Authors-Set Up your Web Presence.
One of the first things you will find out as an Author is that YOU ARE YOUR ADVERTISING. Agents and Publishers look at what your presence is online and how you are selling yourself. Don’t be offended at that word. Use the word marketing if you like.
The point is, you have to get attention in order to get attention. As soon as you realize you want to be an author start marketing. What are things you need to do?
Establishing your Network/Platform or whatever you want to call it.
Professionals will tell you to focus focus focus. Focus your energy on two or three media outlets and that’s it. Okay, I somewhat agree.
Today let’s talk about three of them:
- Blog
What’s the best way to control your presence, your marketing, your portfolio and establish a home where everyone knows your name? You got it . …
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How you see yourself …#Quote 192
There’s so much truth to this adorable little quote/image! We DO create what we think of. If we think of ourselves as brilliant, loving, courageous, talented beings, that’s what we become. Each thought matters. Each word.
So how about it? Bring beauty into your life by choosing to see it, starting from within.
If not now, when?
The Absolute Indie
When I first decided to self-publish my books I had no intention of doing every little thing myself. I planned on paying for editing and formatting, and buying my cover designs. I had a rude awakening when I discovered that living in Zimbabwe, as I was at the time, meant that I had no access to PayPal, who sanction that country, and from what I could see back then, that was the only way to pay.
I had page numbers, headers and footers, indents and lots of other fancy bits and pieces in my original manuscript and no clue as to what formatting even meant. Seeing other writer’s beautiful covers all over, my heart sank because I knew that I could never create such things. It was the most frustrating feeling in the world until I discovered a few free resources that meant I could do it all myself. None…
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Books in Art: Don Quixote in the Library
A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea.
Don Quixote in the Library by Adolf Schrödter, 1834
The #Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round (Shameless self promotion time!)
I'm definitely a long shot but what the heck right? I've voted for my newest book, The Blue Diamond - The Razor's Edge, in the Historical Fiction as well as the Romance category and you can too! To vote for The Blue Diamond in Historical Fiction, click HERE. To vote for The Blue Diamond …
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I’m no doctor but…
Yep... Get The Blue Diamond and all the Vitamin Sea you need! 😉
Waiting Waiting
These are the friends and lovers you need. The ones who will lift you up. They don’t judge, begrudge and constantly remind you of how lucky YOU are to have them. You just know you’re lucky. “The kind of person who brings out the best in you in you and makes you a better person.” Don’t ever take it for granted. Cherish them.
A Bad Book Review
Very good advice!
Ships
Get out there and sail…don’t just stay at the dock…enjoy your life!!!





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