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Writer’s Tips – January Edition – #Writing Solo Life, Fonts, Writing the End, Author Bio, #Blogging Tips

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Welcome to my new year of Writer’s Tips. In this edition, Ruth Harris talks about 13 Ways to Drive a Writer Crazy; Anne R. Allen’s blog, guest writer, Jessica Bell, talks about Choosing Proper Fonts for Book Covers; Sally Cronin is rewinding her Public Relations for Authors series, – the importance of an Author picture. Hugh Roberts with a great list of 7 Ways to Clean up our Blogs for the New Year; Diana Peach, writing for the Story Empire has a helpful post for writers – Writing the End; Ruth Harris shares 6 Writing Tips from Famous Authors; Diana Urban at Bookbub shares various examples of Writing Your Author Bio.

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Entertaining post from Ruth Harris at the blog of Anne R. Allen about the concept of writing, and how many outsiders have no clue what goes into writing – including friends and family.

Revenge of the Clueless: 13 Ways Guaranteed to Drive a Writer Crazy

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Jessica Bell guest writer at the blog of Anne R. Allen’s blog – Using the right Fonts on your Book Covers

Are You Using the Right Font(s) On Your Book Cover?

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Sally Cronin’s, Smorgasbord Public Relations for Authors Series – The importance of an Author Profile Picture and How to Create one

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2023/01/07/smorgasbord-public-relations-for-authors-recycled-part-one-people-buy-people-first-profile-photo-by-sally-cronin/comment-page-1/#comment-656566

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Hugh Roberts with 7 ideas to clean up our blogs

https://hughsviewsandnews.com/2022/12/13/7-things-you-can-do-to-help-your-blogging-during-december/

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Diana Peach featured at the Story Empire, shares a post about different types of endings for books, Part II

https://storyempire.com/2022/12/16/writing-the-end-part-ii/

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Ruth Harris at the Blog of Anne R. Allen, shares 6 great tips on Writing from Professional Authors

6 Inspiring Writing Tips From Professional Authors

From Bookbub Insights, Diana Urban shares 20 Examples on how to Write Your Author Bio

Writing Your Author Bio? Here Are 20 Great Examples. (Plus a Checklist!)

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Writer’s Tips, December Edition – Books, Blogging and Writing Tips, Scams

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Welcome to my December curated Writer’s Tips. In this edition, once again blogger Hugh Roberts has another in-depth post on tips for bloggers – Seven things that scare bloggers. Author Ruth Harris writes about The importance of writing first lines for our books. A.C. Flory has some Amazon news for authors. Promoting your book later, after a launch, by Book Buzz, and Printing Scams on Amazon – authors beware by The Kindlepreneur, Anne R. Allen on Critiquing 101 – Ten Best Tips.

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Hugh Roberts with helpful tips for bloggers

https://hughsviewsandnews.com/2022/10/29/are-you-terrified-of-any-of-these-7-scary-things-in-the-blogging-world/

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Ruth Harris at the blog of Anne R. Allen on tips for writing best first lines in books

How to Write an Absolutely Great First Sentence

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A.C Flory has an informative post about what Amazon is up to with author’s books not showing up

https://acflory.wordpress.com/2022/10/27/why-is-amazon-hiding-books-from-readers/

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Five Ways to Promote your book again after a launch, by Book Buzz

5 ways to promote your book long after the launch

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Amazon Printing Press and Pricing Scams – what authors need to know by The Kindlepreneur

Amazon Printing Press and Pricing Scams: What Authors Need to Know

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Anne R. Allen with 10 Tips to being a good critiquer

Critiquing 101: Ten Do’s and Don’ts for Giving Helpful Critiques

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Writer’s Tips November Edition – WordPress Hacks, Writing Timelines, Creating Audio Books, Editing Tips, and Social Media

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Welcome to November edition of my collaborated Writer’s Tips. Each month I share some of the blog posts I come across with helpful writing or blogging tips. This month, I found quite a few goodies most worthy to share to help bloggers. Hugh Roberts shares three helpful posts again for those of us using the block editor – how to center images and how to look for blocks you’ve previously used, and how to find common Gallery blocks in the WordPress editor. From the Story Empire, Joan Hall gives us tips for writing differing timelines in our books, and Beem Weeks explain the procedure for turning books into audio books. Editor, Anneli Purchase shares misused expressions that writers can get caught in. Natalie Ducey has a new tutorial on how to add a Subscribe Button to your WordPress blogs. Last, but not least, Sue Coletta gives an in-depth explanation for the value of authors using Tik Tok platform.

