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April 15, 2018 By Anne R. Allen 42 Comments

Four Easy Ways to Not Look Like a Dork on Social Media

Four Easy Ways to Not Look Like a Dork on Social Media

Social media marketing sells books…if you do it right!  by Barb Drozdowich Did the title catch your attention? I’m older and the word “Dork” speaks to me. I didn’t grow up with social media in my life. The phone that I talked on was still attached to the wall. A smart phone and communicating electronically […]

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March 15, 2015 By Anne R. Allen 135 Comments

How NOT to Sell Books: Top 10 Social Media Marketing No-Nos for Authors

How NOT to Sell Books: Top 10 Social Media Marketing No-Nos for Authors

by Anne R. Allen   Let’s face it. Authors do a lot of obnoxious things online in the name of “marketing.” I think that’s because the average author isn’t educated in the field and we don’t realize that not all marketing is created equal. Good marketing is not about bullying your customers. It’s about enticing […]

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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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