Writing & Publishing Newsletter February 2021

 

Hello Writer and Publisher Friends,

we hope you had a great first month of the year and your New Year’s resolutions worked out well. This February newsletter could be three times longer… there are so many writing contests, freelance writing offers, and retreats for writers. Here is just an excerpt of the many choices for writers: 

CONTENT:

- AMAZON KEYWORD TOOLS

- FREELANCE WRITING OFFERS

- GRANTS / FELLOWSHIPS

- FREE RESIDENCIES

- WRITING CONTESTS

- GOODREADS & REVIEWER TIPS

AMAZON KEYWORD TOOLS CHOICES
For Self-Publishing Authors

Discovering relevant keywords for your book is not a quick and easy process. To uncover what search queries Amazon customers use, you need to use a tool to find keyword suggestions. Find Amazon Keyword Tools here: 

https://justpublishingadvice.com/amazon-keyword-tool/

FREELANCE WRITING OFFERS

WritersWeekly

Before pitching, please subscribe to WritersWeekly (it’s entirely free), and read a few back issues to get familiar with our content and style. Publishes feature articles, marketing secrets, and author backstories or home-based businesses. WritersWeekly.com focuses on “selling” the written word. Pays $60 for up to 600 words. 

https://writersweekly.com/writersweekly-com-writers-guidelines

Electric Lemonade

Seeking talented freelance content writers to help craft compelling informational content pages for clients in the legal, professional services, non-profit, and health & wellness fields. This is a fully remote contract role, paid by the page above industry standards.

https://www.electriclemonade.com/remote-freelance-writing-job/

National Geographic Traveler

Most Traveler features range from 1,500 to 2,500 words, depending on the subject. Traveler departments generally run from 750 to 1,500 words. The compensation varies depending on the type of feature or department but is competitive with other national magazines. Pays roughly 50c/word.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/about/guidelines_w.html

Hemispheres 

It’s the inflight magazine of United Airlines with more than 11 million readers every month. The feature story should have a strong sense of place or destination, though traveling itself does not necessarily need to be its focus. The stories can be profiles of newsmakers and cultural figures, personal narratives, or adventurous general-interest stories and be a United Airlines destination. Pays up to a dollar/word.

https://www.hemispheresmag.com/writers-guidelines/

Military Officer Magazine

Topics: Current military/political affairs, recent military history, especially Vietnam and Korea, personal financial planning, health and fitness, military family issues, retirement lifestyles, travel, and general interest. No fiction, poetry, or fillers. Original material only; no reprints. Features, between 1,000 and 2,000 words. Pays 80 cents/word. 

https://www.moaa.org/content/publications-and-media/military-officer-magazine/military-officer-magazine-editorial-information/

Writers in British Columbia, Canada

Open to writers in British Columbia or Yukon, Canada. Genre: Nonfiction. Theme: Publishing. Payment: Twenty-five cents a word for articles ($50 for reprints). Deadline: February 15

https://www.bcwriters.ca/page-18155

GRANTS / FELLOWSHIPS

Science & The Arts in Leeds Grants - UK

Grants awarded normally range from £100 to £1,000, though larger sums will be considered. The Society makes grants both to individuals and to organizations in support of cultural activities that increase innovation, outreach, and diversity in Leeds and its immediate area.

https://www.leedsphilandlit.org.uk/grants/

NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships 

They are awarded in fifteen different disciplines over a three-year period. Prize: $7,000 cash awards are made to individual originating artists living and working in the state of New York for unrestricted use. Deadline: February 10

https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/artist-fellowships/

Cintas Foundation

Candidates may submit proposals in the field of creative writing. Eligibility: Creative artists of Cuban citizenship or direct lineage. The award ($20,000 US) is considered taxable income under US tax law. 

https://www.cintasfoundation.org/fellowships/creative-writing-fellowship

FREE RESIDENCIES

Good Heart Artist Residency

The Good Heart Artist residency program provides a dedicated writer or composer/songwriter with up to three weeks in residence to give him/her time and space to create, as well as full room and board to allow him/her time to focus on their work. Each residency includes a 1,150-square-foot residence. Deadline Febr 17

https://goodhartartistresidency.org/program-details/

WRITING CONTESTS

The Winter Anthology and Prize

Whole manuscripts are welcome. Send writings of which you are the sole author and that were not written earlier than 1999. Published & unpublished writings are equally welcome. The winner will be published in The Winter Anthology & receive a $1,000 honorarium. $11 Entry Fee. Deadline Febr 10 http://www.winteranthology.com/

Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry

Awards $10,000 and publication by Milkweed Editions to a poet residing in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, or Michigan. Submit a poetry manuscript of at least 48 pages by February 15.  No Entry Fee.  Deadline Febr 14

https://milkweed.org/ballard-spahr-prize-for-poetry

Mary McCarthy Prize In Short Fiction

The prize includes a $2,000 cash award & publication. This contest is open to any short fiction writer of English. Must be between 150 and 250 pages.  $29 Entry Fee. Deadline Febr 15 http://www.sarabandebooks.org/mccarthy

Fractured Lit Fairy Tale Prize

The prize is $3,000 and publication, while the second and third place winners will receive publication and $300 and $200, respectively. Fractured Lit is looking for stories of ghosts, fables, allegory & fractured fairy tales in max.1,000 words.  $20 Entry Fee.  Deadline February 15 https://fracturedlit.com/current-prize

Claire Keyes Poetry Award

A prize of $1,000 and publication in Soundings East will be given for a group of previously unpublished poems. Submit eight to ten pages of poetry. $10 Entry Fee. Deadline Febr 15

https://www.salemstate.edu/campus-life/arts/creative-writing/soundings-east

Syracuse Veterans Writing Award

The award includes a $1,000 cash prize and a publication contract with Syracuse University Press for unpublished, full-length novels or short story collections in manuscript form for consideration. This contest is open to US veterans & active-duty personnel, women veteran writers & veterans of color. Although work submitted for the contest need not be about direct military experience. Max 90,000 words. No entry fee.  Deadline Febr 15

https://press.syr.edu/veterans-writing-award/

First Pages Prize

Five winners will receive $5,000 total in cash awards, a developmental edit to support the completion of their manuscript & an agent consultation. Entries must be unpublished, original, and written in English. This prize awards $500 and a developmental edit to one winner.  Entry fee $20.  Deadline Febr 21

https://www.firstpagesprize.com/guidelines-and-termsconditions

Exeter Writers Short Story Competition

Prizes of £700, £250, £100, and £100 for best Devon entry. Word limit 3,000 words. £7 Entry Fee. Deadline Febr 28

https://www.exeterwriters.org.uk/p/short-story-competition-2021.html

H.F. Mosher Short Fiction Prize

Please enter one original, unpublished story under 8,000 words. One first-place winner receives $1,000 and online publication, and one runner-up receives $100 and online publication.  $20 Entry Fee.  Deadline Febr 28

https://hungermtn.submittable.com/submit

Nature & Place Poetry Competition 2021

Poems are invited that deal with any aspect of nature and place. First prize – £1,000. Second prize – £500. Third prize – £250. Submit up to six poems in one batch. Open internationally.  £7 Entry Fee.  Deadline March 1

https://www.therialto.co.uk/pages/nature-poetry-competition-2021/

Little Black Book Contest

Deadline March 2, 2021. Grand prize: $20,000. Second place: $5,000. Third place: $1,000. For your story to be eligible, it must be between 600 and 2,000 words & adhere to our Community Guidelines. The Little Black Book Challenge is exclusive to Vocal+ members. Deadline March 2 https://vocal.media/challenges/little-black-book 

Zizzle Literary Contest

First Prize: $1,000. Second Prize: $500. Three finalists: $150 each. Length: 500 to 1,000 words. We are looking for fiction that will appeal to young readers from age 11 and even to full-on grown-ups. $5 Entry Fee. Deadline March 15

https://zizzlelit.com/contest/

Bristol Short Story Prize

Open to all published and unpublished, UK and non-UK based writers. Stories must be previously unpublished and can be on any theme or subject. The maximum length of submissions is 4,000 words. First prize is £1,000, second prize is £500, third prize is £250. Seventeen further prizes of £100 will be presented to the remaining shortlisted writers. All shortlisted writers will receive two free copies of the anthology. £9 Entry Fee. Deadline May 5

https://www.bristolprize.co.uk/

GOODREADS & REVIEWER TIPS

to make it faster and easier to get more followers on Goodreads, just load all of your peers from Twitter, Google+, Facebook, etc., and all your email contacts into Goodreads. This way you might get a couple of hundred followers. If you are in a writer's organization you can look up your peers if they are on Goodreads. Just type their name in the Goodreads search window to find their presence.

