Blogging Basics for Aspiring Authors: Lesson 15 As a writer, you may worry that if you begin blogging you will run out of material. Even if you blog about your book, you may think you have little to say to help promote your work. If you blog your book, of course, the manuscript provides the […]
Simple Book Title and Content Idea for Blogging a Book
Today’s guest post is by Roger. C. Parker. It is reprinted with permission from his Published & Profitable blog. If you’re looking for a simple book title & content idea for blogging a book in your field, take a look at 100 Ideas that Changed Photography. Often, startlingly simple, effective ideas provide the foundation for […]
How To Pick A Topic For Your Blogged Book
Today’s guest post is written by eBook/Self-Publishing/Internet coach Ellen Violette. Have you ever looked for a solution to a problem and found yourself dissatisfied with those offered? Did you find yourself saying, “I could do this better!”? If so, the solution you devised could be exactly what will sell in the market place. In other […]
How to Focus Your Blog or Blogged Book on a Topic
Many bloggers simply begin blogging about a topic that interests them. They also may just feel passionate about the subject they first choose to write about. That’s all well and good–if you are just blogging. If you want to blog a book or build a business around a blog or a book, you have to […]
6 Tips for Blogging a Novel
The process of blogging a book lends itself well to nonfiction. However, there are writers blogging fiction and ending up with “blovels,” or novels created based on the contents of a blog. The term “blovel” was coined by blogger Ana Marie Cox in her novel Dog Days. Much like other bloggers who have landed book deals, […]
15 Unique Ways to Blog a Book
I recently received an email from one of my blog readers, Peter G. James Sinclair, who told me about his blogged book. Actually, he’s not just blogging any old fiction or nonfiction book. He’s blogging a parable called The Creator. In the process, he says he is gaining readers and encouragement to continue writing his book. […]
Why You Need Passion to Succeed at Blogging Your Book
Most bloggers find themselves concerned with search engine optimization (SEO). Anyone writing for or on the Internet knows they want their writing easily found by search engines—and, therefore, by Internet users looking for the information in their blogs. However, Duane Forrester of Microsoft says most bloggers can use basic SEO skills and find some success […]
Content is King and Key
I’ve heard it said that content is king. I’ve also heard it said that content is key. The two sentences mean the same thing. If you want to produce a blog people will read–one that will generate traffic and get the attention of a publisher sometime down the road (or simply gain you readers when […]
Expertise and Life Experiences Make Good Book Fodder
If you are still sitting on the fence about whether or not blogging your way to a book deal is a good idea. Consider this. You don’t necessarily have to blog your whole book to get a book deal. (I still, say, “Why not if you are already going to the trouble of blogging every […]
What Subjects Can I Blog About or Blog a Book About?
In June 2008, Technorati.com, an Internet search engine for searching blogs had indexed 112.8 million blogs. When I visited the site in early February 2010, I counted over 65,400 blogs registered by category on the site itself. With this in mind, it becomes obvious that you can blog on just about any subject. However, this fact raises […]