Where Normal Need Not Apply
Instagram is a fast-growing social media platform, but as authors who focus on words rather than pictures, we might not know how to make it work for us. In Part 1, Monica Corwin shares how to make it work for us as an author.
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With a name like #cockygate, it’s no surprise that the recent trademark brouhaha would elicit some snickers, and some are far too quick to dismiss the situation. But the reasons behind the trademark—as well as what results from the legal battle—affect us all.
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As writers, we can burn out in so many different aspects of our lives that it’d be a surprise if we never burned out. And if we don’t deal with our burnout, the problems are likely to get worse, so we might need to make changes.
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We can all thank the European Union’s (EU) new GDPR rules for the deluge of “verify your email subscription” or notifications of an updated privacy policy recently. The flood can make us wonder if we need to send out emails about our privacy policy or subscription confirmation as well.
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Heads up: You’re going to want to bookmark this post. *smile* The last few weeks have proven that trademark problems are here to stay in the publishing world for all authors of every genre, but we can fight back.
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Even when people are interested in our work, they might not follow through with purchasing our stories. Christina Delay explains how Google AdWords can get previously interested readers to commit and check out our books.
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All of us start on the writing path from different places, but somewhere along our path, we realized an online writing community existed. The #cockygate issue reiterated for me just how important that community is for our career.
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A crazy story erupted on social media with the hashtag #cockygate involving authors, Amazon KDP, and trademark law. One author is attempting to prevent others from using a word in their book titles, as she mistakenly thinks our book titles are our brands.
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Yesterday I played with Lumen5, a super-easy video creator. It makes it easy to create videos from blog posts or other writing in just a few minutes. Should we use it? Let’s take a look at how we might use it for promotion.
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Many readers want to read and support “own voices” stories, where authors share a marginalized trait with their protagonist, but authors can be uncomfortable with the label due to judgment or privacy concerns. Bran L. Ayres shares their tips for avoiding problems.
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