Melanie Saxton

MARCH 11, 2023

I’ve written a book marketing FAQ, knowing how expansive (but not necessarily expensive) book marketing can be. Book editing and ghostwriting are my primary focuses, yet many authors have asked me for book marketing assistance. BOOK MARKETING IDEAS — FIRST THINGS FIRST Is your book your business?

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 13, 2024

For years now, the Indie Author Project has made an effort to find the best self-published books in communities across the U.S. The project encompasses public libraries, authors, curators, and readers working together to connect library patrons with great self-published work, primarily in fiction. and Canada.

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Melanie Saxton

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Writing a legacy book means capturing your adventures for posterity! Writing a legacy book can be a meaningful and fulfilling project. Let’s start with how and why writing a legacy book (done right) can be life-changing for you and your descendants. And if writing is not your strong suit, I’m here to help.

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Melanie Saxton

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Many authors, especially first-time authors, feel a bit lost as they search for experienced book editors. The question is how best to wade through a sea of editors and find the right match. Below is some helpful guidance, especially for first-time authors who need professional help with the editing and publishing journey.

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Credible Content

MAY 28, 2023

Writing and publishing e-books for personal branding. And when it comes to leveraging your expertise and showcasing your authority, e-books can be an incredibly powerful tool. What Is E-Book Writing and Publishing? Design elements may be included to enhance the aesthetics and readability of the e-book.

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Melanie Saxton

DECEMBER 27, 2022

I am a texas-based ghostwriter and book editor with clients worldwide, including Canada, Australia, and Europe. It’s an Honor to Ghostwrite Your Book. Outsourced Legacy Books — Hire a Ghostwriter. Ghostwriting Fees: How Much Does It Cost To Hire A Ghostwriter? Ghostwriter Project — Business Books. Ghostwriting.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 31, 2023

Photo by karina zhukovskaya Note from Jane: In the earliest days of my career, I served as managing editor of Writer’s Digest magazine, and one of the nicest parts of my job was calling up winners of our writing contests, including the National Self-Published Book Awards. But I had reached my limit. I was defeated.

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Write Freelance

JANUARY 21, 2023

Finding and enrolling in the best creative writing courses in India has been more difficult than I thought. At least it used to be, seven years ago when I had just dived into freelance writing. I wanted to hone my skills and practice fiction writing too, which is when I started looking for creative writing courses online.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 20, 2023

10, a new book was self-published, Fire and Fur y: The Story of the 2023 Maui Fire and its Implications for Climate Change by “Dr. I learned about the book from this Forbes article , but by then, Amazon had removed the book from sale. Just two days after the Maui wildfires began, on Aug. It’s basically a checkbox.

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The Idea Logical Company

JANUARY 9, 2023

I was very pleased with my post of last week, about how my friend Ed Rogoff could possibly self-publish a book about health called “Scary Diagnosis” better than it would be delivered to the public by a professional publisher. I put it up. My subscribers got it by email. So we rooted it out.

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Melanie Saxton

MARCH 5, 2023

The training and studying became a solid foundation for book editing, ghostwriting, and providing copywriting services to businesses. Subject Matter Expertise But what about books that are about to launch into today’s competitive marketplace? Early on, authors began asking me for help in their online efforts to sell their books.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 7, 2023

Her third book, Bright Blue Planet , publishes this month. Before I get started, it’s only fair to reveal that I am a self-published author who gives her first-in-series away from time to time. Authors against giving it away I understand why plenty of authors vehemently disagree with the idea of giving their book away.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 8, 2023

My second novel was going to be published! When New York City–based Adelaide Books offered me a contract to publish Painting Through the Dark , it set my heart racing in a good way. Plus two free books for the author, and further books could be purchased at a 30% discount. He clearly loved and believed in books.

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Through my own experiences, and through observing tens of thousands of authors as director of The Alliance of Independent Authors, I’ve seen poor plans and no plans derail many books and authors. It began with my own needs, at a time when planning for me was no more than a to-do list and a daily check-in with my creative self.

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 24, 2024

Moehringer, ghostwriter of Prince Harry’s mega-selling memoir Spare, published a revealing peek into the intimate dance between author and writer. Ghostwriters are a proud but underappreciated group. Because their contributions to the literary world have traditionally been made in secret, ghosts rarely get public recognition.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In this post, you’ll learn exactly how to make money writing – different strategies, how to do it – basically, everything you need to know to succeed. They don’t want to think about the uncertainty, the rejection, the self-doubt. You know that. I know that. Everybody knows that. Absolutely.

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Jane Friedman

MAY 10, 2023

That piece was published by mistake. By this point, I’d all but given up on any version getting published, period. Today’s post is by author Catherine Baab-Muguira ( @CatBaabMuguira ). Years ago, I had a freelance article go viral, or at least modestly viral, racking up over 50,000 Facebook shares. This felt amazing. Exhilarating.

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Melanie Saxton

OCTOBER 17, 2022

If you persevere, your book can appear on Amazon and library shelves in your area and beyond. Perhaps you have a great story idea but aren’t sure how to frame it within a novel. I can step in as your editor or ghostwriter , and consult with you about your premise, direction, and goals for the book. Then voila !

