I was supposed to be finishing Chains of the Sciell over the weekend. Instead, I opened Twitter and saw #VeryRealisticYA was trending. The hashtag was created by a teen writer. And this is why you disconnect from the internet when you need to write. Obviously, I had to check out the hashtag. Couldn’t pull myself away….
Twitter and Facebook are supposed to drive traffic to my blog. They haven’t in years. I actually stopped expecting them to. I share the blog post out of habit. Not the best way to run a marketing campaign. It’s all about engagement. I mentioned in the previous post, A Round of Links 2/13/15, that I…
It’s a great time to be a writer. It’s also kind of a pain. Authors, no matter which route you take, have to be authorpreneurs. Fortunately, book promotion is like 90% digital. Only big name authors get print ads. New companies are creating ways to promote books. Because they want indie/hybrid authors to use them,…
It’s tragic an unarmed 18-year-old had to be killed before people became enraged about cops unnecessary use of force when it comes to POC–especially black men. I’ve always been terrified of cops. When I see them in a train station with guns strapped to the hips or worse, rifles across their chests, I don’t feel…
I stopped paying attention to Klout last year. I couldn’t understand how they came up with the score. I was learning most people didn’t care about your Klout score. However, I stared using it again maybe a month ago. Not for my score. Though, it’s hard not to pay attention to it. A part of…
All these amazing groups exist that allow writers to connect with each other. That’s awesome. Writers are readers after all. It’s nice to discuss your writing with people who would actually “get it.” But, how do we connect with readers who aren’t writers? Twitter Search (from 3 Great Ways To Find Readers For Your Books On…
