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Links Round Up Week of 10/31

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November is National Novel Writing Month! You have until Nov. 30th to pen a 50,000 word novel you’ve always dreamed of!

10 falsehoods about PR. [PR Daily]

Ever wish you could have met Babe Ruth? [Manhattan Book Review]

19 Easy Rules to Write Something Everyday. [BuzzFeed]

If you’ve ever thought about writing a novel, this month is your chance! [International Business Times]

We all need to learn better stress management. [Mind]

Do you read like everyone else? [BuzzFeed]

Feeling scripturient? Add one of these obscure words to your writing! [PR Daily]

Your fellow writers could help you get published. [Books By Women]

The future of curating indie books is coming. [Pub Perspectives]

12 tools to help readers find your book! [Where Writers Win]

Today would have been Walter Cronkite’s 100th birthday! (We wish he was still around!) [Google]

Social Media 101: Facebook Infographic

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Sometimes, starting a new social media venture can be overwhelming. With our Social Media 101 blog post series we provide information that will help you jump start a new social media account. This week, we have a Facebook infographic that will help you start creating an author page. Read a more detailed blog post on using Facebook as an author tool here.

If you are interested in more social media platforms and how to use them, download our free social media 101 guide.

Facebook Infographic:

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Links Round Up Week of 10/24

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The temperatures have dropped this week (some places in the Northeast got snow!), so enjoy Halloween and get prepared to bundle up!

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Christopher Guest’s 10 favorite books. [NYT]

20 book nooks we all want to read in! [BookBub]

What do you think of Bob Dylan’s silence on his Nobel prize? [NYT]

13 spooky reads just in time for Halloween! [Random House]

How to write a successful query letter. [Writer’s Digest]

Five Things Reviewing Books Taught Me About Publishing a Novel. [SFBR]

12 Books to Read in Your 20’s. [NYT]

 

Links Round Up Week of 10/17

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Rainy weather and election season had us like… cvlf0oixgaattut

TGIF!

5 Marketing Lessons You Can Learn From The Presidential Election. [Forbes]

Are you living a life of creativity? [The Book Designer]

Branding lessons to learn from the rise and fall of Ken Bone. [PR Daily]

It’s time for publisher’s to think outside of the market.. [DBW]

Are you a grammar genius? [BuzzFeed]

Design the book cover you’ve always dreamed of! [Jane Friedman]

Yes, you should get an editor for your self-published book. [Publishing Talk]

The real value of writer’s conferences and book festivals. [Where Writers Win]

Ahh, the smell of a new book! [BookBub]

M&M’s is coming out with a new flavor. [TODAY]

Tips to keep in mind if you’re self-publishing. [HuffPost]

Even J.K Rowling got rejected (after HP!) [The Telegraph]