Post to Your Heart’s Content…and Then Some!
As an author, updating your website or blog is a necessity. Toward the top of the update list is keeping your content fresh. Your mission: To write something original to enhance your site on a consistent basis. Even when you don’t feel like it. Yes, you heard me correctly. Have you ever noticed how when
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Believing isn’t enough
by Jann W. Martin We can’t just believe in God in our hearts. We have to live our faith. Sometimes this is difficult. We don’t always recognize a nudge from God to do something for Him. One time I was shopping and I picked a short line to check out. Then I saw that the
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5 Ways to Destroy a Writing Career
by DiAnn Mills Writers daily receive blog posts that offer advice to build their careers. The publishing world has many sides, and each facet needs attention. We read— How to be successful How to sell more books How to strengthen characterization or content How to research and interview How to increase exposure through social media
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Anticipation is making me wait…
by Gina Burgess Sally watched Harry yawn, scratch his chest and pad to the bathroom to brush his teeth. He wet his toothbrush and spread the minty paste over it then popped it in his mouth brushing up and down the one hundred twenty-eight times he allotted every night. Bleh! What a boring paragraph. Why
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Picture Book Dummy is a Smart Idea
by Margaret Welwood “You mixed up the spaghettis,” announced Coralie (Scissortown artist and spaghetti sorter). I had printed off my story as a Word doc, then cut the text into strips and taped them onto pages of 8” x 8” paper. I then taped the rough line drawings of Coralie’s pictures to the pages. That’s
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Book or Benefits – Appeal to the Senses in Promotion
By Gina Burgess I have nearly 35 years’ experience in sales and marketing all kinds of products and services, mostly services. I found out that I’m much better at promoting intangibles rather than tangibles. Services seem to have more obvious benefits than physical objects. Promotion of books came a bit harder for me to do
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Beauties of a Writer’s Retreat -Refilled and Refreshed
by Sarah Tun Imagine walking in pristine wilderness, sitting lakeside, or basking in the fresh air, with the warm sunshine on your face. Imagine solitary space and time, just to write. These are just some of the possible advantages of taking a writer’s retreat. You can be somewhere you love, alone, to write. Internet silence,
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Get Published Now — Podcast featuring Gina Burgess
Here is a podcast I recently did with Paul Brodie. You can listen to this podcast by clicking the link. We are kicking around the idea of posting podcasts. We’d like to know what you think about it. Would it be helpful? Tell us what you think. How often? What subject matter to discuss? Interviews?
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Types of Editing
by Jann Martin We ALL need help with editing. Even the people that type the messages into electronic signs. We passed this one the other day. At Authors Community we want to help you with all of the steps of making your manuscript be the best it can be. When we get your manuscript through
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How to Create, Cultivate, & Maintain an Active Author/Reader Group on Facebook!
(Originally published on One Author to Another blog by Samantha Cole, Sept. 21, 2018. Reprinted with permission.) By Samantha Cole Some of the most frequent questions I see in author groups have to do with creating, cultivating, and maintaining an author’s FB reader group for fans of their books. When should I start one? How
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