I have a new best friend, y’all. Her name is Siri. (Sorry Toni!) I know I’m really late to this party, but I just got an iPhone 5 last week and we are officially operating as one unit. It’s the first thing I reach for when I wake up and the last thing I check […]
Continue reading...Hi there! Duolit is on hiatus, but please feel free to explore our extensive archive of posts and our free Weekend Book Marketing Makeover. Thanks for visiting!
Gut Check: How Bad Do You Want It? (Publishing Success, That Is!)
I think my husband is a little bit weird. I don’t think I’m the only partner to think this way about her significant other (am I right?), but it wasn’t until very recently that I started to figure out what makes him so (adorably) socially awkward. Back when I was in college, I spent my […]
Continue reading...Book Layout Made Easy with a Professionally Designed Word Template [Guest Post]
The following is a guest post from Tracy Atkins who (along with The Book Designer, Joel Friedlander) has developed a series of book design templates just for indie authors. Read to the end for a discount code that’ll save you almost 50%! Layout is for the birds. As a self-published author, one of the hardest […]
Continue reading...Feeling Stuck? End Book Marketing Paralysis in Just 5 Minutes
Last night, I jumped out of bed after having one of THOSE dreams. You see, wacky dreams are kind of my thing, but they (luckily) usually keep to the neutral/non-scary end of things. Every once in awhile, though, I’ll have one like this: [Harp-y Dream Sequence Sound Effect] I’m laying in bed, watching a bit of […]
Continue reading...The Justin Timberlake School of Rocking Your Book Launch
In addition to charming you with his suave style, sweet dance moves, and amazing falsetto melodies, Justin Timberlake can teach you a thing or two about how to rock your book launch. Seriously. For those of you under-the-rock-dwellers, Mr. Timberlake recently released his third album, the 20/20 Experience, and sold 968,000 copies in the first […]
Continue reading...