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Gordon Ramsay Will You Edit My Book?
by Sherrie Wilkolaski Radio Interview on Big Blend Magazine It’s official, I’m a workaholic. With that being said, you can imagine that I don’t have, or should I say, I don’t make much time to indulge in things like watching TV. With my busy work schedule, it isn’t at the top of my “to do”...
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Think Outside the Book
by Sherrie Wilkolaski The publishing industry is in fire. From new publishing and distribution technology, to apps and widgets to market your book. In the past, a book was a book. Cover, pages, ink and the imagination of the author all bundled together to create piece of history. Stored on a shelf, or a resting...
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For the Love of Writing
by Sherrie Wilkolaski Where would romance be without the written word? Or is it the other way around? If you think about it, love is what drives so many authors to write. Whether it is the love for another person, or being passionate about a particular subject, love is most seemingly, on one level or...
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10 Websites That Offer Free Marketing Resources for Authors
by Sherrie Wilkolaski If you’re following my 12 Month Book Marketing Plan, you should be working on your editorial calendar right about now and getting your content out there for this new year. Many authors like the idea of guest blogging or doing online author interviews, as a general practice or as part of their...
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Publishing – The Good, the Great and the More Difficult
Some of this column will be an excerpt from “$uccess, Your Path to a Successful Book,” by Maralyn D. Hill and Brenda C. Hill. This was originally published in The Big Blend Magazine. The publishing world can be overwhelming, but don’t let it deter you if your passion is to be a published author. It seems...
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Book Awards Tips
by Sherrie Wilkolaski We’re closing in on the end of the year and we should be thinking about how to better promote our books in the New Year. Today I wanted to talk specifically about how to use book awards to help market and promote your book. First, you’ve got to be in it, to...
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12 Month Book Marketing Plan
by Sherrie Wilkolaski Original version of this article published in Ms. Wilkolaski’s monthly column “Author’s Guide to Publishing” in IFWTWA’s “Press Pass”. The holidays are upon us and thoughts of sugarplums and holiday cocktails are much more fun to dream about than worrying about what you’ll be doing in the New Year to ensure your...
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Character Development
by Maralyn D. Hill This article is an excerpt from the book that I co-authored with Brenda C. Hill, $uccess, Your Path to a Successful Book. When working with character development, our book is quite comprehensive. It was also published on The Big Blend Magazine Excerpt: $uccess, Your Path to a Successful Book Fiction and non-fiction...
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Reading, Writing and Self-Publishing
by Ratna Dalal We are living in incredibly interesting times. Back in 1990, while giving a talk as part of my thesis presentation at I.I.T. in Chicago, the audience was told by my adviser that I spoke very well. To this another adviser namely Prof. David Sharpe remarked,“Wait till you read what she writes. She...
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Authors Tell Santa What You Really Want for Christmas…
by Sherrie Wilkolaski When my pen hit the paper this morning I was thinking about writing an article about the top 5 tips to drive holiday book sales and then found myself wondering down another path. (That article I will write up next.) I got to thinking about what every author really wants for Christmas…book...
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7 Free Tools to Market Your Book on Amazon
by Sherrie Wilkolaski It’s hard to find a needle in a haystack, not to mention a diamond in the rough, but if you look hard enough, you’ll find that Amazon offers a menu of free marketing tools for authors to promote their books. These are some real gems and the investment will last a lifetime....
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Publishing – The Good, the Great and the More Difficult
by Maralyn D. Hill Some of this column will be an excerpt from “$uccess, Your Path to a Successful Book,” by Maralyn D. Hill and Brenda C. Hill. This was originally published in The Big Blend Magazine. The publishing world can be overwhelming, but don’t let it deter you if your passion is to be a...
