Friday, March 21, 2014

Friday's Links to Writing & Marketing Blog Posts

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BY: Heather Day Gilbert

Last month, we looked at social media and personal ways to reach readers. This month, we're focusing more on paid advertisements and no-cost ways to get the word out on your novel.

As we did last time, I'll link to the contributing authors and their sites/books. Hopefully these posts will help as you make decisions on when to spend your bills...and when to "hold 'em." This series is by no means exhaustive, so if you've tried alternate ways of marketing/advertising, please comment below!

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The consensus seemed to be to do as much or as little as you can afford . . .

Read the full article HERE!
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If you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are again:

  1. Hiring a Developmental Editor — Guest: Stacy Jerger | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author http://ow.ly/uNtvM
  2. Fiction University (The Other Side of the Story): 10 Tips for Writing About Law Enforcement http://ow.ly/uNQtp
  3. QueryTracker Blog: Five Ways to Land an Agent http://ow.ly/uNQwI
  4. SHAKESPEARE system for helping authors figure out self-publishing | The Passive Voice |  http://ow.ly/uNQCH
  5. BookMarketingBuzzBlog: Interview With Master Networker Susan RoAne http://ow.ly/uNQGc
  6. 76+ Places to Submit Your Free KDP Select Promotion for Your Kindle eBook - Training Authors for Success http://ow.ly/uNRet
  7. Writability: How to Sprinkle Background Info into Your WIP http://ow.ly/uNRmS
  8. 26 Creative Ways Brands Use Facebook Status Updates | Social Media Examiner http://ow.ly/uNRw9
  9. Is Your Story's Tone Lying to Readers? - Helping Writers Become Authors http://ow.ly/uNRBF
  10. Novel Rocket: You Gotta Know When to Hold 'Em: Marketing & Advertising for the Indie Author, Part Two http://ow.ly/uNRFl
  11. Karen Woodward: A Four Act Structure http://ow.ly/uNSmd
  12. How a Focused, Limited “Baby Edit” Can Help Improve A Writer’s Style | Creative Writing with the Crimson League http://ow.ly/uNSt5
  13. Positive Negativity: What to Do When People Say Bad Things About You Online | Social Media Today http://ow.ly/uNSz7
  14. Claude Nougat's Blog : Do Artists and Writers Have a "Duty of Care"? http://ow.ly/uNTm7
  15. What Killed it for Me #2: Characters Who Aren't Endearing | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS http://ow.ly/uNTq
Happy writing and running, Kathy

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