Category Archives: Blogging

Weekly Writers Round-Up: Week of Oct. 8, 2012

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

On Writing Writer Kait Nolan on Western Steampunk, on her blog. Ugh, What Do I Write About? The Struggle for Ideas, by Janice Hardy over at The Other Side of the Story writers blog. Publishing John Scalzi, being all reasonable … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writers Round-Up: Week of Oct. 1, 2012

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

Blogging Looking for duty-free images to use when blogging? After Roni Loren’s game-changing post about getting sued for using unlicensed images on her blog, you’re not alone. Here are three tips from the Book Designer, Joel Friedlander. Writers On Twitter … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writer’s Round-Up: Week of August 27th

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

Social Media and Book Promotion Writer Lyn Horner on how to, and how NOT to, promote your book on Amazon’s reader forums. On Writers in the Storm blog. Do Facebook ads burn money? On Jeff Bullas’ social media blog.   … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writer’s Round-Up: Week of June 25

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

E-Publishing Writer Susan Bischoff touts the Smashwords annual e-book sale, through July, on her blog, Hunting High and Low. Screenwriter and advice guru Alexander Sokoloff goes E, on her blog. Social MediaHow to set up a WordPress blog in five … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writer’s Round-Up; Week of June 18, 2012

Posted on June 24, 2012 by

Social Media Author Toby Neal expresses doubts about blogs, on her blog: via Rachel Thompson, twitter. Literary agent Rachelle Gardner on whether unpublished novelists should be platform-building. Writer Janice Hardy on the great twitter experiment: What do more tweets really … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writer’s Round-Up: Week of June 11, 2012

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

Conference Tips Matt Usey with some unusual but helpful writers’ conference tips, via twitter. On Writing Writer Jenny Hanson on writing every day and how it’s empowered her, on her blog. More Inconclusive Data From the Indie vs. Trad Stand-Off … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writer’s Round-Up: Week of June 3rd, 2012

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

E-Book cover awards from Joel Friedlander of The Book Designer. Why you should have a blogging plan, by Dino Dogan of Triberr. Blogging by Roni Loren. Excellent take by Tom Scocca on how Microsoft Word documents are dying a slow, … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writer’s Round-Up: Week of April 1, 2012

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

The ten bestselling authors ever, OMG! On the Passive Voice blog. 2012 Hugo Award Nominees, from John Scalzi’s blog. Catherynne Valente on gender and the reaction to Christopher Priest’s attack on the Clarke awards. John Scalzi lays bare the ugly … Continue reading →

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Tips for Being a Good Guest Blogger

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

In the whirlwind of promoting your own book, a lot of details can get lost. I’ve noticed that writers who are guest blogging or being interviewed on blogs sometimes miss opportunities to promote themselves and their books. Talk to your … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writer’s Round-Up: Week of 2/26/12

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

Older article by writer Mary Willis Walker, who talks about her own process with her name, a subject dear to my heart. Self-Promotion Wildly successful crowdfunding effort for stick-figure comic. (via @JonathanGunson on twitter.) Publishing Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers … Continue reading →

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