by Adrienne Erin | Nov 25, 2013 | Promotion, Publishing, Social Media, Writing Craft
Pinterest gives you the opportunity of a large following that will quickly and easily. Learn how to use Pinterest to boost your platform.
by Shaney Lee | Nov 19, 2013 | Promotion, Publishing, Social Media, Writing Craft
A few months ago, we shared an infographic called The Pinterest Cheat Sheet to Image Sizes. It was very well-received and widely shared. A few weeks ago, I came across a similar infographic that is basically the Pinterest Cheat Sheet on steroids. Thanks...
by Shaney Lee | Oct 30, 2013 | Publishing, Writing Craft
In just two days, writers from across the globe will embark on an epic journey. The goal? To write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. Currently, there are 143,356 writers signed up for National Novel Writing Month at NaNoWriMo.org. If you are not one of them, you should...
by Chad Allen | Oct 28, 2013 | Promotion, Publishing, Writing Craft
How do you make it onto a bestsellers list? In this post I discuss the key elements to writing a bestseller, including a little known secret that can have a significant effect on book sales.
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 21, 2013 | Promotion, Publishing, Social Media, Writing Craft
In this show we talk about how to put your marketing on autopilot so you can focus on finishing your book. What? You want to put your marketing on autopilot for an entire month? Why? So you can write? Well, I suppose if that’s the reason we’ll give you six ways you...
by Shaney Lee | Oct 4, 2013 | Author Websites, Platform, Promotion, Publishing, Social Media, Writing Craft
Most bloggers know that Facebook and Twitter are important for getting traffic to your posts. But did you know that the number of blog visitors finding their way from Pinterest is growing? As of September 3rd, Pinterest was the fourth largest social network, with over...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Aug 8, 2013 | Promotion, Publishing, Social Media, Writing Craft
Pages, or Fan Pages as some people call them, are one of the best ways to promote your book or cause on Facebook. They are much more flexible than groups and won’t dilute your profile with people you don’t know.
Here is how to create a page of your own.
by Caitlin Muir | Jun 13, 2013 | Author Websites, Platform, Promotion, Publishing, Writing Craft
If you are a writer, you need to start thinking about your book like it’s your business.
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jun 6, 2013 | Promotion, Publishing, Social Media, Writing Craft
We recommend that you engage your readers to maximize the effect of your social media presence. But sometimes you just need to focus on your book to hit a looming deadline. So what to do? The answer is putting your social media on auto pilot. This is better than going...
by Marcy Kennedy | Jun 6, 2013 | Blogging, Platform, Promotion, Publishing, Social Media, Writing Craft
When someone talks about the advantages of video blogging for your author platform does your heart start to race with that how-am-I-going-to-find-time-to-learn-another-new-thing feeling? First you’d have to figure out what technology you need, then you’d have to buy...
by Caitlin Muir | Jun 4, 2013 | Blogging, Platform, Promotion, Publishing, Social Media, Writing Craft
Find out if people are stealing your images, words, or identity with a simple reverse image search. We’ll show you how.
by Shaney Lee | May 28, 2013 | Promotion, Publishing, Writing Craft
Newsletters are some of the greatest marketing tools an author has. Think about it. Someone has given you their explicit permission to contact them directly through their e-mail. That’s huge, and not a privilege that you want to lose. So how do you write...
by Caitlin Muir | May 21, 2013 | Blogging, Platform, Promotion, Publishing, Social Media, Writing Craft
Ever wonder how authors add “Click to tweet” in their blog posts? We’ll show you how to use Click to Tweet and drive traffic to your blog.
by Caitlin Muir | May 9, 2013 | Promotion, Publishing, Social Media, Writing Craft
Need a little pick me up? A dash of encouragement to share with your writer friends on Twitter? We’ve got you covered. Big time.
by Caitlin Muir | May 7, 2013 | Blogging, Platform, Publishing, Writing Craft
We’re sharing our secret blog post formula with the rest of the world. Good blog posts should happen more often. We’re helping that happen.