How to Blog a Book

Inspiring You to Build Visibility, Boost Authority and Become an Author Post by Post

Inspiring You to Build Visibility, Boost Authority and Become an Author Post by Post

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5 Reasons Writers Should Become Bloggers

There are days when I wish I could just stop blogging. That’s right…never write or publish another post. And then I remember why I blog, and I sit down and produce another post—like this one. I’ve been blogging since about 2006. At one time, I had five active blogs. You might say I embraced blogging […]

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10 Ways to Turbocharge Your Blogging

Do you ever feel like your blogging and writing are being done in low gear? When that happens, it takes so much effort to compose a post and make progress on your blogged book. What if at those times you could flip a switch and turbocharge your blogging? Wouldn’t it be amazing to speed to […]

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How to Use Scrivener to Track Your Blog-a-Book Progress

Many writers and bloggers use Scrivener to help them manage their projects—and even more would like to learn how to do so. I’ve written about Scrivener several times and how I’ve used it to help with my continued blogging and blog-to-book projects. But my knowledge of how to use the program is limited. That’s why […]

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What is a Blog Exit Strategy and Do You Need One?

Right now, you love blogging. One day, that might no longer be true, or you’ll have some other opportunity or interest to pursue. What then? Today, freelance writer Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) answers that question. Many times, I have visited a blog only to find their content is outdated. They have stopped blogging. People change careers […]

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Create Blog-Book Synergy to Reduce Content Creation Stress

Many aspiring authors worry about starting a blog. They fear they won’t have the time to produce a book manuscript while trying to produce consistent blog content. However, the blog-a-book and book-a-blog strategies provide an efficient way to write and publish books—and keep up with blog content schedules. Today, digital nomad and full-time writer and […]

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5 Contest Ideas Sure to Engage Your Blog Readers

Today, reader engagement is almost more important that the number of visitors who show up daily to read your blog. How do you encourage them to become…or keep them…engaged? Try a contest. Today, freelance writer Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) offers five contest ideas sure to move your audience to action. If you need to generate some […]

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How Bloggers Can Hope for the Best While Preparing for the Unexpected

Blogging successfully takes consistency. That’s why you have to think ahead to any situations that might cause you to miss publishing a post…or more than one post…on schedule. Today, freelance writer Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) offers tips on how to plan for the types of things that cause your stream of posts to get interrupted. Of […]

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4 Proven Steps to Make You a More Productive Blogger

You sit down at your computer ready to crank out a blog post, part of your manuscript, or some sales copy for your newest book, product or lead magnet. Today will be a productive blogging day, you tell yourself. Fingers on the keyboard, you look at the clock and commit to an hour of focused […]

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Growing Hybrids: Effective Blog Post Titles

Today, you have about seven seconds to get someone to stick around long enough to read your blog post. That’s why your post title is so important. In this post, professional writer Jodi Webb (@wordsbywebb) discusses the fine balance between creative and boring titles and how to write ones that make a visitor want to […]

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Why Writers Need a Posse

Writing and blogging can be lonely endeavors. And sometimes book promotion proves a solitary activity as well. But these activities don’t have to be done alone. Today, professional writer Jodi Webb (@wordsbywebb) explains how gathering a posse—a group of writers—around you can help you avoid going it alone, especially when promoting your newly published blogged […]