#WriterWednesday - August 8th 2018
The eBook version of "Where's Noodles?" is now available, having been officially released on August 3rd 2018. You can buy it fromSmashwords in all formats they offer. Alternatively, check out Lilie's post from this past Friday for more details, as well as other purchase links. Paperback and audio book versions are planned for the near future.
By the way, thank you to Kevin for his spotlight post for the book, and to Sally for featuring the book in a recent cafe and bookstore post. Also, thanks to everyone who shared their posts and mine to help spread the word. Lilie and I really appreciate it.
Another thing I appreciate is Janice having me over to her blog for an author interview yesterday. If you want to check it out, you can read my interview here.
Now, on to this week's writing links!
If you're a writer too, here are some simple ways to stay inspired as a writer, in case you're struggling to find inspiration to write right now. Also, here's a reminder for if you find yourself asking the question, "Why does it take so long to write a book?"
No matter what you end up writing, don't forget to keep the pressure on, and don't make things too easy for your characters to achieve their goals.
By the way, if you're wondering how to tell if writing is your 'thing', read the post I just linked to, and remember to do it because you want to - sometimes that's actually the best reason todo something, no matter what others say!
Assuming you do want to write, you might want to publish what you write. I mean, you might not, but I'm going to assume you do. So, do you plan to self-publish, or will you go the traditional publishing route? If your plan is to self-publish, you might want to take a look at this timeline you should probably follow to publish your book in time for the holidays.
On a somewhat related note: regardless of how you publish, you'll need to at least do some of the marketing. Do you find marketing boring? Whether you answered yes or no, are you looking for a creative way to market your books? How about using awareness days to promote your book... Doesn't that sound like a creative marketing idea? I mean, you're likely already using big holidays like Christmas, Halloween, etc, whenever you can. So, why not use the smaller ones like awareness and appreciation days too?
Social media is a good place to take advantage of the potential marketing opportunities of various holidays - especially if you remember to use hashtags in your posts - so it could be helpful to be on at least one social media platform if you're an author. Remember not to let all your social media posts be about your book though. The whole point of social media is to be social - hence the word "social" in the name -so check out this advice on building social media relationships, and let your fans and followers see the person behind the book.
Regardless of the social media sites you may or may not be on, or even whether you're a writer or not, here's an important post to read, especially if you're as bad as I am at remembering why working harder isn't always smarter.
By the way, thank you to Kevin for his spotlight post for the book, and to Sally for featuring the book in a recent cafe and bookstore post. Also, thanks to everyone who shared their posts and mine to help spread the word. Lilie and I really appreciate it.
Another thing I appreciate is Janice having me over to her blog for an author interview yesterday. If you want to check it out, you can read my interview here.
Now, on to this week's writing links!
If you're a writer too, here are some simple ways to stay inspired as a writer, in case you're struggling to find inspiration to write right now. Also, here's a reminder for if you find yourself asking the question, "Why does it take so long to write a book?"
No matter what you end up writing, don't forget to keep the pressure on, and don't make things too easy for your characters to achieve their goals.
By the way, if you're wondering how to tell if writing is your 'thing', read the post I just linked to, and remember to do it because you want to - sometimes that's actually the best reason todo something, no matter what others say!
Assuming you do want to write, you might want to publish what you write. I mean, you might not, but I'm going to assume you do. So, do you plan to self-publish, or will you go the traditional publishing route? If your plan is to self-publish, you might want to take a look at this timeline you should probably follow to publish your book in time for the holidays.
On a somewhat related note: regardless of how you publish, you'll need to at least do some of the marketing. Do you find marketing boring? Whether you answered yes or no, are you looking for a creative way to market your books? How about using awareness days to promote your book... Doesn't that sound like a creative marketing idea? I mean, you're likely already using big holidays like Christmas, Halloween, etc, whenever you can. So, why not use the smaller ones like awareness and appreciation days too?
Social media is a good place to take advantage of the potential marketing opportunities of various holidays - especially if you remember to use hashtags in your posts - so it could be helpful to be on at least one social media platform if you're an author. Remember not to let all your social media posts be about your book though. The whole point of social media is to be social - hence the word "social" in the name -so check out this advice on building social media relationships, and let your fans and followers see the person behind the book.
Regardless of the social media sites you may or may not be on, or even whether you're a writer or not, here's an important post to read, especially if you're as bad as I am at remembering why working harder isn't always smarter.
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