Best foot forward. A Public Service Announcement If you write books, you need to reach an audience. Preferably, one with a voracious reading habit and plenty of spare cash. After you’ve exhausted your relatives and friends (literally, in some cases), the internet seems to glimmer like a golden gateway to prosperity, success and authorial fulfilment. …
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What is a blog for? Over to you.
If blogs were logs and my computer were a garage. As some of you know, I recently experimented with a giveaway for my fantasy novel, Covenant. Around the same time, I decided I needed to review the way I use social media and evaluate what I give to it and what I get back in …
Mondays with Monika – 4
It’s that time of the week again, as freelance writer and committed blogger Monika spills the beans. Previous posts are located here: Part 1 Monday 22nd Oct, Part 2 Monday 29th Oct and Part 3 Monday 5th November. 1. Does writing about topics that are so personal change the way you feel about them? Not necessarily making you …
Mondays with Monika – 3
I’m talking with Monika Spykerman, about the things that matter to her as a writer, mum (or mom, if you prefer), wife and writer (yep, two writers). Here, Monika talks candidly about her own blog – Motheroad – and about the ways in which she uses her writing. Previous posts are located here: Part 1 Monday 22nd Oct and …
Quid pro quote
How d’ya like ’em? I must post upwards of a dozen blog comments a month. Some months it’s well above that, and I’m by no means not alone in that respect. Usually it’s for someone I follow regularly or occasionally I find something in cyberspace that captures my imagination. Often I choose to comment because it’s a …
A Cynic’s Guide to Social Media
I suspect Social Media is a bit like sex – if the idea fills you with dread or gives you a headache, you’re probably doing it wrong. And if the idea of an SM (no, not that one…) cold turkey leaves you in a panic, perhaps you need to look at things from a different …