There’s writing for free, and then there’s writing for free. What I mean is, there is a difference between exposure for exposure’s sake, and backlinks. We all write for free these days occasionally, but there is usually a good reason for it. You’re guest posting to get backlinks, you’re doing a favor for a blogger [...]
I’ve done quite a few interviews over the past few years, and most of them are really great. As an introvert myself, I’m amazed at people’s abilities to chat away in a carefree manner, to interrupt people (when they need it), and to basically think aloud. During a radio or TV interview, those are important [...]
Have you used Help a Reporter Out (HARO)? It’s such a great resource. I’ve used it to get interviews for an article I wrote on midlife dating and I’ve also responded to calls for experts. The service works great, but if you’re just trying to promote your book at any cost or get an interview [...]
Sherri Rabinowitz has done several guest posts here at Working Writers, and we also talked with her before about her books. But I wanted to bring her back because her book Fantasy Time Inc. has just been released as an ebook, and I think that’s always an exciting time for authors.
First let me say, I love hearing from you all. I really do. You are all so passionate and knowledgeable, and you blow me away with your emails and comments. But in addition to all the wonderful readers that contact me here, I also hear from other folks: PR people, authors, editors, marketing people, and [...]
Guest post
It’s National Global Entrepreneurship Week, so I thought it might be a good time to talk about how that relates to the writers of the world. What does it take to succeed as a writer? Some say it’s an entrepreneurial spirit.
We’ve made it through a week of mistakes that writers make when it comes to virtual book tours. Aren’t you glad to be almost done with this? Today’s post is short and will help you tie the earlier lessons together.
We’re talking about mistakes this week. Specifically, the mistakes writers make when doing a blog tour.
We’re continuing the discussion on book tours today, so here’s second mistake on the list.
