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What to Do When People Unsubscribe from Your Author Email List and Why it is OKAY
Please check out this repost from 2019 below. It is about email list, but can apply to blogs and social media just the same. Let’s address the elephant in the room. Email Unsubscribes / Unfollows. They can feel like silent rejections and sometimes confusing because you don’t always know why the person left. Unsubscribes can… Continue reading
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Editors and Beta Readers – Vital for Independent Authors
Excellent post. Indie Authors, take heed. Don Massenzio This post focuses on the importance of using an editor and enlisting beta readers if you are an independent author. Let’s start by comparing/contrasting independent and traditional publishing. In traditional publishing, an author receives an advance (if he or she is lucky). This advance is usually a… Continue reading
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Introduce Yourself: Introducing Guest Author Sophia Tsegaye
Today, I’d like to welcome Sophia Tsegaye to the blog. Welcome! Let’s get started. What is your name and where are you from? My name is Sophia Tsegaye; I am an Ethiopian American living in Cincinnati, Ohio. I was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopia in the house. What was it like transitioning from Ethiopia… Continue reading
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Introduce Yourself: Introducing Guest Author David Davis
Today, I’d like to extend a warm welcome to David Davis. Let’s get started! What is your name and where are you from? My name is David R. Davis (My dad didn’t think I would learn to spell, so he basically made it easier for me to remember). I live in beautiful Tucson, Arizona. I… Continue reading
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Introduce Yourself: Introducing Guest Author Camille Frazer
Today, I’d like to welcome Camille Frazer. Welcome to The PBS Blog! Let’s get started. What is your name and where are you from? My name is Camille Frazer. I was born in Jamaica. Jamaica in the house. Are you employed outside of writing? Yes. I am a Child Advocate Attorney. I advocate for the… Continue reading
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Introduce Yourself: Introducing Guest Author Urvashi Trikha
Today I’d like to extend a warm welcome to Urvashi Trikha. Welcome to The PBS Blog! Let’s get started. What is your name and where are you from? My name is Urvashi Kumar Trikha. I was born and brought up in New Delhi, India and moved to Dubai, UAE in my late twenties. I… Continue reading
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The Diary
My first practice in writing was the diary. Sometimes it wasn’t an actual diary but a journal I turned into one. It was a special thing for me because prior I had been writing in notebooks but notebooks didn’t provide the kind of privacy that diaries did. With the privacy of the diary, I could… Continue reading
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