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Have a Wonderful Holiday

Have a wonderful holiday

I am stuffing myself on the typical Thanksgiving fare today. I’m not shopping tomorrow, however. I’ve never enjoyed Black Friday aside from the online shopping deals.

Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not, I hope you have a wonderful week.

I”ll be in my office tomorrow working, writing, and taking some extra time to be with my husband, friends, and my dog, Paisley.

I hope to see you back here next Friday.

Enjoy the day and your weekend!

Inspiration - Ransom Stephens
Instagram Marketing by Frances Caballo

Brand new Instagram ebook for authors. Learn how to set up your account, and create hashtags and Instagram stories. 

I am an author and social media consultant. My focus is on helping authors surmount the barriers that keep them from flourishing online and building their platform. I also do content writing and offer email marketing services.

Indie Author Update

Indie Author Update

 

Indie Author Update – Social Media

How to Create a Facebook Author Page by Dave Chesson: This post provides a thorough account to creating the best possible Facebook author page. 

@DaveChesson

Indie Author Update – Book Marketing

How to Market a Book to Holiday Gift Guides by Penny Sansevieri: Remember to start early. And approach the right person with the right message.

@bookgal 

Finding and Using Competing Book Titles in Your Book Marketing from Anne R. Allen’s blog and by Penny Sansevieri: Another great post from Penny Sansevieri. Read it and be sure to follow her steps to research your next book title.

@annerallen 

What Makes Readers Give an Unknown Author a Chance? from Jane Friedman and by Barbara Linn Probst: What makes a reader trust a new author? Recommendations from friends help as well as a great book cover Read the post to learn more.

@JaneFriedman

Blogging

This Is How To Write A Blog Post People Read by Rachel Thompson:  Every post should include some of these elements: headline, introduction, and subheadings. Read the post to learn more.

@BadRedheadMedia

 

Quote of the Week

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.”-2

 

 

 

 

Instagram Marketing by Frances CaballoBrand new Instagram ebook for authors. Learn how to set up your account, and create hashtags and Instagram stories. 

 

 

I am an author and social media consultant. My focus is on helping authors surmount the barriers that keep them from flourishing online and building their platform. I also do content writing and offer email marketing services.

Indie Author Update – November 8, 2019

Indie Author Update - November 8, 2019

Here’s your new Indie Author Weekly Update. It was difficult to wean down the posts for this week’s roundup. There’s just so much great content out there for authors.

I start off with a post about NaNoWriMo since ’tis the season, right? Jane Friedman is publishing a lot of content lately and I especially liked the post by Gigi Rosenberg.

Actually, I hope you read all of the posts here. And don’t you love the image above? It’s definitely time to get our scarves out and enjoy hot cups of tea.

Writing Tips

5 Tips to Help you Write a Novel in a Month by Joanna Penn: This month, Joanna Penn, will try to write a draft to her next novel this month. If you want to join her, read this post, which includes tips.

How to Be Taken Seriously as a Writer from Ryan Lanz: Here are some of his tips: write regularly and treat your writing as a job. He has more tip in the post.

Get Ready for Your Reading

A Game Plan for How to Nail Your Next Reading from Jane Friedman and by Gigi Rosenberg: How soon do you prepare for a reading? Gigi Rosenberg suggests that you start two weeks in advance. And on the day of the reading, take belly breaths.

Indie Author Marketing

How To Market Self-Published Poetry Books from Alliance of Independent Authors: I don’t know if Dalma Szentpaly mentions Instagram in this podcast but a lot of poets have found success on that platform.

How Indie Authors Can Approach the Media from the Alliance of Independent Authors and Ruth Badley:  Ruth Badley is a freelance journalist so I trust her recommendations in this new post.

Quote of the Week

I’ve never quite believed that one chance is all I get. Writing is my way of making other chances.

Instagram Marketing by Frances CaballoBrand new Instagram ebook for authors. Learn how to set up your account, and create hashtags and Instagram stories.

I am an author and social media consultant. My focus is on helping authors surmount the barriers that keep them from flourishing online and building their platform. I also do content writing and offer email marketing services.

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Indie Author Weekly Update – November 1, 2019

 Indie Author Weekly Update - November 1, 2019

Today’s Indie Author Update is longer than I anticipated it to be. You see, I live near to where the fires are burning in California (Kincade Fire) and I did my best to publish this post on time.

I was one of the lucky ones. We didn’t lose power or have to evacuate. My heart goes out to those who lost their homes and to the wildlife who died in the forested areas.

Back to today’s post. I included an interesting post I found on Quora by James Altucher. Plus, I like the post about Instagram bios from Later. (If you use Instagram, this is the best app to use.)

I did not include a post about BERT, the huge Google update because I wasn’t sure if you’d read it. So read about it elsewhere. It’s important.

Stay safe. I hope you are far from the fires in California. (There are so many of them.) 🙁  And do what you can to support our firefighters. In my book, they are saints.

Social Media

How Do New Authors Get Book Reviews? by David Wogahn: David Wogahn has a three-point system for triggering reviews. Contact the people you know and give your book away to reviewers and others. Finally, buy ads to get more sales and thus, more reviews.

Indie Author Book Marketing

How to Create a Killer Instagram Bio in 2019 from Later, a scheduling app for Instagram and Facebook: This post has wonderful suggestions for ramping up your Instagram bio. Love their suggestions. For example, you don’t need to put your name in the name section of your bio. Use Romance Author, Thriller Author, or anything you’d like.

Authors! Refresh, Rehab, Repair, and Renovate: How to Rejuvenate Your Backlist by Ruth Harris: In this post, Ruth Harris makes a convincing case for perking up book covers and descriptions of books of our back list of published books.

Are you planning any book marketing campaigns for this holiday season? It’s not too late! Here are some great ideas. from BookBub Partners: There are great tips in this post but you have to start using them now.

Self-Publishing

Ten Reasons Why I Self-Publish by James Altucher and Quora: The author explains his transition from having a publisher to self-publishing. By the way, since the publisher “ended” his career, James has an phenomenal success as an indie author.

 

Quote of the Week

All good books have one thing in common ... Ernest Hemingway

Instagram Marketing by Frances CaballoBrand new Instagram ebook for authors. Learn how to set up your account, and create hashtags and Instagram stories. 

 

I am an author and social media consultant. My focus is on helping authors surmount the barriers that keep them from flourishing online and building their platform. I also do content writing and offer email marketing services.

Online Book Marketing Strategies for Writers