Fear of flying
Booky The Blog | Successful Self-Publishing
by bookytheblog
3y ago
My mom’s story My mom loves cross-stitching. She creates amazing and magical pieces, sometimes spending years on finish just one of them (you need time to make 200 000 crosses!). Everybody who enters my parents’ house is absolutely amazed. However, when they suggest organizing an exhibition of her works, my mom categorically refuses, often causing an argument. For years, I couldn’t understand her behavior. Up until now… What about me? Lately I’ve finished writing a story of over 300 pages. I didn’t really know, why I was writing it – there was just something inside me telling me to finish ..read more
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Where good ideas come from?
Booky The Blog | Successful Self-Publishing
by bookytheblog
3y ago
Have you ever wondered where good ideas come from? I could start and end this article with just one sentence: ‘Garbage in, garbage out’, but let’s try to dig a little deeper. I was thinking what articles I could write for Booky to make it more special. How to make it different from all ‘how to self-publish’ pages? Of course, I write about the technical aspects of promotion, etc. But I wanted to add something special, something from me and when I started thinking about it? Turned out I have a lot to talk about. Within half an hour I wrote 2 articles that were just a conclusion of the last few ..read more
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How to create ‘real’ characters?
Booky The Blog | Successful Self-Publishing
by bookytheblog
3y ago
Observations Have you ever noticed how once you meet a person, you immediately judge them and create a certain way of thinking about them and later something happens, you find out something new about them and your whole vision of that person turns upside down? For example, your head at work was never smiling and doing poor in the organizational matters. You think she’s just stupid, especially that she’s younger than you. Maybe she’s unexperienced, especially that she got the job because of her friend. One day you see her crying, you find out that her boyfriend broke up with her not long ago an ..read more
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What is the difference between masterpiece and kitsch?
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by bookytheblog
3y ago
I am a huge fantasy fan, but lately, when I go to bookshops (yes, I’m old-fashioned), I’m very disappointed. 99,9% of books I take in my hands, I put back on the shelf. Why? The reason is always the same – I already read it. And I don’t mean this particular book. It’s the same story with different names. Does it only apply to fantasy? No. Mystery, thriller and all other kinds – it’s so difficult to find something new. For example, have you seen ‘Avatar’? I know it’s a movie, but it’s very probable most of you have seen it and it’s the perfect example. Didn’t you have the feeling ..read more
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Free eBook promotion sites
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by bookytheblog
3y ago
You think promoting a book has to be expensive? If you don’t want to spend a fortune, try these free ebook promotion sites. Free eBook Promotion Sites 1. Addicted to eBooks: “This website is perfect for readers like me, who want to watch their book budget. This website also allows the author to rate some of the content of their book. I want to know before I buy if a book the level of profanity, violence or sex in a book. I’m excited that authors can now rate their books for the readers.” 2. AppNewser Free eBooks of the Week: Our editors pick a few free eBooks every week. To submit em ..read more
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How to increase your book blog traffic?
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by bookytheblog
3y ago
It is obvious, you want to increase your book blog traffic and gain more exposure of your book. Here a few tips that you should use to achieve that. These small steps may be more important than the text you wrote, so pay attention! 1. Use an image Images catch attention. Especially in the era of social media they are very important. If you share the post, the image is what you look at first. Then you read the text. But if there’s no image, would you read the text at all? Exactly. The image is what can help you stand out in a crowd. On the other hand, the image you use will be indexed by search ..read more
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Free Press Release Distribution Sites
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by bookytheblog
3y ago
You wrote your book? You published it? That’s great! It’s time to let the media know about it! Here is the list of free press release distribution sites. 24-7PressRelease.com – Free release distribution with ad-support 1888PressRelease.com – Free distribution, paid services gives you better placement and permanent archiving. ClickPress.com – Distributs to sites like Google News and Topix.net, Gold level will also get you to sites like LexisNexis. EcommWire.com – Focuses on ecommerece and requires you include an image, 3 keywords and links. Express-Press-Release.com – F ..read more
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How to identify your target audience?
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by bookytheblog
3y ago
One of the most difficult questions for an author is figuring out ‘who is my target audience?’ But how to identify your target audience? It might be surprising to discover that, whatever we might think, our book is not for everyone. To maximize our chances of selling, we have to identify our target audience. One of the biggest mistakes authors can make is believing that the larger the potential market, the greater the chances for getting noticed. Quite the opposite, as the larger the market, the more competition you have to face. What should you do? Understand the need, wants and desires of th ..read more
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Seth Godin’s Advice for authors
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by bookytheblog
3y ago
I love this article so much, I couldn’t help but post it here, so that more writers can read it. The original Seth Godin’s advice for authors was published on author’s website. Seth Godin’s Advice for authors It happened again. There I was, meeting with someone who I thought had nothing to do with books or publishing, and it turns out his new book just came out. With more than 75,000 books published every year (not counting ebooks or blogs), the odds are actually pretty good that you’ve either written a book, are writing a book or want to write one. Hence this short list: Lower yo ..read more
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Beta-readers. What is it all about?
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by bookytheblog
3y ago
Being an author, you know your book best. But still, you may overlook some important details. That is why you need beta-readers. Who are they? Beta-readers are non-professional readers who read a written work, generally fiction, with the intent of looking over the material to find and improve elements such as grammar and spelling, as well as suggestions to improve the story, its characters, or its setting. Beta reading is typically done before the story is released for public consumption. Beta-readers are not explicitly proofreaders or editors, but can serve ..read more
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