Early last week I finally got my unread e-mails down to zero, which of course lasted all of a minute and a half. Yesterday alone I had 200 e-mails. I find myself glued to my phone, checking messages regularly so I can keep a handle on all the information and not get a twitch. I …
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Mar 30 2011
More Blogging Cowbell
Finally got everything for my new book turned in. As it stands, it looks like Are You There, Blog? It’s Me, Writer will be out in mid-May. Yipeeee! Been super-busy getting that in to the publisher, so the Mash-Up of Awesomeness will resume next week. Last week I did some Sacred Cow-Tipping and pushed over …
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Mar 28 2011
Introducing the Villain
All right. We are going to talk some more about the ever misunderstood antagonist today. As a side-note, I am going to actively work to make these posts shorter. I tend to get excited and pee on the rugs when the doorbell rings. Wait, that’s not right. That’s my dog. I’m tired. It’s Monday. Anyway, …
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Mar 23 2011
Go Hard or Go Home–Blogging & Branding
This is a tough job. I recommend that if you have any shred of sanity you quit today. Give up. Give me a break. You want to do WHAT? Write? Play with your little imaginary friends all day? How are you going to pay rent? Survive? You call writing a JOB? Are you high? Were …
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Mar 09 2011
Blogging and Maintaining Our Sanity–Part One
Last Wednesday I talked about the two things we authors can control–Product and Platform. Our main concern is to write a book that consumers will want to buy. No matter how great our social media platform, we can’t wrap a bow around dog poo and call it a rainbow. But, to be blunt, writers have ALWAYS …
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