Word Magic
We’ve all got 24 hours in every day, but time trickles away from us in seconds and minutes. It’s a challenge to be more productive. A writing student recently asked what she could do if she never had a whole hour to devote to her writing. I could only tell her what I’d done when my children were small — … Read more
I’ve mentioned creating a blog and talked about WordPress. Readers asked what WordPress themes I recommend. There are many, many WordPress themes, commercial, as well as freebies. I’ve used both commercial and free themes and have been happy with both. Theme recommendations are a challenge, because everyone’s situation is different. That said, if you have a new WordPress install — … Read more
Blogging gives you a wonderful return for the time you spend on it. It’s the power of words in action. Your blog may or may not change the world, but your blog will change you: this is why I tell my student bloggers: you can’t fail at blogging. Way back in the 1970s I ran a small business. Marketing was … Read more
While social media networks like Facebook are a lot of fun, they’re restrictive. What if you just want a simple itty bitty website to promote your latest book, or your freelance offerings? You don’t have time to buy a domain name, get hosting and so on — nor do you want to spend money — you just want an URL … Read more
Last week I coached two self-publishing authors who had been publishing consistently, and then took a break. This meant that they needed to kickstart sales again with advertising… and advertising is expensive. They were in despair, fearing that they were wasting their time writing fiction. What struck me was that both authors had made rebooting their self-publishing efforts needlessly challenging. … Read more