To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the release of THE RUBY BROOCH, I ran Run the Bluegrass Half-Marathon. I ran this Lexington, KY race last year (my first half marathon) on the same day as the book release. Although the race wasn’t as exciting as last year, it was rewarding. The first time you do something will always hold a special place in your heart and yesterday was the anniversary of two special events.

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Agent-Assisted Self-Publishing and the Amazon White Glove Program

By Melissa Foster

With independent author success on the rise, the role of agents has taken a precarious turn for the unknown. Many agents are seeing fewer sales and lower advances (which equates to lower income), and are looking for ways to keep their heads above water. One path that some have taken is agent-assisted self-publishing.

What is agent-assisted self-publishing?

Click here to read the complete article (see #1 below)

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

Agent-Assisted Self-Publishing and the Amazon White Glove Program By @Melissa_Foster via @JaneFriedman http://ow.ly/jA5mv
Being Your Own Muse: http://t.co/u1XuYPr9p7 @DIYMFA RT @elizabethscraig
How ebook sales impact traditional sales: http://t.co/lD6muG1yfM via @elizabethscraig
The Logic Behind Self-Publishing by Kristine Kathryn Rusch via @PassiveVoiceBlg http://ow.ly/jA5XS
Book Marketing: 9 Activities to Boost Your Author Career http://ow.ly/jA6rr @thecreativepenn
8 Unconventional Ways to Use Google Alerts for Better Blogging http://t.co/empiboHrxm @AnaTrafficCafe RT @johnkremer
How To Write A Great Opening For Your Story via @woodwardkaren http://ow.ly/jA7gr
Reading Poetry Can Improve Your Fiction Writing http://ow.ly/jA7oz via Write of Passage
Goodreads CEO Reveals A Remarkably Easy Way To Sell More Books http://ow.ly/jA8Oh @JonathanGunson
Imperfect Dialogue: Making Characters Sound Real http://ow.ly/jAadX via @FictionNotes
When to Use “That,” “Which,” and “Who” http://ow.ly/jAapu via Daily Writing Tips
18 Links to Writing & Marketing Blog Posts http://ow.ly/jAw5f
Oh, the Irony: Working With Dramatic Irony http://t.co/ha1LhNWxhR @janice_hardy
11 Ways to Solve Your Writing Procrastination Problem: http://t.co/hsw845Z0uh via @elizabethscraig
Nourishing Fiction http://ow.ly/jB4MR via Writer Unboxed
Turow on Amazon/Goodreads: This is how modern monopolies can be built http://ow.ly/jB4QK via The Authors Guild
Facebook Threaded Comments: This Week in Social Media http://ow.ly/jB4Yn via Social Media Examiner @smexaminer
Capturing the Heart and Feel of a Small Town http://ow.ly/jB564 via The Writers Alley

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Happy writing & running, Kathy

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