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Blog postMindStir Media was recently seen on USA Today with regards to Shark Tank's Kevin Harrington praising our company as the self-publisher authors can trust.
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Blog postLast month, Kevin Harrington endorsed Mindstir Media. Mr. Harrington is an original Shark from ABC's hit TV show Shark Tank. Here's the full video:
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Blog postMindstir Media was quite busy in July 2019. Mindstir received its 16th book award in 10 years; one of Mindstir's authors won an author of the year award locally; and one of Mindstir's books became a #1 Amazon bestseller. Check out the news stories below to read more.
-Top book publisher Mindstir Media garners positive reviews & receives its 16th book award in 10 years: Source: One World Herald
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Blog postVolker G. Fremuth recently became a #1 Amazon bestselling author. Below is a video in which he shares his experience with MindStir Media.
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Blog postDanielle DiPietro Hawkins is seen here describing her self-publishing process and experience with MindStir Media.
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Blog postAs a self-published author, it can be difficult finding reputable book award competitions to enter. Many of the most prestigious book awards have rigorous entry rules and requirements not suitable for self-published books. To help aid in your search, and for your convenience, I've compiled a list of what I believe to be the top 5 book awards for self-published authors. I'm the award-winning author of three #1 Amazon Best Sellers (and publisher of over 500 books) -- and my recommendations b
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Blog postAuthor Christy Day reviews Seacoast Press"I am so glad I chose Seacoast Press to publish my book. I have been professionally, courteously, and kindly treated from the first communication to the present moment. Their publishing services are top notch, their design team excellent, and they are quick to respond to questions as they arise. I was thrilled when my cover design arrived – it exceeded all my expectations. I appreciate their clarity about costs and individualized service and they del
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Blog postI'm the #1 Amazon bestselling author of three books and publisher of nearly 500 books, so I possess extensive knowledge on the topic of becoming a bestselling author. Here are the top steps to becoming a bestseller, based on my experience...First and foremost, take your time to write a quality manuscript. Do not rush and publish a first draft. Make sure to go through several rounds of revisions to "trim the fat" i.e. get rid of redundancies, passive voice, and unnecessary wordiness.&nb
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Blog postMindStir Media put together this funny video depicting a celebratory new author. I think the video is somewhat self-explanatory. Publishing a book is a big deal. Why not celebrate?
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Blog postFor a children's book author, part of publishing a book also includes finding and hiring a children's book illustrator. At MindStir Media, we've been illustrating/publishing children's books since 2010, and many of our illustrators have been illustrating much longer than that on their own. Some of our illustrators are even award-winning illustrators. They've illustrated in nearly every illustration style imaginable and have worked on hundreds of picture books.
Recently, I had o -
Blog postChristy Day is a New Hampshire author born on a Wyoming ranch in the USA. Apart from writing, she is also a passionate traveler, sailor, and she even holds a private pilot’s license. In this interview, she talks about her debut book, Walking from Here to There: Finding My Way on El Camino, published by Seacoast Press, a Division of Mindstir Media, LLC.
1.How would you define yourself? I am curious, I love life, and am passionate about doing good in the world. It goes without saying -
Blog post“How do I create a Wikipedia page about myself?”
“How do I get my business listed on Wikipedia?”
As an author and business owner myself, I’ve heard many different versions of the above questions from fellow authors and entrepreneurs, but I feel like they’re not asking the right questions. My company, Mindstir Media, was listed on Wikipedia for a few months in 2016 (more about that later), and during that time, I learned some valuable lessons I want to share with authors and busines -
Blog postThroughout the years, MindStir Media has seen its fair share of literary award winners. I constantly preach to my Mindstir authors about the importance of winning awards... It adds instant credibility to your author brand and can also help you land speaking engagements/gigs for which you would otherwise not qualify. Not to mention, winning an award could positively impact book sales...
But you have to enter awards competitions if you want to win. I know that's common sense for -
Blog postIn February 2016 we published Reptiles vs. Amphibians by thirteen-year-old Chelcie Oparanozie. The young adult (YA) novel has since become an Amazon bestseller, making Chelcie the youngest MindStir Media author to land on a bestseller list. For more information on Chelcie, go to her official website at http://www.chelcie4books.com/. Click here to read an official MindStir Media press release distributed earlier in March.
