I’ve been at this for a few years
now and it’s been a long, hard haul in regard to the learning curve. I have
been fortunate to have met some very talented and experienced people along the
way who have been more than generous with their time and talent.
In addition, I have learned a lot
from strangers whose websites have instructed me in website design, logo
design, book trailers, editing services, landing pages, marketing and
advertising.
Because I have been so fortunate
to have received a nearly free education in novel writing and book publishing,
I feel the time has come to ‘pay it forward’ as they say and share what I’ve
learned with new writers who are just getting their feet wet and could use a
little direction.
What follows is a listing of 10
websites that I have found helpful and informative.
This is not an endorsement
as I am not a paid spokesperson. It is instead it’s my way of saying thanks to
the administrators of these sites for being so helpful and for their continued
service of helping writers find success.
*Note* Like all businesses, in addition to the free content they also offer additional services which you may or may not decide to purchase. BUT, if you opt to get their free newsletters or sign up for their many free
services. (You can opt out at anytime) You will be amazed by how much useful content they offer.
First and foremost:
Facebook
and Twitter
If you haven’t already signed up, do so now. Absolutely invaluable in getting
you established.
Copyblogger http://facebook.com/copyblogger Sign up for their free news letter. The
content they provide on nearly every writing topic will speed your trip over
the learning curve.
Where Writers Win http://facebook.com/wherewriterswin
Like Copyblogger, great site for info. Sign up for their free news letter.
Author media http://facebook.com/authormedia They
occasionally provide free webinars that are very helpful at getting you
established as an author.
Get10000fans http://facebook.com/get10000fans
This is one of my favorites. A lot of free tutorials that provide important and
useful info. I found it so valuable that I paid for a few of their webinar
courses . Worth every penny. Especially worthwhile because they WILL refund you
money should you find the webinar not useful. I received a full refund when I
discovered that one particular tutorial I had purchased provided information I
had already gotten from other sources.
Hubspot http://facebook.com/hubspot This is a terrific
site that provides very valuable information on PDF’s that you can download
into your computer.
Wikipedia http://wikipedia.com You need info quick? Good
place to go.
Socialoomph http://socialoomph.com free sign up to have
your marketing tweets tweeted at selected times during the day.
iStockphoto www.istockphoto.com the place to go when
you need specific images, audio or video for your book covers or book trailers.
You purchase licenses from the artist to use their material without having to pay
royalties. In most cases very affordable.
And of course, Ari publishing www.aripublishing.com where you can see
the books we have to offer and their video trailers. http://facebook.com/aripublishing Where
we provide interesting content and images to inspire creative people. In which
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And this blog http://zackaryrichards.blogspot.com
Where I give my views on a wide range of topics from pressing issues of the day
to comic frivolity. If you like this, why not join? And if you
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