{"id":1400,"date":"2016-05-31T18:20:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T22:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/?p=1400"},"modified":"2021-12-06T08:06:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T13:06:45","slug":"next-generation-indie-book-awards-finalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/next-generation-indie-book-awards-finalist\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist &#8211; Robert W. Lucas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.customerserviceskillsbook.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1490\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Next-Generation-Indie-Book-Awards-Finalist-Robert-W.-Lucas-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist - Robert W. Lucas\" width=\"102\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Next-Generation-Indie-Book-Awards-Finalist-Robert-W.-Lucas-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Next-Generation-Indie-Book-Awards-Finalist-Robert-W.-Lucas-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Next-Generation-Indie-Book-Awards-Finalist-Robert-W.-Lucas-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Next-Generation-Indie-Book-Awards-Finalist-Robert-W.-Lucas.jpg 884w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 102px) 100vw, 102px\" \/><\/a>I am excited to share that my first self-published book, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1RKt8lY\">Make Money Writing Books: Proven Profit Making Strategies for Authors <\/a><\/em>was selected as a Finalist in the Writing\/Publishing category of the 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The book shares best practices related to my writing and promoting\u00a0thirty-seven books during the past two decades. It covers strategies and ideas\u00a0for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Financially succeeding as an author and independent publisher;<\/li>\n<li>Branding yourself and your books in order to increase book sales and make more money;<\/li>\n<li>Developing strategies that will effectively promote you and your books;<\/li>\n<li>Using today&#8217;s technology to build a strong image and following for your book(s).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For additional information about the <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1RKt8lY\"><em>Make Money Writing Books: Proven Profit Making Strategies for Authors,<\/em><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/r-w-lucas\/\">Bob Lucas<\/a>\u00a0and training programs for authors and self-publishers\u00a0visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/program-offering\/\">Robert W. Lucas Enterprises.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am excited to share that my first self-published book, Make Money Writing Books: Proven Profit Making Strategies for Authors was selected as a Finalist in the Writing\/Publishing category of the 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. The book shares best practices related to my writing and promoting\u00a0thirty-seven books during the past two decades. It covers strategies and ideas\u00a0for: Financially &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist &#8211; Robert W. Lucas\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/next-generation-indie-book-awards-finalist\/#more-1400\" aria-label=\"More on 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist &#8211; Robert W. 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