{"id":256,"date":"2025-12-10T00:07:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/?p=256"},"modified":"2025-12-06T00:12:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T00:12:40","slug":"building-your-author-brand-what-it-means-why-it-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/building-your-author-brand-what-it-means-why-it-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Your Author Brand: What It Means &amp; Why It Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"256\" class=\"elementor elementor-256\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6110703 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6110703\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96d6d9a\" data-id=\"96d6d9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8088ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-hfe-breadcrumbs-widget\" data-id=\"8088ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ul class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs hfe-breadcrumbs-show-home\"><li class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-item hfe-breadcrumbs-first\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-home-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-home\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M280.37 148.26L96 300.11V464a16 16 0 0 0 16 16l112.06-.29a16 16 0 0 0 15.92-16V368a16 16 0 0 1 16-16h64a16 16 0 0 1 16 16v95.64a16 16 0 0 0 16 16.05L464 480a16 16 0 0 0 16-16V300L295.67 148.26a12.19 12.19 0 0 0-15.3 0zM571.6 251.47L488 182.56V44.05a12 12 0 0 0-12-12h-56a12 12 0 0 0-12 12v72.61L318.47 43a48 48 0 0 0-61 0L4.34 251.47a12 12 0 0 0-1.6 16.9l25.5 31A12 12 0 0 0 45.15 301l235.22-193.74a12.19 12.19 0 0 1 15.3 0L530.9 301a12 12 0 0 0 16.9-1.6l25.5-31a12 12 0 0 0-1.7-16.93z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-text\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c376a3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-post-featured-image happy-addon ha-post-featured-image\" data-id=\"c376a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"885\" src=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/blog-3-5-dec-2025.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/blog-3-5-dec-2025.webp 1920w, https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/blog-3-5-dec-2025-300x138.webp 300w, https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/blog-3-5-dec-2025-1024x472.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/blog-3-5-dec-2025-768x354.webp 768w, https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/blog-3-5-dec-2025-1536x708.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1febb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-page-title\" data-id=\"f1febb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"page-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hfe-page-title hfe-page-title-wrapper elementor-widget-heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/building-your-author-brand-what-it-means-why-it-matters\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBuilding Your Author Brand: What It Means &amp; Why It Matters  \n\t\t\t<\/h1 > \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cb6ca4 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cb6ca4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb9a8e5\" data-id=\"fb9a8e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dff20ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dff20ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7730fca\" data-id=\"7730fca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b449403 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b449403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the longest time, whenever someone mentioned <em>author brand<\/em>, I imagined a tidy checklist. A logo that looked like it belonged in a literary caf\u00e9. A set of colors that made your Instagram grid look intentional. The kind of things people say you <em>need<\/em> if you want to be seen.<\/p><p>But, like most things worth learning, the truth arrived gradually\u2014not with a crash, but like steam lifting off a morning cup.<br \/>It turns out your brand isn\u2019t something you build as much as something you reveal.<\/p><p>It\u2019s the hush between your sentences.<br \/>The honesty in your captions.<br \/>The feeling people carry with them after reading a single paragraph you wrote on an ordinary Tuesday.<\/p><p>Your brand is the aftertaste of your storytelling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8220fe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8220fe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your Brand Is the Part of Your Story That Doesn\u2019t Fit in a Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2967903 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2967903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even when you haven\u2019t named it&#8230; your brand is already there.<\/p><p>It\u2019s in the way you talk about your main character as if they\u2019re someone you once loved and lost. In the way you write an email that sounds like it was meant for one person, not thousands. It\u2019s the cadence that keeps showing up, no matter the genre, the deadline, or the season of your life.<\/p><p>Readers come for the book\u2014but they stay for the heartbeat behind it.<br \/>They return because something in your voice feels like a familiar kitchen table:<br \/>warm light, chairs pulled close, the quiet space where stories land softly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-81deda5 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81deda5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-943e547\" data-id=\"943e547\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-979fdb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"979fdb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let Us Walk Beside You From Manuscript to Market Success<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243ec24 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"243ec24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/get-free-quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Your Manuscript Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0eaeaf7\" data-id=\"0eaeaf7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a37f911 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a37f911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/155asdas-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-132\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/155asdas-1.webp 710w, https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/155asdas-1-300x150.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fc2766 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fc2766\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d34983d\" data-id=\"d34983d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ee351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4ee351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consistency Isn\u2019t Performance\u2014It\u2019s Comfort<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1dacf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d1dacf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Think of consistency the way you think of lighting a candle in the evening\u2014not necessary, but deeply grounding.