L.A. Rikand

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L.A. Rikand

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Progress Markers for Authors: Beyond Getting Discovered

All authors enjoy writing. Some authors enjoy marketing their writing. Even fewer develop and stick to a comprehensive plan. Why? Many times, it's because the end goal of marketing our work is not clearly defined. To sell more books? To gain a following?

A following who does what, exactly?

Er…buys more books? Tells their friends how awesome our books are? Sure, those things are great! Have you lis Read more of this blog post »
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Published on September 08, 2015 15:56 Tags: marketing, self-promotion
Average rating: 3.33 · 39 ratings · 10 reviews · 2 distinct works
Girl The Reaper

3.45 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
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Annie of London

2.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions
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The Horse Whisperer
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J.R.R. Tolkien
“I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.”
J.R.R. Tolkien

Ernest Hemingway
“The first draft of anything is shit.”
Ernest Hemingway

Madeleine L'Engle
“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
Madeleine L'Engle

Rainer Maria Rilke
“Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your heart; confess to yourself you would have to die if you were forbidden to write.”
Rainer Maria Rilke

Bernard M. Baruch
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
Bernard M. Baruch

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