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iUniverse presents tips on writing business books

Posted on September 12, 2018 under iUniverse Advice
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iUniverse recognizes that books on how to improve your company’s financial situation are very popular. It’s no coincidence that the bookstores in airports have special sections for business literature. Traveling businesspeople choose business books as their top form of reading …

Antwyn Price discusses his latest work, “Colonies in Ruins”

Posted on September 8, 2018 under Author Blogs

Antwyn Price tells us about Colonies in Ruins, the second book in his “Ruins” trilogy.   Although many fictional tales are included, my book, Colonies in Ruins is basically a history of Southeast Asia during the decade preceding and the …

7 Briticisms to be Mindful Of

Posted on September 6, 2018 under iUniverse Advice

Naturally, there are hundreds – if not thousands – of differences between American and British usage of the English language. I’ve selected a few below that come up frequently for authors who write dialogue between both nations.  Knowledge of these …

Sally McGuire and her latest release, “The Missing Letters”

Posted on September 5, 2018 under Author Blogs

Veteran iUniverse author Sally McGuire tells us about her latest release, The Missing Letters, Book One of A Heart of Gold.    Please briefly describe your book . . . My book The Missing Letters from the series A Heart …

iUniverse presents Writers Lost and Found: Sir Walter Scott

Posted on September 1, 2018 under iUniverse Advice

In our first “Writers Lost and Found” segment, iUniverse discussed the reasons for why some great writers have been forgotten or increasingly ignored over the years. iUniverse believes that excellent writers – particularly successful ones – are superb sources from …

Writing your book’s back cover blurb

Posted on August 31, 2018 under iUniverse Advice
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Of all the things on your mind when writing a book, writing the back cover blurb tends to rank pretty low. The composition of the story, the painstaking editing process, and even the search for the right front cover can …

IPPY Awards 2019 is Open for Submissions!

Posted on August 28, 2018 under iUniverse News

The Independent Publisher Book Awards contest is now accepting entries for 2019, from independent authors and publishers with books intended for an English-speaking audience.   The Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) were conceived in 1996 as a broad-based, unaffiliated awards …

Using “The Art of War” to Market Your Book!

Posted on August 25, 2018 under iUniverse Advice

Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, written in the 5th century BC, remains a classic for military strategists as well as corporate marketers and salesmen. Today, I’ll show you ways in which to use Master Sun’s lessons to market your …

Douglas Gardham, one of iU’s finest, on his writing mentality

Posted on August 21, 2018 under Author Blogs
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iUniverse’s Douglas Gardham, author of The Actor and The Drive In, kindly shares with us an insight into his authorial mentality. I write. That’s what I do. It’s what I’ve always done. Only I didn’t know it. Writing is something …

Miami Book Fair starts on November 11

Posted on August 20, 2018 under iUniverse News

The Miami Book Fair is an eight-day literary party in November. This year, 2018, The Fair will open Sunday, November 11 with the popular “Evenings With…” series, featuring six nights of readings and discussions with noted authors from the United …

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