<\/p><p>When your posts have the same unhurried tone, when your updates sound like extensions of your chapters, readers settle in. They stop trying to figure out who you are this week. They stop bracing for volume or spectacle. They know the shape of your presence, and that alone is reassuring.<\/p><p>A reliable voice is, in its own way, a form of kindness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ad0e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87ad0e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Little Things Are the Ones That Whisper Your Name<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff6908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aff6908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The smallest choices&#8230; your favorite punctuation, your habit of writing in lowercase, the way you sign off a newsletter like you&#8217;re leaving a note on a fridge&#8230; these are the breadcrumbs that lead readers back to you.<\/p><p>Not because they are clever.<br \/>Not because they are strategic.<br \/>But because they are <em>true<\/em>.<\/p><p>Your brand isn\u2019t something loud.<br \/>It\u2019s more like a threadbare sweater you reach for without thinking\u2014it fits, it warms, it remembers the shape of you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-497c28c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"497c28c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-be3aecb\" data-id=\"be3aecb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e209982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e209982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clarity Softens the Scary Parts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e429c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e429c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you stop performing and start simply showing up, something shifts.<br \/>Sharing your book doesn\u2019t feel like a presentation\u2014it feels like offering a story to a friend. Posting online becomes an extension of your writing, not an interruption of it.<\/p><p>And strangely, readers notice the ease.<br \/>They can sense when they\u2019re being sold to<br \/>and when they\u2019re being invited in.<\/p><p>A brand, when it&#8217;s honest, is just that\u2014an invitation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-36c1026 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36c1026\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e96d5f\" data-id=\"2e96d5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f788d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74f788d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Begin Quietly. Begin Now.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb268e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eb268e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You don\u2019t need a viral moment or a perfectly curated grid. Begin with the gentle things:<\/p><p>A monthly note in a small newsletter.<br \/>A website that feels like your writing room.<br \/>One platform where you show up without rushing.<\/p><p>Let it grow the way ivy learns a wall.<\/p><p>Your author brand isn\u2019t about being impressive.<br \/>It\u2019s about being recognizable in the softest of ways:<br \/>the tone, the truth, the traces you leave behind.<\/p><p>Because what readers are really searching for<br \/>is not the most polished voice\u2014<br \/>but the most present one.<\/p><p>Let The Pulp House Publishing take the load off your shoulders. 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class=\"ha-post-list-meta-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadmin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook Cover Design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/top-5-mistakes-new-indie-authors-make-and-how-to-avoid-them\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-post-list-title\">Top 5 Mistakes New Indie Authors Make (And How to Avoid Them)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-meta-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadmin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook Cover Design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/from-idea-to-paperback-a-gentle-step-by-step-self-publishing-timeline\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-post-list-title\">From Idea to Paperback: A Gentle, Step-by-Step Self-Publishing Timeline<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-meta-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadmin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook Cover Design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/how-to-make-your-book-shine-on-amazon-a-simple-guide-for-new-authors\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-post-list-title\">How to Make Your Book Shine on Amazon: A Simple Guide for New Authors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-meta-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadmin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook Cover Design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/why-your-story-matters-even-if-you-think-it-doesnt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-post-list-title\">Why Your Story Matters (Even If You Think It Doesn\u2019t)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-meta-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadmin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook Cover Design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/how-to-repurpose-your-book-from-ebook-to-audiobook-print-and-even-screenplay-adaptations\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-post-list-title\">How to Repurpose Your Book: From eBook to Audiobook, Print, and Even Screenplay Adaptations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-meta-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadmin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook Cover Design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/format-matters-why-a-professional-book-layout-cover-design-impacts-sales\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-post-list-title\">Format Matters: Why a Professional Book Layout &amp; Cover Design Impacts Sales<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-meta-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadmin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook Cover Design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/10-common-mistakes-indie-authors-make-and-how-to-fix-them-before-publishing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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