Authors, Measure Your Engagement on Facebook

Tuesday’s Tip is about engaging your readers. Engagement is the buzz word this week at the Digital Book World Conference & Expo in New York City. If you’re like many authors you’re probably wondering how to measure your engagement with your readers. One really quick way is to look at your Facebook Page. I don’t [...]

Three Quick Ways to Unclutter in 2012

As usual, at least for me, I’m looking for ways to reduce clutter in my life. I don’t know about you, but clutter isn’t just physical. It can be mental…or digital. So here are my three quick and sure ways to start reducing clutter in your digital life. These are starting off points and would [...]

The Edits Are In

My copyeditor sent me the final edits for Tips for Authors earlier this week. I love how thorough she was and I can’t wait to share this book with everyone. It’s taken a decade to get to this point but I’ve compiled a whole bunch of tips for authors into one easy-to-read book. There’s a [...]

Going Paperless: Dropbox

To all those people who told me how wonderful dropbox is, can I just say, you were right! I’m officially converted. Okay, so I’ve been preaching Dropbox to anyone who’d listen for about six months now but I haven’t posted about it on my blog yet. At least not with the respect it deserves. What [...]

Quick Tip: Characters should want something

On the bulletin board in my office, I have a list of 8 tips for writers. I glance at them often, trying to decide if I’ve followed them well. Here’s on tip that helps me remember to give my characters goals and create conflict: “Every character should want something, even if it is only a [...]

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• Leave a comment below or join the discussion on the writers loop. It's time for another weekly discussion. This week's topic is: Books on Writing We've all read numerous books about writing or for reference. Please share with us a few of your favorites, a few that have been recommended to you in the past, and perhaps a few tidbits from within the covers that you feel extra helpful. Ally --- Get ready for another Writing Challenge this September at CataU! #
• Today's promo tip is to update your signature. I've seen lots of outdated and huge signature's lately. This is annoying for readers. They want to know what's new and they want to know quickly. So...... include your website address and your most current release. The way I determine a current release is a) what's been out in the last three months, b) what will be out in three months, c) the last thing you have available for people to purchase. Most people remember what they read by release date, publisher, author, then title. So include the Title, release month, and publishers name. If you have space you can include a tagline for you or your book. Make it 12 words or less. That's it. But keep it current. If you have a book out right now, you definitely shouldn't have a signature with last years releases in it! #

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