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TO BLOG OR NOT TO BLOG: IS IT REALLY NECESSARY?

By: Kimberley Grabas

"There are millions of blogs out there.

What’s the point of adding another to the mix?

What are the chances that my blog will stand out from the hordes of others competing for the limited attention of readers?”

Sound familiar?

Many writers feel this way, but is it a sound argument?

Go ahead and change “blog” to “book” and re-read the above three sentences.

Uh-oh. See what happened there? You’ve just argued yourself out of a career in writing. 

So, let’s assume that if you feel your book has a chance of standing out, despite all those that came before, then so does your blog.

To read the rest of the post, click here.

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

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2. Pen Names for Different Genres, Yea or Nay? | Lindsay Buroker http://ow.ly/rCAHJ
3. How to Handle Brutal Criticism - MFA Writing http://ow.ly/rCAWo
4. Are Hardcover Books on Life Support? | Indies Unlimited http://ow.ly/rCBdw
5. Really Useful Links for Writers: Tropes and Clichés | Writing.ie http://ow.ly/rCBus
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10. A Literary Agent Can't Replace Hard Work - Marcy Kennedy http://ow.ly/rCCRb
11. How to Create a Social Media Strategy By Spying Your Competitors | Social Media Examiner http://ow.ly/rCDIC
12. The 5 Most Persuasive Words in the English Language - Copyblogger http://ow.ly/rCE8B
13. Double Negatives to Avoid http://ow.ly/rD1Xb
14. 100% of Independent Publishers Who Do This Will Sell More of Their Work http://ow.ly/rD2Op
15. The 7-Step Business Plan for Writers by Angela Ackerman http://ow.ly/rD2YD
16. What Makes You So Special? The Magic to Selling Books | Kristen Lamb's Blog http://ow.ly/rD3nA
17. Getting Maximum "Bang" for Your Book Description Buck: an SEO/ Author's Perspective | The Creative Penn http://ow.ly/rD3uS
18. To Blog Or Not To Blog: Is It Really Necessary? | Your Writer Platform http://ow.ly/rD3H7
19. The Bechdel Test: Is there a Gender Bias In Media? http://ow.ly/rE4BG
20. Book Marketing Predictions for 2014 | Penny C. Sansevieri http://ow.ly/rE4Yg
21. 4 Ways to Find Readers Who Love Your Work by Sean Platt & Johnny B. Truant http://ow.ly/rE55h
22. Understanding Book Distribution Part 4: Print-On-Demand | Book Marketing Strategies and Tips For Authors http://ow.ly/rE5jP
23. Report: Facebook Won't Roll Out Its Major Redesign Any Time Soon http://ow.ly/rEdml
24. Librarians in the Digital Age: INFOGRAPHIC - GalleyCat http://ow.ly/rEdwZ
25. 5 Ways to Deal with People Who Hate What You Write | The Renegade Writer http://ow.ly/rEdZo
26. How to Write Effective Tweets | The Passive Voice | http://ow.ly/rEem2

Happy writing & running (It's way too cold to run. I'm biking inside now!) Kathy 

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