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The Best Memoir is a concise guide to writing a memoir. It provides guidance on narrative plot structure, outlining, POV, scene setting, dialogue, active voice, show-don't-tell, character and story arc, and more. The guide also emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and the courage to admit one's less-than-perfect self. It covers defining memoir, starting a memoir, memoir writing techniques, making an impact, dialogue, setting the scene, using active and passive voice, mastering show vs tell, identifying writing style, vision, revision, and first draft.

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Polly Letofsky's fourth edition of Buzz: Your Super Sticky Book Marketing Plan offers updated, proven practices for book marketing. The plan includes exercises to pinpoint target readers, tools for media attention, and options for making book trailers. It also provides a 21-day countdown to book launch, tips for hosting a live book release party, and tips for optimizing Amazon sales. Buzz! covers pre-publication marketing, launch, and book's first year, providing tips, tools, and lists to make your marketing plan smooth.

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The rise of social media and AI-enabled online advertising has made it challenging to connect messages with audiences. Podcast guesting, or podcasting, is a powerful tool for promoting businesses and brands. Michelle Glogovac, known as The Podcast Matchmaker™, teaches entrepreneurs how to create unique speaking topics, define their audience, design branded media kits, establish expertise, share freely without sales tactics, tell compelling stories, repurpose interviews into marketing content, and turn every interview into a valuable business opportunity. With over two-million podcasts hosting expert guests, this free marketing tool can help boost business, career growth, and thought leadership potential.

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Make a Big Impact with Your Book is a guide by book marketing expert, award-winning journalist, and former celebrity publicist, Melanie Herschorn, designed to help nonfiction and children's book authors reach their readers and make a lasting impact. The guide offers strategies to build awareness, credibility, target audiences, stand out in a crowded market, and increase book sales. It provides expert insights for building credibility, targeted marketing techniques, and strategies to increase sales and leave a profound impact on the world. The guide is accessible and confidence-boosting, making it an essential resource for authors aiming to become thought leaders and leave a lasting impact on readers.

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 Read any writing tip article or book, and you'll often see the advice "Show don't tell." This can be confusing for both new and experienced writers. What does it really mean when an editor writes "Show don't tell" on your manuscript?

Mastering Show Don't Tell helps you identify and fix all instances of telling—exposition—in your writing, including backstory, info dumps, vague descriptions, irrelevant character details, emotional states, motivational tells, narration, summarizing, and poorly written dialogue.

Part of the Storytelling 101 Quick Read series, this book answers all your questions in a brief, easy-to-understand format. It provides practical, step-by-step guidance to help you master the art of showing instead of telling.

ROB BIGNELL, the author of more than 60 books and an established editor, has helped over 300 authors achieve their publishing dreams. His works include hiking trail guidebooks, a novel, children's books, and poetry.

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 One Million Readers is a guide for nonfiction authors seeking to gain confidence in their book marketing strategies. The book covers various aspects of book marketing, including Getting Started, Messages and Methods, Taking Action, and Taking Action. It covers objectives, target audience, unique selling proposition, market scanning, budgeting, placement and pricing strategies, web presence, social media, public relations, reader reviews, email marketing, promotional products, book launch, book signing kit, and advertising. The book also provides real-life examples of book marketing strategies, allowing readers to see how the advice applies to their book. Boni Wagner-Stafford, co-founder of Ingenium Books, has an award-winning career in journalism, government media relations, and PR. The book offers valuable advice for indie authors looking to create and implement a real-world book marketing strategy to achieve publishing goals and sell more books.

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The Storytelling 101 Quick Read series offers a comprehensive guide to help writers overcome obstacles in writing, publishing, and marketing their books. Written by an experienced author and editor, the guidebooks provide practical information that can be followed step-by-step. With over 300 writers already helped, the series aims to help readers become successful authors. If you don't find a guidebook for a specific writing or publishing question, check back in a couple of days as new topics are regularly added.

One of the most crucial tools in a writer's kit is dialogue. It can develop characters, advance the plot, increase tension, and set the scene's mood.

However, novice writers often struggle with dull dialogue. Just like a flat tire can slow a vehicle to a near stop, dull dialogue can quickly bring your story to a halt.

"Write Engaging, Natural Dialogue" aims to help beginning writers master the art of writing conversations between characters. If you've already written a story but find the dialogue weak, the tips in this book can help you diagnose and fix the issue.

ROB BIGNELL is the author of over 50 books and an accomplished editor who has helped more than 300 authors achieve their publishing dreams. His works include hiking trail guidebooks, a novel, children's books, and a poetry collection.