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51 Ways to Blog as a Novelist
We all know that blogging is one of the best ways to get attention in today's Internet world. A blog is a godsend to your website, bringing it traffic, fans, and more. But you have to post regularly.
Stuck for what to blog about? Here are some tips for novelists, but the same tips can apply to writers of nonfiction, memoirs, children's books, business books, and more.
- Review other novels, especially from other lesser-known novelists.
- Write a blog post using the voice of one of your main characters.
- Have that main character tell some side stories not included in the novel.
- Write about the setting - time and/or place. Use some of the research you did to ensure that your novel was accurate.
- Invite your readers to review your book. Feature their testimonials on your blog.
- Interview some of your readers: via Q&A text or via an Internet radio show or via a teleseminar.
- Podcast your book, one section at a time.
- Write about trends in your genre.
- Write about your favorite novelists, especially those that write in your genre. Include their photos and a sampling of their books.
For the rest of the 51 ways, see: http://blog.bookmarket.com/2011/06/45-ways-to-blog-as-novelist-tips-for.html
If you like this list, help me add more. Email: johnkremer@bookmarket.com.
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Comment by Gladys Hobson on April 9, 2009 at 10:05pm
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Not really. I think I have managed to appear impressive with little substance to support it — unlike you guys. But thanks for the compliment.
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Comment by Karen Pierce Gonzalez on April 9, 2009 at 5:33pm
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Hi Gladys,
You're pretty impressive yourself!
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I've visited your site. Golly what a lot of work involved. Well done, you deserve to get a lot out of it.
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Comment by Laurel-Rain Snow on April 9, 2009 at 3:24pm
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Thanks, Kristin. I will check this out...I, too, have been wondering how to do a Virtual Book Tour.
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Comment by Kristin Callender on April 9, 2009 at 1:03pm
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I have been getting emails from other authors asking about how I did my Virtual Book Tour. So I decided to put it on my blog. A very detailed How To that helped me get 18 blogs involved in my tour. Stop by and take a look. Tell me what you think.
http://kcsbooks.blogspot.com
Thanks,
Kristin Callender
The Truth Lies in the Dark
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Comment by Susan Whitfield on April 6, 2009 at 2:34pm
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I've had my share of not-so-great ones too.
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Gladys I don't know what happened. Hope it's not giving everyone a problem. I added your blogs to my blog roll and the links are working on there anyway. Spring can not come fast enough. I love your pictures. It has been down pouring here in Connecticut, US all day. Flowers and green grass sound great to me.
Susan, thanks for your your nice comment. It sounds like you have had many great signings. My first signing did not go as well. I actually broke the camara (ha ha) I will have to share that story on my blog. Gladys I know you can relate, it is similar to your Killroy saga :)
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Kristin. I have visited your site. Lovely smooth writing and quite interesting too. I had great difficulty leaving a comment and finally had to be anonymous. It refused to accept my url for my wordpress site or blogspot web site. Not even my publishing site. Maybe it will right itself when someone else uses it. (I thought a couple of times it was accepted but it popped back again.) I had to try twice with anonymous. Could be that I am dimmer than I thought!
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Kristen, what a great signing! Flowers, huh? How wonderful! I had a signing last year that surprised me. I walked in to a covered dish meal before my reading and signing. Fabulous home cooking and eager readers. I had a book launch for my third novel last Saturday and The Country Squire had delicious refreshments for all who attended. Then we all sat down and ate entrees. A great time was had by all.
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Thanks Gladys and Karen. It would be nice if they all went so well, right? I just started a new blog to talk about writing and life in my house. If you get a chance stop by and tell me what you think of it. The address is: http://kcsbooks.blogspot.com/
Good luck to you both on your own projects.
Thanks Again,
Kristin Callender
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