Writing isn't a desire or skill I was born with. You see, I’m dyslexic and re-learned how to properly read when I was 22-years-old. The idea of being a pastor, author, and publisher was something I’d never dreamed of doing. But over the years, I noticed a gradual change in my life and interests. […]
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Content. It possesses a God-like characteristic in its presence. Whether we’re at home or work, in a car, flying in a plane, riding on a boat or on our phone, tablet, or laptop, we live in a sea of communication. It’s everywhere we turn. It’s everywhere we look. And we cannot escape its reach unless
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Marketing your book is no joke. You are vying for the limited attention and dollars of readers within an extremely crowded marketplace. In 2013, there were nearly 1.5 million books (new titles and non-traditional) published. And this doesn't include the number of books currently in circulation. That’s a lot of books. Not only are there numerous
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When it comes to writing, people often fall into two categories: the planner, who plans every detail before starting, and the doer, who jumps in and starts without giving much thought to details. There are pros and cons to each type–planners might have a hard time actually starting the project, and doers might run into
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Despite what you may have heard, there’s no such thing as free publishing. A quick Google search will show that there are many options to publish your book, and while some boast of being free options, that’s simply not true. Although these services might allow you to set up your book, select a template for
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Are you Lucid Books’ next author? We are often asked about the type of author we enjoy to partner with, so our CEO, Casey Cease, offers a little insight into the authors we can best serve. You can see in our SERVICES section that we have packages to meet authors at various levels or publishing.
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If you are having trouble deciphering the ins and outs of social media, the next few weeks here should help you. We are going to do a breakdown of the top three social media sites. Today is Facebook. This is probably the most familiar social media site to you; just about everyone and their aunt
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Hopefully in last week’s post I sufficiently convinced you that in order to be a successful author you need to join the world of social media. But now what? You know that you need to use social media, but you just don't know how to use it. Well, that’s why we’re here. It is not as
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Ok, so you have a website. It is professional and modern looking, and you keep it updated. But, no one is returning to your site. What do you do? Well, unfortunately dear, sweet, author, your marketing journey is not over. Fortunately, the next step requires very little “selling” on your part. You need an email
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Tips & Strategies for being invited to join Amazon Vine Have you ever noticed the tiny badge below some of the reviewer’s names on Amazon reviews? There are a few of them, but the one I am talking about today is the \”Vine Voice\” badge. Amazon Vine, in a nutshell, is a program where amateur
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