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February 2, 2015
Prep Monday���Let���s Move On
Well, I���ve had about enough of this land search, and I���m sure you have too! We���re still a second on the property we���re most interested in, but it���s looking less likely. We haven���t had time to go look at any new ones���plus, it���s been cold. Now, I���m not a fan of cold, especially when it���s […]
January 30, 2015
Fan Friday���Reading Books
Everyone reads books, right? Well, no, in fact, adults read less now than they used to. And as far as books go, no, Facebook doesn���t count! Me, I prefer real books. The smell, the feel, the printed page . . . But I���ll read just about anything in a pinch: cereal boxes were a favorite […]
January 28, 2015
Writer Wednesday���More Marketing
Since there was so much interest last week, I���m expanding the topic of marketing and adding some information that a fellow author sent me. He has had an incredible uptick in sales since using some of these sites, and, as a service to all of you, I decided to test a couple of them myself, […]
January 26, 2015
Prep Monday���Last Weekend
Well, you might say I���m getting a bit discouraged . . . just a bit. Here���s a rundown on the properties we looked at last Monday: The first one had a house. It was cute on the outside, good layout on the inside���the bright blue walls in what would be my office would be the […]
January 23, 2015
Fan Friday���What Do I Do All Day?
Well, first I get up. I mean, doesn���t everyone? Then I get coffee. Again, doesn���t everyone? And then I work���my job, business, whatever you want to call it. All the promo, answering emails, checking my calendar. Oh, and social media and reading the news. Usually I eat breakfast: two slices of bacon. And take my […]
January 21, 2015
Writer Wednesday���Cost vs Sales
I���ve been involved in a few online discussions recently about marketing effectiveness. Everyone has an opinion, and some have experience, and some just won���t even try. Let me explain: As an author, you have to promote your books. Who better? You wrote them, you know them intimately, and you have a voice. If you don���t […]
January 20, 2015
The Great American Novel by Robin Tidwell
Originally posted on bookbrowsing:
That���s the goal of every author, right? But sometimes we get distracted. Back in, oh, 1997, I got my first computer, a hand-me-down from my sister. I couldn���t even get online with that thing, but I kept trying. Finally, knowing I wanted to write a book, my husband bought me a…
That���s the goal of every author, right? But sometimes we get distracted. Back in, oh, 1997, I got my first computer, a hand-me-down from my sister. I couldn���t even get online with that thing, but I kept trying. Finally, knowing I wanted to write a book, my husband bought me a…
January 19, 2015
Prep Monday���Still Searching
As you���re reading this, we���re out in the woods. Left this morning around 7:00 a.m. and will be home around 5:00 p.m. or sooner. I���m trying not to zero in on one property and think ���this is the one��� until we see them. For once, I don���t have strong feelings on any of them, so […]
January 16, 2015
Fan Friday���Employment or Research?
I did a radio interview last week, and the DJ ran down my bio before introducing me; a friend who listened asked me later, ���What about driving a bus? You forgot that!��� I had, indeed. I���ve held a lot of jobs over the years; nothing I could call a career, but that didn���t really interest […]
January 14, 2015
Writer Wednesday���Getting a Book Event
Authors often ask how to set up a book event. As a former bookstore owner and an author, I can give you some pointers: DO your homework: location, hours, type of store, and so forth. Check the store���s website and social media pages. DO stop by in person. Bookstore folks want to meet you. DO […]
