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Bring Your Story to a Satisfying Close with Bookends

It isn’t always easy to decide where to begin – or end – your story. Many authors take too much time “warming up” instead of starting a scene where something is happening. Others (or the same ones) trail on too long at the end, perhaps trying to explain everything that happened. But a strong beginning and a satisfying ending are important – and “bookends” may help you decide what those should be. Strong stories have a distinct beginning (introducing the main character and problem), middle (where the character [...]

Radu Balas2017-03-07T09:22:31+00:00Author Website, Book Editing, Book Publishing, My Blog|0 Comments

Tell the World Your Story

I began writing when I was a child. Although I practiced other forms of creative expression, I was most attracted to writing. Through words, I could paint pictures and make music. Through words, I could make people laugh and cry and think. The first story I wrote was called The Magic Pen. This story was about a pen, that when used, created stories without the use of any human input as if a sacred power came through the ink of the pen. I could have never known that [...]

Radu Balas2017-03-07T09:22:33+00:00Author Website, Book Editing, Book Publishing, My Blog|0 Comments

FREE DOOR HANGERS – Writer At Work

A fun way to create to secure your working space. Just put in your email below to download the files and print them. If you like our "Writer At Work" sign please share the page with friends. To support us making more free cool things like this, go to amazon and check out our latest book. Sell More Books Using Your Author Website: The Easiest Way to Brand, Build, Market, and Manage Your Authorship http://www.amazon.com/Sell-Books-Using-Author-Website-ebook/dp/B015Q9301K

Radu Balas2017-03-07T09:23:10+00:00Author Website, Book Publishing, My Blog|1 Comment

Transfer your domain name to godaddy

I know I said Godaddy is not a great shared hosting provider for author website hosting, but for domain names I really like it and recommend it. So if you want to transfer your domain name to Godaddy here is how. I have bought hundreds of domains from different registrars and I still think Godaddy is the best and easiest to use (except for the many up-sells). Other domain registrars I recommend are: namecheap.com, domainmonster.com, moniker.com (they have a great escrow service). Feel free to comment below if you [...]

Radu Balas2016-11-24T09:40:28+00:00Author Website, Book Marketing, Email Marketing, Marketing, My Blog|0 Comments

Extra WordPress Security

Simple walk-through video to secure your Wordpress website or blog using a free plugin. This will protect your author website or blog against hackers attacks.

Radu Balas2017-03-07T09:23:13+00:00Author Website, Book Marketing, Email Marketing, Marketing, My Blog|0 Comments

Author Website Critique

Me and my team started working on this product for over 8 months, and we are ready to officially launch it to the public. In order to make sure we have covered everything I have hired a professional to review the service. Criteria for hiring this person: NO connection with us "Publishing Addict". A successful published author. Someone with who can understand the product from a buyers perspective. So we managed to find someone brilliant - Her name is E. Lee Caleca author of Creekwood and Creekwood 2. [...]

Radu Balas2017-03-07T09:23:18+00:00Author Website, Book Marketing, Email Marketing, Marketing, My Blog, Social Media|0 Comments

Author Website Hosting – Where To Host?

If you are looking for a great solution for hosting your author website, please contact us. I have learned in the past few years to stay away from big companies when it comes to hosting, so much so that a few years ago I opened my own hosting company just to make sure my clients’ websites are secure and working as I wanted them and as they should.Now there are several reasons that these shared hosting accounts they are selling are absolutely useless, and [...]

Radu Balas2017-07-14T10:17:18+00:00Author Website, Book Marketing, Email Marketing, Marketing, My Blog|3 Comments

Where To Find Free Pictures For Your Author Blog

Just because you site the source when copying pictures from Facebook or other popular pages (like Instagram and Tumblr), it is still a no-no. You may even be breaking the law! You must check the rights to each photo you post, even on Facebook or your personal website. It is possible that later, even years down the road, you WILL find yourself in legal trouble. It was a few years ago that I found myself in a similar situation. I received a letter in the mail from the attorneys [...]

Radu Balas2017-03-07T09:23:19+00:00Author Website, Book Marketing, Email Marketing, Marketing, My Blog|1 Comment

What Can You Get For Free?

This has been a saying that has stuck with me for many years, though I no longer remember where it came from. “If you are not paying for something it means you are not the customer (obviously), you are the actual product and you are being sold”. This is important to remember when you use sites like Facebook for “free,” Google for “free,” Weebly for “free,” and many more. This applies to most things, especially online. “Download This Free Gift Today” “This report will make you a bestselling author, [...]

Radu Balas2016-11-24T11:18:24+00:00Author Website, My Blog|0 Comments

How To Sell Books With Social Media

“THIS ARTICLE IS PROMOTING 2 SERVICES WE OFFER” There have always been various ways to reach more readers and sell more books. One of the main things is to try to find a balance between time spent Tweeting about your new book and the time writing your new book. Make sure you don’t waste your time on Facebook or Twitter. As an author you have two big jobs: one is to create GREAT CONTENT and then to get that content in front of your audience. Breadcrumbs – creating [...]

Radu Balas2017-03-07T09:23:21+00:00Author Website, Book Marketing, Email Marketing, Marketing, My Blog, Social Media|4 Comments