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A Brief Guide to File Versioning
Have you ever gone looking for a file only to spend thirty minutes trying to figure out which one was the most recent version? Skip the headache – try file versioning! You’ve probably come across ...
Topic Authoring for Nonfiction Books
I have a habit of diving into things. Sometimes it’s from impatience or excitement, but usually it’s something I can laugh at later – like the time I just couldn’t wait for help and lugged a b...
How2Conquer Announces Open Submissions Period
How2Conquer is looking for nonfiction book submissions from subject experts who want to share their expertise with readers. Whether your goal is to contribute to thought leadership in your field, to o...
How to Conquer: “Post-Fright”
The undeniable truth of publishing is that in order to sell books, you have to be a promoter and marketer. If you’re anyone other than Malcolm Gladwell chances are slim that you’ll have a ...
Putting Words on the Page
Drivel is better than the blank page. Adjust your thinking and get back to work. You’ve probably heard the quotation oft ascribed to Hemingway: There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at...
Starting a Book Club? Here’s 8 Things to Think About
What do you need for a book club? People and books – that’s about it! But here’s a few things you may want to think about as you’re getting ready for that first meeting. Who is invited? Is any...
Readers’ Rendezvous
October is National Reading Group Month! Soon after moving back to the Newcastle-Gateshead area in 2015, I posted in my new neighborhood’s Facebook group to find out if there was a local book club. ...
Now Available: How Not to Suck at Marketing by Jeff Perkins
Do you ever feel like you suck at marketing? Let’s face it, marketing today is really, really hard. From the explosion of digital advertising options to the thousands of martech tools out there on...
Now Available: So, You Want to Get into Corporate Security? by Carlos Francisco
Have you been thinking about transitioning to corporate security from the military, law enforcement, emergency services, or a federal job? Don’t stress over what comes next — let Carlos Francisco ...
Now Available: Spin the Bottle Service by Kirsten and Paul Moxness
In our increasingly data-driven world, the ability to craft a meaningful human interaction will be a big differentiator in the market battle for guest satisfaction and retention. From something as sim...
What is Hybrid Publishing?
Hybrid publishers are not self-publishing providers or vanity presses. So what makes this model different from traditional publishing? If you’d asked me five years ago what hybrid publishing was, I ...
How to (Really) Format Your Manuscript
Some publishers specify guidelines. There’s plenty of general advice out there about margins, font, etc. But have you tried using styles? When I started writing my first (and still back-burner WIP) ...
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