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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 Neil Ostroff on November 29, 2011 at 12:54pm: Sacrifices made

It’s raining today. Drops slide down my window like translucent
snails. Water puddles in the street. Worms
tunnel up from drowning liquid and sprawl across the sidewalk. And here I sit
in front of my computer belting out another novel. I forget who said it, but I
remember a quote that summed up the writing life completely. The quote went
simply; being a writer is like having homework every day for the rest of your
life. And that’s true for the serious, passionate author. Not a day goes by that
I don’t contribute in some way to one of my books or upcoming projects. Tens of
thousands of hours spent plotting, pitching, and producing. Sometimes I wonder
what I would have done with those hours had I not been a writer? Perhaps, I
would’ve become a great businessman, or politician? Or perhaps, I would have
wasted them in front of a TV or video game? Perhaps, I would have been a barfly
and one drunken evening met someone other than my wife? Unless I can invent a
time machine, I’ll never know. My current work-in-progress deals with these
kinds of questions, but I’m not going to get into promotion right now. What
makes nostalgia flow on days like this is the social sacrifices all serious
writers make. It is the loneliest profession in the world, after all. The
saddest however, is the writer who doesn’t hit the grand success they’ve dreamt
and think they have wasted their time pursuing their passion. If you truly
enjoy your craft than that enjoyment itself is the reward; not fortune, fame,
or recognition. All the sacrifices made are worth it.

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