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Your Manuscript Draft is Completed; What’s Next?

May 1, 2018 by Colleen Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

  From Manuscript Draft to Published Book! It was fun being a guest expert on "The Write Hour Podcast" talking with Joyce Glass about the important steps to consider once your manuscript is written. There's a lot of steps in order to turn it into a professionally published book! Joyce and I ... Read More

Filed Under: Authors, Book, Coaching, Consulting, Editing, Marketing, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing Tagged With: authors, copyediting, editing, Expert, Guest, Interview, manuscript, podcast, Proofing, Self-Editing, speakers, The Write Hour, writers

Public relations (PR) and your business. Start off on the right foot!

April 30, 2018 by Colleen Wietmarschen 1 Comment

Public Relations. Publicity. What's the buzz, tell me what's a happening! Public Relations (PR), publicity, is a fantastic marketing tool and when used effectively spreads the message about a business, a product, a service, an event, or a major announcement. It's also a great way for you to build ... Read More

Filed Under: Branding, Business, Marketing, Public Relations, Publicity, Uncategorized Tagged With: media, PR

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Join us for 2018 Library Series Event on May 10

April 24, 2018 by Peter Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

5 Tips to Clarity in Your Written Message Did you know bad messaging makes businesses broke? Colleen and Peter are excited  to announce "5 Tips to Clarity in Your Written Message," our next 2018 Library Series Event on May 10. After this presentation you will have the tools to create a clear ... Read More

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The 3 Best Events for Authors: Spreading the Word About You

April 23, 2018 by Peter Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

No matter if you are writing your book or you're near the end of the publishing phase, it's time to begin marketing your book. I think one of the biggest fallacies about marketing a book is you market your book after you've written it. That is categorically false. Don't listen to people who say ... Read More

Filed Under: Blog, Book, Marketing, Uncategorized Tagged With: author, book, book launch, conference, media, reading, signing, writer

Personalized Publishing Plan

April 18, 2018 by Peter Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

  It's time! Your Personalized Publishing Plan awaits! You've finished your manuscript, you've worked through all the plot points, you've supported all your arguments, and you're ready to put your manuscript into a real, honest-to-God book. What's the next step you may ask? Making the ... Read More

Filed Under: Authors, Business, Coaching, Consulting, Publishing, Uncategorized Tagged With: authors, books, fiction, nonfiction, Planning, publishing, Self-Publishing, Traditional Publishing, writers, writing

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Cracking the Code on Amazon Central. Learn How!

April 16, 2018 by Colleen Wietmarschen 1 Comment

Amazon Author Page, Amazon Central; Making them work for you! When you're looking to figure out the best way to sell your books on Amazon, making the most of your Amazon Author Page through Amazon Central is key! Amazon Author Page Your Author Page, found on Amazon is where people learn about ... Read More

Filed Under: Amazon, Assistant, Authors, Coaching, Consulting, Marketing, Publishing, Uncategorized Tagged With: amazon, Amazon Author Page, Amazon Central, author, authors, book marketing, books, manuscript, marketing, marketing plan, writer

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Join Us for our 2018 Library Series Event on April 19

April 11, 2018 by Peter Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

5 Critical Tips to Write a Successful Book Your Literary Prose is excited to announce our next 2018 Library Series event on April 19 at the Newport Public Library. We are crossing the Ohio River on April 19 when Colleen presents, "5 Critical Tips to Write a Successful Book." Colleen will again be ... Read More

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: author, book, Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, writer

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How to Work With an Editor: The 4 Steps of Editing Your Book

April 9, 2018 by Peter Wietmarschen 9 Comments

Yay! You’ve finally finished writing your book! Time to send it off to the designer and start selling on Amazon, right? Wrong! I don’t think we can stress this enough, but editing your book is the most important part of publishing. Let me repeat, editing your book is the most important part of ... Read More

Filed Under: Blog, Editing, Publishing, Uncategorized Tagged With: author, book, editing, editor, publishing, writer, writing

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