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How to Easily Create an Author Website Yourself

Having a home for your books and a page for your readers to find you is vital in a competitive online market. Authors can achieve this leg up with a website. And you don’t have to be an expert coder or super technical to create an author website yourself.

I know that using technology can give a lot of people anxiety and invoke a high level of fear that you might mess something up. However, I’m going to try to make this as painless as possible for you. All you have to do is believe you can do it!

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How to Win a Twitter Pitch Contest This Year

Wouldn’t it be cool if you could pitch your story idea to an agent or editor without submitting to the slush pile? That’s what a Twitter pitch contest is set up to do! And you can get a free pass to submit if you create a winning hook.

I personally know two people who have received likes on their pitches and one has their book coming out this year! All from sending out a hundred character tweet. Can you imagine?

Let’s learn how we can pitch on Twitter so we can get the like, too.

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The 10 Best Websites for Children’s Book Writers

The Internet is a fantastic resource when you’re trying to write a book, but it can feel like a sea of information at times. Especially when there are sites that look like they were created a decade ago. So how do you know the best websites for children’s book writers when you’re searching?

Other than mine (Obviously 😉), these are the websites that I check often for information on agents, webinars, and submission opportunities.

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