Should You Consider Author Coaching?
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Should You Consider Author Coaching?
No matter what stage of the publishing process you’re in, you likely have questions and need answers. Naturally, you'll face some confusion, especially with all the varied advice and information out there. In fact, authors searching for answers often only come up with more questions. There’s no need to wonder why many authors become overwhelmed. That’s where author coaching comes in.…
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Call for Entries: 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
If you’d like to receive greater recognition, monetary prizes, awards, and exposure for your book, this is one opportunity you’ll want to check into.
This opportunity is for all indie book authors and publishers—including small presses, mid-size independent publishers, university presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors who have a book written in English and released in 2021, 2022, or 2023 or with a 2021, 2022, or 2023 copyright date.
Presented by Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group (IBPPG) in conjunction with Marilyn Allen (formerly of Allen O'Shea Literary Agency), the Next Generation Indie Book Awards was established to recognize and honor the top independently published books of the year. IBPPG was formed to provide support and recognition for the independent book publishing profession, and they encourage all independent authors and publishers to enter their books in the 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards so that they too can earn recognition and receive other benefits from having an award-winning book!
Offering more than 80 categories and over 80 monetary prizes, the Next Generation Indie Book Awards is the largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers and the only book awards program of its kind offering more monetary prizes, more awards, more recognition, and more exposure—including exposure to a leading literary agent for possible representation in areas such as distribution, foreign rights, film rights, and other rights!
Awards given to the Finalists and Winners of the 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards are:
$1,500 cash prize and trophy for the best Fiction Book
$1,500 cash prize and trophy for the best Non-Fiction Book
$750 cash prize and trophy for the second best Fiction Book
$750 cash prize and trophy for the second best Non-Fiction Book
$500 cash prize and trophy for the third best Fiction Book
$500 cash prize and trophy for the third best Non-Fiction Book
$100 Cash Prize & Gold Medal for all 80+ category Winners
Medals for each finalist in the 80+ categories
The final entry date for the 2023 awards program is February 10, 2023.
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Author Coaching and Support
Whatever stage of the publishing process you’re in, it’s natural to have questions and to desire reliable guidance. Without the proper guidance, many authors are quickly overwhelmed by all the choices before them, and the fact that indie publishing is an ever-changing industry doesn’t help.
That’s where this service comes in. We offer coaching and support to all authors who hire us to produce their work, but now this service is available a la carte. We’ve always been passionate about helping authors succeed, and the addition of this service to our offerings is one more way we’ll be able to do so.
To learn more about this service, please visit this link or contact us here.
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