How Do I Get a Foreword for My Book?
Authors often ask me how to get that magic piece of writing at the beginning of the book.
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Should I Print in Premium Colour?
When printing (we print with IngramSpark, however this applies to most printers), many authors are unsure whether to use Standard CMYK colour or pay extra for the Premium colour printing option.
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Two Powerful Questions to Kickstart Your Book Writing Project
Keen to write a book but not sure where to start? Or perhaps you’ve already started to write but ended up side-tracked and confused? Here are two powerful questions to kickstart your book writing project and get you on track quickly and easily.
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Stocking Your Book with Independent Stores
Now your book has gone to print and you have taken a breath, it’s the perfect time to look at how you, the publisher, can ensure your book is available in the places your reader likes to visit.
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Marketing Your Indie Book
It can be overwhelming working out where to start when marketing your book, and maybe even more so during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Our latest blog gives some great ideas for getting your book out there NOW, while all of us are inside. Let’s make it happen!
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Creating a Companion Course for Your Book
Books are great, don’t get me wrong (I have to say that on a book writing website), but what comes next?
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Sales Page in a Non-fiction Book
“A sales page?!” I hear you shout. “How dare you! I can’t force sales on my reader! What a terrible thought! I am a decent person! I am a writer!” Before you hang me out to dry with the solar panel salesperson who called last week, hear me out.
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Choose the Perfect Christmas Gift from Our Book Catalogue
It’s that time of year again, time for gift giving and shopping for your goodies. Are you ready?
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From First-Time Writer to International Hachette Author
Our guest blogger this month is Catherine Molloy, author of Hachette’s The Million Dollar Handshake, which has been published in seven countries and has even been translated into Taiwanese!
Catherine says “Writing the material for my book as an indie author with Alex’s help opened up the doors to traditional publishing for me. The steps taken to create the material and use it successfully in my business ensured I was in a position to be noticed by a traditional publisher and achieve the success I have today.”
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What Is an Imprint?
As my business has changed and I have had time away from doing and more time being, I have found time to reflect on whether to grow bigger or to focus more on being the best at what we do. This month on the blog I’ve been musing on the meaning of success…
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