• Audiobooks is currently the most popular book format. But should you publish your own as an indie (self-published) author? This should help you decide...

    Why Every Author Needs An Audiobook

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    Did you know more than half of all Americans listened to an audiobook in 2019? You might be asking yourself, why is this new book format so popular? Why is it trending at a faster pace than ebooks and traditional books? When you ask consumers, convenience seems to be the main reason for choosing audiobooks over reading. I mean think about it, you can now listen to a book anywhere while doing almost anything. In this fast-paced world where multi-tasking is everything, it’s not hard to see why audiobooks are growing in popularity. With all that said, it’s no doubt that audiobooks…

  • Publishing and writing a book is one of the best experiences you can add to your resume. We have 3 questions every writer should ask before beginning a b...

    Questions To Ask When Writing a Book

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    Publishing and writing a book is one of the best experiences you can add to your resume. It transcends all industries and career paths because putting a book out into the world is an arduous task. But adding “author” to your resume can’t be the only reason you publish a book—fiction or nonfiction. We have three soul-searching questions every writer should ask before beginning a book project: 1. Why am I writing a book? This is an important question to ask because we can ultimately write a book for the wrong reason. Some of those bad reasons to write a…

  • Being a self-taught writer is much easier to do thanks to the internet and the hundreds of writing books at our fingertips. Here are 5 resources to use...

    Resources For Self-Taught Writers

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    Starting to write without any previous writing courses or education under your belt doesn’t have to be a setback. In fact, you’d be surprised to learn just how many successful writers were self-taught. Both Jane Austen and Mark Twain, among many others, largely taught themselves the craft of writing. The difference now is, self-education is much easier to attain than it was for Austen or Twain. This is thanks to the internet and the hundreds of writing books at our fingertips. Here are 5 tried and true resources to use: 1. Bookmark Merriam-Webster Dictionary on your computer By having quick and…

  • In order for a story to stay in your memoir it needs to do one of two things: Provide a deeper understanding, Advance the story forward...

    Choosing Stories for Your Memoir: 8 Questions to Ask Yourself

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    Memoirs are the easiest to write because you have already lived the material, but they are also the most challenging to write because you have to find the balance between what stories you share and what information needs to be left out. Writing a memoir doesn’t mean you have to include every aspect of your life from birth to your current status in life. Instead, great memoir writers know to pick and choose the best, most important stories to include. Oftentimes, memoir writers focus too much on their personal catharsis and less on the end-user: the reader. In order for…