Okay, so when I first found out I had a contract I jumped onto MySpace. I made a beautiful page and uploaded book covers and found a whole bunch of friends. Or should I say, they found me. I loved MySpace. I went there nearly every day and left comments and updated and even posted blogs. [...]
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It’s a Pickle I Tell Ya …
Published November 23rd, 2009 in Complaints, Internet and Personal. 4 CommentsIf you talk to any author … and it doesn’t matter if it’s a top seller at a NY publisher or a newly pubbed e-author … I think they’re all going to say one of the hardest things about the publishing industry is marketing. Every author wants to find the one thing that gets their [...]
Where does an author go to keep in touch with and find new readers? Where do we hang out to gain words of wisdom from successful authors? And how do we do all this without sucking so much time from our day that we don’t have time to write? These are all questions authors ask [...]
I love the internet. I mean I LOVE the internet. All the social media including Twitter, Facebook and blogs. I could spend all day chatting on the internet and be perfectly content. But it’s not conducive to getting any writing done. Sooooo …. I’m shutting it down. Turning it off. Not letting the pretty colors [...]
Words Are Tools or Weapons?
Published March 6th, 2009 in Internet, Life Observations, Personal and Writing. 4 CommentsWords are powerful. I know that’s a “DUR” statement from an avid reader and an author. But sometimes that statement just smucks you upside the head and leaves you stunned. I had one of those weeks re-learning this lesson. There are times words can bring you to tears, tickle your funny bone or royally tick someone [...]
Beep … Beep … Beep
Published February 20th, 2009 in Internet, Life Observations, Personal and Writing. 3 CommentsThat’s the sound of a truck backing up. (Can you hear it?) Anyway, this week has been very frustrating. A virus wormed it’s way into my computer and infected EVERYTHING! Tentacles wound themselves so tight around my stuff that the tech guy couldn’t find the heart of the beast. I was amazingly calm for someone who [...]
It Doesn’t Cut Both Ways
Published January 13th, 2009 in Internet, Life Observations, Opinions and Ramblings. 7 CommentsThe internet is double-edged. As a writer I use the internet every day to do research, look up words (because I am the world’s worst speller), and keep in touch with people and the news. I love it. I rarely get out of my house these day and being connected to so many people is just wonderful. I [...]