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Blog postIf you've followed this MindStir Media blog, you'll have noticed that I don't often post press releases here. Most of my posts relate to MindStir Media publishing in some way, but I usually use this space for self-publishing, book marketing and writing tips. But I'm going to make an exception: I'm really proud of Gregory Brown, MD for his diet and health book, New Mind, New Body, which became a bestseller a couple months ago. Below is the press release that we sent out:
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Blog postI wrote an article for the MindStir Media blog entitled "5 Rarely Discussed Self-Publishing Mistakes: What NOT To Do". The post has become very popular, having been shared/liked on Facebook over 1,500 times and re-tweeted nearly 200 times. The post covers topics such as book pricing; brick-and-mortar book sales; online marketing; editing and more...
Not to toot my own horn, but I really believe the post is a must-read for anyone who plans to enter the world of self-publish -
Blog postI recently wrote a really helpful self-publishing checklist and published it on the MindStir Media blog site. The checklist offers twenty important items you'll need when self-publishing your book. Some of those twenty checklist items include:Information on how to handle editingInfo and helpful advice for book cover designCopyright registration guidanceA link to a very valuable book marketing guide that supplies authors with 75 marketing strategies and tipsTo read and study the entire self-publ
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Blog postI wrote a really helpful blog post entitled "75 Book Marketing Tips for Authors". The post is highly actionable and contains a TON of info. I cover social media, email marketing, SEO and more in the post and hope that authors (and aspiring authors) find it useful.
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Blog postMindStir Media, the publishing company I own, is currently offering some valuable resources: 50+ writing resources and 10 self-publishing tips. You can get free access to those resources and tips by clicking here. I personally created the self-publishing tips and also curated the writing resources, organizing and updating them.
The 50+ writing resources include:Articles on writingVideos from famous authorsInspirational quotesBooksAnd moreThe self-publishing tips focus on:The definit -
Blog postToday a prospective client asked where he could find some of the books MindStir Media has published. This reminded me that perhaps it's time to publish a post on this subject... We've published many, many books in numerous genres and, if you're interested, you can see some of those books at Amazon and BarnesandNoble.com. Now, those sites won't show all of our published books because we do help some authors and other companies publish under their own names, but a simple search at Amazon for "
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Blog postThere are many self-publishing companies out there and most of them include self-publishing packages of some sort. Unfortunately, some packages are really low-quality. Authors think they're getting a great deal with those cheap packages but those packages will actually harm a book's chance at success in the long run because they're using cheap template-based cover and interior designs, making the book look amateurish. If you don't have at least $1000 to $1500, you probably shouldn't be self
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Blog postIf you want your author website to be a book-selling machine, you have a couple options. You can pay for website traffic via pay-per-click methods (expensive) such as Adwords, BingAds, Facebook Ads, etc or you can optimize your website so that it attracts organic traffic (less expensive). Or you can utilize both paid and organic traffic options. Here's what you don't want to do, though: sit back and wait for people to find your website. That just doesn't happen. You need to be proactive. Here a
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Blog postAs the president and owner of self-publishing company MindStir Media, book reviews is a topic that comes up often when speaking with my authors. To get MindStir Media books reviewed I usually recommend the following options to my clients (this is a partial yet powerful list): NetGalley: This site puts a digital version of your book in front of 145,000+ reviewers, who can download the PDF. Whenever a reviewer downloads your book, he/she MUST review the book before downloading any other books
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Blog postMindStir Media is a full-service self publishing company, and I'm the owner of MindStir Media, so keep that in mind while reading... There are numerous articles out there that discuss how to self publish a book but many of them talk about self publishing as if you have to "go it alone." The truth is simple: You do not have to handle self publishing alone, and some -- including myself -- would argue that you should not handle it alone...
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Blog postPhoto by MD4Group, FlickrThroughout the years many authors have approached me and asked how to turn a book into a movie. The starting point is almost always getting a screenplay and/or treatment written. But there are, of course, right and wrong ways to handle the treatment and screenplay. You shouldn't try to handle this alone. You should definitely seek the help of professionals, since you may only get one shot at selling your story to a movie production company. So I highly recommend fin
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