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S&S Selling Individual Book Chapters

Last week, I read an interesting article in Publishers Weekly about a new e-commerce effort by Simon & Schuster to sell electronic chapters of books for a few bucks. The chapters hail from the insanely popular "You" series by Dr. Michael F. Roizen and Dr. Mehmet C. Oz. Individuals can purchase ...

LInks: Blogs and Twitter Contests

Tony Eldridge at Marketing Tips for Authors offered up a few terrific links this week at his blog: 101 Book Blogs You Need to Read This is a terrific list to add to the blogroll - and find new places for reviews, guest blogs or interviews. Ebook Cover Service Creates Twitter Contest ...

How To Juggle Writing And Your Day Job (And Still Have A Life) by Barbora Knobova

Time management is key to writing - and marketing - success! No matter where you are in the writing process and how many books you have written so far, I'm sure you agree with me that writing is one of the most fulfilling activities in the world (with a few frustrations ...

Twitter Lists Expand Author Networks

Twitter recently launched a lists function, which will help users separate followers into categories that other Tweeters can follow with the touch of a button. Mashable wrote an article about Twitter lists (still in Beta) in mid-October. Twitter announced the move in a blog post in September. When I first started exploring ...

Organize Your Inbox to Avoid Headaches

Take the hassle out of the Inbox to save precious writing minutes. This week, I got a nasty surprise. My calendar - my lifeline to the world that holds all things virtual book tour - vanished. On Friday, it sat, cozy and snug on my home office desk. By Monday morning, it ...

No Time for Marketing? Make Time!

Make time for book marketing! Most authors shudder to think about marketing. Not only do they not want to do it, they use the excuse that they simply do not have the time. Authors who want to be successful MUST make time for marketing. Unless they are lucky enough to become an ...

Dead Blogs

Image credit: David Beaulieu, About.com Recently, I've encountered several really cool blogs that haven't updated in months - sometimes years. Like homes caught in the midst of the bad economy, these blogs were abandoned for whatever reason by their creators. Many times there are no explanations, no caveats, no links to a ...

Goal Setting for Writers by Cheryl Kaye Tardif

Cheryl K. Tardif I know hundreds of writers who fall victim to the deadly P-syndrome. If you’re unfamiliar with it, you’re one of the lucky ones. This syndrome is not only a killer of words and inspiration, but it can also be contagious, claiming other areas of the victim’s life ...

If Only: A Short Guide to Time Management by Carol Buchanan

Carol Buchanan Ever been caught in the “if onlys”? If only you had more time you could write a novel. If only you didn’t have to clean the house, wash the dog, or change the oil in the car. If only we had more time. Guess what? Everyone has all the ...

Cut the Magazine Clutter

Magazines add to clutter Most writers love magazines. They hoard glossies for pictures of models, location ideas, research, and - of course - articles on writing. But those magazine piles can add unnecessary clutter to your office. (Be honest: How many haphazard stacks of books and magazines are just waiting to tip over ...