Top 5 Marketing Mistakes Writers Make

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  by Sarah Hamaker, reluctant marketer Marketing takes time, and for us writers, that’s usually time away from our writing. With marketing a necessary part of our writing business, we need to ensure we are marketing smart and not spinning our wheels on things that don’t generate results. Here are the top 5 marketing mistakes that can waste our time and drain our creativity.

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NEW RELEASE: MARCH 2016 – LOVE, LEXI: LETTERS TO GOD BY SHERRY KYLE

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Love, Lexi: Letters to God (Tyndale House Publishers, March 2016) What is a girl to do when her rival wants to nab the attention of the one boy she’s liked since he shared his peanut butter sandwich with her in the first grade? Love, Lexi follows seventh grader Alexis Dawn Cooper (Lexi) as she navigates middle school and being a middle child. But this is no ordinary middle-school novel. Love, Lexi is a unique combination of a fictional story combined with a devotional and journal to allow readers to watch Lexi learn to seek God first above all else, while…

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Funnies from Court Reporters’ Records

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“Nutty with a Dash of Meat” Jeanette Levellie here, with some funnies from court reporters’ actual records, to emphasize the importance of choosing your words wisely–unless you’re looking for laughs. These quotes are taken from a book entitled Disorder in The Courts by Charles M. Sevilla and Lee Lorenz, copyright 1999, W. W. Norton and Co. ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning? WITNESS: He said, ‘Where am I, Cathy?’ ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you? WITNESS: My name is Susan!

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Editing Tips #52

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Hi! I’m Kathy Ide. In addition to being a published author, I’m a full-time professional freelance editor. For CAN, I’m blogging about tips for writers based on the manuscripts I edit.

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Tips from the Pros: Carol McClain

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I just got back from a writers conference. They’re such fun. Why? Because you get to meet such great, interesting people. But you get to do that here, too!  We’re so glad you stopped by to visit the CAN front porch! Pull up a chair, take a load off your feet, and let’s get to know fellow author, Carol McClain! Carol, how did you get into writing? 

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Are You a Candidate for Niche marketing?

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Marketing Ideas From Cheri Cowell Niche marketing is identifying and reaching out directly to groups of potential readers. It’s also about finding an angle in your book that is unique and attractive to a smaller market than the broad market of some books. So the question is–is your book a good candidate for niche marketing and if so how do you use this to your advantage? .

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