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February 2009 Blog Posts (238)

Book Trailers: Solution for the Book Marketing Conundrum

Solution for the Book Marketing Conundrum

In these challenging times, authors like everyone else are being forced to streamline their marketing campaigns. Yet the need to promote has become increasingly more important to a book’s success, creating a conundrum for authors, publishers and public relations firms alike. Every dollar spend must be maximized to its fullest in order to reach not only the specific target audience but the general reading public as well. With the increasing… Continue

Added by Theresa Chaze on February 21, 2009 at 12:47pm — No Comments

HOW TO SURVIVE AS AN AUTHOR and BLOG THE RIGHT WAY

YOU can…“Conquer All Obstacles”

PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT NETWORK FOR WRITERS

I have posted two new topics this week.

1.) HOW TO SURVIVE AS AN AUTHOR

- Guest Blogger: Robin Sullivan

2.) BLOG THE RIGHT WAY

Inspired? Check it out and sign up for a FREE bi-weekly email that will automatically post for you. Just click on my blog site: gr5mom2.wordpress.com and you are welcome to view all information.

(No worries about your email address:… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on February 21, 2009 at 9:44am — 2 Comments

Blog Talk Radio Show -- Six Degrees

Come join me with host Anthony Brice, Six Degrees Blog Talk Radio ~~

When: March 2 at 9 PM

Where: Click this link!

Love and light,

Chariss K Walker, author
Make a Joyful Noise!

Added by Chariss on February 21, 2009 at 9:20am — No Comments

The book I'm writing about my life titled "I AM ME"

Im straight from the hood.The notorious south east side of chicago.

I wouldnt expect you to know too much about it cause chitown has always been ran by the mob. any and everything can be held and kept secret in chicago. Lord knows they killed our first black Mayor, Harold Washington to place Richard M. Daley in office. But anyway.....

I honestly have to say that my past revolves around the chaos from my mother, I don’t think that I was just targeted for no reason I’m just a… Continue

Added by MANDRAKI RANKIN on February 21, 2009 at 8:42am — No Comments

Keeping Courtesan Time

It's Saturday. Hit the snooze button again. We're keeping courtesan time today and those 'birds of paradise' rarely rose before noon.

My blog tour goes on, but the post won't be up until around 1 pm EST (plenty of time for you to sip your cocoa and read the tabloids looking for a juicy on dit till then!). My gracious hostess at… Continue

Added by Emily Bryan on February 21, 2009 at 6:40am — No Comments

Across the Pond – Storyheart : Feb 20th Day 15 of my Virtual Book Tour

Across the Pond – Storyheart : Feb 20th Day 15 of my Virtual Book Tour

Barry Eva (aka Storyheart), author of the young adult romance novel, Across the Pond (Xlibris), is on his virtual book tour throughout February. Today is day 15 the end of week three.

Across the Pond by Storyheart

With believable characters, exciting events, humor, first love, education and a little sport thrown in for good measure, this is a book for all ages.

February 20th:

Today,… Continue

Added by Storyheart on February 20, 2009 at 5:50pm — No Comments

Credible Book Blogs I Value Include ...

... (and they are fun reads)....

http://mjroseblog.typepad.com/buzz_balls_hype/ http://publishinginsider.typepad.com/
http://www.bookreporter.com/
http://www.bookslut.com/
http://www.bookslut.com/blog/
http://thehappybooker.blogs.com/
http://www.bookgirl.net/
http://www.litkicks.com/

Added by Kare Anderson on February 20, 2009 at 5:35pm — 2 Comments

Writing Tools

Earn money the easy way, write at home.

This will teach writers how to start a business providing writing services from home. http://www.productsupplycenter.com/web161903 WRITERS DESPERATELY WANTED!... If you can write at a grade 9 level you could easily earn a full time income writing online. Companies are desperately looking for entry level writers. If you want to start earning money writing at home this may be the most important page on the internet you'll read all year.… Continue

Added by Brian White on February 20, 2009 at 1:09pm — 2 Comments

more, More, MORE!

