Failing Faster to Succeed as an Author: Tara R. Alemany

October 14, 2017

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Wouldn’t it be great if you knew, before investing all that time and effort, there was an eager market willing to pay for your book? A little bit of market research can go a long way toward ensuring the financial success of your work. Learn how to test topic ideas and refine them into ready-to-sell titles for enthusiastic readers.

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