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Choosing keywords for books

The How-to-Publish Series: Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Wallet) Step 6: Keywords, Categories & Codes – Because Great Books Deserve to Be Found

Here’s a number that should stop any indie author mid-scroll: over 4,500 new books are published on Amazon every single day. That’s not a typo. That’s the digital slush pile your brilliant book is up against. Now, before you run off to scream into a pillow, take a deep breath. Because here’s the good news: […]

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Book cover design

The How-to-Publish Series: Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Wallet) Step 5: Book Cover Design – Because Your Words Deserve a Showstopping Outfit

Here’s a stat that should stop every indie author in their beautifully typeset tracks: you have about 3–7 seconds to grab a potential reader’s attention with your book cover design—especially in thumbnail size on Amazon. Three. Seconds. That’s less time than it takes to sneeze. And yet, in that blink of time, a reader will

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how to self-edit your book

The How-to-Publish Series: Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Wallet) – Step 3 The First Edit

So you’ve written your first draft. Congratulations! Now comes the real magic: learning how to self-edit your book without losing your voice, your plot, or your sanity. That, my friend, is like forging a sword in dragonfire. It’s hot, messy, and requires wild determination. But now? Now we polish. We sharpen. We inspect every inch

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