This presentation will shine a spotlight on what Google+ is and why authors and aspiring writers need to embrace this fastest growing social media platform that exists in the Internet Universe. CBR will have more bite-sized information on Circles, Events and Hangouts. We also begin listing links to helpful sites and posts.
Pride, betrayal, forgiveness . . . and the eternal sea."The Prodigal" tells the mystical tale of four people on Ocracoke Island whose destiny is tied to an abandoned schooner. Best Book of the Year 2013!
When Charmaine Digby is cut loose as “excess baggage” from her ex-husband. She finds herself living with her Gram, slinging cheeseburgers at her great-aunt Alice’s diner, and living across the street from a guy who used to pull her pigtails when they were in grade school together. She is out of work, out of money, and out of shape.This wonderfully humorous cozy mystery will have you cracking up at the trouble that “Char” manages to get into when she finally lands a “real job” as a deputy coroner to the Chimacam County Prosecutor’s office—if she can make it past Day One of her 30-day-trial period.
Help Readers Discover Your Book The Care and Feeding of Your AERs: Anyone who reads your manuscript or book, even a chapter at a time, is an AER. You should know the name of each and everyone your AERs along with how to communicate with them. Is your AER on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ ? Does your AER have a blog? If so, comment on it. Subscribe to it. AERs do NOT have to buy your book. However, they must read your work even if it is a chapter at a time. If you give your manuscript/book to an AER, they should expect to give you some kind of feedback about it. Make this as easy as possible for the AER. When you receive this feedback, whether it is good, bad, or indifferent, you must be “insanely appreciative” of it. Your AERs may receive your work a chapter at a time or all at once. Beta Readers make the very best AERs and they require special handling. Interact with your AERs on FaceBook, Twitter, Google+, blog posts, websites, etc. and, most importantly, in person if possible. Nothing beats face time—not even FaceBook. Reward your AERs for being evangelical about your work! Remember, Acquired Early Readers help authors build their networks—online and off. Next post will be about how to build your AER base and increase your number of AERs along with more on the care and feeding of AERs.
The second in the series about how to acquire more Readers for your book. Successful entrepreneurs know, buyers just don't "discover" your new products. Launching a new product takes strategy, time, and lots of energy. An author with a new title is launching a new product—whether or not the author is traditionally published or self-published. Books sales take off because the author makes them take off.
But as successful entrepreneurs know, buyers just don't "discover" your new products. Launching a new product takes strategy, time, and lots of energy. An author with a new title is launching a new product—whether or not the author is traditionally published or self-published. Books sales take off because the author makes them take off.
Vale’s writing captures germane issues that women face in today’s world: being torn about decisions made between life for oneself and the caring for a beloved elder who has dementia, the strife of feeling the need to be in at least three places at one time, the far reaching effects of the Middle East Conflict, along with the emotional bonds of family and friends, and the myriad of tugs that women must face as they navigate modern life’s complexities. If you want to get to know characters who embrace contemporary challenges with integrity and passion, then look no further than Kate Vale’s novels for a book about love and loss, friendship and family ties, and finding happiness.
In "A Serpent's Tooth," Walt must deal with a splinter group or renegade polygamy Latter Day Saints who have built quite the arsenal of weapons and an old vendetta that crosse the time-lines cartels. [Reviewer's note: Not since reading Jim Harrison's works have I encountered writings that are so satisfying to read.]
Google + usage ranks significantly in Google’s SEO equations for getting your site or information to the top of the Google Search pages food chain. This is a step by step guide to how to get started with Google+
What Authors Should Know about Editing and Editors. The World of Editing and the Strange Beasts that Inhabit It Called “Editors” are introduced in this post. Each type of editing has its specialists. Each level of editing becomes more focused on the details until the absolute final proof-reading for publication.