Category: Doing Unwanted Tasks

4 Steps to Your Social Networking Program

More aspiring authors than I can mention in desperate need of a platform refuse to use social networking. They see it as a waste of time and a time sink. Published authors needing to promote their books also won’t go near Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Google Plus. Somehow, it is beneath them, an activity not [...]

Friday January 27th, 2012 in Author Coaching, Book Marketing, Branding, Doing Unwanted Tasks, Platform, Publicity, Social Networking, Social Networking, Social Networking, Social Networking, Social Networking | 5 Comments »

Why Writers Should Make Time for Content Marketing

Over and over again we hear the phrase, “Content is king!” Writers produce content. And content drives readers to our books, websites, blogs, videos, audio, and social networking sites. It’s what creates SEO, but it also makes our readers trust us, like us, know us. Our words—whether written or spoken—must strike a chord with those [...]

Monday January 16th, 2012 in Author Coaching, Book Marketing, Doing Unwanted Tasks, Platform, Promotion and Publicity | 7 Comments »

A New Publishing World Requires a New Type of Writer

Over the course of the last 29 days of Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) blog posts, one thing struck me over and over again: The publishing world changes almost daily. I know most writers know this. They just don’t always get what it means to them and to their ability to succeed as authors. And [...]

Wednesday November 30th, 2011 in Author Coaching, Commitment to Your Dream, Doing Unwanted Tasks, Publishing Industry, Writing Coaching | No Comments »

Move Your Big Writing and Promotion Rocks in 2011

With the New Year fast approaching, it’s time to consider the writing projects and platform building you didn’t finish in 2010 and make them a priority for 2011.What projects have remained on your to-do list all year long, part of the year, or even just this past month? It’s time to make them top priority. [...]

Wednesday December 22nd, 2010 in Author Coaching, Commitment to Your Dream, Doing Unwanted Tasks, Meeting Writing Goals, The Business of Writing, Writing Coaching | No Comments »