There are few things worse on social media than to encounter an abandoned social media profile or one
where the author posts irregularly.
Not exact matches
@Margroks If you actually read the
post, you'll see that no
where in the text does the
author state that Bin Laden physically died prior to this past week.
The sort of remark I have in mind is the kind
where, in a
post about an unrelated topic, an
author feels the need to bring up some moral accusation against the writer he is discussing and make very clear that he, the blogger, is on the right side of that debate.
Today's guest
post comes all the way from Laos,
where my friend Lisa McKay —
author of the highly acclaimed novel, My Hands Came Away Red — lives with her husband Mike, who works for a humanitarian organization in the region.
When I hit the link to the
author, I just saw some really angry
posts about Calvinists... not sure
where that came from.
I'm
posting from Mom 2.0 Summit this morning,
where I'm wearing my hats as a consultant (helping a client with their conference presence), blogger (I'll be speaking on the state of the blogging union), and
author (Asha and my work was nominated for two Iris Awards!).
About the
author This is a guest
post written by the
author of a FindGasCards.com a website
where you can find the best gas cards, as well as a helpful auto blog!
Is there someplace on this new site
where the problem is explained so that all the original
authors do get our credit somewhere, even if not on the actual
posts?
I also
posted this blog on Nature's Child,
where one of the study
authors for the «Formula is Voldemort» blog (http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/03/11/formula-is-voldemort-or-that-which-must-not-be-named/) responded personally.
Another discussion can be found in the blog
post I quoted in the question,
where the democratic transhumanist
author, «citizencyborg», claims not only that there are few transhumanist conservatives but
I recently saw a blog
post where the
author made a bouquet out of onesies for a baby boy's baby shower, but now I can not seem to find the
post.
I'll add that to my schedule for my Off The Shelf Book Promotions blog (http://www.otsbp.com), which is
where I write how - to
posts for
authors, and will link to it here for anyone else who's interested.
Then there are companies springing up like Blue Inc.,
where self - published
authors can pay a small fee for unbiased reviews that are
posted on the web.
Questions can also be
posted to online Amazon
Author Pages
where anyone who has made purchases from Amazon.com can take part in an online exchange on the topic.
However they did not
post reviews on Amazon which should arguably be the primary space
where authors want reviews to appear to drive sales.
Literary Fiction Success Defined I recently read a blog
post where the
author was explaining her take on the difference between genre fiction and literary fiction and her definition...
Simply flip your OED open to the page
where author is defined and save yourself the trouble of making a blog
post that uses your own insecurities to put other people down.
A new Reddit group has just been established that lists all of the free e-books that are currently available and
authors also
post coupon codes
where you can download a ton of content for free.
Where before you might have had «Actively
posting on Twitter with the handle @username with over 100 followers,» you'd want to describe what actively
posting means to you: «The
author tweets links to relevant articles daily, participates in a weekly Twitter chat with target audience, and
posts two to three times per day.»
«The
Author Marketing Club resources are great, but I especially appreciate having quick access to twenty - four sites
where you can
post your free e-book promotions.
A series of
posts where the
author (who has a book coming up) writes a series of unique guest
post content on several popular blogs in their niche.
Whilst comic strips
authors largely worked alone or from home, collaborating with others often through the
post, the studios
where animation films were made were not unlike medieval scriptoria,
where authorial work was carried out collectively and the auctor / scribes / artists worked together on individual desks.
While a lot of reviewers write to help themselves remember what they read or to tell other readers about the book (good or bad), the book reviews that help indie
authors are the ones
posted where readers will ultimately make their purchasing decision — or
where the readers go for trusted opinions.
posted at Storey - Lines, saying, «Indie
author Robin Storey answers one of the most common questions asked of
authors —
where do you get your ideas?»
Just to let you know
where we are in this case, which is proceeding with the deliberate pace of US litigation: In late 2014, Ellora's Cave sued Dear
Author and Jane, its proprietor, claiming that Dear
Author defamed EC by publishing a blog
post stating that EC was not paying a set of its
authors, editors, and cover artists in a timely fashion, and that there were additional indicia of financial difficulties, as evidenced by tax liens.
