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How to write a character whose background is not your own (This week in books)

November 1, 2019 by Nathan Bransford 5 Comments

This week! Books! Holy cow it’s November! Nearly every author panel these days has a variation of this question: “Do you have any advice for writing about people who do not look like you?” Lots of authors out there are wringing their hands over whether they are “allowed” to tell certain stories or even just […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Alexander Chee, Blogs, Book Marketing, Jessica Faust, Justina Ireland, NaNoWriMo

32 book marketing ideas

September 30, 2019 by Nathan Bransford 4 Comments

Painting of a man selling jewelry to a woman

The most important principle of book marketing is this one: don’t try to do everything. Instead, focus on what you like and what you’re best at. Here’s a big list of book marketing ideas to help you hone in on what you should do. The must-haves There’s really only one thing you must do when […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing Tagged With: Blogs, David Gaughran, Social Media

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