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BE JEALOUS! New Author Interview: CASSANDRA PIAT from the tropical island of Mauritius

Yes, be jealous, my friends. I live in Florida and Cassandra has me ready to pack my bags. Read on and you’ll see why.  “What’s It Gonna Be?”  –  her first novel, is a romantic comedy set in Mauritius, an island off the coast of Madagascar (which is an island off the coast of Africa). […]

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What Did #1LineWed Do For Me?

A little while back we talked about social media and some of the hashtags you can use. Today was “one line Wednesday” (#1linewed) (Okay, we talk about social  media a lot, like HERE, HERE, and HERE also HERE and HERE, and yes these are all different.) There’s a theme each week and you do whatever […]

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7 Ways To Improve Your Blog Presence & Grow Your Platform

The biggest thing you can do to build a loyal, quality base for your author platform is to reliably deliver quality content in your books, your blogs, and your social media. That takes time, and we wanna be writing. Here are seven ways to help without taking a ton of time. Write two new blog […]

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How the word “Was” Affects Telling Vs. Showing: a reblog from NY Times bestselling author Kelly Abell

Originally posted on Author Kelly Abell:
I must tell you that I am one that constantly wants to improve my craft.  I think we are always developing as writers, and when you find a friend that makes you better, you HANG on to that friend!  I have such a friend in author Frank Allan Rogers.  Frank…

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Author Interview with TA Henry – get ready to smile, it’s a kick!

Folks, it’s always fun to chat with friends, so it was a blast to interview T. A. Henry for this interview. I hope you enjoy it as much as did and will check out her new book that releases TODAY!!! T.A. Henry is a Pacific Northwest transplant who loves it there. “I am a stay […]

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Ridiculously Simple SEO to Take Your Blog to the Top – a reblog from Nosegraze

(This post discusses SEO information found in a Nosegraze article, as well as information from Dan Alatorre.) The interwebs are a-changing, folks. When I started blogging three or so years ago, I had no followers and almost nothing to say – sound familiar? My blog situation stayed that way for about two years, and I […]

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NY Times Bestseller!!! – AND – USA Today Bestseller!!! Woo hoo!!!

I’ve seen quite a few authors make the New York Times bestseller list and/or the USA Today bestseller list so I wanted to know what all was involved in doing such a thing. Lots, of course. Lots of sales, lots of promotions. Lots of everything. But one author did it by putting together her stories […]

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“My Blog SUCKS and I’m Kinda Clueless” – what you need to fix your broken blog

THIS blog is THRIVING – but a lot of other blogs aren’t. Every day I get emails telling me how much I was able to help out another blogger or author. It warms my heart, and I thank you all, because YOU are a large part of why my blog is successful. The ways to make your […]