This year get on out there! Great list on how.
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Guest Blogging for Authors: How NOT to Query a Blogger…
Informative article on how to query a blogger for guest posts (Book Reviews and Interviews as well).
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Guest Blogging for Authors: How NOT to Query a Blogger…and 10 Tips for Doing it Right
Want to land a guest blogging gig? Don’t clown around.
by Anne R. Allen
Marketing gurus will tell you guest blogging is one of the best ways to get your name out there to sell books and/or writing services. And they’re right.Here are some reasons why.
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But the gurus don’t often tell you how to land guest spots. Or how to find the best ones to reach your readers
http://annerallen.com/guest-blogging-how-to-query-a-blogger/
The Hard Truth About Publishing—What Writers & Readers NEED to Know
OK, last reblog of the day lol. Most informative post. Quote: “But these days reviews are more important than ever. I am not going to put in a one or two star and tank the author’s overall ranking because fiction is subjective. That author just cannot please everyone.”
As we careen toward the New Year, many emerging writers have a goal to finally publish that novel and I hope you do! But the arts are kind of strange. We often get fixated on the creative side, without really understanding the business side of our business.
The publishing world is still in massive upheaval and it is a Digital Wild West. Old rules are falling away and new ones are emerging, but still? Knowledge is power.
In my book Rise of the Machines—Human Authors in a Digital World, I go into a LOT more detail and I highly recommend you get a copy if you don’t have one. I spend the first chapters of the book explaining how the various forms of publishing work so you can make an educated decision as you are building your brand.
All types of publishing have corresponding strengths and weaknesses and this is…
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FORMATTING A PRINT BOOK #amwriting #selfpublishing #bookformatting #KDP
Formatting print versions of your book.
Guest Post: The 10 Best tools for Bloggers and Freelance writers
Post Quote: “If you are a blogger or a freelance writer churning material for an income, you will likely face a basket load of productivity problems.”
This is a guest post by Benjamin Chiang, an enthusiast of good advertising, deep thinking, labor issues, and chocolate. As a writer, his work has appeared on www.fivestarsandamoon.com, Yahoo, Vulcanpost.com among others. You can find him at www.rangosteen.com or follow him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/brchiang
The 10 Best tools for Bloggers and Freelance writers
If you are a blogger or a freelance writer churning material for an income, you will likely face a basket load of productivity problems. These include:
- Day-to-day journaling
- Writing productivity
- Organizing research
- Graphic making
- Collaboration
Here are some tools, both free and paid, that will help you meet your deadline!
Day-to-Day Journaling
In the old days, Hemmingway wrote on Moleskins and lugged them all around in heavy trunks (albeit heavy Louis Vuitton trunks). Though romantic to write in, you may find difficulty running a keyword search on notebooks. That’s why most of us…
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Book Release Day: “When We Go Missing”
Congratulations Kristen! Welcome to Indie Publishing. I look forward to reading your book. Stay tuned folks for my review of “When We Go Missing!”
Today is the day that I can officially say that I published a book. When We GoMissing, my debut novel, is live and available for purchase in print and e-book form on Amazon. (The e-book version is also in Kindle Unlimited, so if you are a member, you can grab it for free!) When We Go Missing is a psychological thriller that explores women who vanish and what society does with those disappearances. If you are traveling in the next few weeks or simply want a fast-paced read, you should check it out.
Thank you all for following along on this journey. I have very much appreciated your support as I have written, edited, and rewritten (and rewritten, and rewritten, and rewritten) this novel.
If any of you end up reading When We Go Missing, feel free to write an honest review on Amazon, Goodreads
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Your Vote Counts!
You may remember Linda from the Book Review I did awhile back (check my Indie Author Page). Well, guess what? Linda’s at it again and she’s battling it out on Cover Wars. I love seeing my authors succeed! Go ahead and cast your vote!
The PBS Blog 