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How the Hollywood Strikes Will Help (& Hurt!) Authors
Find out how the actors and screenwriters strikes will affect authors and provide some unprecedented opportunities.
Substack for Authors: An Exciting Opportunity or Just Hype?
Find out the advantages and limitations of Substack for authors with various platform-building strategies.
How to Make Money as an Author Assistant
If your publishing journey is sapping your bank account, learn how working as an author assistant will help you earn and learn simultaneously.
The Tortoise Release Method: Why Slow and Steady Beats Rapid Release
Avoid author burn out by establishing a sustainable publishing pace for the next 20 years. Learn how and when to plan your publishing tasks.
Marketing Lessons from Bestselling Author James Patterson
Learn how James Patterson got his start as a writer, how he maintains success, and how you can implement his methods in your writing.
How to Work with an AI Writing Assistant
Learn how this AI tool can help you overcome writer’s block by generating ideas and suggestions to spur your imagination and get you unstuck.
Affiliate Marketing for Authors
Find out how authors who take advantage of affiliate marketing opportunities can earn income even before their books are published.
How to Become an Amazon Affiliate
A step-by-step guide for setting up your Amazon Associate account so you can earn money through affiliate links on your author website.
Platform
Platform
How to Get Better at Public Speaking with Jane Jenkins Herlong
Tips and advice for securing your first speaking engagement, nailing your presentation, selling books, and getting invited back.
How to Grow Your Email List Using Delicious Reader Magnets with Tammi Labrecque
Learn how to create a reader magnet (or lead magnet), what to do with it, and how to deliver it to grow your email list.
How to Use Goodreads to Promote Your Book
Goodreads is one of the most effective social networks for authors. Learn how to use Goodreads to connect with readers and sell more books.
How to Get a Professional Email Address
Your email address might be the first thing an agent or editor sees. Learn how to make a good first impression with your email address.
11 Places to Get Free and Legal Photos for Your Blog
If you can’t afford to buy a photo, you can’t afford the fines (or time!) that comes from stealing one. Here are 11 free & legal photo sites.
How to Start an Author Podcast
Podcasting is one of the hottest marketing techniques for authors right now and for good reason. In this episode you will learn how to start your own podcast.
How to Build Your Platform During Your Social Distancing
10 ways to progress as a writer while everything else is on hold.
7 Blogs Every Author Should Follow
One of the best way to improve your writing is to learn from the best. Here are seven blogs that not only are good examples of excellent blogging but will also help you hone your craft and sell your books.
Publishing
Publishing
How a War Between China and Taiwan Would Change Reading, Writing, and Publishing
Learn how geopolitics affect supply chain issues for authors and how to continue writing amid political or economic disruptions.
AI Book Covers & ChatGPT
Find out how authors use ChatGPT, Midjourney, and other AI tools to create book covers, characters, and plot ideas for their books.
Brandon Sanderson’s Crop Rotation Method for Restful Rapid Writing
If writing seems harder than it used to or you feel burnt out, consider this four-step method of rotation to revive your writing career.
How to Build Hype for a Debut Novel
Learn which book launching techniques a debut YA author used to successfully crowdfund and launch her first novel.
7 Kinds of Indie Authors
Find out which kind of indie author you are and which sales strategies and promotional tools will work best for you.
How to Pitch Your Novel
Learn how and when to craft a compelling pitch that make agents, readers, and publishers curious about your novel.
A New Social Network for Authors
Learn how to avoid social media distractions, connect with qualified authors, and write better books with our new social network for authors.
How to Publish Your Book Independently
A step-by-step guide to help you publish your book independently.
Promotion
Promotion
How to Use QR Codes to Boost Book Sales & Grow Your Email List
Learn six ways authors can use book QR codes to connect with readers and promote their books online and offline.
How to Supercharge Ebook Sales
If your ebook sales are lagging, these 7 strategies will teach you how to market your ebook effectively with tactics specific to ebooks.
How to Promote Your Book Using AuthorsXP.com with Amy Vansant
I love introducing authors to tools that can make their writing lives easier. Some tools help you write better, publish more easily, grow your email list, and increase your readership. Different tools work for different authors, so I'm not dogmatic about which tools...
Write Bestselling Pitches by Avoiding These 10 Copywriting Mistakes
If you want to write bestselling pitches for your book, be sure to avoid these 10 copywriting mistakes!
How to Get a Reader’s Attention by Shocking Broca
Learn how natural brain function can help you get your reader’s attention so you can introduce them to your book.
7 Kinds of Indie Authors
Find out which kind of indie author you are and which sales strategies and promotional tools will work best for you.
How to Pitch Your Novel
Learn how and when to craft a compelling pitch that make agents, readers, and publishers curious about your novel.
How Jason Porterfield Grew His Email List from 0 to 6,000 in One Year
Learn which Facebook ads work best for connecting with interested readers, growing your author email list, and ultimately selling books.