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So you're an author, or aspiring to be one. This section of our web site is devoted to helping you become successful. We'll be adding various tips that you maybe didn't learn in English class, based on our knowledge of the publishing industry. We'll be adding to this section of the web site as time goes on - check back for more information.
bulletWrite for the market. Eventually, your success will be measured, whether you like it or not, by how many people buy your book. Take that into account before you even start to write, using these marketing tips.
bulletPublicity. This is a slightly different area than marketing. Be prepared, if you want to be a successful author, to become a spokesperson for your book. You don't have spokesperson skills? Then you've come to the right publishing house—we're equipped to train you how to do it.
    Author marketing checklist - a list of materials to prepare that will help us as a publisher promote your book
    Tips for talk show interviews
    Tips for book signings
bulletTips for writing fiction. Works of fiction need an extra amount of creativity and polish to sell well. Here are some ideas that come from successful writers and publishers. There are a number of pages here, each addressing a topic.
bulletLinks for writers. Here is a page that will lead you to many other sites with online helps, writing courses, and other suggestions to help you perfect your writing skills.
bulletAuthors' Bookstore. We have listed several books that are very helpful in learning how to write and promote your books. Included here are links that, if you click them, will enable you to buy these books at the lowest prices we've been able to find among established online bookstores.

 

 


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