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Hybrid Publishers and Paid Publishing Services: Red Flags to Watch For

Jane Friedman

on Unsplash Today’s post is by author Joel Pitney, founder of Launch My Book. “It I have no idea where my book is published.” These are just a few of the comments I’ve heard from authors sharing their experiences with the hybrid publishing companies they’ve chosen to work with. Photo by C. What royalties? Don’t get me wrong.

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I wrote and published a Kindle book in one weekend, with GPT-4.

Nick Ursborne

I’ve been using GPT as a brainstorming buddy, a research assistant, a first draft copy and content writer, a social media writer… and more. This time I asked GPT-4 to write me a 40-page Kindle book I could publish on Amazon. Homework #5 is to write a blog post on this exact topic. The book was published on Sunday evening.

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Harnessing the Power of TikTok: From Self-Published to Traditionally Published Author

Jane Friedman

Todays post is by author and editor Julie Gray. Likewise, publishing independently sounds like a confusing marathon without any guarantee of actual sales. I decided to publish the book independently so that Gidon’s dream would come true while he could enjoy it. It’s easy and understandable to get frustrated and give up.

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How to Write a Social Media Essay

Grammarly

As a current student, it’s almost guaranteed you use social media in some way. It’s also quite likely you’ll write a social media essay at some point in your academic career. Work smarter with Grammarly The AI writing partner for anyone with work to do Get Grammarly What is a social media essay?

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Tips for Writing, Publishing, and Promoting an E-book to Build Your Personal Brand

Credible Content

Writing and publishing e-books for personal branding. What Is E-Book Writing and Publishing? E-book writing and publishing refers to the process of creating, formatting, and distributing electronic books, also known as e-books. Marketing and Promotion Effective marketing and promotion play a vital role in e-book publishing.

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Why You Should Be Writing on Social Media

Jane Friedman

Photo by Karolina Grabowska Today’s guest post is by Allison K Williams ( @guerillamemoir ). Join us on April 5 for the online class Write Better With Social Media. Social media doesn’t sell books in any provable way. You should still be writing on social media. Even platform isn’t the point.

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Confronting Sophomore Syndrome as a Published Author

Jane Friedman

Photo by Ryan Graybill on Unsplash Today’s post is by novelist Kyla Zhao. This week, my sophomore novel Valley Verified came out into the world—exactly one year after my debut novel The Fraud Squad was published. Back then, I was blissfully ignorant of the intricacies of the publishing industry.