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Posted on April 14, 2023 at 11:10 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of business and marketing advice to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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How writers fail: Success kills them: Kristine Kathryn Rusch has seen authors receive a lucky break, and then completely mismanage it; learn what you should prepare for so that you don't follow suit (Kris Writes).
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The pitfalls of soliciting feedback from friends and social media: It may seem easier, cheaper, or both to run professional decisions past your friends, family, or followers, but Penny Sansevieri says it's absolutely worth the time and money to have a professional evaluate choices that affect your writer brand (Author Marketing Experts).
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An author's guide to stock photos for book covers: Whether you design your own book cover or hire it out, you need to understand — and obey — the rules on stock photography and intellectual property (The Kindlepreneur).
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Member Q&A Podcast: Co-authors, privacy policies, design help and more: Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black answer a grab bag of writing questions (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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Self-publishing news: Twitter versus Substack, AI versus copyright?: Dan Holloway takes a quick look at self-publishing news of note from the past week (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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