Alexis Dawes

Using a Multimedia Presentation To Sell an Ebook

As some of you know I’m getting ready to welcome home a new furbaby. A shih tzu… My first dog! I’ve been all over the Internet looking for information on taking care of little Maximilian. During my quest I ran across a site called Dog Food Secrets, which sells an ebook explaining the dangers of traditional dog [...]

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Does Blogging Increase Your Book Sales?

A reader e-mailed me yesterday with this exact question. (I accept questions, by the way. So don’t be shy.) She’d read Desperate Buyers Only and knew how anti-typical marketing I am. Yet here I am blogging my arse off a whopping 4 days a week. And even though I wouldn’t call myself a bonafide expert on the [...]

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Great Writing Advice in a Small Package

I like straight forward, shoot-from-the-hip advice. Give it to me organically, without all the additives. And Paul Graham has answered my prayers in that department. He has penned what I consider to be a miniature goldmine of tips to help writers craft better prose. Here are a few of his verbatim suggestions… * “Develop a nose for bad writing, [...]

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