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Timing your book’s launch date for maximum impact

November 1, 2012 by Alan Rinzler

Strategic timing of your book's publication date can give it a jet-propelled boost and have a major impact on its long-term success. Commercial publishers and booksellers have known this forever. Christmas and beyond … [Read more...]

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Wake up your readers! How to thicken a plot

Wake up your readers!
How to thicken a plot

2015-07-28T15:29:05-07:00

Wake up your readers! How to thicken a plot

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Tips for blending in the backstory

Tips for blending in
the backstory

2015-07-28T14:50:53-07:00

Tips for blending in the backstory

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Memoir or novel for my true story?

Memoir or novel
for my true story?

2015-07-28T20:47:16-07:00

Memoir or novel for my true story?

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Is your book in need of emotional glue?

2015-07-28T20:51:25-07:00

Is your book in need of emotional glue?

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Can I really become a better writer?

2015-07-28T21:05:22-07:00

Can I really become a better writer?

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7 techniques for a dynamite plot

7 techniques for
a dynamite plot

2015-07-28T21:17:53-07:00

7 techniques for a dynamite plot

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What to expect from a developmental editor

What to expect from
a developmental editor

2015-07-28T21:21:18-07:00

What to expect from a developmental editor

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