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Hugh Roberts on How to Center Captions and Images in the block editor

https://hughsviewsandnews.com/2022/10/03/this-is-how-easy-it-is-to-centre-captions-underneath-images-and-photos-on-wordpress/comment-page-1/?unapproved=153953&moderation-hash=f3b609055221090146edd67724317c46#comment-153953

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Hugh Roberts shares how to access our most used blocks for easy setup

https://hughsviewsandnews.com/2022/10/10/how-to-access-the-blocks-you-use-the-most-on-the-wordpress-block-editor/comment-page-1/?unapproved=154188&moderation-hash=4cbe15aa2291fa15934392d20d973388#comment-154188

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How to find secret Gallery Blocks on WordPress

https://hughsviewsandnews.com/2022/10/17/these-secret-gallery-blocks-on-wordpress-are-easy-to-find-how-to-use-them/

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From the Story Empire, Joan hall has a great article on writing Timelines

https://storyempire.com/2022/10/24/using-timelines/comment-page-1/#comment-164812

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From the Story Empire, Beem Weeks on Audio Books

https://storyempire.com/2022/10/21/a-few-words-about-audiobooks/comment-page-1/#comment-164813

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Anneli Purchase, Ten Misused Expressions for writers

https://annelisplace.wordpress.com/2022/10/23/ten-misused-expressions/

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Natalie Ducey has a tutorial on How to Add A Subscribe button on WordPress

https://natalieducey.com/2022/10/18/how-to-add-include-a-subscribe-button-option-to-blog-posts-and-pages-in-wordpress/

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Sue Coletta as Anne R. Allen’s guest writer on Tik Tok and why it’s beneficial for authors

How TikTok Works for All Authors and Genres

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Writer’s Tips – October Edition – Cleaning up our Blogs, When to use Capitals, #Blogging Tips, #Writing Opening Chapters, #Amazon Glitches and More!

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Welcome to October edition of collaborated Writer’s Tips. This month, author/blogger, Hugh Roberts is sharing how to clean up our blogs to get better SEO as well at 5 tips to get our blogs noticed. Author/blogger/editor, Anneli Purchase has an informative post with good reminders on when to capitalize words, author/blogger Anne R. Allen writes about toxic people who can stall our writing careers as well as another informative article on how to write great opening chapters. Also, thanks to Colleen Chesebro for finding and sharing another informative article from the Kindlepreneur about Amazon’s many glitches and why there are ‘price games’ going on with some author’s books.

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Hugh Roberts with tips on improving our blog visibility and reducing spam

https://hughsviewsandnews.com/2022/09/05/4-tips-for-housekeeping-your-blog-and-improving-its-seo-rating/comment-page-1/?unapproved=152330&moderation-hash=c6433461e772e3b3de0afe8b1cb6e3f2#comment-152330

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5 Powerful Blogging Tips from Hugh Roberts

https://hughsviewsandnews.com/2022/09/15/5-powerful-blogging-tools-that-will-get-your-blog-noticed/comment-page-1/?unapproved=153212&moderation-hash=282ef8169a565a2b281d3b1baa56f9aa#comment-153212

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Anneli Purchase with a succinct post on which words need capitalizing and which don’t

https://annelisplace.wordpress.com/2022/09/09/capital-or-lower-case/

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Anne R. Allen talks about Toxic People who can stall our writing careers

10 Types of Toxic People Who Can Stall Your Writing Career and Literally Make You Sick

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Anne R. Allen on How to Write a Great Opening Chapter

https://annerallen.com/2022/10/write-great-opening-chapter/

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Jason Hamilton writing at the Kindlepreneur about Amazon book glitches

Amazon Bugs: Price Increases, Categories and Terminations

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November Writer’s Tips – Gutenberg Block Editor, Deadly #Writer Sins, Online Safety, and More!

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Welcome to November edition of Writer’s Tips where I scan the web in my reading travels and discover some worthy posts helpful to writers. In this post we’re covering, reusable blocks in the new editor, online privacy, avoiding four deadly writer sins, blog traffic, New! KDP Hardcovers, 5 Indie mistakes that could cost authors book sales, Audio books, and Pinterest for book marketing.

