Monthly Archives: February 2014

Top 10 Twitter Tweets February 27,2014

Top 10 Twitter Tweets February 27,2014

Prices increased for Extravaganza registration on March 1st.  You have until February 28th to get the Thursday Deep Dive Workshop FREE with Friday and Saturday registration. All info is up—check out the website under Events for the Extravaganza at a Glance.  
You have 8 days to take advantage of this and it’s GONE as a freebie.

Today, Author U – Your Guide to Book Publishing will focus on crowdfunding for authors.. Judith Briles will focus on …

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Steps to Create the Monument Author Platform

Steps to Create the Monument Author Platform

Authors get confused. Just what is this thing called a Platform? And why do they need one? Both good questions that deserve answers.
Let’s start with the first … What’s a Platform? … with the beginning of the Oscar® nominated movie, Monument Men with the main stars being George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, and Hugh Bonneville. The movie is based on The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi …

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Top Ten Twitter Tweets for the Week, February 20, 2014

Top Ten Twitter Tweets for the Week, February 20, 2014

Prices increased for Extravaganza registration on February 1st.  You have until February 28th to get the Thursday Deep Dive Workshop FREE with Friday and Saturday registration. All info is up—check out the website under Events for the Extravaganza at a Glance. 
You have 8 days to take advantage of this and it’s GONE as a freebie.

                Today
Author U – Your Guide to Book Publishing will focus on crowd-funding for …

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The Clock is Ticking … How to Successfully Publish and Thrive as an Author

The Clock is Ticking … How to Successfully Publish and Thrive as an Author

 Over 3 jammed-packed days in Denver, CO you will be working with amazing book marketing strategists, publicists, Internet gurus … all done in an intense workshop environment, that is comfortable and includes your food … The Author U Extravaganza.  The clock is ticketing and running out for any discounting. During the month of February, all registrants will get the Thursday Deep Dive Dinner Workshop with Penny Sansevieri  FREE. Here’s what’s happening and why you should …

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Agents Who Are Looking for New Authors to Publish

Agents Who Are Looking for New Authors to Publish

Anyone looking for a literary agent should become familiar pronto with the Guide to Literary Agents, the bible for finding literary representation.
 
Over 500 agents are listed with specifics about who and what they represent best. It also include tidbits on how to pitch to them.
In a recent issue of Writers Digest, five were identified as looking for new authors in a variety of genres.
1. Brittany Howard  –  Corvisiero Literary Agency
YA is her thing, from paranormal, …

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How Does Your Author or Writer Website Measure Up?

How Does Your Author or Writer Website Measure Up?

As an author, do you think of your website as a business card. Or, do you think of it as a portal?
Think. If you exchange business cards, do you envision it hitting the circular file–to be carried out in the next trash pickup? Or, do you see it lingering on a table, a desk, placed in a spot that the recipient easily remembers? Of course, you want the latter.
Shift to your website. Did you know …

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