It matters little if you are blogging a book or simply blogging, content remains king when it comes to getting traffic to your site. If you are trying to figure out how to create a blog with content that will get noticed, Google has some great advice. In fact, while Google uses certain algorithms to decide on ranking, these are…
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Aspiring authors ask me the same questions all the time: Why would I want a traditional publishing deal? What does a traditional publisher have to offer me? These questions are coming more often in the wake of stories about indie e-book authors making a mint. My answer to why someone might want a traditional publishing day in this day and…
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I’ve been working really hard lately to change my negative thoughts about getting published and about rejection into positive ones. I’m a firm believer in the creative nature of our thoughts and words. I’m an inspirational speaker and writer in addition to speaking and writing about the topic of writing and publishing. Sometimes, however, I need inspiration as well–I need…
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Saturday I received a comment on my Redroom blog post–the same one as Friday’s post here at Write Nonfiction NOW! about writing for free. A reader said she thought we should worry less about getting paid and more about living “writers’ lives.” I queried back, “What is the ‘writer’s life’?” I wonder about this. Yes, it is writing every day….
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Yesterday I took a challenge offered by www.Redroom.com. Each week they have a contest to write a blog post on a particular subject. This week, this was the challenge: BLOG TOPIC: WRITING FOR FREE Many writers can no longer make a living freelancing, whether due to changing business models, technologies, or cultural shifts. There’s talk of mutiny, but much more…
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