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Websites for Indie Authors – Where to Start, Part 1
Writing is one of those occupations that have a kind of romantic allure. Writers spin worlds of wonder from whole cloth and expose corruption, give voice to the voiceless and write the lyrics of social...
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Last time I introduced you to some of the more common terminology you’re going to confront when you start moving toward building a website. This time, we’re going to talk getting a domain name and...
View ArticlePinterest and the Indie Author
For writers, visual media is often foreign territory. We’re masters of punctuation and pacing, not gurus of the rule of thirds and depth of field. So, naturally, Pinterest presents a quandary for...
View ArticleHow to Lose Fans and Aggravate People or, How Fox Screwed Up PR, Again
So I recently read this article over on Buzzfeed. The quick version of the story goes like this. Many moons ago, there was a show on Fox called Firefly that aired for one, far too brief and truncated,...
View ArticleCrafting Readable Content for the Web
One of the catchphrases in marketing is that “Content is King.” If content is king, though, readable content must reign supreme as the One King to Rule Them All. Of course, the Catch-22 here is that...
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Websites for Indie Authors – Where to Start, Part 3
Once you’ve procured your domain name and gotten yourself hosting, you come to a major decision point. What’s the best way to go about putting up a website? Hosting Service Website Builder Admittedly,...
View ArticleGet Your Free Website Assessment Checklist from Agility
As a rule, I don’t send people to places that ask for contact information. Today, I’m making an exception to this to rule. Agility, a media-focused content management solution company, has released a...
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Contests and Novels and Twitter, Oh My – The Eric Update
From time to time, I like to step back and offer a little update on what’s going on in the world of Eric. So, without further ado, here’s the top of the pile. A while back, I agreed to participate in...
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Websites for Indie Authors – Where to Start, Part 4
Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net In this final installment of my mini-series on where to start in terms of indie author websites, it’s finally time to talk about just...
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Guest Post from Author Brae Wyckoff – Are book giveaways effective for authors?
Image courtesy of Brae Wyckoff. Yes and no. It really depends on how you target your reader base and through which social media platforms you do your giveaway. Before I tackle the monster giveaway...
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Relationships versus Transactions
Image courtesy of Craftyjoe/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net Not too long ago, I wrote a blog post for another site where I set out some strategies for indie authors to improve their odds of securing reviews for...
View ArticleDo 1000 True Fans Make You A Living?
Lately I’ve been seeing talk about this idea that being able to make a living as an independent writer, artist, musician or insert your creative craft here _____ hinges on achieving a magical number of...
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Be More Productive with Your Writing
Image courtesy of Danilo Rizzuti/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net One of the bigger challenges for writers is how to stay productive or be more productive with their writing. All writers face similar hurdles...
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Happy 4th, Folks!
Image courtesy of artur84/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net It’s Independence Day here in the US and that means there is a good chance that more grills will be fired up today than any other day of the year and...
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The Entrepreneurial Writer
Image courtesy of Naypong/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net The words “writer” and “entrepreneur” don’t appear together all that often. In fact, they almost never appear together. This failure to pair up those...
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Embrace Stress
Image courtesy of Phaitoon/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net Everywhere you look today you see another admonishment to reduce stress because stress kills! Sure, stress kills. So does drinking water, eating food,...
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The Necessity of Downtime
Image courtesy of artur84/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net Productivity seems to be both the biggest challenge and biggest goal of just everyone these days. Without question, a not insignificant number of people...
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Paid Book Marketing, Is It Worth It? (Link Roundup)
Image courtesy of Stuart Miles/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net Authors of all stripes confront an inevitable question at some point: Should I use paid book marketing? It’s a serious question with a lot of...
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3 Tips for Avoiding Formatting Hell
Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net As the default word processor for most writers, Microsoft’s Word program does a lot. In point of fact, it does so much that most people...
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Book Signing Event with Me – Monday, September 2
Okay folks, here’s the skinny. On Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, I will be doing a signing at Fatman Comics and Games from 5pm to 8pm. I will definitely sign things. Preferably things I wrote, but I’m not...
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