Why authors should consider video marketing — and how to do it

Posted on 06/22/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Between audiobooks and video marketing, it’s safe to say that authors who want to market their work can’t just hide...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing, Video

Code your text perfectly with this book description generator

Posted on 05/29/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Your book’s description on any retail site is likely to be one of the most powerful marketing tools you have...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Barnes & Noble / Nook, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Kobo

The Kindlepreneur: How to estimate words per page on Amazon

Posted on 04/21/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You would think that a statistic as the average number of words on a Kindle page would be readily accessed....

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Tagged As: Amazon, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur)

7 trouble spots to fix in the self-editing phase

Posted on 04/16/2020 at 12:38 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It can be difficult to spot typos or confusing phrases in your own work, but there are certainly steps you...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Editing

How to properly format dialogue

Posted on 03/25/2020 at 08:42 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Good news: the Kindlepreneur has a guide to formatting dialogue to share. Better news: its author admits there’s no need...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Language

Five steps for writing a strong start to a story

Posted on 03/19/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Our favorite advice about running is “don’t think, just go.” And while variations on that exist for writing, there is...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), First lines and first chapters, The business of writing

7 great publishing and author resources worth checking out

Posted on 03/13/2020 at 08:17 AM by Guest Author

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To become a successful author, you need to learn as much about the industry as you can. Here are 7...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Jane Friedman, Joanna Penn, Publishers Weekly, Publishing, Writer Beware

Why you should calculate series read-through (and how to do it)

Posted on 03/10/2020 at 09:18 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Yes, Malorie Cooper understands that you likely became an author so that you could play with words and not numbers....

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing, The business of writing

A lawyer's guide to copyrighting your book

Posted on 02/27/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Looking for a deep dive into copyright that you'll actually understand? Dave Chesson, the Kindlepreneur, has you covered. He invited...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese

First book? Don't make these five mistakes

Posted on 02/25/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy Mardi Gras! If you’re going out to make poor decisions tonight — and we’re not judging — let them...

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