations, and still others have no idea the impact it can have on sales. What if your employees are not social media savvy? — Alex Goot (@alexgoot) March 13, 2013. confession.

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You Don’t Need a Platform If You Can Find an Audience

Jane Friedman

In preparing to tell you that you don’t need a huge personal “platform” to get a publishing deal, I feel like a missionary about to knock on your front door, all aquiver with zeal and broad-shouldered with conviction. You don’t need some huge platform to get a publishing deal or sell books to readers. Like, Hi there, friend!

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Writing Storybooks with Inspiration from the Storybook Capitol of America in Abilene, Texas

Melanie Saxton

Horton Hears a Who Photo by Chris Koehn of Chrissy Cakes & Bakes in Montgomery, TX Installed: 2013 Sculptor: Leo Rijn Book: Horton Hears a Who! A wondrous collection of whimsical, magical statues carried her back to our childhood when there was no such thing as digital games or social media, or the internet.

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19 Strategies That’ll Help You Become an Influencer

Neil Patel

Interest in influencer marketing has skyrocketed 90x since 2013. I started in the trenches of SEO before learning content marketing , conversion rate optimization, influencer marketing, social media marketing , and more. Everyone wants to sit at home on their couch and connect with influencers on social media.

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The Other Pitch Packages Authors Should Prepare

Jane Friedman

When we talk about “pitch packages” in publishing, we’re usually talking about an author’s query letter and synopsis (for fiction), or a book proposal (for nonfiction). population that listened to a podcast within the last week has skyrocketed from about 7 percent in 2013 to 26 percent in 2022. The share of the U.S.

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