Measuring Success: Google Analytics
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Morguefile Image: http://mrg.bz/Q2C4PA Have you noticed that many bloggers are now adding photos to their posts? Would you like to have some photos to jazz up your e-book? I want to keep up with the...
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Morguefile image: http://mrg.bz/i22BgY Once your work space is set up, you need to organize subject matter, submission tracking, finances, and communications. For topics covered in previous blog posts,...
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Morguefile image: http://mrg.bz/8SOjHV Time to announce the winners of the drawings for the book, The Time of Your Life: How to Accomplish All That God Wants You to Do. Winner Number One is Sue Tornai,...
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Image courtesy of adamr] / FreeDigitalPhotos.net How can a book review blog help you promote your writing? Sounds impossible, doesn’t it? When I started my book review blog in June of 2007, I...
View ArticleFree Stuff for Writers
Don’t you get excited when you find good stuff for free? Makes you want to tell somebody, doesn’t it? Well, I found all these things recently, and I want to share them with you. Handout on social...
View ArticleFree Office Suite: LibreOffice
Are you tired of upgrading your Microsoft Word software every couple of years? I know I am. Recently, I inherited a computer with Windows 7 operating system. Right away, I realized most of my XP...
View ArticleFree Help with Monetizing Your Blog
In last week’s post, I provided a few links to resources on blogging with WordPress. This week, I want to make you aware of more opportunities—an upcoming blogging webinar and some blogging tutorials,...
View ArticleAlternative Word Processor: Google Docs
Writers need a word processor, but do you really need all the bells and whistles that become more complicated every time you upgrade MS Word? There have always been alternatives that were cheaper, even...
View ArticleBirthday Thoughts: On the Right Track?
Morguefile Image: http://mrg.bz/U7uE79 Happy third birthday to Blog4Writers. Birthdays are fun, but they’re also a time for evaluation and maybe even some nostalgia. Three years ago, in February of...
View ArticleDo You Have Backup?
Morguefile image: : http://mrg.bz/amz6sn Policemen have them. So do quarterbacks, astronauts, and lead actors. OK, so a writer’s need for backup is not as serious as for policemen and astronauts. But,...
View ArticleNeed Free Photos for Social Media?
Morguefile Image: http://mrg.bz/Q2C4PA A picture is worth a thousand words. –Arthur Brisbane But we’re writers, and we’d rather write the 1,000 words. Still, our social media marketing efforts require...
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Freelance writers need to track their submissions to print and online publications. I’ve always used a card file, because I could keep it handy on my desk, and the box was not subject to computer...
View ArticleMeasuring Success: Google Analytics
Morguefile image: http://mrg.bz/mByGzL How do you know whether anybody is reading your blog? Why spend all the time and energy it takes to produce content if there are no readers? This question came up...
View ArticleBook Review Blogging: The Good, the Bad, and the Uncertain
Have you ever considered doing a book review blog? Way back in June of 2007, I started one, planning to use it to share my thoughts about the books I was reading. See it here. Soon, I discovered that...
View ArticleBook Review: Becoming a Writer & Freebie
Dorothea Brande was a creative writing teacher who took issue with the idea that “genius cannot be taught.” She wrote this book in 1934. It is still recommended as a resource for writers, but it’s not...
View ArticleBook Giveaway Winners
Morguefile image: http://mrg.bz/8SOjHV Time to announce the winners of the drawings for the book, The Time of Your Life: How to Accomplish All That God Wants You to Do. Winner Number One is Sue Tornai,...
View ArticleFiction Freebie and a Tribute
Information: Fiction Freebie from Virginia Smith Fiction fans, there’s a freebie out there for you. Whether you write fiction or just read it, Virginia Smith’s latest book will be an enjoyable...
View ArticleBook Giveaway Winners
Morguefile image: http://mrg.bz/8SOjHV Time to announce the winners of the drawings for the book, The Time of Your Life: How to Accomplish All That God Wants You to Do. Winner Number One is Sue Tornai,...
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