It’s been a crazy week on social media which is great because it means I can bring you more articles on writing, self publishing and book marketing. This week’s collection includes a fabulous article by Jody Hedlund on “How to become a successful author”, an exploration of how one author earned $450k from Amazon, and the opening of a self publishing only bookstore.

So with no further ado let’s dive into the top 20 articles. As normal go grab a beverage of your choice and enjoy the collective wisdom of our writing brethren as voted by 7k+ of your writing colleagues. You’re in for a treat.

20 Most Popular Writing Marketing and Self Publishing Articles  – Week 25

1.    Author, Jody Hedlund: How To Become an Amazingly Successful Author – http://bit.ly/1E8NJOP

2.    How I Landed A Literary Agent & What You Can Learn From It: Renée Ahdieh – http://bit.ly/1IEvr7P

3.    Amazon Pays $450,000 A Year To This Self-Published Writer –  http://onforb.es/1EdlRLf

4.    Why Animated GIFs Belong in Your Content Marketing Mix – http://bit.ly/1yPxTbh

5.    First Bookstore Dedicated to Self-Published Authors Opens in Florida – http://bit.ly/1zIwSNu

6.    The Best Content Marketing Tools for Efficient Marketers – http://bit.ly/1yPyc5W

7.    Self-Publishing Genius – Packaged in 20 Awesome Articles – http://bit.ly/1DnFZV8

8.    When to Discard the Three-Act Story Structure – http://bit.ly/1ODm5La

9.    7 Tips for Metadata Magic for Self-Publishers via @BookWorksNYC  – http://t.co/ecjD6bEmoy

10. What an Author Platform Is and How to Create a Wildly Successful One  via @eBooksIndiaMag  http://bit.ly/1zxshgY

20 great articles on writing marketing & self publishing – with amazing advice from the industry’s leading voices. http://ctt.ec/92eg8+

11. Ditch Your Writer’s Toolkit – And Have Fun! via @Yeomanis –  http://bit.ly/1Q5o1j2

12. Money Management for the Creative Person by Lee Silber via @NNP_W_Light – http://bit.ly/1JVClq2

13. Secrets of Bestselling Indie Authors: Crunching the Data – http://bit.ly/1zopo1L

14. Chance to grab “Learn Scrivener Fast” course (amongst loads of others) for only $19 – http://bit.ly/1OU1PFr

15. Famous Writers on the Creative Benefits of Keeping a Diary – http://bit.ly/1DgNImH

16. The Prepared Writer’s Process for Creating Excellent Content Every Day via @Copyblogger – http://bit.ly/1INfEU7

17. 3 Pitfalls to Avoid While Writing a Book http://bit.ly/1G4DyaK

18. Novel Rocket: 5 Ways to Take Your Story From Meh to Marvelous http://bit.ly/1HhsU6a

19. 5 ways to get publicity for your book – BookBaby Blog http://bit.ly/1HhlPTg

20. Organization In Writing – Drafts: http://t.co/CffLx91IXC

Well that’s the articles for the week – if you found them useful check out last week’s here. Also please send me any articles you’d like me to include in my social feed and who know’s next week you may hit the top 20 – send links to the articles for inclusion to info@novelexperience.info

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Bye for now….