Occasionally, I find a blog with a writer so focused on content and niche that the blog is “of a mind” and I’m drawn back to that mind. Time and again, I’m drawn to a blog written by a young woman who has grown up before my very eyes. Her sense of wonder never ceases [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Book Marketing'
Blogging – Niche Blogging’s Best
August 8th, 2010 – No Comments
Tags: Branding · Contemplation · Editors · Quotes · Writer Rambles · Writing · articles · motivation
Burning Midnight… uhm, Ink?
June 18th, 2010 – 1 Comment
You never know when it’s important to get the right message to the right person, until you’ve once given the wrong message to the wrong person. There’s a problematic issue there of the message and who it should be given to. Try now – this message. It’s nearly midnight and the day is gone, but [...]
Tags: Branding · Contemplation · Purpose · Writer Rambles · Writers · Writing · motivation
Editors, Critiquers & Consultants
May 26th, 2010 – No Comments
What’s the difference? An editor will review each line and correct all those basic grammar errors, punctuation errors and line edits that need attention. A critiquer will focus on the topic and flow of your book, assess the story line and drive your tale home to the reader. A consultant takes on all these things [...]
Tags: Agents · Book Marketing · Editors · Publishers · Writers Groups · motivation
Controversy Sparks Interest – Read Profit
April 29th, 2010 – No Comments
As I sit here, once again, awaiting sunrise, the contemplation of what draws readers comes to mind. There’s a comment in the in box that indicates my topics are spam… uhhuh. She’s selling Viagra, Vicodin and Valium and my topics are spam. Okay, that’s a good line. I suppose, even the fact that I referred [...]
Tags: Book Marketing · Branding · Contemplation · Writer Rambles · motivation
The Write Page – Writing Words for Profit
April 24th, 2010 – No Comments
How many words does it take to make a profit? The question came through email from a writer friend who had been playing with his writing game for more than half a century. The man was freaking old! But he still had a dream. There wasn’t anything else in his message, just that question. I [...]
Tags: Branding · Contemplation · Contests · Signings · Writers Groups
Search Engine Optimization – Why Experts Aren’t Experts
March 24th, 2010 – No Comments
By Laura Wheeler It seems that everybody is an SEO expert, even though, if you truly understand the field, you quickly come to realize that nobody knows everything about SEO. In fact, many people who say they do, are really just guessing.
Tags: Article Publishers · Branding · Content Publishers · EzineArticles.com · Links · Publicity Sites · Visibility · lessons · marketing · motivation
Katie Hines – Successfully Advertising Blog Tours
March 22nd, 2010 – 13 Comments
As writers, the unfortunate reality is that we have to do the lion’s share of book marketing and promotion ourselves. Key to that marketing is the virtual book tour, otherwise known as a blog tour. Advertising a book tour actually begins way before your book release. Here’s how I did it. I created a blog [...]
Tags: Book Marketing · Conferences · Links · Publishers · Writers Groups · motivation
Write a Manual for Your Niche Market
November 18th, 2009 – No Comments
Niche Manual – Write a Manual For Your Niche Market By Jan Verhoeff Have you ever wondered what would happen if you put just a little bit of the wisdom you have from your day to day job down on paper and shared it with anyone who wanted to know about your niche? I can [...]
Tags: Book Marketing · Introduction · Writers Groups · motivation
Writers for Profit – Making Internet Marketing Work
November 3rd, 2009 – No Comments
Recently the question of value from writing seems to have hit an all time high. Writers wonder if there’s money in writing anymore. Those of us who are writing online and have been for a while know there’s definitely more money in writing online that before the market appeared. The profits are soaring for many [...]
Tags: Links · Publicity Sites · Visibility · for profit · motivation
Blogging for Cash?
May 18th, 2009 – No Comments
Some days you just want to know what people are thinking. Like today… I’ve been busy fixing my hair (yes it took all day) and getting ready to go to Denver for a few days and switch places with my kids – lol. Kevin and Tatia get to come see the family in Lamar, over [...]
Tags: Branding · Contemplation · Content Publishers · Ebook Publishers · motivation
