Twitter recently launched a lists function, which will help users separate followers into categories that other Tweeters can follow with the touch of a button. Mashable wrote an article about Twitter lists (still in Beta) in mid-October. Twitter announced the move in a blog post in September. When I first started exploring the lists function [...]
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Twitter Lists Expand Author Networks
November 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
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Organize Your Inbox to Avoid Headaches
November 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Take the hassle out of the Inbox to save precious writing minutes. This week, I got a nasty surprise. My calendar – my lifeline to the world that holds all things virtual book tour – vanished. On Friday, it sat, cozy and snug on my home office desk. By Monday morning, it was gone. I [...]
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If Only: A Short Guide to Time Management by Carol Buchanan
October 23rd, 2009 · 6 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Carol Buchanan Ever been caught in the “if onlys”? If only you had more time you could write a novel. If only you didn’t have to clean the house, wash the dog, or change the oil in the car. If only we had more time. Guess what? Everyone has all the time there is. 24 [...]
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Cut the Magazine Clutter
October 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Magazines add to clutter Most writers love magazines. They hoard glossies for pictures of models, location ideas, research, and – of course – articles on writing. But those magazine piles can add unnecessary clutter to your office. (Be honest: How many haphazard stacks of books and magazines are just waiting to tip over with the [...]
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The Trouble with Trolls
October 15th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
This graphic is floating around the Web in one form or the other. This version I found at The Austrian Economists. Trolls breed in dark anonymity online, breathing foul odors through cyberspace and causing enough mayhem to stress out even the Winchester brothers. Everything good must have a bad side. For the Internet, it is [...]
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Grasping the Wind
October 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Book Reviewer Linkup Meme John Ottinger’s Grasping the Wind blog offers an incredible resource for speculative fiction, horror and fantasy authors searching for sites that will review their work. Today, Ottinger shares how his blog started. In 2004, at the prompting of a friend, I began a little blog called Grasping for the Wind. After [...]
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Got Promotions Suggestions? Help This Author with Marketing
October 12th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Recently, YA author Brenda Estacio commented at Market My Novel: During my experience in getting Gateway To DreamWorld published, I learned a lot about the real world hidden behind the publishing scene. I once believed that the publisher handled all the marketing after the book was released. Now I am totally lost in what to [...]
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Time Management for Article Marketing by Lisa Mason
October 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Lisa Mason If you’re trying to write your own articles for article marketing, there are a lot of things to know. You need to understand basic spelling and grammar skills, SEO and keywords, how to create great headlines and so much more. This can be a lot to take in, especially if you’re new at [...]
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Clutter=Time Deficit
October 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Bad Clutter Habits for a Writers Desk See that desk pictured above? That is the desk in my home office – on a good day. The only thing missing is the cat who likes to sit on the keyboard or in front of the computer screen. One key component to time management is [...]
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Should You Pitch Your Book in Comment Sections?
November 17th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Should you pitch your book in blog comment sections? I love comments. When I receive a comment, no matter if good or bad, it means that I wrote something on my blog that created a reaction in a reader. The reaction was enough to motivate the reader to leave a comment – which doesn’t happen [...]
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