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How can I take a great author picture for my website or book cover using my phone?

We’ll start off by stating the obvious; where possible, have a professional photographer take your official author pics. But you obviously don’t want to hear that, otherwise you wouldn’t be here. You want some DIY advice. Here it is: 1. Get your lighting right This is the most important rule about photography. Photography, after all, …

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How much money is Amanda Gorman’s ‘The Hill We Climb’ making on Amazon?

about Money, about Other Writers

Valley of Writers Research found several listings for Amanda Gorman’s ‘The Hill We Climb’ on Amazon (May 19, 2021). On January 20, 2021, Gorman became the sixth and youngest ever poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration in the United States of America. Her poem, ‘The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the …

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How many writers are there in the United States?

about Random Things

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 131,200 writers and authors in the U.S. in 2019. Now, this number doesn’t really tell us much, since ‘writer’ applies to everyone from bloggers to copywriters to fiction writers to – ya, you get it. Anyone who writes. This number is most likely taken from …

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What is Amazon book promotion?

about Book Marketing General

When you put your book up on Amazon, it does not guarantee that it will sell. Most books on Amazon never sell more Thant 250 copies. True, Amazon is the biggest books marketplace in the world which means you have millions of readers buying books, but you also have millions of other books that are …

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Are there any free apps that writers can use to do their bookkeeping?

about Business Tools

It’s important that you keep track of your income and expenses as a writer, especially if you are planning on moving from writing being a hobby. There are many benefits of starting this early, even before you start making a significant income from your writing. The most obvious one is that it makes it easy …

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How do I find the best awards to enter my book for?

about Book Awards

So here’s the deal. You write the book. You get it published. You promote it and push it. And you have to enter it for awards too? It’s all too much for one person, right? If you think this, you are not alone. Writers everywhere bemoan the current state of affairs that expects writers to …

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When will Kindle Vella be available for readers?

about Self-Publishing

Amazon’s new serialized publishing service, Kindle Vella, announced on April 13, 2021 is currently only open for authors to upload their content in preparation for a yet-to-be-announced launch date. “Readers will be able to enjoy your stories when we make the Kindle Vella store available in the next few months,” is the answer Amazon is …

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Where can I find a designer for my book cover?

about Design

Here are some great places to find book cover designers: A few notes to guide you in your search: Photo by Yan Krukov from Pexels

How can self-published authors market their books?

about Book Marketing General

If I was to sum this up into four major points, I would say that self-published authors need to carry out activities in the following categories to market their books. Any activity you do to market or promote your book will fall into one of these categories in some way. 1. Produce a quality book …

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