At the end of this week, I’ll be going to a job fair. Next week, I’ll be exhibiting at the Harlem Book Fair…Yay? Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy for the opportunity but the idea of talking to people, selling my brand face-to-face, is like walking through a haunted cemetery at night. This is why…
Recently, I’ve been hearing a lot about Facebook Groups. I came across them before but never thought they were a thing. Is this something we, authors, should look into? What are Facebook Groups? They’re like Goodreads and Google+ Groups, just on Facebook. “Groups… are intended as a way to discuss shared interests and encourage conversation…
Did you always have dreams of being full time writer or did your stories have to convince you? I had to be convinced. As a kid, the idea of writing for a living seemed boring. Even when I got my masters, I figured I’d be a published author on the side. I’ve been writing most of my…
It seems you have to network to do everything. I attended several workshops/seminars on how to get a job and they all kept saying the only way to do it is to network. Sending out resumes rarely works, they said over and over. That’s real great to hear when you’re bad at talking to people you…
Yesterday, I attended one of the concurrent events at the BEA. For those who don’t know, the BookExpo America is like the Auto Show for book publishers. uPublishU was…well here’s the description from the website: Are you ready to take the leap and transform your manuscript to a published book and/or ebook? At the All-New…
I attended a workshop over the weekend on how to develop your 2-minute elevator pitch and confirmed two things I really wanted to avoid. I’ve developed my professional brand to help me get another job. Now, apparently, I need my “writer” brand. It took me a month to come up with my first brand statement, I am…
As I said in Into the Unknown, I’ve been searching for a full-time job. You’d think after hearing all the doom and gloom people keep spewing about the job market, I’d be frightened or, at the very least, worried but, I’m not and I have every reason to be. As an undergraduate, I’d apply for…
