Welcome to the December 9, 2013 edition of tips and tricks for writers and authors. We’ve got a great mix of insights into writing, book marketing, self-publishing, and book sales. Thank you to all of this week’s contributors.

Book Sales

Erica Verrillo presents Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity: Rising in the Ranks: Amazon Ranking Revealed posted at Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity, saying, “Amazon’s ranking system has been the source of much speculation over the years. The ranking is not simply based on the number of books sold by the day (or hour), but also takes into account how your book fares against other books in the same category, which Amazon calculates based on a secret algorithm which only clairvoyants, psychics, and 33rd degree Masons have access to. In this article, I show you exactly how many books you need to sell to make it onto Amazon’s bestseller list.”

Getting Published

Arthur Burlo presents Five Ways To Deal With Rejection And Use It To Achieve Your Goals posted at The Money Earning Sites Central, saying, “The subject is rejection, but rather than focusing on dealing with this unpleasant experience, it is all about transforming it into a powerful weapon to improve writing style and achieve the success every book author desires. Thanks for giving me an opportunity to share this.”

Self-Publishing

Nick Daws presents Kindle eBook Descriptions – Amazon Changes the Rules (Again) posted at Nick Daws’ Writing Blog, saying, “Amazon recently changed the rules regarding how you are allowed to format descriptions on your Kindle eBook sales pages. In this post I set out the latest position.”

Writing

Chrys Fey presents Rules for writing: How to use Ellipses posted at Write With Fey, saying, “Ellipses are like pauses. They are also known as “dot-dot-dot”. Yes, they are those three dots (…) that you see from time to time while reading. This post will tell you how to use them properly.”

Sue Collier presents Avoiding the Tired Topic Rut on Your Blog posted at Latest blog entries | SEO & Internet Marketing Blog – Seogon.com.

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