Most days, I can barely find time to write let alone carve out extra time to create clever tweets. I used to worry about becoming the wallflower at the Twitter party, until I realized that listening matters, too. If you’re struggling to figure out what to say and do on Twitter, take a deep breath...Read More
Last week, we talked about who to follow on Twitter. Here’s a quick recap of the people you might be interested in following: *Fascinating, intelligent people in your niche. *Organizations, conferences, and other groups in your niche. *Your favorite writers. *Your colleagues. *Agents and editors. So how do you find these people? *Look at the...Read More
As we continue our social media summer, I will be taking the next month to talk about the three big social networking sites—Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn—and how you can make use of them as a writer. So let’s start with Twitter. Twitter is a social networking site with over 500 million users who, according to...Read More
Toby Keith has a hilarious song titled, I Wanna Talk About Me. In the song, he runs through all the things he talks about with this friend including: “The polish on your toes and the run in your hose/And God knows, we’re going to talk about your clothes.” Then he sings, “I wanna talk about...Read More
Dear Writers, Are you still looking for great books to read this summer? Stop by the blog every Friday for our special summer reading series, Writers Read. Last Friday, Maggie Lux Cumings wrote about fantasy novels. This coming Friday Jacqui Corcoran will blog about mystery novels. And, nearly every Friday, we will have a contest...Read More
Dear writers, Need some good books to read this summer? Our summer reading series Writers Read is under way. Not only will you receive great book recommendations, but you will also have many chances to win books! On Friday, my friend Bob Sitze wrote a smashing post on great nonfiction books. Comment on Bob...Read More
Nearly every day a new social media tool pops onto the market advertising, “You need me!” Email has become almost passé. Why email when you can Facebook, Tweet, Pin, and share with your circle of friends and the world? Most writers think about social media as a tool to increase their platform. We’ve seen other...Read More
Last February, Jessica Hagy published a brilliant visual story called, The Six Enemies of Greatness (and Happiness) (Forbes). In the introduction to her article, Hagy writes that these six factors, “can erode the grandest of plans and the noblest of intentions.” Wow—what six factors have the power to destroy both greatness and happiness? The enemies...Read More
Dear Writers, This month’s Write Now! Mastermind class will be held Wednesday, May 23 at 12:00 noon CDT. My guest this week is my husband, Harold Eppley, who recently published his first novel, Ash Wednesday. You’ll hear about all of the hurdles he had to overcome to find a home for his book. And, if...Read More
Congratulations to the winners of the latest Write Now! Coach contest. The winner of the signed copy of Write-A-Thon is @greennovelist and the winner of Use Your Words by Kate Hopper is Ruth Gough Lolacano. Please send me your addresses, so I can mail your books! Today’s article is about how to create an online...Read More
