Category Archives: Marketing

What Should Writers Organizations Do About the Digital Revolution?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

At the last writers conference I went to, I had one of those moments that happen to writers where I felt like I was in a movie and the camera pulled back so that I could observe my own life. … 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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RMFW’s Colorado Gold writers’ conference is Just Around the Corner…

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

And it’s time to do the conference tips thing. Here’s my post from last year about getting ready for CoGo. The advice is pretty much the same, especially about the coffee. Conference Tips for RMFW’s Colorado Gold. This year, I’m … 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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The Comic Con Diaries One: Smells Like Comic Con

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

Day one: I forget to wear deodorant-twice. I SMELL LIKE COMIC CON. A friend of mine described his first CC experience exactly the same way. I feel like I’ve arrived. While buying the first of many, many pretzel dogs, I … Continue reading →

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I’m Over at T.L. McCallan’s Blog Today

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Stop by and say hi or ask questions, as long as they don’t involve legalities and the Hospitality Suite at Colorado Gold. Tamara’s blog

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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 Literary agent Rachelle Gardner on whether unpublished novelists should be platform-building.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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How To Do Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2012

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

I’ve written previously about how to survive the RMFWs Colorado Gold conference. But I’ve never been to Pikes Peak. The conference is in a few days. Here’s my plan for world domination making the most of the experience. Join Pikes … Continue reading →

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