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NaNoWriMo – Is it Impossible to WRIte a NOvel in a MOnth?

Posted on August 18, 2010 by mywritingmentor

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 →

Posted in Book Contest, finding a topic for your book, manuscript preparation, Uncategorized, Writing, writing a book | Tagged Nanowrimo, Tamara Sellman, write a book in a month, Writer's Rainbow | 12 Comments

Author Platform Building – Optimizing Your Facebook Author Page

Posted on August 15, 2010 by mywritingmentor

You can do a lot to maximize your author platform exposure to search engines through your Facebook page. Continue reading →

Posted in audience creation, author marketing tools, author platform, Author Promotion, publishing, Uncategorized | Tagged Facebook, Fanpage, platform development, search engine optimization and facebook, SEO | 15 Comments

How to Make your Blog Visible – Platform Building

Posted on August 3, 2010 by mywritingmentor

You have a blog and now you wonder if anyone will read it? Here are a few tips of things you can do that will help your blog be visible to your audience: Continue reading →

Posted in author marketing tools, author platform, Author Promotion, blog content, blog entry, blog headlines, blog size, blog subheadlines, blog titles, blogging, Blogging Rules, social network, social networking, strategic marketing, Uncategorized | Tagged how to make your blog visible, making your blog visible | Leave a comment

Get a Blog and Hang out with All the Cool Kids – Or – How to Build a Relevant Author Platform

Posted on July 30, 2010 by mywritingmentor

Word of mouth marketing is critical to building a web presence that results in a powerful author platform. Continue reading →

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Blogs – Publish or Perish

Posted on February 11, 2008 by mywritingmentor

Publicizing your blog is not as hard as you might think. Compelling content is not enough to create a dedicated large following. It takes a little work and exposure on other sites and blogs to build your readership. You can … Continue reading →

Posted in audience creation, author marketing tools, blog content, blogging, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged blog, blog content, blog exposure, blogging, blogs, publicizing your blog, seo spiders, Writing | 2 Comments

Book Cover Design For Non-Fiction Books

Posted on February 3, 2008 by mywritingmentor

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 →

Posted in author marketing tools, manuscript preparation, non-fiction, Self-Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged author, back cover design, book cover, book cover design, book design, front cover, how to design a book cover, non-fiction book cover design, spine design, write, writer | 1 Comment

What Not to Do With Keywords

Posted on January 31, 2008 by mywritingmentor

Keyword rich articles, web pages, and blogs are critical if you want to keep SEO spiders fed. Keywords are what anchor searches to your entries on the web. They are also want vendors who are looking for ad space want … Continue reading →

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Book Promotion – Begin to Market Your Writing

Posted on January 30, 2008 by mywritingmentor

You wrote a book. You published it yourself and it is truly a solid read. How do you take that book and make a full time living? Marketing. Does hearing that word send you running for the woods shaking with … Continue reading →

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Writing for Dollars – Can you really make a living at this?

Posted on January 29, 2008 by mywritingmentor

Is there a writer buried deep inside you? Do you want to add the words author and freelance writer after your name? Many authors say they would quit their day job if they could, “make a living at this.” If you … Continue reading →

Posted in audience creation, author marketing tools, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged author, author market, freelance, freelance writer, freelance writing, freelance writing jobs, freelancer, marketing writing, online jobs, work at home, work from home, writer, Writing | Leave a comment

Sticky Secrets of Blog Headlines and Blog Titles

Posted on January 26, 2008 by mywritingmentor

Blog titles, blog headlines, and blog sub-headlines need to be “sticky” for SEO spiders to crawl in and out of your work and catalog the content. Becoming a master of stickiness is much like become a master of yoga…you better be ready to put in the … Continue reading →

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