What’s Your Perception Strategy?
Your readers’ perception becomes your reality. Some great slides here on how to manage that slippery fish! (Plus there is a TON of chocolate in this presentation. Yum.) ~click the pic to open the...
View ArticleFour Editing and Proofreading Tips
“Revision is really about seeing your book as a whole–recognizing patterns you didn’t notice before, and reconciling any disparate parts into a unified whole. The best way to accomplish this is to be...
View ArticleDon’t You Forget About Me
“Oh, happy day: you’re selling books. A few of them, at least. But now that you’ve done the whole launching your book thing and you’ve made sure that no one could possibly escape your Amazon listing...
View ArticleHachette App Lets Authors & Publishers Share Book Chapters
“Hachette Book Group has a new social networking app that lets authors and publishers share book chapters via Facebook. The ChapterShare app launches today with exclusive excerpts from chapters of...
View ArticleWhat it Really Takes to Succeed in Publishing
“I have good news and bad news. The good news: The most likely path to success isn’t that hard to find. The bad news: Who said the path would be fun? The other night I watched a PBS segment on a...
View Article4 Reasons to Write Several Books
“…before seeking publication. There is a cliché in publishing that by the time a writer finally gets published, she already has a whole stack of novels completed and hidden in a drawer, never to see...
View ArticleThe Power of WordPress
Apparently, this isn’t the only blog on WordPress. Hat tip to Barry Ritholz at The Big Picture 6/2/12 for this great infographic – click the image to see the full thing.
View ArticleFlip the Script: Write Some Days
“ ‘Write every day.’ Should you? Sure. Can you? Maybe. Do you have to, to qualify as a “real” writer? Absolutely not. Obviously this isn’t the type of advice that can be completely turned 180 degrees,...
View ArticleThe Growth of Social Media
Hat tip to Barry Ritholz at The Big Picture for another great infographic on the growth of social media use. Click the picture to access the full infographic.
View ArticleTop 10 Blog Traffic Killers
“1. You don’t post often enough. Frequency is what separates the men from the boys … or the women from the girls. You cannot build solid traffic without frequent posts. I have seen time and time again...
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