 

 

Hugh Roberts our resident Block Editor Guru is showing us how to create a ‘reusable’ block you can add ready made to any post and How to Increase Blog Traffic

Are You Using This Little Known About Block That Helps Promote Your Blog? – Hugh’s Views & News  

 

 

Are You Struggling To Get People To Your Blog? These 7 Free Methods Will Help

 

 

Tech Teacher and author, Jacqui Murrary is sharing great tips on how to stay online safely

https://worddreams.wordpress.com/2021/09/22/lon-ta-6-ways-for-writers-to-protect-their-online-privacy/

 

 

Four Deadly Writer Sins and How to Avoid them, by Ruth Harris at the blog of Anne R. Allen. 5 Indie Author Mistakes that could lose you Book Sales by Tech Author, Barb Drozdowich at the blog of Anne R. Allen and the benefits of creating audio books by William Hahn, guest writer at the blog of Anne R. Allen

5 Indie Author Mistakes That Can Tank Book Sales

 

 

4 Deadly Writer Sins—and How to Avoid Them. Plus a Top-Secret Pro Tip for Writing a Book Readers Can’t Put Down

 

 

The Things I’ve Heard: Confessions of an Audiobook Narrator

 

 

Nicholas Rossis shares the announcement that Amazon KDP is now producing Hardcovers for Indie books

https://nicholasrossis.me/2021/10/09/hardcover-books-on-kdp/#comment-365780

 

 

Jan Sykes at the Story Empire shares what she’s learned from advertising books on Pinterest

https://storyempirecom.wordpress.com/2021/10/18/mktg-part-6-pinterest-socialmediamarketing-pinterest/comment-page-1/#comment-151838

 

 

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Writer’s Tips – Book Promo Services, Author Notes, Recommended Editors, Re-Purposing Old #Blog Posts, Animation with #Canva

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Welcome to my July edition of Writer’s Tips. Typically, I clip and save these articles in a folder to share here for my writer friends and readers. We all know there is so much great information out in the ethers, but no way can we all come across the same information because there is just so much information available. From my nightly blog reads to my morning newsletter reads, when I come across a helpful post for writers, I save for future sharing.

 

I don’t like to overwhelm readers with too many links, but I promise you all that if you are an Indie author in particular, you will find these articles I curate here of interest at some point in bookwriting. So today here are some fine posts I’m happy to share. Today, two successful authors, Effrosyni and David Gaughran, both sharing great lists of book sites where we can promo our books, complete with details and pricing. Natalie Ducey has a new tutorial on creating animated posts with Canva. Marcia and John are both contributors now at the Story Empire, offering valuable tips on writing notes and video lighting. Jessica wrote a great entertaining instructional on the use of Italics. KM Weiland shares a list of editors and their specialties. And Hugh is back with more good ideas on how to re-purpose older blog posts. Check it out and save them for later reference!

 

Are you an author looking for assistance? Whatever your need, chances are you’ll find a pointer or two here! Browse through Effrosyni’s FREE resources at your leisure and make sure to bookmark this page.

Source: Book promotion ideas, free book submission | Welcome to Effrosyni Writes

 

David Gaughran gives us a deeper look into some recommended Book Promo Sites.

https://davidgaughran.com/best-promo-sites-books/

 

Marcia Meara in her featured writer’s column at the Story Empire shares some great info for authors on what to do with ‘author’s notes’ in our books.

https://storyempirecom.wordpress.com/2020/06/10/authors-notes-another-terrific-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-56229

 

Blogging guru, Hugh Roberts with some great tips on re-purposing our old blog posts.

https://hughsviewsandnews.com/2020/06/15/3-quick-and-easy-ways-to-promote-your-old-blog-posts/comment-page-1/?unapproved=96009&moderation-hash=d6077e2eb8bb7392c811d8a7aab0d31f#comment-96009

 

Natalie Ducey has a helpful post on How to Make Animated Pinterest Posts on Canva.

https://natalieducey.com/2020/06/24/how-to-create-an-animated-pinterest-pin-in-canva/

 

Looking for an editor? K.M. Weiland of Helping Writers Become Authors, shares a list of recommended professional editors.

Need a Good Book Editor? Top Up-to-Date Recommendations

 

Jessica Norrie has an insightful article on how and when to use Italics.

https://jessicanorrie.wordpress.com/2020/07/03/what-do-you-mean-in-italics/

 

John Howell has recently become a contributor at the Story Empire, and he has a helpful article out on how to use the best lighting when making videos.

https://storyempirecom.wordpress.com/2020/07/06/tips-to-succeed-on-a-video-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-61579

 

I hope you found something helpful!

