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April 18, 2014
The dreaded “If she can do it, why can’t I?” comparison
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April 11, 2014
7 Ways to Promote Your Book with a Blog — Guest post from Nina Amir
So you've written a book. You've even had it published: in print, e-book format or both. Now comes the hard part: figuring out how to promote it.You could take out an ad, send out press releases, schedule real or virtual book tours. But as you're developing your promotion strategy, don't overlook blogging.
Not sure how to make it work for you? In today's guest post, Nina Amir will share seven strategies for using a blog to promote your book.
But first, a litt...
March 24, 2014
March 20, 2014
It's cover time for TRAVELING LEFT OF CENTER!
The cover reveal parties are over—and my thanks to all the bloggers who helped promote the book cover! —so I can now post the cover of my upcoming fiction collection, TRAVELING LEFT OF CENTER, on my own blog!Want to know how the cover image came about? Here are a few details to whet your appetite until the book's release!
What does the cover represent?
Think of life as a road. As long as you stay in your own lane, so to speak, you have a good chance of reaching your destination.
But if yo...
March 8, 2014
The latest on TRAVELING LEFT OF CENTER
Designing your book cover is a big deal. It has to be compelling, intriguing, fit the concept of the book, and, in general, be something that leaps off the shelf (virtual or physical) and into the reader's mind.
So when my publisher, Pixel Hall Press, and I started working on the artwork for my upcoming short fiction collection, TRAVELING LEFT OF CENTER, we wanted the perfect image. And, by George, I think we got it!
And, unwilling to let the momentous choice pass by unremarked, we asked a few...
So when my publisher, Pixel Hall Press, and I started working on the artwork for my upcoming short fiction collection, TRAVELING LEFT OF CENTER, we wanted the perfect image. And, by George, I think we got it!
And, unwilling to let the momentous choice pass by unremarked, we asked a few...
February 28, 2014
February 24, 2014
Focus on... Freelance Copywriting with Brannan Atkinson
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February 17, 2014
Be careful what you wish for...
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February 7, 2014
Trying to generate a February thaw
Like a lot of working writers, I cover many different categories with my writing.
I blog on behalf of my clients, doing my best to keep their name and offerings alive and well in the blogosphere.I write for a select group of magazines—those that I know will treat me fairly and whose topic area is of interest to me.I write for corporate clients—both as a subcontractor for agencies and for some direct clients. And in between all that (or whenever I can steal the time!), I do my own writing...
I blog on behalf of my clients, doing my best to keep their name and offerings alive and well in the blogosphere.I write for a select group of magazines—those that I know will treat me fairly and whose topic area is of interest to me.I write for corporate clients—both as a subcontractor for agencies and for some direct clients. And in between all that (or whenever I can steal the time!), I do my own writing...
January 24, 2014
Planning a blog tour—Guest post from novelist Gillian Felix
Gillian FelixI “met” Gillian (so to speak—it was all by e-mail!) last fall when she asked if I would be a host for her upcoming blog tour. I was such a newbie to the concept that she had to explain what I needed to do (practically nothing!) and that she would provide (everything I needed!) and what the whole idea was behind it anyway!
And now that I am in the early-early stages of marketing for my upcoming short fiction collection, TRAVELING LEFT OF CENTER, I knew that blog tours wo...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>
