Writing

Writers Roundup: August 19

August 19, 2011

Big news here Monday. Yup, that’s all I’m gonna give you for now. Don’t try to convince me to tell you! Come back MONDAY! For now, lots of links: Mashable explains how to manage social media accounts for multiple clients. Why strategists — and everyone — should make stuff, from strategy director (though I’m not […]

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It’s Not How You Publish, It’s How Much You Sell

August 18, 2011

This week my agent Rachelle Gardner answered a question that pops up again and again: If you self-publish, will that ruin your chances of ever getting published traditionally? Yet while we all hem and haw over whether to shoot for traditional publishing or use our platform to self-publish — and which is better for our […]

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Planning for Book 2 & Weighing the Self-Publish Option

August 15, 2011

Even as my awesome agent and I prepare to pitch my first book to publishers — that’s my travel memoir about backpacking solo through Africa — we’re already coming up with a plan for Book No. 2. It’s a practical guide to taking a career break to travel, a kind of how-to version of my […]

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Writers’ Roundup: August 12

August 12, 2011

Some exciting things happening on my end, projects I’m psyched to share with you in the coming weeks! For now, helpful and interesting links from this week: How to prioritize your life? Tackle your fears first, says Hey Amber Rae. I recently added this blog to my RSS feed; it’s awesome for inspiration. Author Jody […]

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How to Create an Informational E-Book

August 10, 2011

I've had a blast writing and now promoting my first e-guide, How to Build a Part-Time Social Media Business. So much fun, in fact, that I’m already scheming to writing another. While most of the time I spent on this project related to writing and editing, I put in a good number of hours figuring […]

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How My E-Guide is Selling & How Much I’m Making

August 9, 2011

More than a handful of you have asked how my new informational e-book is selling, and how much I’m making off the project. Since my transparency could help some of you succeed at similar ventures, here’s the breakdown three weeks after launch: Product: How to Build a Part-Time Social Media Business Launch post: Social Media […]

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Writers’ Roundup: August 5

August 5, 2011

One of you made my week when you found this blog by Googling, “Dreaming Big.” Because that’s what we’re about here, right? DREAMING BIG! Interesting links the intranets coughed up this week: Enjoyed this Q&A at gypsygals about traveling solo as a woman and escaping or finding love along the way. “Never let anyone talk […]

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Writers’ Roundup: July 29

July 29, 2011

Happy Friday! I love being the first to wish you that on Friday mornings. Big thanks to those of you who bought the Thesis theme for WordPress through my affiliate link (which is always at the bottom right of my blog if you realize down the road that this is the theme for you). You’re […]

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The Beauty of Self-Publishing

July 27, 2011

My dad pulls out his new iPad so I can help him figure out how to use it… and CHECK OUT HOW COOL MY SOCIAL MEDIA BIZ GUIDE LOOKS! Until then, I’d seen my guide on my computer, my smartphone and in good old hard copy. (I printed it to check for typos.) But the […]

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When You’re Forced to Prioritize

July 25, 2011

Someone special to me passed away this weekend. So I spent the last week in upstate New York with family, first hoping and then grieving. It’s crazy how, during times like this, work — and by work, I mean both my day job and my side biz — falls so quickly on the ladder of […]

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