Research, document filing, editing, and writing for your reader. There’s a lot to think about as you blog your book. The process can feel easy rather than overwhelming, though, if you test out some of the great online tools suggested by Dan Kenitz (@buildwithwords). See how much more productive you are—and how much more you […]
3 Rules of Thumb for Creating Successful Twitter Book Promotions
If you’re looking for a good social media platform to help you build a platform online and, at some point, promote your book, don’t discount Twitter. Freelance writer and ghostwriter Dan Kenitz (@buildwithwords) explains what a huge opportunity exists on Twitter and offers a few valuable tips for getting the most out of promoting yourself […]
Seducing Readers, Publishers and A Spouse at the Same Time
If you worry about privacy issue or being too personal on your blog, don’t. Just follow Betty Herbert’s lead…all the way to a book deal. The 52 Seductions charts the project Betty Herbert undertook with her husband to seduce each other once a week for a year. The book builds on the original blog but […]
Tweeting Your Blogged Book Posts to Twitter
Twitter is a social network that focuses on 140-character messages that answer the question, “What are you doing?” The service can be accessed not only from a computer but from an instant messenger service, mobile texting and other venues. Sometimes “tweeting,” which is what posting to Twitter is called, is called “microblogging, because it works […]
Authors Must Become Savvy Social Networkers
In addition to pinging your posts each time you publish them, you’ll want to use social networks to get the word out about what you’ve written. This means using Twitter, Facebook and even Linkedin to let you “tweeple,” friends and followers know you’ve written something informative. This will help drive traffic to your blog or […]
Keeping Up with Your Blog When Using the Scheduling Option
As you’ve probably realized by now, scheduling your posts offers a definite advantage for the busy blogger or aspiring author. Now that you know how to schedule your blogs, however, you are at risk. You may walk away from your blog all week and pay no attention to what’s going on there. That’s a definite […]