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January 26, 2016
Tip #27: Homegrown book sales (ways to promote your books locally)
This segment has opened up a whole new wave of readers (followers) for me, so I thought you all might enjoy this repurposed post from last year. It has some great tips for marketing your book in your hometown. Your [...]
January 25, 2016
Tip #26: Giveaways that work!
Some of my tips throughout this segment cover the technical aspects of authorship, but others provide insight on the marketing side of the industry. Today’s tip centers around the effectiveness of giveaways. If you have followed my posts in this [...]
January 24, 2016
Tip #25: Protect the rights to your writes! (Copyrighting your work)
Today, I’m going to share a small, but important, secret to help you protect your work. Many of you may already know how to do this; but, this post is for aspiring writers or those who have yet to learn this [...]
January 23, 2016
Tip #24: Affiliate yourself with Amazon!
Today, I’m going to share a tip that one of my dear author friends shared with me not too long ago. I’m talking about – becoming an Amazon Affiliate. It’s just one more way to monetize your blog or site. [...]
January 22, 2016
Tip #23: Hashing out hashtags#
Twitter is an excellent resource in which to connect authors with fellow authors, and booklovers. However, it has its own set of unspoken rules that all Twitter friends should follow (pun totally intended). Some authors prefer Facebook, but I personally [...]
January 21, 2016
Tip #22: Curb lazy verbs!
Since this segment is all about becoming better writers in 2016, I thought I’d offer at least one post on the importance of verb choice. With instant access to a thesaurus at any given time, I can’t understand why any [...]
January 20, 2016
Tip #21: Adverbs: Kill them, or keep them?
Many authors have conflicted feelings about adverbs. Some, such as Stephen King, abhor them. Others embrace them on occasion. And then there is a third group of authors whose every other word in a sentence is an adverb. I personally [...]
January 19, 2016
Tip #20: To quote, or not to quote–that is the question!
Today’s tip will focus on another tricky aspect of punctuation–quotations. When does text need double quotations or single quotations? Or, does it need to be italicized, instead? I will offer some examples to clarify appropriate instances for each of these [...]
January 18, 2016
Tip #19: ‘Spacing out’ (correct spacing between sentences)
Today’s post is short and sweet … but important. Did you know that it is no longer acceptable to use two spaces between sentences in novels? I didn’t, until I hired my first professional editor. Professional writing is an ever-changing arena where [...]
January 16, 2016
Public message from Traci
Hello, everyone. I apologize for the delay in getting the January 17th post out. I’ve been having major issues with my Word Press admin site. My text is not appearing as it should, and many of my features are now [...]
