Author Marketing Tools- A New Way to Meet, Be Rude, and Really Annoy People
- Article Submission Tools for Article Marketing
- Using Squidoo as a Part of Your Author Platform
- Platform Building Press Releases
- NaNoWriMo – Is it Impossible to WRIte a NOvel in a MOnth?
- LinkedIn – Another Powerful Element of the Author Platform
- Author Platform Building – Optimizing Your Facebook Author Page
- How to Make your Blog Visible – Platform Building
- Author Platforms -Simple Website Designs Targeted to Your Audience
- Elements of an Author’s Platform
Category Archives: manuscript preparation
NaNoWriMo – Is it Impossible to WRIte a NOvel in a MOnth?
Nanowrimo is an international writing effort by authors united with one purpose: individually write and submit a 50,000 word+ novel draft beginning on 1 November and submitting by end of day 30 November. Continue reading
Writing a Book – Formulating a Strategy to Write a Market Ready Best Seller
How do you know that the book you want to write has a market? Do you plan to just write and see what happens? Some books were made to be written to satisfy our souls, others are written to be … Continue reading
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Plagiarism…The Complicated Path to Writing
Many people plagiarize the work of others out of ignorance of the process of appropriate citation and attribution. This is totally unintentional with no attempt at cheating or deception. They forget to write down the source, forget the quotation marks, … Continue reading
Creating Time to Write
Making time to write is really difficult in our intrusive modern world. The siren song of email beckons us to respond to its ‘in your face’ immediacy. Blackberries chirp and ding in public places like a chorus of obnoxious magpies … Continue reading
Writing the Introduction – How to Hook Your Audience and Keep them Reading
Can you write and opening that hooks the reader and keep them coming back for more? Sure you can! Make your opening an introduction that hooks the reader with the content and makes then want to stay. Begin with a … Continue reading
Writing for Your Audience
Have you ever read an introduction or summary of a book or article and wondered, what the heck did the author just say? There is plenty of bad writing out there. There is even a Best of Bad Writing contest … Continue reading
Book Cover Design For Non-Fiction Books
Front Cover – Go out and explore your local book store. Look at book covers that draw you to them. Why are they so effective? Where is the title on the book? Is it centered or off-set? Are the letters … Continue reading
Writing to be Read
KISS (Keep It Simple Silly) is the perfect acronym for authors to embrace. Short simple sentences are not only easier to read but get the point across faster. When people really “get” something in your book they are more likely … Continue reading
Critique Groups – Feedback Sessions for Authors
Do you belong to a support group for writers or speakers? Belonging to a collaborative critique group can be both and boon and a bane for authors and speakers. They are a boon because of the incredible insight you get … Continue reading
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Why Should Authors Blog?
Blogging is a quick way to generate excitement, stir up controversy, and get people talking about a variety of topics in a short space of time. Why should you as an author blog? Simple answer: To create a ready made … Continue reading
