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

Last summer, I researched blogs for my book tour. I spent hours reviewing potential blogs, creating a blog spreadsheet with blogger names and contact information, and developing relationships with fellow bloggers. This year, I’ve added several blogging series to my own blog that use guest bloggers—namely Writers @ Work and Writers Read. So I’ve been...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

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

Today’s blog post is the first in a series of posts about Social Media for Writers. If you’d like to test the power of social media and enter to win a signed copy of Write-A-Thon, do the following things: +follow my blog +follow me on Twitter +tweet this post +link to this post on Facebook...Read More

If you are a professional writer, no doubt you have developed several niches that you write about regularly. One of the difficulties that niche experts face is coming up with fresh ideas that are relevant to their readers. We know what we think people need to know about the topics in our niche. But do...Read More

Social media—they’ve become the buzzwords of this new century. Every writing workshop has at least one class on social media. And if you are going to write a book proposal that sells, you will need to master social media. Here are three ways to use social media to better your book proposal. 1. Research your...Read More