Here are some suggestions for avid readers on GOODREADS, who have written lots of reviews:

http://www.goodreads.com/lindsaycummings

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/354490.Christine_M_Butler

http://www.goodreads.com/JDHughes

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3216276.Martin_Lake

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/948909.Michael_LaRocca

http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12899282-daniel-mihai-popescu

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2098536.Rai_Aren

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19304.Cathy_Day

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5382939.L_J_Kentowski

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6540193.Stacy_Green

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5831478.Michael_Formichelli

http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5943163-amy-fournier

http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10221719-ksenia-anske

Have a wonderful February and enjoy writing and making plans for new books. “Although February is short, it is filled with growing sun, lots of love, and sweet surprises”. Enjoy the many holidays this month: Groundhog Day, Super Bowl, Rosa Parks Day, Chinese New Year, Lincoln's Birthday, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day.

Don’t forget to visit my Author Page here:

https://books2read.com/ap/n4EYY8/Doris-Maria-Heilmann

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Successful Publishing: Newsletter August 2020

Dear friends, I hope you all had a great summer with lots of interesting ‘beach reads’, leisure time or much time to write your next novel. Today, I will show you lots of possibilities to get next years’ writing vacation in an attractive, free writer's residency and also to earn more money with writing - outside of books - for example, for magazines.

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- ACCESS COPYRIGHT

- WRITER’S RESIDENCY 2021

- LUCRATIVE WRITING CONTESTS

- FREELANCE WRITING

- AUTHORS RELIEF FUNDS

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Canadian Writers: Join Access Copyright for Free

If you are a writer, publisher, or visual artist, Access Copyright is an organization that believes that you should be fairly compensated when your works are copied. By becoming an affiliate of Access Copyright, you will have access to services that will help maximize royalty income for the secondary use of your works - all for free.

Benefits of Being an Access Copyright Affiliate:

• Royalty Payments: They ensure our affiliates are fairly compensated.
• Affiliate Outreach: They make sure the interests of their affiliates are heard by policy and decision-makers on important issues, such as intellectual property.
• International Network: Access Copyright has reciprocal agreements with reproduction rights organizations (RROs) from around the world. When their affiliates’ works have been copied in a country with which they have an agreement, they distribute the royalties to them.

Read more: https://www.accesscopyright.ca/

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WRITER’S RESIDENCY 2021

Siena Art Summer Residency Program 2021

It awards accomplished professional artists & writers the opportunity to stay for a month in the historic city of Siena, in the heart of Tuscany, Italy.  $30 Entry Fee. Deadline Sept 30

https://www.sienaart.org/Residencies/Summer-Residency-Program/Summer-Residency-Description/

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Hosking Houses Trust
We offer older women writers' residencies in Church Cottage where they are able to pursue their own work in domestic peace without interruption. Many of these residencies also carry bursaries. Tell us why you want a residency; do you need time and privacy or have you financial, personal, housing, or medical needs, or are you just tired?  Applicants from outside the UK and Ireland are received but there must be a valid reason to justify a visit, such as a study or attendance at a conference. Location Stratford-upon-Avon, UK.

https://hoskinghouses.co.uk/wp/how-to-apply/

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Peter Blazey Fellowship
Only for Australians or Residents. Non-fiction in the fields of autobiography, biography, or life writing. Prize: $15,000, and a one-month writer-in-residence at The Australia Centre. Deadline Aug 24

https://scholarships.unimelb.edu.au/awards/peter-blazey-fellowship
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Bemis Center Grants
The center is located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska’s historic Old Market, and is accepting applications for its fall 2021 Artists-in-Residence program. Residences feature private live/work studios with a kitchen and bathroom. US-based artists-in-residence receive a $1,000 monthly stipend and an additional $750 travel stipend. International artists-in-residence gets airfare, ground transportation, and meals. Deadline Aug 15
https://www.bemiscenter.org/residency/current_opportunities.html

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LUCRATIVE WRITING CONTESTS

Natan Notable Books Award
Recen­t­­ly pub­­lished or soon to be pub­lished non-fic­­tion book on Jew­ish themes. Prize $5,000. Deadline Aug 15

https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards/natan-notable-books

