Over 2.7 million books are published each year in English. Of these, over 227,000 (8.2%) are fiction novels—otherwise known as my competition for readership. Even if I am one of these books on the shelf, the odds of someone finding my book are …
social media for authors
Interviews with Avid Readers–Jacqui Castle
Jacqui Castle is a freelance journalist for a local paper and mostly writes articles on health, wellness, and food. She is a self-described political activist who tweets regularly about current events. In this article, Jacqui gives advice on using …
Facebook and Twitter and Instagram! Oh My!
The rules of social media engagement for authors are not well understood. Based on my research and interviews, I learned some guidelines and user preferences. In my poll, 82% used Facebook, with 78% saying it was their first choice in social …
Going Viral on Social Media
Russ Altman, host of the Stanford podcast “The Future of Everything” had Jure Leskovec on as a guest speaker about mining data from social networks, called “The Benefits of Being Social.” Leskovec is a computer scientist at Stanford and a chief …
Meaningful and Interesting
This author blog is my way of conveying meaningful and interesting information to you. I want to share what I’ve learned and pay it forward, so my blog is about things I hope it will help you—especially in your writing endeavors. My first set of …
