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Cover Image for  Adapt or Wait Tables A Freelancer's Guide

Adapt or Wait Tables A Freelancer's Guide

Wolper, Carol

808.02 W855a

2013

Written by freelance writer and journalist Carol Voper, this is a roadmap filled with advice for anyone hoping to carve out a career in order to become self-employed.

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Cover Image for  Build your Author Platform The New Rules: A Literary Agent's Guide to Growing your Audience in 14 Steps

Build your Author Platform The New Rules: A Literary Agent's Guide to Growing your Audience in 14 Steps

Jelen, Carole

808.02 J48b

2014

Create a unique author brand and develop a social media marketing strategy with these tips from an experienced literary agent and a tech expert.

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Cover Image for  Everybody Writes Your Go-to Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content

Everybody Writes Your Go-to Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content

Handley, Ann

658.800285 H23e

2014

A guide to attracting and retaining customers through stellar online communication.

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How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit

Bly, Robert

808.02 B66h

2010

A do-it-yourself guide to finding your niche as a writer of articles, software, workshops, informational guides and non-fiction books.

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Cover Image for  Promote your Book Over 250 Proven, Low-cost Tips and Techniques for the Enterprising Author

Promote your Book Over 250 Proven, Low-cost Tips and Techniques for the Enterprising Author

Fry, Patricia L.

808.02 F947p

2011

This handbook for authors provides advice on cost-effective marketing, book selling and creating a social media presence.

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Publishing & Marketing in the Digital Age

Elicksen, Debbie

808.0285 E42p

2014

A look at selling your digital content on various platforms including blogs, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

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Cover Image for  Show your Work! 10 Ways to Share your Creativity and Get Discovered

Show your Work! 10 Ways to Share your Creativity and Get Discovered

Kleon, Austin

2014

An artists' manifesto for producing creative content and networking in the digital age (eBook).

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Lots of information for the self-publishing author, including networking at book fairs

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BookNet Canada is a non-profit organization that develops technology, standards, and education to serve the Canadian book industry.

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A directory of fiction, non-fiction and poetry submission opportunities; an award-winning subscription-based service for new and established writers.

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Listings of submission deadlines to literary publications, contests and fellowships.

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An introductory series of presentations on best practices, marketing and the future of self-publishing

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Underlined is a community and content provider. All content posted and created by Underlined is owned by PRH.  All user stories are owned by the individual creator.

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A worldwide community of readers and writers, with the option to self-publish stories for free, interact with others online and get valuable critique.

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