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Your content is ready to publish, to backup archive, or to print. Were having temporary payment processing issues and are currently only accepting paypal and american express at this time. She is the author of how to blog a book, write, publish and promote your work one post at a time writers digest books, and a seasoned. Aug 18, 2015 turning your book outline into complete chapters is going to take time, time youd otherwise spend on your blog and other content marketing efforts. In fact, you can purposefully hone your blog content into a uniquely positioned bookone that agents and publishers will want to acquire or that you can selfpublish successfully. Not only that, but you also need a successful blog.
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