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Twitter Tips for Authors: 9 Hashtags to follow

By Alice ⋅ November 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

So now that you have a grasp of hashtags you might be wondering which hashtags you should be looking for and using as an author. First up: #ww aka #writerwednesday This hashtag is used by authors and readers to share writers that they like. #FF or #fridayfollow Use this hashtag to share twitter users that [...]

Klout for Authors: Giving Klout to Friends

By Alice ⋅ November 9, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

One thing that Klout allows that no other social network does is a way to promote your friends by saying "this person knows about this topic." As previously mentioned in the Influential Topics post, you can see a whole page of topics a person is influential about. The more they network, the more topics will [...]

Twitter Tips for Authors: Hashtags

By Alice ⋅ November 7, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The other day, a dear friend asked me what a hashtag is. I wasn’t surprised and I was happy to educate her. In this new web 2.0 world authors are struggling to keep up with all the networking and promo options. If you’re one of them, read on. A hashtag is typically used on twitter [...]

Klout for Authors: Influential Topics

By Alice ⋅ November 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

As a registered user of Klout you’ll find all sorts of metrics on your profile page. One that has people sitting up and taking notice is the Influential Topics section. You’ll see three topics/categories listed on your profile page. Klout’s super algorithms have decided that I’m influential about Facebook, Marketing and Branding. This could be [...]

KISS… Keep It Short, Sweetie

By Alice ⋅ November 2, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

My father sent me a link to an online article the other day. Having a few minutes, I clicked on the link and started reading. The first few paragraphs were fairly intriguing. But my eyes roamed over to the scroll bar on the right. Did you know you can tell how long (big) a page [...]

Are You Here To Promo?

By Alice ⋅ October 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Between a rock and a hard place. That’s where today’s authors find themselves. In the middle of a turbulant storm. An industry in the middle of a revolution. And everyone is telling them the same thing: build your platform. What’s an author to do? During the decade or so that I ran the CataNetwork websites [...]

Klout for Authors

By Alice ⋅ October 28, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Twitter users will likely recognize the newest name in the social networking game: Klout. Klout measures your influence based on your social network profiles. For instance, you’d register with Klout (free at klout.com) and link your Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Blogger (and any other networks that Klout supports) accounts. Klout then reads what you’re writing about, [...]

The Easiest Way to Get Rid of Tabs in your Manuscript

By Alice ⋅ October 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Submitting a manuscript can be a little intimidating. And if you take the time to read the guidelines you’re probably the type of writer who wants to get your submission just right. Problem is, each publisher wants something different. Some publishers don’t want you to use tabs to indent paragraphs. So what do you do [...]

Don’t Break the Chain

By Alice ⋅ October 17, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Have you ever heard the saying “inch by inch anything’s a cinch?” I’ll admit that I have a problem with making slow, steady progress. I’m more of a “burst” person myself. Meaning I’ll write five blog posts in a day and then not write anything for weeks. Or I’ll write five thousand words on my [...]

Farewell Dennis Ritchie (and that Steve Jobs guy too)

By Alice ⋅ October 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

My husband popped into my office today for fresh batteries (why the recharger is in my office, who knows?) and lamented the fact that the creator of C and the Unix operating system had died. My hubby knows C and is heavily “invested” in Unix based systems. He quickly reminded me that my cell phone, [...]

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