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August 18, 2013 By Anne R. Allen 53 Comments

Social Media Secrets, Part III: What Should an Author Blog About?

Social Media Secrets, Part III: What Should an Author Blog About?

by Anne R. Allen This is the third in my series on my “Social Media Secrets.” If you haven’t read the first two yet, you might want to check out #1: How to Avoid Twitter-Fritter and Facebook-Fail and #2 How to Blog Your Way Out of the Slush Pile and onto the Bestseller List.When I teach blogging, the […]

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Filed Under: Blogging for Authors, Social Media and Marketing For Writers Tagged With: Alex J. Cavanaugh, Blog hop, Blogging, blogging for authors, how to blog, Jason Kong, Joel Friedlander, Nina Badzin, social media for authors, Tawna Fenske

June 16, 2013 By Anne R. Allen 151 Comments

7 Ways Authors Waste Time “Building Platform” on Social Media

7 Ways Authors Waste Time “Building Platform” on Social Media

  by Anne R. Allen   Authors are getting hammered with more and more demands on our time. We get escalating pressure to blog more! tweet more!! send more newsletters!!! churn out 12 books a year!!!! And don’t query unless your Klout rating is as high as Justin Beiber’s !!!!! It’s making us all feel as […]

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Filed Under: Blogging for Authors, Self-Publishing, Social Media and Marketing For Writers, The Publishing Business, The Writing Life Tagged With: Blog hop, Blog tour, Blogging, Burnout, Hugh Howey, Jon Morrow, Nathan Bransford, Newsetters, Porter Anderson, slow blogging, Social Media Marketing, The Slow Blog Manifesto

April 7, 2013 By Anne R. Allen 42 Comments

When is it OK to Blog Your Book?

When is it OK to Blog Your Book?

by Anne R. Allen   What? Blog a book?  Sez you. You’re always hammering us NOT to put our WIPs on our blogs! True. And I continue to do so—if you’re a beginning novelist hoping to get a traditional book contract. Tiny snippets of fiction for blog hops and other writing-community bonding exercises are OK, […]

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Filed Under: Blogging for Authors, Social Media and Marketing For Writers Tagged With: advice for nonfiction writers, Blog a book, Blogging, Boomer Lit, Flipboard, how to publish a memoir, indie publishing, Jami Gold, Jane Friedman, memoir writing, Monetize your blog, Nina Amir, self publishing

August 26, 2012 By Ruth Harris 18 Comments

Jumpstarting Fiction: How to Find Unique, Timely Ideas to Energize Your Creativity

Jumpstarting  Fiction: How to Find Unique, Timely Ideas to Energize Your Creativity

We have a big announcement: Ruth Harris has started her own blog!   No, she’s not going to abandon us over here. Her new blog is a whole ‘nother kettle of fish links. She will be posting a daily collection of links to articles she finds intriguing, unique, or just plain wacky. Fun stuff to […]

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October 9, 2011 By Anne R. Allen 75 Comments

Dueling Agent Advice on Blogging. Who Do You Believe?

Dueling Agent Advice on Blogging. Who Do You Believe?

by Anne R. Allen   You’ve probably been reading a lot of conflicting advice recently on the subject of writers and blogs. Some experts are telling us blogging is dead. Agent Wendy Lawton wrote a post on September 15th called “What’s Not Working” and asserted that blogging—and most social networking—is a waste of time for debut authors, […]

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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.

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