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Use Canva to Create Your Own Graphics

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Post published:September 3, 2021
Post category:Editing General Marketing Mechanics/ Writing Craft Photography Social Media Technology

© 2021 Josephine Massaro Maybe you ask or pay others to create graphic work for you. I have used several sites to create my own but never Canva. That is…

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Book Trailer Savvy

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Post published:August 3, 2021
Post category:Business Strategies Encouragement General Marketing Mechanics/ Writing Craft Photography Social Media

© 2021 Rhonda J. Dragomir Early birds settle into their theater seats, popcorn and drinks in hand, for one reason—movie trailers. These mini-movies foment excitement for coming attractions that only…

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Spin-Off Articles

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Post published:July 1, 2021
Post category:Blogging Business Strategies Encouragement General Marketing Mechanics/ Writing Craft Nonfiction Publishing Strategies Research

© 2021 Kathy Carlton Willis It’s never too soon (or too late) to use articles that spin off from your books and your brand as part of your marketing plan.…

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Writing Poetry for Christ

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Post published:April 3, 2021
Post category:Devotions Encouragement Mechanics/ Writing Craft Poetry

©2021 Catherine Posey Poetry is a unique portrayal of an author’s emotions and thoughts—a means for a writer to put their feelings down on paper. As a young teenager and…

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Tips for a Successful Book Launch Team

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Post published:January 2, 2021
Post category:Encouragement General Marketing Mechanics/ Writing Craft Publishing Strategies Social Media

© 2021 Karen Sargent Launching a book is hard. I’m almost always on somebody’s Facebook launch team because I want to help my author friends find my reader friends. Here are a…

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The Little Things

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Post published:November 3, 2020
Post category:Editing Encouragement Fiction General Mechanics/ Writing Craft Technology

© 2020 Kay DiBianca I thought novel-writing would be easy. After all, my grades in English class had always been good, and I was a voracious reader. How hard could…

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Writing by Another Hand

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Post published:October 2, 2020
Post category:Business Strategies General Ghostwriting Mechanics/ Writing Craft

© 2020 Kristy Horine With one day left in the fiction writers conference, I still couldn’t figure out why I’d come. I cringed as I heard the question yet again.…

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3 Ways to Improve Your Author Facebook Page

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Post published:July 2, 2020
Post category:Business Strategies Encouragement General Marketing Mechanics/ Writing Craft Social Media Technology

© 2020 Shel Harrington A common mistake writers make when we set up an author Facebook page is making it all about us. Our potential readers find posts about our…

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Amy Newmark’s Secrets to Writing for Chicken Soup for the Soul—Part 2

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Post published:June 2, 2020
Post category:Anthologies Editing Encouragement General Mechanics/ Writing Craft Nonfiction Poetry

© 2020 Tracy Crump Chicken Soup for the Soul callouts have been the bedrock of our newsletter since we began in 2008. I can’t thank Amy Newmark, author, editor-in-chief, and…

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Amy Newmark’s Secrets to Writing for Chicken Soup for the Soul

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Post published:May 1, 2020
Post category:Encouragement General Interviews Mechanics/ Writing Craft Nonfiction Poetry

© 2020 Tracy Crump What a treat to interview Amy Newmark, author, editor-in-chief, and publisher of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series! Marylane and I started this newsletter with…

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