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Two Questions That Could Change Your Life in 2022
Change Your Questions Change Your Life What would your life look like if you lived with no regrets? Please don’t roll your eyes and scroll down. This is an important question that changed my life thirty years ago—and could possibly change yours. Welcome to the Power...
Email Marketing vs. Online Marketing: Which is Best?
Is Email Marketing Dead?? “Email marketing is dead,” the person told me. “People can delete your email on a whim and you’ve wasted your time. Not only that, but your emails all too often land in their spam folders. “If I advertise on Facebook, I can dive deep on the...
How Misguided Priorities Derail Your Writing
Don't Let Misguided Priorities Derail Your Writing Do you ever have times when you’re sitting at your computer, typing away, and suddenly something profound emerges on the screen, something you never would have thought of on your own? That happened to me while writing...
Marketing Your Book Begins in Your Head
The Marketing Mindset Makes Writing So Much Easier! It’s tempting to think that great marketing begins once your book is published. But it actually begins long before you start writing chapter one. Why? Because any professional marketing whiz will tell you that the...
Six Ideas to Writing a Memoir People Will Actually Read
Don't let your memoir lull your readers to sleep! I’m about finished reading the memoir of multi-million-selling author. It was horrible. Why? This author wrote to an audience of one: himself. After hashing and re-hashing details about his childhood, I finally said...
Three Easy Productivity Tips That Will Multiply Your Writing Time Today!
Stop Blowing Precious Brain Circuits Trying To Write That Book! Making your mark as an author can cause your brain to blow a circuit. First of all, there’s this thing we call “writing.” You need to write a certain number of pages or words every day, meet a deadline,...
Publishing and the Pandemic—the Good News and Bad News About Your Book
Anne Marquard is one of Illumify’s rock star authors. While writing her children’s book, Messy Robot and the Sneaky Cat, she drafted her son to illustrate it. The book looks really good! Everything was humming along until three weeks ago when we were ready to order...
What is Reader Analytics…and What Does it Mean for Authors Like You?
Know thy reader. It’s an axiom that sells books. Ignore your reader, and you’re just writing to an audience of one. You. Wouldn’t you like to get your hands on statistical data that reveals the likes and dislikes of your readers? Well, folks, the future is here....
Seven More Quick Social Media Posts for Authors (Part 2)
Social Media: We Can’t Live...With or Without It The most popular--and dreaded--topic authors ask me about concerns how to promote their book. And for many authors, when we mention "social media," their eyes roll to the back of their heads. We're going to make this...
40 Power Words That Will Transform Your Book
Do You Believe This?? How do you keep your readers engaged in your writing? You can have something to say, but if you fail to engage your readers, you’re going to drive them away—which, in the end, defeats the purpose of writing. Today, I’m going to clue you in on an...
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Two Questions That Could Change Your Life in 2022
Change Your Questions Change Your Life What would your life look like if you lived with no regrets? Please don’t roll your eyes and scroll down. This is an important question that changed my life thirty years ago—and could possibly change yours. Welcome to the Power...
Email Marketing vs. Online Marketing: Which is Best?
Is Email Marketing Dead?? “Email marketing is dead,” the person told me. “People can delete your email on a whim and you’ve wasted your time. Not only that, but your emails all too often land in their spam folders. “If I advertise on Facebook, I can dive deep on the...
How Misguided Priorities Derail Your Writing
Don't Let Misguided Priorities Derail Your Writing Do you ever have times when you’re sitting at your computer, typing away, and suddenly something profound emerges on the screen, something you never would have thought of on your own? That happened to me while writing...
Marketing Your Book Begins in Your Head
The Marketing Mindset Makes Writing So Much Easier! It’s tempting to think that great marketing begins once your book is published. But it actually begins long before you start writing chapter one. Why? Because any professional marketing whiz will tell you that the...
Six Ideas to Writing a Memoir People Will Actually Read
Don't let your memoir lull your readers to sleep! I’m about finished reading the memoir of multi-million-selling author. It was horrible. Why? This author wrote to an audience of one: himself. After hashing and re-hashing details about his childhood, I finally said...
Three Easy Productivity Tips That Will Multiply Your Writing Time Today!
Stop Blowing Precious Brain Circuits Trying To Write That Book! Making your mark as an author can cause your brain to blow a circuit. First of all, there’s this thing we call “writing.” You need to write a certain number of pages or words every day, meet a deadline,...
Publishing and the Pandemic—the Good News and Bad News About Your Book
Anne Marquard is one of Illumify’s rock star authors. While writing her children’s book, Messy Robot and the Sneaky Cat, she drafted her son to illustrate it. The book looks really good! Everything was humming along until three weeks ago when we were ready to order...
What is Reader Analytics…and What Does it Mean for Authors Like You?
Know thy reader. It’s an axiom that sells books. Ignore your reader, and you’re just writing to an audience of one. You. Wouldn’t you like to get your hands on statistical data that reveals the likes and dislikes of your readers? Well, folks, the future is here....
Seven More Quick Social Media Posts for Authors (Part 2)
Social Media: We Can’t Live...With or Without It The most popular--and dreaded--topic authors ask me about concerns how to promote their book. And for many authors, when we mention "social media," their eyes roll to the back of their heads. We're going to make this...
40 Power Words That Will Transform Your Book
Do You Believe This?? How do you keep your readers engaged in your writing? You can have something to say, but if you fail to engage your readers, you’re going to drive them away—which, in the end, defeats the purpose of writing. Today, I’m going to clue you in on an...
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