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Career Benchmarks

Last year I attended Moonlight and Magnolias, a conference by the Georgia Romance Writers in October. I attended a workshop given by Stephanie Bond. Stephanie is so career focused and her topic was about… your career. She said that she uses the National RWA conference as a bench mark for where she is in her [...]

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• Try this new service called Plinky. Plinky prompts you with a thought provoking question that could turn into a whole blog post. Even better, you can post your answer to your blog, facebook, or twitter right from the Plinky site. Check it out: http://www.plinky.com/prompts #
• 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 I've seen lots of outdated and huge signature's lately.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! #