Is Your Networking Dead In The Water?

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There was a time in my life when I attended a lot of networking events.  I was a part of organizations, business groups and went here and yonder from meeting to meeting.  What I ended up getting out of all of my activity was wasted time and having to order another load of business cards. 

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Make Me Care About What You Write

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Andrew Stanton on the Power of Storytelling | Book Marketing Bestsellers This video features a TED talk by screenwriter Andrew Stanton on why and how to tell stories. It will help you learn how to tell more moving, more effective stories. Here are a few of the points he… About TED Talk Story Writing Lecture

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Author Watch – How To Find Readers for Your Book

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Here is a common problem, you write a book and are thrilled about “getting it out there” and then your labors are not rewarded as you had anticipated because your books are not selling. At that point you have to make the decision to quit or keep going.  Most people will not immediately quit they

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Author Watch – Is KDP Select Dead?

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I would absolutely have to say that KDP select is dead to most authors.  I have heard about many frustrated authors that felt that giving up 90 days of their marketing time for the program did not provide any results.  I must admit that was my frustration too in working with authors.  We would place

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When to Jump Off the Bridge

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There comes a time in life where everyone needs to jump off a bridge. My mother used to say, “If everyone else jumped off the bridge would you do it to?” My answer to that used to be “No.” But through my experineces in life my answer now is a resounding “YES!” I would not

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