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The Top 10 LiveHacked.com Posts of 2012 22 Dec 2012 | 04:16 am
Merry Christmas! I wanted to celebrate the last 10 days of 2012 with a special 10-day series. I’m calling it Top 10 Top 10, as it will be 10 “top 10″ lists in a row. These lists will comprise the “be...
Confessions of an English Tutor: 5 Simple Tips to Improve Your Writing 21 Dec 2012 | 07:00 pm
I just want to say, I’m beyond thrilled to write another guest post for Livehacked. My last article covered the two writing errors everybody makes, which are fragments and run ons. For this article, I...
Christmas Sale for The Platform Firestarter! 21 Dec 2012 | 12:51 am
Remember The Platform Firestarter? (Scroll down to see the Christmas Special pricing) Six months ago, when I “re-launched” LiveHacked.com, I didn’t have any idea how well my plan would work. I thought...
One Coward, One Prisoner And One Hero: Which One Would You Rather Be? 19 Dec 2012 | 07:00 pm
Heroes aren’t born, they are made. Just like cowards aren’t born as cowards, they learn to become that way. With that you know you can become a hero and become better than average. Throughout time we ...
Episode 6: Design Matters 19 Dec 2012 | 03:13 am
If you’ve been reading through this series, or even just the blog, you know how I feel about cover design: We judge books by their covers. It’s a simple truth. How else can we quickly wade through th...
Episode 5: Don’t Be Afraid to Promote 14 Dec 2012 | 10:56 pm
When you publish something, you’re no longer just a writer — you’re a businessperson. That means you need to do your work — and yourself — a favor and start selling your product. Books are products, a...
The Definitive Guide to eBook Pricing 11 Dec 2012 | 08:59 am
Or, really, An Entire Post on Selling Through Amazon Chances are you’re not new to the world of 30% or 70% royalties, KDP Select, Smashwords, iBookstore, etc. You’ve probably got a book or two for sal...
Episode 4: Use Social Meda 6 Dec 2012 | 07:00 pm
Social media has an unfortunate reputation for bloggers and writers. On one hand, we love the ease and speed at which we can communicate with people around the world. On the other hand, though, we ten...
Top 10 Self-Publishing Blogs Competition 5 Dec 2012 | 07:00 pm
If you haven’t heard, The Future of Ink is running a Top 10 Self-Publishing Blogs competition, and we’re in the running! That’s right, this humble little self-publishing/marketing/book blog is in the ...
Scrivener: An Introduction to Novel Writing 4 Dec 2012 | 07:00 pm
It’s no secret around here that I’m a huge fan of Scrivener, the #1 tool for writing. I’ve used it for two novels, six nonfiction books, and even for quickly formatting copied text to generate persona...