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The Yale Drama Series
Original, unpublished full-length plays, with a minimum of 65 pages.
Prize: $10,000. Deadline Aug 15

https://yalebooks.yale.edu/yale-drama-series-submissions

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Palette
Submissions for our Featured Poetry category are open year-round to poets at any stage of their career. Featured Poems are published online only and will spotlight a number of poems from new authors each month. We highly encourage emerging authors to submit. We are thrilled to offer significant payment to our partner poets: $50 per poem, up to $150. We are proud to be paying for published pieces but will be highly selective in our choices for publication. All submissions must be no more than ten pages and no more than five poems.
https://www.palettepoetry.com/submit/

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Costa Short Story Award
Open to writers in the UK or Ireland. Short story (maximum 4,000 words)
Prize: £3,000.  Deadline Aug 28

https://www.costa.co.uk/behind-the-beans/costa-book-awards/short-story-award

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Debra E. Bernhardt Labor Journalism Prize
An article that furthers the understanding of the history of working people.  Articles focused on historical events AND articles about current issues (work, housing, organizing, health, education) that include historical context. The work should be published in print or online between Aug 26, 2019 - Aug 30
Prize: $1,000.  Deadline Aug 30

http://www.laborarts.org/Bernhardt

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Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
Open to Emerging African American writers.  Prize: $10,000 for a short story collection or novel published in the current year.  Deadline Aug 31

http://ernestjgainesaward.org/literary-award-criteria-registration

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Diana Woods Memorial Award in Creative Nonfiction
Essay, maximum 5,000 words. Prize: $250.  Deadline Aug 31

https://lunchticket.org/contests/dwm/

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Writer’s Digest Essay Awards
Think you can write a winning essay in 2,000 words or less? Enter the first-ever Writer’s Digest Personal Essay Awards for your chance to win $2,500 in cash, get published in Writer’s Digest magazine, and a paid trip to our ever-popular Writer’s Digest Conference!
$25 Entry Fee. Deadline September 15

https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions/personal-essay-awards

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FREELANCE WRITING

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miracles & Divine Intervention
True stories. Payment $200.  "Miracles are all around us if we’re open to them. Sometimes we just can’t explain how good things came about. Are they celestial, otherworldly, heavenly? However they happened, these events give us peace and comfort, guidance, hope, and faith."  Deadline Aug 31

https://www.chickensoup.com/story-submissions/possible-book-topics

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Trailer Life
It’s a monthly magazine for RV enthusiasts. They cover travel destinations (unlimited), outdoor activities, technical trailer info, and DIY projects for trailers. photos. They also purchase Payment: $75 - $700, depending on the type of submission

https://www.trailerlife.com/

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Upstreet
Payment, upon publication, will be between $50 and $250 for short stories or essays. Each author will also receive one complimentary copy and may purchase more copies at a reduced rate. Only accepts submissions from Sept 1, 2020, and March 1, 2021. Upstreet, based in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts, is an award-winning annual literary anthology containing the best new fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction available.
http://upstreet-mag.org/guidelines/
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Home Business Magazine
Pays 20 cents/word.  Page length word counts (approximate): Articles are usually either one page (700 words), two pages (1,200-1,400 words), or three pages (2,100–2,300 words) in length.  Keep videos to less than ten minutes. Send us your home-based business/work-from-home success story. These receive high readership from our audience. If we do publish your editorial, please promote it through your social platforms. Pays 20 cents/word.
https://homebusinessmag.com/editorial-guidelines/

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WPHUB
WPHUB focuses on the WordPress development community, specifically toward theme developers, plugin authors, and customization specialists. They are looking for writers with some development background.  Payment: $100 - $200 per article

https://www.wphub.com/write-for-us/

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Great Escape Publishing
Submit articles on the craft and business of getting paid to travel, whether by writing, photography, tours, or other means aka Digital Nomads. They do NOT publish straight travel pieces. Payment: $50-$75 for articles requested for the website, $100-$150 for interviews and personal stories, and $150-$200 for articles with specific income advice a reader can follow to earn more income.

https://greatescapepublishing.com/writers-guidelines/

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International Living
"If you are an ex-pat living overseas, we want to hear from you. Imagine you’re talking to your friends back home. What do you want to tell them about your experience overseas? What are the most important things you can tell someone about your life in another country."  Payment $75.

