We authors know how important customer reviews are to our books #amwriting #bookreviews Click To Tweet After publishing my first mystery, I begged family and friends to write reviews. I didn’t ask them to write five-star reviews, just to share their thoughts on Amazon. Most didn’t do it. Those who did had their reviews removed […]
How to Engage Your Platform on Twitter?
Okay, I keep hearing that for social media to work, we must engage our platform. I’m having some trouble doing this and am looking for some tips. The social media sites do not offer tips. They simply say do it. My guess is there are people out there who can guide the rest of us. […]
Florida Writer’s Association Royal Palm Literary Awards–Clock Strikes is a Winner!
About 500 writers convened outside of Orlando Florida to celebrate the Florida Writer’s Conference last Thursday through Sunday. Workshops for new and seasoned writers of novels, screenplays, short fiction, poetry and much more provided needed advice and encouragement. This conference celebrated its fourteenth year and attracted writers from Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Alabama, and more. During […]
How Much Are You Willing to Change to Publish Your Book?
Recently I heard one of my favorite writers, Ron Rash, speak at the Decatur Book Festival #writingtips Click To Tweet During the talk he shared an example of something that happened to him early in his career. A big publisher offered to pick up his book but asked him to rewrite the story from the […]
The Skinny on Book Trailers. Should you or shouldn’t you?
As a reader, I don’t know that I’ve ever looked at a book trailer before purchasing a book. Usually I read about the book on online site, like Amazon or Barnes and Noble. I will often get a sample first if I know nothing about the author. If I do know the author, I’ll risk […]
Tips for Finding Your Genre
Every writer hears from publishers and agents to write in a genre. If your book is too general, too broad, it is harder to market #marketing #writing Click To Tweet They tell us, “Book sellers like to know where to place your book on their shelves.” Okay that sounds fine, but what about sub-genres? And […]
Seven Tips to Writers to Effectively Self-Promote
Okay, this is a topic most writers do not want to hear anything about. The majority of people writing books shun self-promotion the way they shunned leafy green veggies as a kid. Yuck! But, guess what, we have to do it. Like it or not, if you don’t enter the self-promotion fray, your books may […]
Chatting on Twitter about Books and More #Scribechat
Last week I hosted my first Twitter Chat. It was a new experience for me. Several people joined the chat and shared their views and questions. In a fast and furious hour, we talked about The Clock Strikes Midnight–the theme, title, characters and the road to publication. We also talked about writing habits. I learned […]
Tips for Conducting a Facebook Book Launch Party
Today is a great day to reflect. Last week I put together my first Facebook Launch Party to announce the release of The Clock Strikes Midnight. We had 110 people there and we gave away many prizes. What’s a Facebook Launch Party? This is the question many of my friends and colleagues asked. I was […]
Blog Tour–Clock Strikes Midnight
Starting November 24, I will begin a virtual blog tour. Guess what you can join me at every stop! Click To Tweet If you do, and you comment on the blog, you have a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card. How about that? So, why not check in with me every day starting […]
