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'Tis The Season
'Tis The Season. A thank you to my readers. Buy my books directly from me on my website - www.mariapfrino.com
Maria P Frino
Dec 9, 20242 min read
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Sydney Authors Inked and the Magic of Book Festivals.
Sydney Authors Inked embraced the journey of connecting with readers and authors at The Local Authors Book Festival on Friday 29 November 20
Maria P Frino
Dec 4, 20243 min read
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Story Bundle for Edward's Cat is LIVE
Edward's Cat Trilogy by Maria P Frino is part of a Story Bundle, along with other fantasy authors' books at a bargain price.
Maria P Frino
Aug 1, 20244 min read
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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?
Maria P Frino
Nov 21, 20233 min read
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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...
Maria P Frino
Oct 18, 20232 min read
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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!
Maria P Frino
Sep 13, 20232 min read
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Author Interview - Hayley Walsh
Hayley's books are available online - Making March, Crayons & Chaos, Not Dead Yet. All hilarious
Maria P Frino
Feb 13, 20234 min read
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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.
Maria P Frino
Oct 20, 20222 min read
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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....
Maria P Frino
Sep 23, 20222 min read
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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...
Maria P Frino
Aug 22, 20223 min read
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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...
Maria P Frino
Jul 18, 20222 min read
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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?...
Maria P Frino
Jun 1, 20222 min read
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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...
Maria P Frino
Jan 10, 20222 min read
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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,...
Maria P Frino
Nov 6, 20213 min read
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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....
Maria P Frino
Sep 30, 20213 min read
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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,...
Maria P Frino
Aug 19, 20212 min read
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Everyone Has a Book inside Them
Writing is not only for authors. Everyone has a book inside them, even if it's only to be read by friends and family
Maria P Frino
Mar 10, 20213 min read
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Book Marketing - Love it or Hate it?
Speaking with other authors I have found not many of us enjoy marketing our books. Most of us enjoy writing but abhor marketing our titles.
Maria P Frino
Feb 10, 20212 min read
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When You Buy a Book, What Influences Your Purchase?
You're ready to buy a new book, what influences your purchase? Is it a bestseller? The cover? The synopsis?
Maria P Frino
Jan 16, 20212 min read
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Goodbye 2020, Can't Say it's Been Fun.
Apologies for the morbid title to this post but it's how I feel. I'm sure many other people feel the same way. As this is my last post...
Maria P Frino
Dec 3, 20202 min read
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