18 Links to Writing & Marketing Blog Posts

How to sell your books

By Jane V. Blanchard

Being more open in your bio helps the reader connect. This connection is like opening a door, letting the reader into your world. Let them see your uniqueness. Pick a profile picture that shows a lot of your face; this helps people see you as a person. Similarly, to help them decide whether they want to read your work, give them samples of your writing. Turn on the Amazon’s “Look inside this book” and the Google preview on Goodreads, or give them a free download.

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If you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are again: 

1. How to sell your books http://ow.ly/jhSRm via Jane V. Blanchard
2. How to Name Your Characters http://ow.ly/jhZBT via @Write_Practice
3. Anachronisms and Dysfunctions of eBook Front and Back Matter http://ow.ly/jijdY
4. 23 Ways To Promote Your Blog: http://t.co/pAqrLCrFsj @heidicohen RT @elizabethscraig:
5. "The first key to making a living as a writer is VOLUME." http://t.co/nsrVnyljoi via@RachelleGardner
6. Simple Ways to Optimize Your Press Release for Maximum Visibility http://t.co/JXO5g80rcv via @Bookgal
7. Seven Things Unique To Twitter http://ow.ly/jj6Ei
8. I’m not Technical Enough to Blog [Misconceptions New Bloggers Have #4] http://ow.ly/jj6K8 
9. 17 Links to Writing & Marketing Blog Posts http://ow.ly/jjrgd
10. Great Scene: "Double Indemnity": http://t.co/kQdzBRP66e @GoIntoTheStory
11. How to meet readers, give away books and find reviewers @fcmalby via Mystery Writing is Murder http://ow.ly/i8ISD RT @woodwardkaren
12. Choosing Colors for Your Covers http://ow.ly/jk40Y  via @PassiveVoiceBlg
13. Getting What's in Your Head into the Story http://t.co/4WgnwbvHmE via @janice_hardy
14. The Secret of Success: Stop Trying to Be Famous: http://t.co/uh4WxPMHCF @JeffGoins RT @elizabethscraig
15. Writer's Block: Overcome It By Following The Map | Write to Done http://t.co/D0IIJxZsJq RT @evelyn_puerto
16. 4 reasons an agent kept reading recent queries: http://t.co/D0qsBAJ6QL @petejknapp RT @elizabethscraig
17. How to Write Interesting Content for a “Boring” Topic http://ow.ly/jk5iD via @copyblogger
18. Grammar-Checking Software Is Soft on Grammar Errors http://ow.ly/jk6eB via Daily Writing Tips

I’m always looking for great content to share. If you have a writing and/or marketing blog, or have a favorite that you visit often, please leave a link in the comment section. Thanks for stopping by.

Happy writing & running, Kathy

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