Dave Chesson: How to set up and use an author Facebook page

Posted on 11/17/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Chances are, you’ve already set up your Facebook author page. But if you haven’t, Dave Chesson is ready to help...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing, Social media and websites

Advice and tools for naming your characters

Posted on 11/14/2019 at 12:24 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A character’s name isn’t a throwaway decision, but it shouldn’t be something that stalls your writing process. Dave Chesson shares...

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Tagged As: Characters, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Writing advice

Ghostwriter explains why his field isn't spooky at all

Posted on 10/25/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Bobby Bernal has been a ghostwriter for ten years, and he’ll freely admit — it’s not everyone’s cup of tea....

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur)

Dave Chesson on converting casual fans to superfans

Posted on 10/18/2019 at 11:05 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson won’t sugarcoat it: Building a passionate readership base isn’t complicated, but it does take effort. Fortunately, Chesson has...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing

Study: Should you hit the Kindle keyword character limits?

Posted on 10/11/2019 at 10:58 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Are you among the people who sees a character or page limit and assumes one must use all of the...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Keywords, Marketing

What can you offer as a reader magnet, beyond a short story?

Posted on 10/03/2019 at 11:32 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You’re all familiar with the concept of a reader magnet — what it is and how it works. Maybe you...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Email newsletter, Marketing

What would you do differently before publishing your first book?

Posted on 09/29/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Unless one of you is holding out on the world, none of us can go back in time and fix...

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Tagged As: Cover design, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing, Reader reviews

Stuck at the beginning? Try a first-sentence generator

Posted on 09/10/2019 at 10:22 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Beginning your story can be one of the toughest parts of writing. Of course there’s an app — or, more...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Writer's block / writing prompts

Dave Chesson's five steps to writing a strong book title

Posted on 08/27/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

After drafting, writing, and revising, you might feel like your book creativity has been exhausted. But unless you're a writer...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing

How to express your personality throughout a book

Posted on 06/24/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson doesn’t want you to miss a single chance to promote your author brand. In addition to an amazing...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing