What if your phone or e-reader screen were made of a paper-thin plastic that rolled like a window shade? You could have an e-device like a smartphone, Kindle or iPad that you could fold or roll up and put easily in your pocket.
Research the Competition: Marketing and Promotion
Every business has room for improvement, whether it is better customer service or an easy to navigation website. The point of researching the competition is to find out what others are doing and do it better – or in the case of a writer/author, emulate it (but don’t copy or plagiarize).
Matrix Easter Egg – Old News, Harmless but Not Funny
Before my eyes, it looked as though my blog was being hacked. My stomach immediately clenched. I was shocked and dumbfounded. I had been hit with the Matrix Easter Egg.
6 Steps to Completing Your First Draft
If you plan to write for money, then expect to fail. That may sound preposterous; after all, Stephen King makes quite a living from writing. However, Stephen King is the exception, not the rule. Writing is hard work. It takes dedication, time and above all commitment. And to be honest, most people just do not have the dedication or discipline to stick with it.
Publish Podcasts on your Blog, Facebook and iTunes using Podbean or Blubrry
For Wordpress.com users, a straightforward way to publish audio files as a podcast, and put them out on iTunes, is by using Podbean — a very well laid out and handy tool. It even makes audio available on Facebook, something I hadn’t even envisioned when I started!
No Blog, No Service
Publishers are starting to require the existence of a blog before taking on any new authors. Sound harsh? In 2011, having a blog has moved from important to a mandatory requirement.
First Steps: Social Media Marketing for the Writer
For many, interfacing on twitter and facebook may be deemed a horrendous waste of time. Trust me – I was one of the naysayers. If you know how to use them, the social medias command a tremendous amount of marketing power.