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Behind the Scenes of Book Publicity, Part 2: The Magical World of Influencer Outreach!
Author Diary #8: Origami Roses, Book Boxes, BookTok, Bookstagram, Book Substack, and more
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Evelyn Skye
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What Makes a Perfect Book Club Snack?
Author Diary #7: Book Publicity, Part 1 - Collaborating with Other Authors
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Evelyn Skye
 and 
Georgia Freedman
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What are Book Blurbs? And Are They Evil?
Diary #6: The Gift (and Burden) of the Book Blurbing System
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Evelyn Skye
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How Authors Make Money: Advances, Royalties, Foreign Rights, Translations & More
Diary #5: For Love of Words and Storytelling
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Evelyn Skye
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What are ARCS? Also, A Sample Production Timeline in Traditional Publishing
Diary #4: Why Does It Take So Long to Publish a Book?
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Evelyn Skye
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Do You Know Why the Font in Books Matters?
Diary #3: First-pass pages are here!
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Evelyn Skye
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COVER REVEAL (in People Magazine!) + The Secret Behind Book Cover Design
Diary #2: What Publishers Really Care About in Cover Art
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Evelyn Skye
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How do Book Auctions Work? + Big News coming soon!
Diary #1: Auctions, Highest Bid vs. Best Bid, Preempt Offers, and more
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Evelyn Skye
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My Book Got Canceled by My Publisher and There's Nothing I Can Do About It
Market forces and artistic careers
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Evelyn Skye
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Diary #3: Book Launch Party photos
+ Summer Spotify Playlist & a Book Club Kit
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Evelyn Skye
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Diary #2: The Hazards of Being Married to an Author
+ Unboxing author copies of ONE YEAR AGO IN SPAIN 😄
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Evelyn Skye
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Diary #1: Quitting is the Secret to Success
Sometimes, you just have to walk away from a project
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Evelyn Skye
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