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).
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.
Kindle Singles Launched by Amazon
The Amazon Kindle Single is a new form of content that joins the ranks of books, magazines, newspapers and blogs in the Kindle store. These 30- to 90-page e-books are splitting the difference between the feature-length magazine articles and shorter books.
Q & A on ePublishing, Marketing and Promotion
Writers,etc invited the Unruly Gals to host a Q & A forum on Tuesday, January 25th at 9am PST (12 noom EST), for an informative session on self-publishing (e-publishing). The turn out and participation was fantastic!