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		<title>Author marketing via social media</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest blogger: Fiona Ingram
I live in South Africa and I am published in the USA. Distance has made it impossible for me to go the traditional marketing route. Online is all I have open to me. I have worked very hard to go from “Fiona Who?” to not quite “Aha, Fiona Ingram, the famous children’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building your author platform—Connections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest blogger: Dana Lynn Smith
This post, the third of a three-part series on building an author platform, highlights the importance of connections. Part one of this author platform series covers branding, while part two discusses reputation.
When selling your book, it&#8217;s not just what you know, it&#8217;s who you know!
To sell books in today&#8217;s marketplace, you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-publishing does not necessarily equal slush-pile publishing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So I read a post on self-publishing over a Kidlit today. I’ve commented there, but I couldn’t resist more pontificating.  
I’ll start by saying that I am not the average person who has no idea what lurks in slush. I spent many years in the trade, going through those very awful slush piles that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.selfpublishingresources.com/self-publishing-does-not-necessarily-equal-slush-pile-publishing/</link>
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		<title>Promoting your book by using your natural talents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I talk with most authors, I find that writing their book isn’t the biggest challenge; marketing is. Many authors tend to be more introverted, so blatant promotion of their work makes them very uncomfortable. It’s disappointing when I see authors invest so much of themselves—emotionally and financially—into their book only to see their enthusiasm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.selfpublishingresources.com/promoting-your-book-by-using-your-natural-talents/</link>
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		<title>Publishing your own book—no stigma needed!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even as nontraditional publishing continues to grow—Bowker reports a whopping increase of 181 percent in 2009 over the previous year—there is still a stigma attached to self-publishing. I’ve read the articles, I’ve seen the tweets. There is still a pervasive belief that self-publishing is somehow “settling”—and probably your only option because you were rejected by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.selfpublishingresources.com/publishing-your-own-book%e2%80%94no-stigma-needed/</link>
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		<title>Self-publishing and the meandering path to success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest blogger: Scott Appleton
Note to readers: I connected with Scott on another blog and was impressed with his self-publishing success. I hope you enjoy his post&#8211;and I do think you will learn a thing or two from his determination and perseverence!
When I finished writing a fantasy manuscript, I had little to no knowledge of what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.selfpublishingresources.com/self-publishing-and-the-meandering-path-to-success/</link>
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		<title>The business of writing and self-publishing&#8211;a Q&amp;A</title>
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(Cross-posted at the Writer&#8217;s Digest website.)




What message do you find yourself repeating over and over to writers?

Sue: The difference between true self-publishing and the so-called “self-publishing companies”—and why that difference is so important for authors to understand.
Marilyn: Marketing. Marketing. Marketing. It’s mandatory in today’s publishing environment to be proactive and get behind your own work.
Would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.selfpublishingresources.com/the-business-of-writing-and-self-publishing-a-qa/</link>
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		<title>Building your author platform—Reputation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Part 2 of a 3-part article
 Guest blogger: Dana Lynn Smith
Your author platform determines your reach and influence in the market. Part one of this author platform series discusses the importance of branding. Today&#8217;s post covers building a reputation. 
Your author reputation is a factor of how well known you are, what you are known for, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.selfpublishingresources.com/building-your-author-platform%e2%80%94reputation/</link>
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		<title>Just because publishing is changing does not mean it&#8217;s dying</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I first read this article by Garrison Keillor, I kind of chuckled to myself—I mean, how seriously can I take the opinion of modern publishing from the dude who hales from the (albeit fictitious) “little town that time forgot and the decades cannot improve.” Obviously, he would prefer that the publishing world stay just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.selfpublishingresources.com/just-because-publishing-is-changing-does-not-mean-its-dying/</link>
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		<title>Organizing a successful virtual author book tour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let’s face it: Unless you are a celebrity, traveling the country and hitting up bookstore after bookstore for signings is probably not going to sell many books. You&#8217;ll more than likely spend way more for travel than you&#8217;ll make in book sales. Enter the virtual age. From the comfort of your own home or office, you [...]]]></description>
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