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 9, 2023

Note : I’ve focused on non-fiction books here, though you’ll find that some of the advice — particularly on areas like research and time management — will apply to other types of writing too. Got a Book Idea? Ever scoured the vast internet for the best writing resources, only to end up lost in a sea of options? Well, good news!

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Make a Living Writing

AUGUST 21, 2023

These days, writers hoping to traditionally publish are encouraged to keep their day jobs. The big question is often, is book writing profitable? So yes, publishing books CAN be profitable. However, is this available for everyone who travels the traditional publishing route, or just a few outliers? Which is it?

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Jane Friedman

JUNE 14, 2023

Dear Dejected, There are three reasons your book is getting rejected: The query isn’t selling the book or your professionalism. The book feels dated (despite the argument in the query that it’s in tune with current events). Plus the query is missing some key elements—the book’s word count and genre (women’s fiction).

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Melanie Saxton

MARCH 6, 2023

You can never have enough book marketing ideas, and the time to start thinking about promoting your book is while you are writing it. The simple book marketing ideas below can help you catch up, including a YouTube video. link] Basic Book Marketing Ideas In my experience, the most successful authors have a marketing plan.

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Melanie Saxton

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

I help business leaders chronicle their journeys by copywriting corporate books and ghostwriting memoirs and autobiographies. Corporate books can include the trajectory upward, from founding to Fortune 500 status. I either write or edit these amazing books for business clients or on behalf of authors who cover the topics below.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

How can you write a memoir that is emotionally honest and revealing enough for readers to care, and cope with the inevitable fear of judgment that evokes? How can you write about real places and people in memoir? Why is editing a memoir so challenging and what should you keep in mind around publishing and marketing choices?

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Jeff Herman is the author of the long-running marketplace directory Jeff Herman’s Guide to Book Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents, now in its 29th edition. He has presented hundreds of workshops about writing and publishing and has been interviewed for dozens of publications and programs. Tough question to answer.

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Because this is still how you send information to the media. Here is a simple example in the book world: It is very likely that someone will review or feature your book and lift copy straight from your release, which is exactly what you want. will help with you or your book appearing in response to search queries.

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Kayleigh Moore

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

These efforts might become a newsletter, regular blog articles for your website, or even a creative writing project, like a book or a short story. There are different ways to go about coaching, so it's important to figure out how YOU best learn. A few weeks back, I asked a question in my newsletter. Encouragement.

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Jane Friedman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

When we talk about “pitch packages” in publishing, we’re usually talking about an author’s query letter and synopsis (for fiction), or a book proposal (for nonfiction). Here’s a rundown of four other pitch packages you will need before, during, and after your book comes out, roughly in order of importance and utility.

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Melanie Saxton

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Emerging writers often wonder how best to prepare their books for the marketplace, and I’ve put together some “unpublished author tips” below that might help. If you are an indie author who plans to self-publish, this blog post is dedicated to you! How you launch and market it can impact sales.

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Melanie Saxton

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As a true crime book editor, I really appreciate the words below, provided by author Ken Wilson. His book, Guilty as Sin , i s a novel of suspense, betrayal, and greed inspired by true events. Often authors reach out after a project concludes to share kind words about their book editing experience. Questions?

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 13, 2023

How can you let your creative dark horse run? The white horse represents my rational self, the one society sees. My good behaviour, my industry, my hard work, my productivity, my scrubbed-clean, well-mannered good girl self. She says the right things, reads the right books. Perhaps it will help you, too. Let me run.

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Smart Blogger

APRIL 14, 2023

Want to get paid to write poetry but not sure how to get poetry writing jobs? Read on as we walk you through how to make good money writing poetry. Here are a few to get you started: Four Way Books Prize $1000 Swamp Pink Prize $2000 Wergle Flump Humour Poetry Contest 1st Prize $2000 Already won a few creative writing competitions?

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Do you want your books to stand out in a sea of content by being authentic and personal in your writing whatever the genre? Are you interested in creative self-development ? Our own self-censorship and the judgment of others keep us from writing freely — and sometimes, from living fully. Check out the Publishing category here.

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

If you want your book to be carried by independent bookstores, the most important thing to remember is that every store is different; you need to carefully research each store before you make an approach. That was the key takeaway from an Authors Guild panel hosted in fall 2022 on how to build a relationship with bookstores.

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Make a Living Writing

JUNE 23, 2023

A book Writing a book is a really easy way to make money blogging. A book Writing a book is a really easy way to make money blogging. It might not seem like it, but the fact that you’re already a writer puts you miles ahead of most people who already do write and publish books to make money.

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The Idea Logical Company

JUNE 20, 2021

The book business is in the early stages of its third great disruption in the past quarter century. The first two both changed the shape of the industry and created winners and losers across the entire value chain: touching every step from how authors got money to how readers got books.

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

How can memoirists handle the paradox? The more broadly your story spreads, the more people your words help … and the more likely it is that your book will be seen by someone who is hurt by what you wrote. But you can take steps throughout your writing and publishing process to minimize fallout and family strife.

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