Blogger: Rachel Kent
A Books & Such client asked a great question on Facebook recently. She wanted to know what some experienced bloggers wished they had known before starting their blogs. The majority answered that they wished they had a …
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Social Media Exhaustion: 9 Ways to Cope
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Rachelle Gardner
How do you deal with social media exhaustion?
By Airman 1st Class Devin N. Boyer [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsIf you’ve been working to promote yourself, build a platform, keep current …
Tips to help you find a blog topic.
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I don’t know about you, but I usually struggle with finding a blog topic. I am lucky to one of 5 bloggers on the Books & Such page. I know most of you run your own blogs …
Is Blogging Necessary for Authors?
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
A few years ago, the standard wisdom was that authors, both fiction and non-fiction, should have blogs in order to gather an audience and build relationships with readers. Now, not so much. As social media and online …
Repurposing and Blog Posts
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Mary Keeley who is visiting a publisher today
In the interest of being a more efficient writer, have you considered repurposing already completed work into something else?
Rachelle Gardner was the first person I …
Is Your Online Presence Ready for Scrutiny?
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Once the Labor Day holiday is behind us, life settles back to a normal routine for many of us. Autumn months are conducive to spending time finishing proposals and preparing them for submission. But wait. You have …
Use Content Marketing to Grow Your Following
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
I’m always talking with authors about marketing their books and growing their platforms. It’s a challenge for most writers, who are constantly trying to figure out the formula for gathering more fans (i.e. potential book-buyers).
While writers …
Finding a Blog Focus
Blogger: Rachel Kent
A Books & Such client asked a great question on Facebook this week. She wanted to know what some experienced bloggers wished they had known before starting their blogs. The majority answered that they wished they had …
A Marketing Trick and a Giveaway
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Author Diane Stortz is a Books & Such client with a lovely new release, Words to Dream On: Bedtime Bible Stories and Prayers. It is a storybook Bible with delightful illustrations (by Diane Le Feyer) and …
13 Simple Tips for a Better Blog
I was talking with a client who has a book releasing in about a year, and she was concerned about how to begin building her blog and increasing the traffic. At the moment she doesn’t have a great deal of …