https://internationalliving.com/about-il/write-for-il/

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Photoshop Tutorials
Want to share your tutorial or Photoshop article with thousands of readers a day? Here’s your chance to promote yourself while educating thousands of Photoshop users. You can also earn $50 for your quick-tip or $150-300 for your full tutorial.

https://www.photoshoptutorials.ws/

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Wanderlust 
This British travel magazine accepts proposals from freelance writers, but not many. Payment: Current rates for most magazine features are £220 per 1,000 published words. Fact pages are paid at £90 per page (approx 750 words) pro-rated. 

https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/about-us/writers/

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Smarter Travel
The magazine accepts multi-page slideshows and both short- and feature-length stories on a range of consumer travel topics, including booking strategies, saving money, avoiding scams, packing tips, best places to go, travel tech, travel trends, and travel tips that represent all kinds of travelers and travel experiences. Payment: $500 for long-form articles and multi-page slideshows, and $100 to $250 for shorter posts.

https://www.smartertravel.com/submission-guidelines/

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Hidden Compass
An online, quarterly travel magazine that encourages the deep exploration of a destination through powerful storytelling. “Some of the most fascinating stories are the ones that bridge the gap between travel and other disciplines (e.g., science, history, and art)." Payment: Feature stories and feature photo-essays: $300. Stories and photo essays in other departments: $200, and $50-75 per photo.

http://hiddencompass.net/contributors-guidelines/

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A List Apart
Write about the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on web standards and best practices. Length: 1,500 - 2,000 words. Payment: $200 per article

https://alistapart.com/about/contribute/

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National Wildlife
Readers include people concerned about the environment who appreciate the drama and beauty of all wildlife, both plant, and animal. Interesting, relevant, provocative, and sometimes challenging articles on the following subjects: environmental and wildlife issues, wildlife profiles, species status reports, personal adventures, personality profiles, scientific trends, essays, relationships between people and land, gee-whiz features, wildlife art, underwater and historical pieces. Articles generally run from 500 words for shorter department pieces to 2,500 words for some major features. Payments vary depending on experience but begin at $1.50 a word.

https://www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/Writer-Guidelines

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Bitch Magazine
They provide and encourage an engaged, thoughtful feminist response to mainstream media and popular culture and pay $500 for feature articles, $200 for dispatches, and $50 for the Department of Everything pieces. Non-fiction only!

https://www.bitchmedia.org/writers-guidelines

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Ms. Magazine
America's oldest feminist magazine considers articles on politics, social commentary, popular culture, law, education, and the environment. Payment rates are negotiated.

https://msmagazine.com/submissions/

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AUTHORS’ RELIEF FUNDS

Quite a few organizations are offering funds right now due to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak – and the resulting hardships that writers and artists endure. These funds are intended to assist fiction and nonfiction authors, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, translators, and journalists. Find them all here:

https://content-on-demand.blogspot.com/2020/08/emergency-funds-for-writers-and-artists.html

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2020/03/30/150000-emergency-relief-fund-for-canadian-writers-announced.html

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FREE MARKETING

For self-employed and start-up folks, artists, craftsmen, etc. the cost of ads are often too prohibitive in these times. Find hundreds of ideas on how to market your business or service without incurring a cost. “To the TOP” - With Smart Free Marketing for Entrepreneurs and Self-Employed. e-Book Special:  $ 9.95

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08957T6XN/

I hope these tips, info, and links are helpful for your publishing endeavor and wish you all another wonderful summer month.

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More Books by Doris-Maria Heilmann:

111 Tips to Create Impressive Videos

How to Plan, Create, Upload and Market Videos

https://www.books2read.com/u/3GYnpa
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111 Tips To Make Money With Writing

The Art of Making a Living Full-time Writing

An Essential Guide for More Income as Freelancer

https://books2read.com/u/bWZMjz
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111 Tips on How to Market Your Book for Free:

Detailed Plans and Smart Strategies for Your Book’s Success 

https://books2read.com/u/bMre1a

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111 Tips to Get Free Book Reviews:

Best Strategies for Getting Lots of Great Reviews 

plus 1,200+ reviewer contact links 
https://books2read.com/u/mZ5nx5

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111 Tips to Create Your Book Trailer

How to Create, Where to Upload and How to Market Your Videos 

https://books2read.com/u/mVZkjr

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Book Marketing on a Shoestring:

How Authors Can Promote their Books Without Spending a Lot of Money 
https://books2read.com/u/mZ5gdp

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How To Grow Your Newsletter Email List

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Do you get in touch with your readers and customers through email?  Why not?  Would you like to let your readers know about your book launch, new blog posts or new products?  There are more possibilities to contact your readers than just Social Media – more customized I must add: newsletters via email.
Email newsletters drive 1350% more traffic than social media and outperform other marketing channels. They help to stay connected with your readers, not only at times of a book launch.  If you’re new to email marketing, or simply need to re-think your marketing strategy, start with the following tips!

