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Girl, Taken by Elena Nikitina is the best-selling book in a true crime books category and a literary award winner.
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Jan 3, 2022
- 5 min
15 Steps to Writing a Successful Book. Step 7: Traditional publishing vs Self-publishing
15 Steps to Writing a Successful Book. Step 7: Traditional publishing vs Self-publishing
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Dec 12, 2021
- 4 min
15 Steps to Writing a Successful Book. Step 6: Hire an editor
“Sometimes a change of perspective is all it takes to see the light.” – Dan Brown. (A few years ago I created The System of Actions. Once...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Dec 5, 2021
- 6 min
15 Steps to Writing a Successful Book. Step 5: Writing a book in Microsoft Word? Do This!
“I get a lot of letters from people. They say, “I want to be a writer. What should I do?” I told them to stop writing to me and get on...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Nov 13, 2021
- 4 min
15 Steps to Writing a Successful Book. Step 4: Polish your manuscript
“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.” ― Terry Pratchett I created The System of Actions a few years ago. Once I...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Oct 31, 2021
- 6 min
15 Steps to Writing a Successful Book. Step 3: Plan out its future before it’s written
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt I created The System of Actions a few years...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Oct 4, 2021
- 3 min
15 Steps to Writing a Successful Book. Is Your New Book Idea Garbage or Genius?
“When I sit down to write a book, I do not say to myself, ‘I am going to produce a work of art.’ I write it because there is some lie...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Jul 10, 2021
- 2 min
Do Your Dreams Seem Out of Reach?
In my journey, perseverance determined my own situation. I was deeply motivated because I clearly understood that no one would do it for...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Jun 20, 2021
- 2 min
Is Perseverance A Secret of All Triumphs?
In the previous blog posts, I told you about my disappointments and shattered dreams. Sadly to say, my book almost became buried in the...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
For Every Rule, There Is an Exception
In the previous blog post I told you about cold email strategy. Some people think that cold emailing is spam. I disagree. Everything I...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Jun 6, 2021
- 1 min
What Did Not Kill Me, Made Me
Summer has finally come, my dear friends! The sun is shining so brightly! I hope we still have a few more days before we start...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Jun 1, 2021
- 3 min
“Cold Email is Spam!” I Have to Disagree.
Part II. Check older blog posts here. “Cold email is SPAM!” “It’s dead with no chance of resurrection." I have heard this many times. I...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- May 24, 2021
- 2 min
Turn Your Book into a Movie: A Pipe Dream or Reality?
What writer wouldn’t like to see her book turned into a movie or a TV show series? Which of us hasn’t fantasized about seeing characters...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- May 2, 2021
- 3 min
First Things First
In the previous blog posts I told you about my disappointments and shattered dreams (please check older blog posts here). Since the...
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