Thanks to blogger Carl Shaw for this guest post. I like to use social media and use Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram every day even if it’s just to check out how my posts are being viewed or what everyone
National Novel Writing Month: Are You Ready?
On your mark… get set… GO! Tomorrow begins National Novel Writing Month, or “Nanowrimo” as it’s called by the thousands participating. Here’s all you need to know to get started! About National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants
Author Beware: Not All Publishing Contracts Are Created Equal
Copyright graphic courtesy freedigitalphotos.net. WWW team member Bren McClain forwarded an interesting article from Publisher’s Weekly yesterday: “For Major Publishers, Will Print No Longer Be the Norm?” Although provocative, “…a handful of agents, all of whom spoke to PW on
Writing For Blogs: Style Tips!
Our thanks to writer Brooke Chaplan for this guest post! Getting your writing used by businesses and other blogs is a great way to get your name out there and often even earn money doing something you love. Sometimes the
The Twenty Most Retweetable Words on Twitter
The Science of Marketing by Dan Zarrella offers up plenty of quantifiable research about the use of Twitter, what folks are retweeting and what links they’re clicking on (and keep reading for a link to a free chapter of the
Find Inspiration for Your Author Blog Posts
Thanks to blogger Grace Beckett for this guest post… Blog writing, like all other creative writing, requires originality. But even professional writers suffer days when lack of inspiration for an author blog post is felt dearly. This is felt more
A New Author Discoverability Tool: The Fussy Librarian
We love sites like NetGalley and BookBub, Riffle and Bublish, creative problem-solvers that offer up innovative platforms to bring new readers to your books. Discoverability is key in this market flooded with new AND backlist titles, so we believe you