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by Anne R. Allen Nathan Bransford has spoken. He says it’s never too early for writers to start using social media. Perhaps one day we’ll all be issued Twitter accounts in the womb. Since Nathan is a Thought Leader in our industry (according to Klout) I have a feeling a lot of writers are scrambling […]
by Anne R. Allen It’s been quite a week. Let’s hope we’re done with disasters for a while. To my neighbors who got evacuated at 7 AM on Friday—and to the tens of thousands affected by the horrors in Japan—my heart goes out to you. I started this blog exactly two years ago today: […]
By Anne R. Allen OK, sez you. I’ve finally finished my novel/memoir and I’m about to send out my first round of queries. People say I need a blog. But now you tell me not to post excerpts from my WIP or focus on my personal life. I’ve only written one book (if you don’t […]
By Anne R. Allen I’ve had such great responses to the first two posts in this series, I have to take a minute to welcome all the new blogfolk—and thank everybody who has commented and/or retweeted the links. I’m also very honored by the shout-outs I’ve had from media professionals. Mr. Canie at “3:17 […]
by Anne R. Allen Last week I wrote about how to set up a blog and got some great responses. So here’s some more of the stuff I wish I’d known before I started blogging: If somebody comments, respond in the thread. I did not know this for, like, months when I started out. If any of […]
By Anne R. Allen A lot of my readers are already bloggers. You guys can skip this—although if you have anything to add, I’d sure appreciate it. My post this week is mostly for the lurkers (love my lurkers!) who know you’ll probably need a blog eventually, but feel intimidated by the whole process. […]
As promised, here’s a guest blog from Janice Hardy. I’m a long-time fan of her blog, The Other Side of the Story. It’s always full of great, solid advice on craft and navigating the publishing business. When she said she was doing a blog tour to promote her new YA Fantasy book, Blue Fire, the […]
by Anne R. Allen New writers get a lot of pressure to start a blog. With good reasons: 1) It’s a free website. Most writers don’t need any other website. A free Blogger.com blog allows up to ten pages of content, and you can even post a link to your “buy” pages at Amazon if you […]
I’m starting a blog on Friday the 13th. What does that say about me? Am I thumbing my nose at superstition, or commencing an exercise in self-defeat? Is this a way to have a web presence, or to avoid work–crying into an already blog-saturated wilderness? I just made this disappear. And then come back. I’m […]
