You can choose from a variety of blogging platforms when you begin blogging your book. I write a lot about using WordPress.org. For that reason, often get asked if WordPress is the only or the best blogging platform to use when you blog a book. Most professional bloggers I know and have encountered use WordPress. […]
How to Blog a Book of Poetry
Recently, I’ve received a lot of questions from poets who would like to blog books of poetry. Since publishing books of poetry traditionally can prove very difficult (Sorry, if that news is a shock to you.), I think blogging a poetry book to build a large enough fan base for your work via a blog […]
10 Steps for Blogging a Memoir
Many writers would like to blog a memoir. It’s not that different than blogging a novel, which I wrote about in a recent post, except, of course, you are blogging or writing about your own experiences. That makes your book as work of nonfiction rather than fiction. That said, it must read like fiction to […]
Does Previously Published Blog Content Turn Away Publishers?
I get asked the same question over and over again. It relates to blogged books, previously published work and traditional publishers. Many aspiring authors considering blogging books feel concern over publishing their the work they intend to include in a book on their blogs. They feel sure a publisher will then consider it “previously published” […]
Do Your Blogged Book Blog Posts Need Photos?
Not every page in a book includes a photo, but in the online world, photos do help increase reader engagement. They also may gain you a few readers from other sites, such as Facebook, Pinterest and Google Plus, which rely heavily on images to attract attention. Additionally, when you add a photo to your WordPress […]
Simple Ways to Add a “Call to Action” to Blog Posts
Today’s guest post is written by my colleague, Dana Lynn Smith, The Savvy Book Marketer. Getting traffic to your blog can be a challenge, so it’s important to keep people on your site and engaged for as long as possible, and encourage them to come back again. Think about this – after someone reads a […]
What Material Will You Leave Out of Your Blogged Book?
Prior to beginning to blog your book, create a content plan. This serves as your road map as you write and helps you determine what content to include in your blogged book. Every day when you sit down, you will look at it and know exactly what content to create as part of your manuscript. […]
How to Know if Your Blog Has Any Readers
When I work with newbie bloggers or writers who are blogging but really don’t know that much about blogging, they often tell me proudly how many “hits” they get or how many “visitors” show up each day. They become quite disappointed when I tell them these numbers, especially the first one, mean little to nothing […]
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