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Writing Storybooks with Inspiration from the Storybook Capitol of America in Abilene, Texas

Melanie Saxton

Horton Hears a Who Photo by Chris Koehn of Chrissy Cakes & Bakes in Montgomery, TX Installed: 2013 Sculptor: Leo Rijn Book: Horton Hears a Who! Imagine her surprise while sightseeing in Abilene, Texas, and stumbling across The Storybook Sculpture Project. Author/Illustrator: Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel Location: Everman Park.

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Author Platform Is Not a Requirement to Sell Your Novel or Children’s Book

Jane Friedman

Recently an article was published at Vox titled “Everyone’s a sellout now.” But specifically, for writers and book publishing, it spreads so many myths and misconceptions about the business of authorship that I’ll be undoing the damage for years. (My The agent or publisher has to have genuine enthusiasm for the story or writing itself.

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Publishing Books For Children And Profitable School Visits With Tonya Ellis

The Creative Penn

In the intro, investment firm KKR will buy Simon & Schuster [ Publishing Perspectives ]; Subscriber Surge Giveaways [ Written Word Media ]; Key Book Publishing Paths [ Jane Friedman ]. But first up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing. Or— Did you always want to self-publish?

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19 Strategies That’ll Help You Become an Influencer

Neil Patel

Interest in influencer marketing has skyrocketed 90x since 2013. I started in the trenches of SEO before learning content marketing , conversion rate optimization, influencer marketing, social media marketing , and more. Everyone wants to sit at home on their couch and connect with influencers on social media.

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Lessons Learned And Tips From Pilgrimage, My First Kickstarter Campaign

The Creative Penn

With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with Scrivener, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. The first Kickstarter campaign I backed was Seth Godin's The Icarus Deception back in Jan 2013. What happens to Pilgrimage now?

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The Craft And Business Of Writing Non-Fiction Books With Stephanie Chandler

The Creative Penn

Show Notes Changes in publishing and marketing for nonfiction authors over time and what still works How to stand out and build your community Content marketing and long-term marketing strategies Deciding what nonfiction book to write—should you stay in your lane? I sent proposals to three publishers, and Wiley gave me a book deal.

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Compare The Best Web Design Agencies

Quick Sprout

Clay has a very straightforward approach to every web design project. Clay hasn’t published any pricing information on its website, but Clutch puts its average hourly rate between $200-$300 per hour. Digital Silk hasn’t published pricing information on its website, so you’ll have to request a custom quote. Visit Digital Silk.

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