Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
As an author, whether you’re published or not, your social media persona is important. What kind of face are you showing to the world?
It’s not always easy to understand how we look to others. Sometimes we …
// by Rachelle Gardner// 23 Comments
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
As an author, whether you’re published or not, your social media persona is important. What kind of face are you showing to the world?
It’s not always easy to understand how we look to others. Sometimes we …
// by Wendy Lawton// 46 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
As I looked around the Monterey Plaza ballroom and watched our Books & Such clients at our client retreat talking and networking, I found myself realizing that one thing almost all our clients share is a sense …
// by Rachelle Gardner// 50 Comments
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 …
// by Michelle Ule// 31 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Filling in for the traveling Mary Keeley–who needed to take a break from social media this week.
When I took a break last year …
// by Wendy Lawton// 50 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
If you’ve known me for long I’m sure you’ve heard me whine about writers who spend their social media energy connecting with other writers. I keep ranting “go to your readers, not your writing friends.” But of …
// by Rachelle Gardner// 36 Comments
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Lately I’ve had several conversations with people wondering about the value of social media. There are so many upsides, but we wonder… do the disadvantages outweigh the benefits?
♦ I’ve heard people joke about their perfect yet …
// by Wendy Lawton// 99 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I cringe when I see authors sharing inappropriate or proprietary information on social media or with friends. I know many argue for having nothing to hide but in business (and as published authors, we are businesspeople) that …
// by Rachelle Gardner// 42 Comments
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 …
// by Rachelle Gardner// 36 Comments
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Congratulations! An agent or editor is interested in your work. While you’re preparing for your meeting or gathering your proposal and manuscript to send, what do you think they’re doing?
Googling you, of course.
And if you’re …
// by Michelle Ule// 38 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Wendy Lawton who is at the Oregon Christian Writer’s Conference.
I am living the dream writer‘s life this summer.
I’m on hiatus from the church choir, Bible study teaching and my part-time …