Monthly Archives: December 2012

December 20th Top Ten Twitter Tweets

December 20th Top Ten Twitter Tweets

Today is National Go Caroling Day … perfect for this time of the year.  1    Book awards are in the book mix again. USA Book News offers paid up Author U members a $10 discount when entering book awards contest. Here’s the link to get yours: http://usabooknews.com/authoru.html 
 

 
2    Hurry and reserve your seat! Early Bird ends December 27th. Learn the 6 Must-Focus-On Areas to Build Readership, Increase Book Sales and Gain Exposure as an Author …

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Words Have Power … Words Heal … Use Yours

Words Have Power … Words Heal … Use Yours

One person can make a difference—many will build a strong and thriving community. And one person can shatter a community, harming many and in some cases destroying the essence of their very breath, leaving their families and friends gasping.
 Such a person surfaced Saturday a.m. shortly after midnight in a dark theater in the community that Author U was seeded in—Aurora, Colorado—and what the media has labeled the Colorado Movie Massacre.  Just five months …

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Publishing Rip-offs, Scams and Predators

Publishing Rip-offs, Scams and Predators

Have you ever been around someone; read something; or seen something … and you want to get in a shower or a hot bath and soak the slime off?

That’s exactly how I feel when I read about the gobbling up that involves the granddaddy of all Vanity Presses—Author Solutions as the mother ship to Booktango, Inkubook, iUniverse, Trafford, Xlibris, Wordclay, AuthorHive, Pallbrio and Hollywood Pitch. Did you know that Author Solutions and its various …

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Top Twitter Tweets for December 6, 2012

Top Twitter Tweets for December 6, 2012

 
Bend down, slip them on … Today is Put on Your Own Shoe Day … hmmm, is there someone out there who would have put them on for you???                        
 
“I don’t care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book.” – Roald Dahl
 
Today, Your Guide to Book Publishing will focus on marketing strategies for fiction …

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