 

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Writer’s Tips – #Blogging Tips, #Scam Alerts, #Editing, Show and Tell

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Welcome to this edition of Writer’s Tips where I collect and curate articles I come across in my reading travels, and share the good stuff for my readers here. This edition is jam-packed with goodies and has some great information on trending scam alerts, information for bloggers to help keep our blogs safe, tricks to help with Word doc snags, authors unite on editing and head-hopping sharing what they anticipate back from editors – from some of the best in the biz, and as always, more!

 

Author Melodie Campbell is guest featured at Anne R. Allen’s blog, helping us clear up the sticky bits in our books – looking at acts, scenes, and messy middles.

My Novel is a Mess! How to Survive the Chaos Point in your Novel

 

Also on the blog of Anne R. Allen, by Anne, –  Are we confusing readers by writing in too many characters? Learn how not to confuse readers.

Does Your Novel Confuse Readers with “Too Many” Characters? 8 Ways to Unconfuse Them.

 

Kate Johnston is breaking it down – the difference between show and tell when book-writing.

https://katejohnstonauthor.com/four-ways-to-decide-if-you-should-show-or-tell/#comment-6941

 

Roz Morris has a great author feature where specialized writers share their experiences on receiving back the manuscript after the editor has been through it. What to expect.

https://nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2020/05/10/ready-for-the-red-pen-how-to-prepare-for-comments-on-your-book-manuscript/#comment-50175

 

Jacqui Murray shares a great list of suggested books for a writer’s arsenal in this edition of her ToolTips

https://worddreams.wordpress.com/2020/05/18/authortoolboxbloghop-may/ 

 

Blogging guru, Hugh Roberts is back with some new information on keeping our blogs safe.

https://hughsviewsandnews.com/2020/05/11/is-your-blog-under-attack/comment-page-1/?unapproved=93961&moderation-hash=a0994a74177a21578c3cab9a8869e235#comment-93961

 

Kathy Steinemann has a Microsoft Word trick for those encountering long waits when saving a document.

https://kathysteinemann.com/Musings/save-word-file/#comment-5982

 

Natalie Ducey has another helpful post for authors, – How to get ebooks in various formats onto WordPress. 

https://natalieducey.com/2020/05/14/a-how-to-guide-for-uploading-ebooks-in-epub-and-mobi-file-formats-in-wordpress/

 

And last but never least, Stevie Turner found and shared a great article on finding out if our emails have been hacked.

https://steviet3.wordpress.com/2020/05/15/have-you-been-hacked/comment-page-1/#comment-24145

 

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Writer’s Tips – Scams, Video Marketing, Book Selling, Photo Library

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Welcome to this month’s edition of Writing Tips. Learn about why Amazon isn’t the only game in town from 111 Publishing. Hugh Roberts is back with more great blogging tips. Two great posts from Nicholas Rossis on email video marketing and how to get our digital signatures for documents. And I took the liberty of sharing an important scam alert in these times of Coronavirus where many dirtbags take advantage of ripping off people by email.

 

Doris Heilmann of 111 Publishing with information on diversifying when it comes to selling books.

Are You Still Selling Books Only Via Amazon?

 

 

Nicholas Rossis shares the value in Video Email Marketing. Is it the next best thing?

https://nicholasrossis.me/2020/04/09/email-video-marketing/

 

Hugh Roberts, blogging guru, offers up 21 Great Ways to spruce up our blogs!

https://hughsviewsandnews.com/2020/04/23/21-ways-to-freshen-up-your-wordpress-blog-and-help-it-standout/comment-page-1/?unapproved=92689&moderation-hash=8e617d94a25b3e76b7a08ac211660b84#comment-92689

 

Hugh Roberts with blogging tips on how to access a secret photo library right in your WordPress dashboard.

https://hughsviewsandnews.com/2020/05/04/how-to-access-and-use-the-wordpress-free-photo-library/comment-page-1/?unapproved=93425&moderation-hash=d601e584e56baf46e12c6f1f376c48af#comment-93425

 

 

Another great find from Nicholas Rossis is Wondershare Sign X. Ever have a document that requires a digital signature and wish you didn’t have to print, sign and scan back? Nicholas shares a helpful app.

https://nicholasrossis.me/2020/03/25/working-from-home-tools-wondershare-signx/

 

And last of all. I came across this informative article from Norton Antivirus, informing and alerting about the new Corona cyber scams going on with emails. Get informed so you don’t get caught!

https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-online-scams-coronavirus-phishing-scams.html

 

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