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November 16, 2016

How to Use the Holidays to Sell More Books

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis: Written word media recently published a great post with ideas on how to take advantage of holiday marketing trends to sell your books. With Christmas fast approaching, I figured this is a great time to have a look at the main points: 1. Between mid-November and early January, everyone… Continue reading

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November 2, 2016

7 Ways to Create a Book Business Plan for Each Book

While I’ll be writing, I’m not participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWrMo) but I bet you are! Congrats. If you are, perhaps this post is of double interest. This summer, I wrote a blog post on: 8 Simple Ways to Go from Author to Authorpreneur In it, I gave a few basic bullet points… Continue reading

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October 27, 2016

High Expectations

When you launch yourself off on a career as an indie author you need to have expectations of what you would like to achieve. Expectations vs Reality by Kristian Bjornard courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons licensed by CC BY-SA 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/7ys8nH https://goo.gl/laq7O1 It’s good to have dreams but a dash of reality wouldn’t go amiss.… Continue reading

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October 24, 2016

Quick Tips for Paperback Page Numbering

Originally posted on Lit World Interviews: When numbering the pages of your paperback manuscript, the thing quite a lot of Indies have trouble with is that they use Page Breaks rather than Section Breaks. A Page Break is just that—starting a new page within the same section of a book. With a Section Break you… Continue reading

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October 12, 2016

Basics Every Indie Author Needs Before Publishing a Book – Guest Post…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: When I published my first book, I didn’t see my writing as a business. It was just me doing what I’ve always wanted to do. However, as I began to learn and as I continue to learn, I quickly discovered why Self-Publishing requires so much work:… Continue reading

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October 11, 2016

Self-Publishing – Laying Bricks Ep 5: Decorating

I want to be clear that this series does not intend to explain how to become a best seller, how to market and promote like a pro and all of that. I named this series Laying Bricks to demonstrate the importance of laying a proper foundation for producing a book. However, we are officially passed… Continue reading

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October 6, 2016

Amazon’s New Reviewing Rules – Could it Affect Authors in the Future?

Originally posted on Happymeerkatreviews: Sorry re-posting this had an error posting it, sorry if you saw that error 😮 Today Amazon.com has banned all reviews for free and discounted products unless they are done via Amazon’s Vine program. The reasons for this are clear and understandable but what implications will this have for future selling… Continue reading

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About Me

My name is Yecheilyah (e-see-li-yah), and my work confronts historical erasure and advocates for a more inclusive understanding of Black history. Through my literature and poetry, I uncover and preserve the rich, often underrepresented stories of African Americans. I also host an annual poetry contest.