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Shoutout Sunday: Showing Some Love (03/15/15)

March 15, 2015 by Emily Dill 3 Comments

I really like the roundup of links in today’s Shoutout Sunday. These links pertain to building a solid blog, writer brand, and social media following, specifically Pinterest. These things aren’t thought about as much as, say, editing or drafting, but they’re extremely important, especially if you’re planning to self-publish and have to do almost everything by yourself. Enjoy the links! ๐Ÿ™‚

How to Polish Your Writer Brand – This is a guest post on Writerology by Nicole Lโ€™autore (how pretty is that name?). I really like the idea of focusing on your personal strengths – I can’t vouch for what it’s like to have a literary agent or a contract with a publishing company, but I can share about drafting, struggling through NaNoWriMo, and figuring out launching a writer’s blog from the ground up.

10 Tips for Starting Your Own Blog – This article was written by my mother, which means I’m not at all biased. However, it is a fantastic article – she’s been blogging since it first became a “thing”, and she has tons of great advice to share!

20 Actions You Can Take to Look Like a Pro Blogger – Yet another Regina article. Don’t hate me, just go read it. I think this was orginally a shorter, older article that she has revamped and updated. And it’s perfection.

How SEO Can Work Wonders for Book Authors – Very helpful article from Midnight Publishing about SEO and making your blog easier to find in search engines. I’ll admit that this isn’t my area of specialty, so I have a LOT of article like this saved under Bookmarks. Now just to study them. ๐Ÿ™‚

How I Gained 500 Pinterest Followers in One Weekend – I don’t have a very professional “Writer’s Pinterest”. I spend a lot of time tweeting, and I’m decent at Instagram, but I haven’t tapped the Pinterest market yet, at least not in this regard. But this article from Erin Harding is very encouraging and helpful!

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: blog, blogging, pinterest, seo, writer

Shoutout Sunday: Showing Some Love (02/15/15)

February 15, 2015 by Emily Dill Leave a Comment

Hey, awesome person. Welcome back to Shoutout Sunday, during which I just shout things. Okay no, no actual shouting, but allow me to extend an invitation to you…an invitation to check out these awesome links that inspired me this week!

The 5 Most Important Myths and Truths for Hiring an Editor – I’m not quite at the stage of writing where I’m starting to look for editors, but I’m sure a lot of you are (and I will be at some point in the next few months). This article from Lauren Wise at Midnight Publishing outlines some of the myths (and truths) that surround finding an editor for your project. Something writers have to remember: the editor is not trying to destroy your darling work, kill your favorite sidekick, or make you feel bad about your writing. They’re there to help.

Pep Talk: How to Deal with the Siren Call of the Shiny New Idea โ€“ Susan Dennard is an author who also shares wonderful advice for other writers, and this is an article she wrote for Write All Year about getting distracted by “shiny new ideas”. We’ve all been there. I know I have (and don’t lie, you have too). Do you abandon your work-in-progress, or do you keep trudging on, even though this new idea seems so much more attractive and smells so good? Susan tries to help you out with this dilemma.

The 5 Major Reasons People Procrastinate + How To Overcome Them – This article from Mind Body Green isn’t specifically about writing, but it’s about procrastination, so I think every writer out there will agree that it applies to our beloved activity.

21 Book Marketing Tips for Authors – Again, I’m not at the stage of my book where I need this yet, but I’m bookmarking for the future, because this article by Heather Hart is FULL of great marketing ideas.

All right, I’m off to prepare for the snowpocalypse we’re expecting here in Kentucky…stay safe and warm out there, friends!

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: author, book marketing, editing, revising, writer

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