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Facebook: Should We Use a Profile or a Page? — Guest: Lisa Hall-Wilson

March 7, 2013 Over-Achieving Perfectionist
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To those who know me, it’s no secret I enjoy Twitter more than Facebook. Currently, I use just a Facebook profile (the normal accounts for individuals). But if one was necessary, I didn’t want my inability to love Facebook holding me back from utilizing a page (the accounts for businesses). Luckily, I knew just who to [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, branding, giveaway, guest blogs, Jami Gold, Lisa Hall-Wilson, paranormal author, professionalism, social media

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9 Tips for Making Online Friends

February 28, 2013 Random Musings
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In my last post, I talked about the online opportunities for writers, including fully interactive writing conferences. So now is a good time to rerun this post about about how to reach out to other writers online and make friends. I’ve updated this post with notes about what I currently find difficult. Thanks to Laurie [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, blogging, branding, Jami Gold, Kristen Lamb, paranormal author, professionalism, social media, Twitter

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Where’s the Line between Spamming and Sharing?

February 14, 2013 Writing Stuff
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Anyone reading this post probably doesn’t intend to be a spammer, but it’s possible to cross the line and not realize it. If we’re lucky, a friend will let us know. However, how we react to that observation is yet another minefield in the impression we leave behind in social media. A strange thing happens sometimes when [...]

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Branding 101: Who Do You Want to Be?

January 29, 2013 Writing Stuff
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In the comments of my last post about watching our online behavior, some people worried about the bigger picture. Can we still be true to ourselves? Should we not express opinions at all? Would it be safer to stay offline? Let’s work through those questions in reverse order. Locking ourselves in a closet and just [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, branding, Jami Gold, Kristen Lamb, paranormal author, professionalism, risk, romance novels, self-doubt, social media

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Behave…The Internet Never Forgets

January 24, 2013 Writing Stuff
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When we interact with people in real life, we’re often advised not to talk about politics or religion. Bringing up those emotionally charged topics is a good way to start arguments with strangers and friends alike. Yet I’ve seen countless authors, aspiring and published, break this rule online. If they’re writing about religion or politics [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, branding, Jami Gold, Kristen Lamb, paranormal author, plagiarism, professionalism, social media, Tech Guy, Twitter

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The Best Reason to Blog – Part 3

November 22, 2012 Random Musings
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Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. The day we eat too much food, roll our eyes at the antics of our extended family, and think about all the things we’re grateful for. Or in my case, see if I can sneak in my NaNo (National Novel Writing Month) words for the day while everyone else [...]

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How Fake Reviews Hurt Everyone

September 25, 2012 Writing Stuff
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I had the idea for this post over a month ago after seeing a Slate article about the “epidemic” of niceness in online book culture. Their point boiled down to whether all the friendliness on social media made people feel they couldn’t say bad things about books. I was going to write about how, yes, [...]

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The Inbox Explosion: How Do You Manage Yours?

September 20, 2012 Over-Achieving Perfectionist
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I fully admit that one of my weaknesses is an out-of-control email inbox. Between my accounts for writing and day job, I have an obscene number of unread emails. (As in, a hundred times the number depicted in this picture.) Granted, the vast majority of those unread emails are list digests and things that don’t [...]

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Small Publishers: Tips for Success — Guest: Musa Publishing

September 11, 2012 Writing Stuff
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I’ve talked a lot about the issues facing authors on the Big 6 side of traditional publishing, from agent hunting to contracts. I’ve also discussed the self-publishing side of the aisle, from quality concerns to ebook pricing. In contrast, I haven’t posted much about small publishers. Honestly, I don’t know as much about the issues authors [...]

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Michael Hauge’s Workshop: You’re the Hero of Your Life

August 30, 2012 Writing Stuff
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Okay, I wasn’t going to do yet another post about Michael Hauge’s presentation at the Romance Writers of America (RWA) Conference. But an off-the-cuff, as-we-were-heading-out-the-door thought he gave to us at the end of his “Using Inner Conflict to Create Powerful Love Stories” workshop really stuck with me, and I wanted to share it with you. Over my past couple of blog [...]

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