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by Jenny Bravo, @BlotsandPlotsD2D

Are you looking for a simple way to publish your e-book? Are you frustrated with formatting and want a better way? Draft2Digital is changing the game for self-published writers.

As a self-published writer myself, I struggled to navigate the technical side of publishing. I chose to format my book myself, and I grew very familiar with the regular sight of “upload error” when I attempted to publish my e-book.

Aside from Amazon, I eventually decided to give up trying in the other, more complicated uploading systems. Then, I discovered Draft2Digital.Continue reading

Twitterific Writing Links

Twitterific

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engineBlog (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 30,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

Making a Timeline with Timetoast:  http://ow.ly/YF3pM  @writeforapples

7 Things 1 Writer Has Learned So Far:  http://ow.ly/YF0Ud @kaliphyte

Writing Worksheet: Curriculum Vitae: http://ow.ly/YF309 @EvaDeverell

Music for Writers: Randy Gibson: ‘This Feeling Of Eternity’: http://ow.ly/Z53jA @Porter_Anderson         Continue reading

Updating Our LinkedIn Profile

Promo Tips

By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigLinkedIn Elizabeth Spann Craig

LinkedIn has always been one of the easier social media platforms for me to be a part of.  They make it easy to set it up and then forget about it.

From time to time I’d check the site, realize I had lots of invitations and messages (I had turned off notifications a while back when they  became annoying) and busily go through the mail.  But I hadn’t done much actual updating.

I’m trying, this year, to incrementally keep up with the sometimes overwhelming demands of keeping up with different platforms.  I figured maybe some of you were in the same boat and would like to follow along. I mentioned Goodreads last time, and the updates I’d made there. Continue reading

How Writers Can Use Amazon’s “Look Inside” Feature to Get More Sales

Business of Writing

by C.S. Lakin, @CSLakinStrategic Planning for Writers by CS Lakin

We writers just want to write, right?

But the sad truth is we have to be savvy marketers. And since most authors see the most sales on Amazon, and particularly through the Kindle Store, it behooves us to learn all the tricks to optimizing our product pages to entice customers to buy.

One of the ways you can help your potential customer to make that big decision to click “Buy Now” is to use the “Look Inside” feature to your advantage.

Usually when a potential customer lands on your page, the first thing she might do is read your description.Continue reading

Twitterific Writing Links

Twitterific, Writing Tips

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engineBlog (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 30,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

NetGalley on Digital Expansion Internationally:  http://ow.ly/YMqRg @Porter_Anderson @NetGalley

7 Author-Friendly Changes Bowker Could Make: http://ow.ly/YMqpm

How To Connect on Twitter with Twitter Chats:  http://ow.ly/YkKGo @K8Tilton

How to Use Price Promotions to Market a New Book Release:  http://ow.ly/YkK9F @dianaurban                      Continue reading

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