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Maria P Frino

Nov 21
3 min

How to Sell Your Books at Local Markets

How to Sell Your Books at Local Markets. Are there better ways for self-published authors to sell?

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Maria P Frino

Oct 18
2 min

Querying and Approaching a Publisher

If you're a writer you will have heard about querying or the querying trenches. If you're new to writing, you may be wondering what this...

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Maria P Frino

Sep 13
2 min

Our First Author Event was Fabulous

Sydney Authors Inked - A Writer's Journey had their first event on Sunday 10 September 2023 and it was a hit!

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Maria P Frino

Jul 25
2 min

Join us for Free Author Talks

Sydney Authors Inked presents free author talks at The Little Big House, Summer Hill. First event 10 September 2023 from 10am to 12noon,

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Maria P Frino

Jul 17
3 min

Author Interview - Ross Venner

Caroline's Sail by Ross Venner, a novella. Available for free on Smashwords.

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Author Interview with Conchita GarSantiago

Maria P Frino

Jun 29
3 min

Author Interview with Conchita GarSantiago

Author interview - Conchita GarSantiago author of A Cry for Home - historical fiction based on the Spanish Civil War

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Maria P Frino

Feb 13
4 min

Author Interview - Hayley Walsh

Hayley's books are available online - Making March, Crayons & Chaos, Not Dead Yet. All hilarious

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Maria P Frino

Nov 28, 2022
2 min

What is a Beta Reader?

There are many ways to have your work critiqued once you are happy to put your book baby out into the world of readers. I have used...

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Author interviews as part of your Marketing Mix

Maria P Frino

Oct 20, 2022
2 min

Author interviews as part of your Marketing Mix

Marketing books can include author interviews. These help with having your name out there and reaching readers.

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Maria P Frino

Sep 23, 2022
2 min

Selling Books at Markets

...is another way to sell self-published books. As a self-published author, there are limited places I am able to sell my print books....

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Maria P Frino

Aug 22, 2022
3 min

Dealing with Reviews

This can be an author's nightmare or dream. Receiving a 1-star review can be devastating for any author, but especially so for one who...

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Maria P Frino

Jul 18, 2022
2 min

My Bilingual Author Talk at Five Dock Library.

I was lucky enough to do a 'Meet The Author' at my local library. The talk was about how I translated my debut novel, The Decision They...

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Maria P Frino

Jun 27, 2022
3 min

What is a Genre?

And... should you write in more than one? A genre is the type of story the author has written. There are many genres for fiction stories...

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Maria P Frino

Jun 1, 2022
2 min

Writing is a Profession

... so don't ask an author for a free book. Would you ask someone in any other profession to give away their product or time for free?...

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Maria P Frino

Apr 26, 2022
2 min

My interview with John Paul Young

I had the pleasure of interviewing John Paul Young and 'love was really in the air'. It is a fabulous interview and you can - Listen to...

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Maria P Frino

Jan 10, 2022
2 min

Marketing Books with Video

Welcome to 2022. Let's hope this year brings an end to the virus and we can all live with less stress and uncertainty. I'd like to start...

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Maria P Frino

Nov 6, 2021
3 min

Giveaways, Author Talks and other Book Marketing Tips.

For self-published authors, it can be difficult to know how and where to market their books. Social media sites are the obvious choice,...

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My Science Fantasy Trilogy is Published.

Maria P Frino

Oct 16, 2021
2 min

My Science Fantasy Trilogy is Published.

And to celebrate the publication of my biggest story yet, I'm running a competition. (NOTE: competition has ended) Will you enter the...

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Maria P Frino

Sep 30, 2021
3 min

How Much do Authors Actually Earn? Author's Earnings are a Touchy Subject

This is not a subject I like talking about. But... I'm going to because many readers think authors are compensated well for their work....

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The Pros and Cons of being a Self-Published Author

Maria P Frino

Aug 19, 2021
2 min

The Pros and Cons of being a Self-Published Author

My novels and short stories are available online on most good book sites including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Booktopia, Book Depository,...

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