I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off, blogging all over creation about my coming release and I just realized that 2 of my friends and fellow Leisure Books authors (Jennifer Ashley & Joy Nash!)are also having a release in just a few days. It's an anthology called IMMORTALS:THE… Continue

Added by Emily Bryan on February 20, 2009 at 8:28am — No Comments

The Author or Writer Platform: What It Is and How to Make One

In today’s highly competitive writing and publishing world, one requirement often misunderstood by both published and unpublished authors and writers is that of the author or writer platform. Agents almost require that writers and authors have one. Publishers and editors ask about it and how it can fit into an overall marketing plan. Readers, even, are beginning to look for them in their quest to find more writing and books by authors they like. So what, exactly, is an author or writer… Continue

Added by Peter N. Jones on February 20, 2009 at 7:16am — 2 Comments

TO ALL HORROR READERS, AS WELL AS WRITERS, AND TO EVERYONE

TO ALL HORROR READERS, AS WELL AS WRITERS, AND TO EVERYONE

We’ve all got something to sell and news to tell:

BLACK BED SHEET/DIVERSE COMPENDIUM NEWSLETTER: FEB 2009

All things Grabowsky and then some.

WWW.DOWNWARDEN.COM

“Nick’s writings is smells.”

---something a serious meth abuser once told me in front of a karaoke bar, after he convinced me he had read one of my late ‘80’s horror paperbacks, and I asked him for a blurb of praise if… Continue

Added by Nicholas Grabowsky on February 19, 2009 at 6:41pm — No Comments

~A Very Special Sale on Gilded Folly~

It's a muggy and rainy day here in Auckland. Phew!

I was scrolling through my emails today, and found some posts from Terry Odell and Sharon Horton, some of my fellow Cerridwen Press authors. Apparently, CP is having a big sale at the moment.

I checked on my books, and sure enough, the paperback copies of Gilded Folly are less than the ebooks (only $3.50!). This is a scary - and funny - fantasy. Very suspenseful at times, too. I've posted 3 excerpts…

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Added by N. D. Hansen-Hill on February 19, 2009 at 1:47pm — No Comments

Wallace & Gromit's Grand Day Out: Shopping at Ikea

New blog post at: http://mitziszereto.wordpress.com

Added by Mitzi Szereto on February 19, 2009 at 1:43pm — No Comments

Book prices slashed correction

I goofed on the links
Here are the correct links
For readers who don’t yet have a Kindle, Klein has also made the books available as EBooks for only $5 on his own Web page at http://www.lulu.com/ravenwolfpublish
Also new.
In addition to hosting The Adirondack Book House at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/TheAdirondackBookhouse

Added by Peter F. Klein on February 19, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

INTERVIEWS, CAP GONE HOLLYWOOD, AND GOING RAMBO

A few new things happening over here -

Two part interview on my blog Knit 1 for the Road with the mighty fine folks at JellyYarns.com, Kathleen and Nick Greco. You don't have to knit or crochet to be inspired by these two!

There's also the interview with Althea Crome, the knitwear artist… Continue

Added by Margaret Nock on February 19, 2009 at 10:55am — No Comments

Fallen Angels

I'm blogging with the Fallen Angels today about why the hairs on your neck stand up sometimes. I've posted a short peek into VEXING THE VISCOUNT and of course, I'm giving away a signed copy to one lucky… Continue

Added by Emily Bryan on February 19, 2009 at 4:50am — No Comments

2009 Million Dollar Rolodex is now available

99 pages - newly updated
Free- Perfect for authors
Get at http://www.author101.com

Added by Rick Frishman on February 18, 2009 at 5:49pm — No Comments

Aishwarya on Forbes List

Forbes, a magazine about financial and business news has released its Forbes Star Currency list, which is a list of Hollywood’s most bankable actors. The list ranks actors as the star most likely to make a film a hit aka bankabiltiy and the top spot was awarded to Will Smith. What makes this list different was that it did not include only Hollywood stars, six of our Bollywood stars have made the grade!

Added by Lucas Martina on February 18, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Across the Pond – Feb 18th Day 13 of my Virtual Book Tour

Across the Pond – Feb 18th Day 13 of my Virtual Book Tour - Storyheart

Barry Eva (aka Storyheart), author of the young adult romance novel, Across the Pond (Xlibris), will be stopping off at Tru Nerd and Blogger News Network!

With believable characters, exciting events, humor, first love, education and a little sport thrown in for good measure. Across the Pond is read and enjoyed by people of all ages from the young to the young at heart. You can visit his website… Continue

Added by Storyheart on February 18, 2009 at 5:12pm — No Comments

New Year, New Internet Marketing Diva Goals

Okay, I am recommitting myself to doing SEO,

Internet Marketing and Monetization of my

sites. I will have my biggest profit from my web-

sites this year.

Here are my IMDiva goals for 2009:

Create http://www.icanbebarackobama.com

with sons Rrriver Nyile and Sirius Seven.

Complete http://www.drelonbomani.com

This site is for speaking engagements,

media and… Continue

Added by Dr. Elon D. Bomani on February 18, 2009 at 4:53pm — No Comments