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Proven Strategies for Success: Author Advice You Can’t Miss
Hi, all! I’ve started writing a weekly newsletter over on Substack – it’s free to subscribe (or feel free to pay to subscribe – not required, though) here. Here are links to all my posts for your convenience, all related to writing, publishing, author branding, book marketing, and social media. Starting from August 2023 through…
Read MoreHow Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Help, or Hurt, Your Writing
There are many different AI-powered writing tools available, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Experimenting with different tools can help you find the best fit for your writing needs.
Read MoreWant to Understand Twitter Spaces? Here’s Your Ultimate Toolbox! by @DoctorJAuthor
Dr. Donna Jennings, Ph.D. Please welcome Dr. Donna Jennings – Ph.D., author, educator, and extraordinary human – to discuss your Twitter Spaces toolbox! Spaces are referred to as social audio – aka, no video. The Spaces option exists within the Twitter app (mobile works best). Let’s Learn! Your Toolbox for Twitter Spaces If you are an author,…
Read MoreDo Productivity Hacks Work? Yes! Here Are My Top 10
How’s your productivity? This pandemic has seriously highlighted how much one can do and not do in a given space and time. Millions of working folks may now be working remotely. More specifically: Upwork estimates that 1 in 4 Americans over 26% of the American workforce will be working remotely through 2021. They also estimate…
Read More5 Memoir Writing Exercises To Help You Right Now
Stuck in that, “Now what?” phase in writing your memoir? Let’s move you along. “Memoir is about something you know after something you’ve been through,” says Marion Roach Smith, author of The Memoir Project. Many memoir writers, once they’ve given themselves permission to write their story, get stuck after writing that terrible first draft. First drafts…
Read MoreHow To Build Your Author Platform When You Have No Clue What That Means
What’s an author platform, anyway? Let’s break it down! When I first started in the publishing industry over ten years and seven books ago, the nebulous concept of an author platform sounded like a vague box of ‘things’ a writer would buy at the Invisible Writer Internet Store. “Want the deluxe package?” an oily salesman…
Read MoreTop 5 Twitter Tips to Powerfully Market Your Books
Today we’re going to discuss a few of my top tips to help you utilize Twitter correctly, so you learn how to make the most of this interactive platform. Why me? Well, I do this for a living, I’ve released 6 books (two help writers with book marketing), and Twitter is my personal favorite social…
Read MoreHow To Share Your Blog Posts For Maximum Visibility
Whether you’re writing blog posts on Medium, guest posts on a high-volume site, or building up your own blog or vlog (video blog), you want as many eyes as possible on your posts, right? Yea, you and every other blogger. That’s the challenge, isn’t it? Writing blog posts consistently is a huge part of any…
Read MoreBestselling Author @JennyMilchman on The Keys to Success
Thrilled to host guest author Jenny Milchman today to discuss success! Jenny is a USA Today bestselling author, published by SourceBooks. We met via BookBub (I keep telling authors, it’s a goldmine!), and she was kind enough to feature me and The BadRedhead Media 30-Day Book Marketing Challenge in her latest newsletter. I highly recommend…
Read MoreHow to Not Waste Your Valuable Time When Guest Blogging by @ThDigitalReader
What is Guest Blogging? Guest blogging ( aka “writing for exposure”) puts your work in front of a new audience, giving you the chance to find new readers or clients. It can be a great way to get attention, but that is only true if the host blog has an audience in the first place.…
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