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March 2010 Blog Posts (227)

Designing Your Own Book Cover - 1

Ask me to draw a picture of someone and you're going to get Mr Blob. But that doesn't stop me from creating my own book designs, because with the tools now available, most of us can create something that looks pretty good. Find out how I did it in the first of two posts on cover design at…

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Added by Alain Miles on March 25, 2010 at 4:00am — No Comments

Swim in the sea of passion, cry, laugh, and fall in love--Passionate Bid

PASSIONATE BID Now available from Red Rose Publishing…

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Added by Tierney O'Malley on March 25, 2010 at 12:30am — No Comments

Genesis of BREAKUP, the book.

Genesis of BREAKUP, the book.…

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Added by LEO AVERBACH on March 25, 2010 at 12:19am — No Comments

Final Destination

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Added by Aaron Jones on March 24, 2010 at 10:57pm — No Comments

Win A FREE 1-DAY Virtual Book Tour

We are looking for 10 Blog Owners who are willing to post a special article on Dealing with Depression for an amazing client/author for 1 day.

The first (10) Blog Owners who respond no later than Monday, March 29, 2010, will win a FREE 1-DAY VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR.

PLUS your blog will receive 100% exposure by posting this article and a lifetime link on my…

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Added by Alba Henderson on March 24, 2010 at 10:25pm — No Comments

EXCERPT - Blood Ties: The Trickle Down Effect

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Added by Lisa Young on March 24, 2010 at 7:07pm — 1 Comment

Only From Within Comes The Lasting Power of Change!

Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly. -Stephen R. Covey…

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Added by T.F. Hodge on March 24, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Muse Online Writers Conference 2010

I'm signed up to give a week long forum workshop at this years Muse Online Writers Conference (October 2010). I'll be presenting on 'An introduction to social media: exploring your online marketing options'

"Social media is the modern way to advertise by the use of online communities. Are you using these free marketing strategies to generate exposure, opportunity and sales? You should be.

Explore your online marketing options in this week long forum, where I'll be taking you… Continue

Added by Jo Linsdell on March 24, 2010 at 12:53pm — No Comments

PROMO DAY: Promotional banner to post to your sites

Added by Jo Linsdell on March 24, 2010 at 12:34pm — No Comments

Garden city Bookathon Exhibit

BOOKATHON EXHIBIT FLYER..... HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

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Added by Saunda Cunningham on March 24, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Story Ideas: Out of the Mouth of Babes

Where do you get your ideas for your books?

I think every author is asked this question. My answer: I get them from anywhere.…

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Added by Lauren Carr on March 24, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Reconstructing Cady By Holli Winters

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Added by Whispers Publishing on March 24, 2010 at 8:58am — No Comments

Big News... New Book about Twitter

Ready...Set...Tweet! A Speedy Guide to Twitter is my new book. It came out about two weeks ago and I'm in the process of implementing my marketing plan. Twitter, of course, is a big part of my marketing.

Ready...Set...Tweet! A Speedy Guide to Twitter is designed to give readers the bare bones information on how to get up and get going on Twitter in no time. It's short and to the point… Continue

Added by Lou Belcher on March 24, 2010 at 7:17am — No Comments

Filling Up the Tank

“Emotions are the fuel to really move you along - that's the only way you can create music. If you don't feel any emotions, it's not going to happen.” ~ Jan Hammer

In one of her comments to one of my posts, friend and fellow writer Alice grist described how hearing of the success a childhood friend experienced in her career, motivated her to stir her own creative juices and start writing professionally.

Although their friendship had ended many years before… Continue

Added by Sandra Carrington-Smith on March 24, 2010 at 5:15am — No Comments

Personal Seminars on Reaching Your Highly Focused Super Niche book clients Now open

We are making our time and information available, through the early stages of this Google Books Online Reader demonstration, as personal 'Right By My Side' learning sessions, on a contribution basis, through the New York BEA show, at the end of May.…

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Added by Patrick Dacre inbusiness4good@y on March 23, 2010 at 6:08pm — No Comments

MARCH 2010 Press Release - Christian Authors on Tour (CAOT)

Added by Lynn Pinder on March 23, 2010 at 7:00am — No Comments

A Season for Everything

“Some closing of the gates is inevitable after thirty, if the mind is to become a creative power.”~ E.M. Forster

This past weekend, one of my close friends went on a spiritual retreat she attends several times a year, and decided to share the trip with another friend who occasionally travels with her. During this particular trip, she had a surprise –another friend she had not seen in years decided to ride along.

Once she got past the initial shock, she was… Continue

Added by Sandra Carrington-Smith on March 23, 2010 at 5:19am — No Comments

Forging a Path of Discovery Back to the Internal [True] 'Self'

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

-George Bernard Shaw

An interesting question one should…

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Added by T.F. Hodge on March 23, 2010 at 3:00am — No Comments

Sri Lanka

Paalam International

School - Building Project

Paalam International

School was opened in

September 2003 with the purpose of providing children from underprivileged

families from the Wattala district with an opportunity to study.

Many children in this area… Continue

Added by Adrian L Hawkes on March 22, 2010 at 4:43pm — No Comments

CTR on our Google Books Online Reader

We just did an analysis of our Google Books readers edition, which has been operating since 13 January 2010. The attached report is from our account with Google Books, and you may wish to consider comparing the CTR listed(almost 9 percent) with the information on this wikipedia report on CTR The bottom line? With super niche marketing, and online FULL access, we are running almost 2.5 x the CTR that is considered superb.…

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Added by Patrick Dacre inbusiness4good@y on March 22, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments