You’re an Author on Twitter, Now What?

Last week I talked about how to set up a Twitter account.  You have your account set up, so now what?  Now it’s time to start building your community.  Unlike Facebook, you do not need to “friend” the people you want to follow.  You can “follow” another person to keep up with their tweets (or messagesContinue reading “You’re an Author on Twitter, Now What?”

Blogging as a Means for Networking and Book Promotion

Last week I wrote a brief post about blogging for authors with a couple tips to help you get started.  Blogging is a great way to build content and use that content to promote your book.  This can be done in a variety of ways.  As a non-fiction writer, you may use your blog toContinue reading “Blogging as a Means for Networking and Book Promotion”

Develop a blog or website to build your audience

As a self-publishing author, you can use a blog to build content for your book, gain the attention of your target audience and promote your book (before and after it is published). There are several blogging sites you can use.  Here are two that I recommend and they are FREE: http://www.blogger.com http://www.wordpress.com Be sure toContinue reading “Develop a blog or website to build your audience”