You can join GoodReads, Shelfari, LinkedIn, Twitter, and all of the other social networking sites that are
where readers gather, and you can
post messages, and you can build your own
author platform online, and you can build your brand as an
author offline, too.
I can tell you this: as the former director of the now - defunct Gravity Imprint for Booktrope, the books that sold the most were
where the
authors did everything on that list above — they interact with readers, build their platform, generously share others»
posts and content, blog consistently, and have a clear, strong message.
Reedsy didn't exist when we
posted this, but it's a wonderful new resource
where you can find vetted editors, designers and other book professionals that indie
authors are looking for.
That's when the blogger has actually taken time to read your book cover - to - cover and gives their opinion about it and also includes links to buy it... Probably the next popular would just be a spotlight
post where you, the
author, would give the blogger all the information about your book, including a cover image and synopsis and buying links, and all they have to do is put it up on their blog.
One rage - fueled smugster even
posted the home address
where the accused
author lives with her disabled child.
by D'vorah Lansky Being that blogging has become so popular in our
author community, and the fact that I've received dozens of requests to teach more about blogging AND the fact that we had 58 comments on last week's blog
post, I thought you'd find it helpful if we began a column
where we share blogging tips and strategies.
The
Author / Illustrator News Board is the place
where writers can
post good news, stinky news, blog news, and any other news in - between.
When you mention your book title in a blog
post (or anyone's book title) Always hyperlink the title to amazon and Lachesis Publishing or the web site of the
author you are writing about, or their publisher's site or any other site
where the books you mention are sold.
Claim your URL,
post a bit of information that directs readers to the websites
where you are most active, and ensure that this essential piece of your
author platform belongs to you — and not someone else who happens to have the same name.
However they did not
post reviews on Amazon which should arguably be the primary space
where authors want reviews to appear to drive Continue reading
To celebrate being featured in this months Indie
Author publication Carnival of the Indies where A post I wrote on my author website Mojano.com about my Children's series
Author publication Carnival of the Indies
where A
post I wrote on my
author website Mojano.com about my Children's series
author website Mojano.com about my Children's series Tombs!
Being that blogging has become so popular in our
author community, and the fact that I've received dozens of requests to teach more about blogging AND the fact that we had 58 comments on last week's blog
post, I thought you'd find it helpful if we began a column
where we share blogging tips and strategies.
How
authors can keep track of
where everything is written: notebooks, computer,
post its, 3x5 cards, etc..
They even have a specific mention of self - publishing in their membership qualifications: «The work is neither self - published nor cooperatively published...» In fact, when I googled MWA and self - publishing, one of the first hits I came up with was a
post on their site, iirc,
where it was posited that self - published
authors were NOT pros.
Other News: Ruth also has a
post at WG2E this weekend with some honest talk from bestselling
authors about
where they get their inspiration.
: I write Lola's Advice
posts that are aimed at
authors,
where I address
author and marketing related topics:
I also set up a blog on wordpress.com,
where I thought I would
post a lot about historical fiction, but it ended up almost exclusively being about my journey as a self - published
author (which turned out to be much more successful than I could have ever predicted.)
If you have an
author blog, there may come a time
where you run out of ideas for blog
posts.
This is the third in a series of blog
posts where I talk about my experiences with self - publishing and learning how to be an indie
author.
When
posting these articles, the
author should provide a link to
where readers can find the book.
This is a
post for all
authors and people in the arts
where their soul and heart is bared in their work.
I'll start this topic by referencing a previous
posting where I was considering adding «best - selling
author» to the name of my blog.
Niel Ostroff,
author of the novels Silent Invasion and Drop Out, has just written a blog
post on The Book Marketing Network
where he describes the effects of just one tweet from Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing.
I encourage you to read his
post where he analyzes what is getting
authors into this club (hint: number of titles and genre).
The conference is a mix of hosted forum events
where literary agents and
authors weigh in on pitches, query letters, writing excerpts, along with hosted live chats, blogs and video blog
posts.