I set all that up because I have to be prepared to write. I work full-time, and depending on the time of year also have things I do with my son, so my time can be limited. My approach to making the best use of this time is a little unconventional, and it’s two-pronged:
• I use [...]
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Dan Brown cannot please critics
Dan Brown’s a bestseller, but that doesn’t mean he can keep critics happy and joyful about his work. In fact, it seems, many are just not that into his stories.
The Telegraph offers up a story with the 20 worst lines from Brown’s books. Some of these are so bad, they made [...]
I continue to meet authors who believe that a spend, spend, spend philosphy will make them an instant bestseller. Usually, I see these same authors a few months down the road and their excitement has waned into stress over burgeoning credit card bills and few sales to make up for the cost of doing promotions.
Unfortunately [...]
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I’ve been really wary of the Google settlement since it was first announced.
What author wouldn’t be worried about the monolith’s bid to control online publication and reprinting of printed works?
Authors Guild has been a big proponent of the settlement, which kind of surprises me. (The group helped iron out the final details.) I don’t pretend [...]
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Tony Eldridge offers authors a spectacular array of resources in his latest contest. Included in the $1300 worth of prizes is a one-hour consultation with myself about promotions.
Find out how to enter to win at Tony’s blog, Marketing Tips for Authors. Good luck!
Right after Tony launched his contest, ProBlogger posted an excellent post about how [...]
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I took a break from Market My Novel while FolioVision moved the blog from Typepad to a hosted WordPress account.
There is a lot of dissatisfaction with Typepad among some bloggers today, but I have to say I didn’t leave so much because of that. Sure, I’d had poor customer service when I had questions, and [...]
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It is no secret that I am a firm believer in social media as a tool to create successful writing careers. This week, I’m pleased to present two authors – both met via Twitter – who used blogging, social networks and podcasting to net fans and, ultimately, book contracts. It is through their stories that I hope authors everywhere can…
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Microsoft is forging ahead with new concepts in the way we search. BingTweet allows users to search for terms in both Twitter and Bing at the same time. That means you get a general search result, as well as a bar that constantly updates with Tweets containing the same information. You can also click the tabs to see trending topics…
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Microsoft is slowly carving a path through Google’s search engine market share with it’s new engine, Bing. I have to admit, I didn’t think much about it at first. How could a word like “Bing” become a household name like “Google?” Plus, it is a Microcrap product and, as you can tell, I’m not very fond of their products anymore,…
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Yesterday, Facebook announced a new initiative for users of Fan Pages. The social networking beheemoth now offers Fan Boxes you can add to your Web site. These boxes show your live Facebook stream, as well as fans of your page. It also has a button folks can hit and instantly become fans on Facebook. Newsweek integrated a Fan Box on…
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