Not too long ago, I noticed my Pinterest account gets 1 million monthly viewers. This isn’t like Twitter where I have 4,000 followers but only like 5% of people visit my blog. Pinterest has been magic for my blog. It’s not perfect. I still have a lot to learn. Certain posts do better than others and…
It’s…uncomfortable talking to a camera. I’d much rather be writing. But, I need a change and something to focus on. Writing works. I need more projects. All I hear is how video is so important to marketing. I’ve given in. I’m experimenting with a video reading series. They’ll be short videos of me reading from…
Stock photo sites like Shutterstock are amazing for both marketers and artists, but they aren’t always in reach. I love Shutterstock but I had to cancel my monthly subscription because I couldn’t afford it. I can barely afford the bills I have now. Can’t take on anything extra. For my social media accounts and this blog,…
I recently read an article where the writer said they judge authors who publish 2+ books a year, claiming there’s no way those are quality stories. It takes me a year and a half to get any book in my Merging Worlds series ready for publishing. Since the stories are 500+ pages, certain stages in the process-…
Social media is always changing. You can’t use the same marketing technique year after year. What worked on Facebook 5 years ago may not work today? Same with Twitter and Instagram. What if you know you’re supposed to be on social media but you don’t know where to start. These blogs will help start a social…
Book Marketing and Branding 50 Compelling Call to Action Examples for Your Content How to Discover Your Customers’ Favorite Social Media Platforms 3 Critical Reasons Your Inbound Marketing is Failing Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi This Week’s New Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books: Airships, Nightshades, and Little Baby Dragons Sleeps With Monsters: Ghostbusters Go To Town Taking Submissions: Dark Designs…
Being an author is about way more than writing books. Every Friday I post The Week in Links- a list of writing, book marketing, fantasy…articles from the week. I started this series to help authors and drive more traffic to my blog. I’ve done more specific resource posts which were popular. Some writing and fantasy…
Fantasy/ Sci-Fi Horror i09: 10 Authors Who Wrote Gritty, Realistic Fantasy Before George R.R. Martin Magical Words: The Why and How of Magic Fantasy Cafe: Woman in SF&F Month: Renay From Lady Business Fantasy Author’s Handbook: How Long Should Your Fantasy Novel Be? SF Signal: [GUEST POST] Special Needs in Strange Worlds: Chrysoula Tzavelas on…
Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Horror Forbes: ‘Insurgent,’ ‘The Hunger Games’ And The Rise Of The Female Action Hero People: It Follows: Three Reasons You Need to See the Indie Horror-Movie Phenomenon Is not reading white cis male authors for a year prejudiced? Neil Gaiman responds. Tor.com: Update: The X-Files Is (Definitely!) Reopening Soon! Fantasy Cafe: Guest Post: Beth Bernobich on Quiet Moments in Epic…
Writing and Publishing FutureBook: Joanna Penn: Virtual reality and the future of publishing U.S. News: High School Teachers Guide Students Into Self-Publishing Lexirad: 5 Publishing Tips I Learned From Working at Amazon Mythic Scribes: The Great Free Book Debate: The Readers Susan Spann: Getting the Most From YOUR Conference Season Nathan Meunier: A Successful Book Launch — By…
