Tag: social media
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Kindle Singles
As I predicted over two years ago, eBooks will bring readers a resurgence of short fiction. It’s now more accessible. eZines and eReaders have given authors more markets for their short stories, and with the too-busy lifestyle in this culture, short stories provide a quick lunchtime reading escape. It’s a match made in cyberspace. Amazon,…
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LSI & Amazon: Bad Breakup
In my book Publishing & Marketing Realities for the Emerging Author, I discuss at the length the benefits of Lightning Source for the Emerging Author. We’ve been with LSI for 3 years, and we love them. Although it seems that things are changing. Thanks to a comment by a reader, this article was brought to…
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Review of Publishing & Marketing Realities
Blurb is a Verb put up a fabulous review of my book Publishing & Marketing Realities for the Emerging Author last week. Here’s a taste: Holy Guacamole. Ms. Rose has done her homework here. This Indie publication is concise, professional, and well edited. Better yet: this is one of the rare books on book promotion which…
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European Writing Retreat!
Today I’m off to Europe for seven week, hopefully to get a novel written. The podcasts will post as normal on Fridays, but the rest may be a bit more sporadic. Do bear with me. I’ll still have internet access, of course, and if there is a topic on which you’d like me to write,…
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Independent Spirit of Emerging Authors
Today is Independence Day. It’s a time to celebrate the independent spirit within each of us. Many of our cultures most famous authors started through self-publishing their works. Names like Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin, Beatrice Potter, Ezra Pound, Virginia Woolf, to name a few from history. For more contemporary examples, both the NYT bestseller The…
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70% of Nothing…
Last week I read a post called “70% of Nothing is Nothing,” and it rather got my goat. Although the article went onto talk about the importance of quality in self-published works, something I emphasize in my blog and my book, the bulk of it carried the tone of discouraging authors to self-publish based on…
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Creating Blog Content
Sometimes the hardest thing about keeping a blog is finding topics on which to write, especially if you’re looking for fresh content multiple times a week. The most important thing for writers to remember when blogging is that you’re doing it to serve the reader first. This means you don’t want to make the same…
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Amazon Joins Big Publishing
Big news in New York Big Boy (NYBB) publishing. Whereas up until recently they’ve been known as the “Big 6,” they are now the “Big 7.” Amazon joins the traditional publishing world in a big way, with new imprints and an aggressive move to acquire new and established, best-selling authors. They are the new player…
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New York Big Boys (Podcast)
Listen to the realities of going with a New York Big Boy publisher for your book, both the pros and cons. Learn how to get a New York Publisher and how long it is likely to take. Understand royalties and advances, and see how the industry is changing. Publishing & Marketing Realities: Episode 2, New…
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Managing Social Networks (& Still Have Time to Write)
Social networking is a huge time-suck, or at least it can be until you learn how to manage it. Perhaps I’m not the best person to write about this, as the allure of Twitter and Facebook is far too tempting. Many of you who follow me under @christinerose or @omgrey know just how prolific my…
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