Blogging for Authors, Part 1

Welcome back to the ongoing series on Author Marketing! Today, we’re crossing platforms from twitter to blogging. Many authors hear “you should blog” and immediately panic, because they don’t know what to say, how to say it, or even where to begin. For many authors, the long-form writing of novels doesn’t translate naturally to shorter forms like blogging and social media. Blogging is important, and ultimately an author blog is a great way to keep in touch with readers — and keep them in touch with you. However, if it’s not something an author does regularly, starting the process can

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News! January 19, 2013

This week in Spann of Time news: Shinobi news! The new author website is almost ready to launch, and I can’t wait to share it with the world. Also, I’m looking forward to seeing galleys of Claws of the Cat, which should be finished some time in February. I’ve finished polish edits on Book 2 of the Shinobi Mystery series, tentatively titled Blade of the Samurai, and I’ll be sending it to the publisher very soon. Upcoming Appearances 1. On January 24 I’m blogging at Chiseled in Rock. This week, we’re looking at grants of rights in publishing contracts. 2.

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