📖🦈 Query Shark anyone?

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From the 👽 r/writing archives:

Instead of VERY

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Today's 🦈 Shark action:

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From the 👽 r/publishing 👽 Hall of Fame:

Is it true that most queries agents receive from novelists a...

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Reeled in by 💌 Slushwire:
Agent Kemi Ogunsanwo opened to queries at https://querytracker.net/agent/11922

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[Discussion] Book deal secured!!! Aussie debut mystery autho...

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Indie authors can deduct vehicle expenses Indie authors can deduct the expense of operating and maintaining their car or truck on federal taxes should they use a vehicle to research their books.Generally, you have the choice of deduct…

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cannot overstate how 📖🦈 the value of Query Shark

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✉️ part of yesterday's haul for writers in the trenches:
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Fixing tab errors when formatting an ebook When formatting an ebook in Microsoft Word, one problem a number of authors run into is a “tab” error. In the case of Kindle ebooks, this usually means an unsightly, extra space or two before …

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all-time top 200 r/publishing throwback:

Unconventional tips for getting into the industry

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🦈 Query Chum:

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Just dropping a handy little breadcrumb:
"[PubQ] If I receive an offer from a dream agent, do I nee..."
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Ebooks Differ Significantly from Paper Books Often when publishing a manuscript, new authors think of the ebook as simply a digital copy of their paper book. Indeed, the largest producer and seller of ebooks – KindleDP – unintentionally …

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60 Examples of Hooks for Books This post collects 60 examples of hooks for books. Also called elevator pitches, these book hooks show real-life examples in a variety of writing genres for fiction and nonfiction books.

60 Examples of Hooks for Books
"Also called elevator pitches, these book hooks show real-life examples in a variety of writing genres for fiction and nonfiction books."
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13 Tips on Setting up a Self-Publishing Business The moment you self-publish, you become a business, specifically an independent publisher. Here are some great tips to ensure you are a successful publisher (click linked title for full article):• …

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Consider exercising ‘nuclear option’ on ebook You’ve formatted your ebook in MS Word and uploaded it to Kindle DP or Smashwords. When you open the online previewer to see how it looks, you’re surprised to see tons of odd line breaks, stra…

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Slushwire Week 12 - 127 alerts for writers:

👽 Reddit: 15
🦋 Bluesky: 69
📋 Critiques: 29
🕵️ Agents: 14
📬 Openings: 0

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Indie authors use cash accounting method When running your self-publishing business as an indie author, you’ll want to choose an accounting method that sets the rules you’ll use to determine how your income and expenses are kept track of …

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REMINDER to querying writers - STUDY Query Shark 📖🦈:

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From the 👽 r/publishing archives:

Got my first publishing job!

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Target specific audiences to sell your book Not everyone will be interested in your book. Some people simply will not read westerns, others will not read mysteries. Some people have no interest in your detailed guidebook to elegant napk…

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6 Tips for U.S. Authors Doing Their Taxes Click the linked title for the full article. • Keep these docs for your writing business recordsSelf-published authors need to keep a variety of documents, especially if making any claims or deduct…

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Weekly wisdom from the Query Shark 📖🦈:

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Classic from r/writing 👽 Top 200:

Sharing advice Neil Gaiman gave me

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Slushwire 🍧 snagged this for ya:
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Let Bookstore Buyers Select Your Cover for You You’ve got two or three mockups of your book cover but can’t decide which is best. Nor can your friends or author colleagues who you’ve shown the mockups to. If stuck, consider doing what best…

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Four Tips for Writers Thinking of Self-Publishing • What is self-publishing and should I try it? Self-publishing is the publication of a book (or any other media, but we’ll concentrate on books in this blog) by the author without using a tradition…

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One of the 👽 /writing 👽 greats:

It truly bothers me to see aspiring writers try to write wit...

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DRM…To Enable or Not to Enable When self-publishing your ebook on Kindle, you’ll be asked if you want to enable “Digital Rights Management” or DRM. If you enable it, the Kindle version of the book will include coding that makes …

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