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December 1, 2019 By Anne R. Allen 200 Comments

Commenting on Blogs: The Easy Way for New Writers to Build Platform

Commenting on Blogs: The Easy Way for New Writers to Build Platform

  by Anne R. Allen.  I’ve seen a steep decline in the number of people commenting on blogs over the past few years. I’m not sure why that is. But commenting on blogs is still an easy, painless way to get your name into search engines and build an “author platform.” I realize I’m partly […]

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March 10, 2019 By Anne R. Allen 41 Comments

Google Plus Shuffles off its Mortal Coil: Have You Un-Googled?

Google Plus Shuffles off its Mortal Coil: Have You Un-Googled?

The dying Google Plus. Will its demise affect you?  by Anne R. Allen If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you probably know I’ve had something of a love-hate relationship with Google Plus. It was clunky and annoying, but I recommended it as a way to get blogposts noticed by the Google search […]

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Anne R. AllenAnne R. Allen writes funny mysteries and how-to-books for writers. She also writes poetry and short stories on occasion. She’s a contributor to Writer’s Digest and the Novel and Short Story Writer’s Market.

Her bestselling Camilla Randall Mystery Series features perennially down-on-her-luck former socialite Camilla Randall—who is a magnet for murder, mayhem and Mr. Wrong, but always solves the mystery in her quirky, but oh-so-polite way.

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Her emotional, entertaining women’s fiction and critically praised novels have sold millions of copies in hard cover, paperback and ebook editions, been translated into 19 languages, sold in 30 countries, and were prominent selections of leading book clubs including the Literary Guild and the Book Of The Month Club.

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