Everyone knows what spam is, and it is an unfortunate part of our internet lives. Spam doesn't exist in email only; it exists in social media. If you are on a lot of social media or on a platform any length of time you will see spam or be … [Continue reading]
Why True Twit is Bad!!
Just like anyone on Twitter I don't like to be spammed. I don't think anyone does, and everyone wishes that there was an easier way to sort the content and usable products from all the spam. As a newbie to the Twitter community about a year ago, I … [Continue reading]
Bookbuzzr
This post is about the marketing site Bookbuzzr. I was introduced to this site by another author and blogger Shelly Hitz, the Self Publishing Coach. If you are interested you can click on the link and/or find her on my Resources Page. What Is … [Continue reading]
Goodreads
Goodreads is the largest book social media site. It has many more features and author activities than Shelfari and Librarything. When something new comes out they are usually the first to implement it. For example, when Google+ and Pinterest came … [Continue reading]
Librarything
Librarything is another one of the three biggest book social media sites. This is one of the bigger reader hot spots that provide authors with means to connect with readers and share their books with them and engage. Librarything has activities and … [Continue reading]
AuthorCentral
AuthorCentral is basically your author dashboard for Amazon.com and Selfari. When you set up your account here you can achieve author status on Shelfari and control the content for your book sales page contents and more. You will also have an Amazon … [Continue reading]
Shelfari
This next series of posts will be about helpful book-related social media sites that I have come across that are helpful to your online platform. These are the big 3 book sites plus another blog I found to be helpful. I will start out with Shelfari … [Continue reading]
Why Do I Have to Have a Blog?
As a newbie author I asked this very same question. I am not in the minority. I didn't even know what a blog was to be honest with you. On my personal/book blog I have mentioned that I thought that a blog was a Dr. Seuss character or a monster. I … [Continue reading]
My Mill City Press Experience
Continued from “Looking for an Out” This part of the story picks up after my 30 min talk with Mark Levine and walking out the door with my stuff for Neiko’s Five Land Adventure and Escape from Ancient Egypt, but at this present point and time I can … [Continue reading]
Looking for an Out
Continued from “My Horrible Xlibris Xperience” This part of the story takes up at my last and final heated phone call with Miguel, the Marketing Consultant from hell at Xlibris, and my continuing research at Mill City Press and other publishers. I … [Continue reading]
My Horrible Xlibris Xperience
Intro to Xlibris and Backstory Xlibris and other unethical/author unfriendly companies do an outstanding job of luring people in with their publishing deals and their seemingly friendly approaches to even the wariest author; I speak for myself. They … [Continue reading]