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Resources for Writers

Check out these resources to help you on your author journey.

Try the Writing Sprint Timer!

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Website Vision Board

Brainstorm your author brand and website direction with the Website Vision Board to visualize your style, goals, and audience before building your website.

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From Page to Screen: Building a Website That Reflects Your Author Brand

Think about how your site looks, how it makes your audience feel and how it functions.

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Your Self-Publishing & Book Marketing Game Plan

A step-by-step guide to keep your book project on track, reduce stress, and maximize opportunities.

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The Author’s Marketing Budget Roadmap

Map out expenses from editing to marketing.

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40+ Book Marketing Strategies

Simple strategies to help authors reach more readers.

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​Top 25 Publishing and Marketing Acronyms

From ARC to ISBN, get familiar with common acronyms.

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Looking for a supportive community and a bit of friendly competition? Join us for the 60-Day Writing Challenge!

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Monthly Word Count Tracker

Track your writing progress with the Word Count Tracker

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Writer's Glossary from A to Z

Writing, marketing, and publishing terms.

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Tech for Authors:
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Watch my videos to see these tools in action—starting with my first review!

Paid and Free Book Marketing and Writing Tools

Some tools are free or have free versions. Some don't. 

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Find the best keywords and categories for your books. 

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Create your own merchandise to sell at events. 

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Email marketing that is easy to use and effective. 

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A powerful self-editing tool that helps you  plan, write, and edit your work. 

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A powerful customer relationship management (CRM) tool. 

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Automation makes web accessibility accessible.

Clients get a 20% discount
 

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Use a range of features to help you organize and structure your work, including  outlining, note-taking, and managing research all in one place. 

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Use polls to test cover designs, ad copy, and book descriptions to make better-informed decisions.

Use coupon code SUNFLOWERMARKETING and get 50% off your first poll. 

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Create and sell your own merchandise. 

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Earning With Expertise

You can build courses on multiple platforms and earn income by sharing your knowledge and expertise. 

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Use Thinkific’s tools to organize your course by outlining lessons, keeping notes together, and managing research in one place.

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Use Payhip to create and sell a mix of products and learning experiences your audience will love, including courses, ebooks, templates, memberships, and coaching.

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Paid and Free Courses to up your
book marketing or writing games. 

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Sell More Books With Amazon Ads by Kindlepreneur is chock-full of great insights for selling your books on Amazon, and the course is free!*

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Looking to write your memoir? AutoCrit provides courses on various topics including How To Craft Memoirs That Resonate.*

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