Blogging and Writing – A Guide to Information

Hallelujah it’s Friday! By now you should be accustomed to the spectacular new Duolit posting schedule which includes not one, not two but THREE posts every week. (I know you guys are excited, but please try to keep the Beiberesque squealing to a minimum, we’re trying to run a business here.) If you missed our [...]
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Continue Reading February 2012 Writing Prompts

Tags: Blog Prompts, Duolit Indie Inspirations, February 2012 Prompts, Writing Prompts

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller It seems like we blinked and the first month of 2012 passed us by in a blur of annoying political ads, above average temperatures and boxes of Christmas decorations headed back to the [...]
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Continue Reading Writing Goals: Don’t Just Make’em, Meet’em!

Tags: goals, Motivation

Today’s post is a bit unscheduled, but still wonderful news for all our indie author friends. You see, one of our own, the very awesome John Betcher, had an idea. He decided to give away one of his books for free over a two-day period in hopes he could (perhaps) crack the Kindle Free Top 100 [...]
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Tags: ebooks, Marketing & Promotion, sales

So far it’s been an extra special month of big announcements and new features to make Duolit even more awesome in 2012 (I know, we didn’t think it was possible either!). We’ve got our first Reader Mailbag in the works (be sure to send in your questions!), a guest post contest (friendly reminder: the deadline [...]
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Tags: Announcements, Blog Prompts, blogging

Have an awesome idea for a post that’s not related to social media? Consider entering it in our Self-Publishing Writing Contest for a chance to win Amazon.com gift cards and much more! Thanks to everyone who participated in our first Self-Publishing Linkup on New Year’s Resolutions/Goal-Setting (note: you can still add your link at any time). [...]
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Have you written a blog post about your personal goals/resolutions for 2012? Be sure to add it to our Self-Publishing Linkup! The start of a year new year often means setting new goals – but how can you be sure you’ve set proper goals? Aiming too high or too low can be detrimental to the success of [...]
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Without a doubt, Facebook and Twitter are king and queen of the social media world. As you dive in, however, it becomes apparent that their audience and use are supremely different! While the general view is that Facebook is more personal and in-depth, whereas Twitter is more timely and broad, both can be useful in advancing [...]
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Have an awesome idea for a post that’s not related to goals/resolutions? Consider entering it in our Self-Publishing Writing Contest for a chance to win Amazon.com gift cards and much more! If you read Monday’s mega-announcement post, you already know a little bit about what we want to accomplish with our Self-Publishing Linkups. In case [...]
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Continue Reading New Year’s Resolutions/Goal-Setting [Self-Publishing Linkup]

Tags: goals, Links & Resources, linkup, Motivation, resolutions

In Monday’s jam-packed announcement post, we announced an exciting opportunity for all of our amazingly talented indie author friends: a Self-Publishing Writing Contest! What is the Self-Publishing Writing Contest? One of the great things about the self-publishing and indie author community as a whole is the range of backgrounds and experiences of the authors who make it up. [...]
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Continue Reading Help Your Fellow Indie Authors & Win an Amazon.com Gift Card!

Tags: Announcements, contests, giveaways, Guest Posts

In Monday’s jam-packed announcement post, we announced an exciting opportunity for all of our amazingly talented indie author friends: a Self-Publishing Writing Contest! What is the Self-Publishing Writing Contest? One of the great things about the self-publishing and indie author community as a whole is the range of backgrounds and experiences of the authors who make it up. [...]
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Continue Reading Help Your Fellow Indie Authors & Win an Amazon.com Gift Card!

Tags: Announcements, Guest Posts