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What are the Benefits of Sending Your Readers An Email Newsletter?
Lori Taylor wrote in an article: “Ask any serious blogger the biggest blogging mistake they have made. All of them will tell you the same thing. Their biggest regret is failing to set up an email list as soon as they started their blog. Money is not an issue – nor is it difficult to set up a list. MailChimp.com is free – if your email list is under 1,500 email subscribers, while you can try out AWeber.com for just $1. Adding a sign up form to the side bar of your blog is simply a case of copying and pasting some html code.
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How Do I Write A Good Subject Line & Structure My Newsletter?
Your first words matter! They are the one’s that will be seen so make ‘em count. Create fantastic headlines with lists: “The five best …”, “The secret of the most successful …”, “Seven ways of telling ….”. You get the point? Another way is “How-to”
Litmus has a “Subject Line Checker” that lets you preview your subject line across a range of email clients and devices instantly. You can also see how your email will appear in the notification box.  More great tips on how to write for the web can be found at Twelveskip.

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When and How Often Should I Send My Email Newsletter?
Your readers or customers don’t want to hear every day from you – unless you send them just a link introduction to your daily blog post. Every two or four weeks is sufficient – if you have valuable content.
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How Do You Grow Your Newsletter Email List?
Nothing easier than this:

• Ask your Social Media followers and friends via tweets / posts
• Add a sign-up form to all your blogs / websites
• Create an opt-in link in your e-book
• Invite readers at book signings to opt-in for your newsletter

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How Do I Write A Good Subject Line & Structure My Newsletter?
Your first words matter! They are the one’s that will be seen so make ‘em count. Create fantastic headlines with lists: “The five best …”, “The secret of the most successful …”, “Seven ways of telling ….”. You get the point? Another way is “How-to”
Litmus has a “Subject Line Checker” that lets you preview your subject line across a range of email clients and devices instantly. You can also see how your email will appear in the notification box.  More great tips on how to write for the web can be found at Twelveskip.

Don’t forget to write a caption and ALT text, maybe even a description for any images or visual content in your email newsletter. Some readers opt for HTML text only without images and this way they get all the information an image would content. Not to speak about best SEO (Search Engine Optimization) practices too.  And learn how to write for the Internet! People are not reading, they are only scanning text on a website or newsletter.

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Conclusion:
Your email newsletter should serve as the voice or spokesperson for your books. All exclusive information should be delivered through this medium to your readers. Don’t wait to start your newsletter email list. Sign-up today with any of the email newsletter services (often for free).
Important before you click “send”: are you really providing value added content? You can ruin all of your built up store of good will with just one entirely self serving message.
And don’t forget: You need to have relevant permission from your readers to send them regular newsletters and also the inclusion of an un-subscribe link in your newsletter. Let your readers know that they, as the readers of your email newsletters, are the only ones receiving special deals or coupons.

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Resources:
Great tips by the most successful blogger Darren Rowse: “How I Use Email Newsletters to Drive Traffic and Make Money”
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/10/31/how-i-use-email-newsletter-to-drive-traffic-and-make-money/
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Why Email Marketing Benefits Your Book’s Sales and How to Optimize them
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/5837/The-First-Step-in-Email-Marketing-Optimization.aspx
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A list of email providers.
http://savvybookwriters.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/why-email-marketing-benefits-your-books-sales/
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How to Reduce Email Spam Complaints
http://savvybookwriters.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/how-to-reduce-email-spam-complaints/

Find statistics how emails drive 1350% more traffic than social media and which errors to avoid:
http://blog.referralcandy.com/2013/01/02/do-you-make-these-6-email-newsletter-mistakes/
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Email Newsletters – How To Get Them Opened With Great Subject Lines
http://marketingartfully.com/2012/11/12/email-newsletters-how-to-get-them-opened-with-great-subject-lines/

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