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Associations

Why Writers Should Join Author and Publisher Associations, Tyler R. Tichelaar

Book Reviews

Book Reviews and Book Criticism: Two Separate Purposes, Irene Watson & Tyler R. Tichelaar
Book Reviews Sell Books, Tyler R. Tichelaar
Creating Bound Galleys and Advance Review Copies, Tyler R. Tichelaar & Irene Watson
Elements of a Quality Book Review, Tyler R. Tichelaar
Negative Book Reviews: How to Avoid Them, & How to Use Them to Your Advantage, Tyler R. Tichelaar
Should Authors Listen to Book Reviewers?, Tyler R. Tichelaar
The DO’s and DON’Ts of Book Review Submission, Tyler R. Tichelaar

Editing

Different Types of Editing, Yvonne Perry
Editing IS Marketing: Boning Up on First Impressions, Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Finding the Write Fit: Hiring an Editor, Irene Watson
How to Find a Good Editor, Irene Watson
How to Hire an Editor, Carolyn Howard-Johnson
What a Developmental Editor Does, What a Copy Editor Does, Yvonne Perry
Why Your Book Should Be Evaluated Before Going To Market, Yvonne Perry
Why You -- Yes, You Who Aced English -- Need an Editor, Carolyn Howard-Johnson

Marketing

Be Media Savvy -- Tips for Authors, Jackie Lapin
Book Contests and Awards Galore, Tyler R. Tichelaar
Book Cover Marketing: Sell More Books by Tapping Into Your Book’s Hidden Target Markets, Susan Kendrick and Graham Van Dixhorn
Book Marketing on MySpace, Tyler R. Tichelaar
Building a Quality List of Followers on Twitter, Yvonne Perry
Creating a Realistic Book Marketing Plan, Irene Watson
Creating Residual Income from Writing, Irene Watson
Going Beyond Online Recognition to Selling Your Book, Yvonne Perry
Upping Your Sales--How an Author Can Make Broadcast & Internet Radio a Highly Successful Cornerstone of a Book Selling Campaign, Jackie Lapin
How to Make Your Book Signing a Sell-Out!, Judy Azure LeBlanc
How to Market Your Book on a Shoe-String Budget, Judy Asure LeBlanc
How to Sell to Libraries Directly and Through Re-Sellers, Dana Lynn Smith
Market Your Book While You're Writing It, Yvonne Perry
Money from Book Sales: Spend or Save?, Irene Watson
Real Case Studies of Book Projects, Rita Mills
Selling Books Effectively at Public Events, Irene Watson
Targeting Your Website Marketing to Personas, Irene Watson
The Difference Between Networking and Marketing, Yvonne Perry
The Number One Place to Promote Books, Yvonne Perry
Tips for Successful Author Interviews, Irene Watson
What Defines a Bestseller in Books?, Irene Watson
Your Audience is Not Everyone, Irene Watson

Publishing

A Publisher by Any Other Name??, Rita Mills
Ask Not What Your Publisher Can Do For You…, Victor Volkman
Book Project Self-Evaluation, Rita Mills
Book Publishing Options for the Author/Writer, Rita Mills
Bringing up Kindle, Victor Volkman
Creating Bound Galleys and Advance Review Copies, Tyler R. Tichelaar & Irene Watson
Don't Have Your Book Dismissed - Read Before You Submit, Irene Watson
Five Steps For Creating and Bringing an eBook to Market, Yvonne Perry
Graphic Design - Give Your Book the Best Look, Yvonne Perry
How to Create Book Covers That Sell, Irene Watson
How to Create Effective Back Covers, Irene Watson
Is a Book Distributor Right for You?, Irene Watson
Publishing a Children’s Book—Better Get a Child’s Opinion First, Tyler R. Tichelaar
Publish-on-Demand Companies Disserve Authors and Literary World, Yvonne Perry
Self-Publishing Tips For Formatting a Book, Yvonne Perry
Steps in Creation of a Book, Rita Mills
The Next Step to Take After Writing Your Book, Yvonne Perry
What Can Be Done to Avoid Piracy of EBooks?, Yvonne Perry
What is POD and Why Do You Need to Know the Answer?, Cheryl Pickett
Who Am I Today? Overcoming the Multiple Personalities of Self-Publishing, Irene Watson
Your Key to Publishing Industry Professionals & Bookstore-Quality Books, Rita Mills

Publicity

Six Steps In Finding The Right Publicity Firm For Your Book, Irene Watson
Website Stats 101 for Authors, Irene Watson
What Does a Publicist Do For an Author?, Yvonne Perry

Social Media

21 Things to Tweet About, Dana Smith
Are you Being Twittered to Death?, Barbara Hudgins
How to Use Social Media Tools to Achieve Web 2.0 Optimization, Delinta Hay
How to Build an Impressive Social Networking Presence, Beginning with Facebook, Deltina Hay
How to Build a Web 2.0 and Social Media Optimized Site Using WordPress, Deltina Hay
How to Write What You Want & Sell What You Write, Yvonne Perry
Social Media News Releases Explained, Deltina Hay
Social Media Newsrooms: The Ultimate Web 2.0 Tool for Your Business, Deltina Hay
Streamlining Your Social Web Presence in 6 Steps, Deltina Hay
The Power of Social Networking For Authors, Yvonne Perry
Tips For Getting Visitors to Your Site, Yvonne Perry
What are Purpose-Built del.icio.us Pages, and How are They Used?, Deltina Hay

Writing

Accent Your Writing Using Diacritical Marks, Yvonne Perry
Book Writing - Documenting Sources With MLA Style, Yvonne Perry
Book Writing - Page Count and Chapter Length, Yvonne Perry
Is Your Writing Your Business Or Your Baby?, Yvonne Perry
Learn to Write a Book, Yvonne Perry
Publishing a Children’s Book—Better Get a Child’s Opinion First, Tyler R. Tichelaar
Setting Fees For Freelance Writing Projects, Yvonne Perry
Starting Your Freelance Writing Business, Yvonne Perry
The Incompetent Writer: Manuscript Preparation, Tyler R. Tichelaar
To Swear or Not to Swear: How to Determine Appropriateness When Writing, Morgan Hunt
Using Styles in Microsoft Word, Yvonne Perry
What Makes A Good Story?, Tyler R. Tichelaar
Which Word to Use When, Yvonne Perry