by Lauren Appelwick
We’ve made it to Friday, everyone! From now on, you’ll be hearing a lot more from me as I transition into the role of Blog Editor after next week. To let you know a little about myself, Rebecca has graciously let me share some items that caught my attention this week.
Which talk show has the best late night band?
Have 117,000 feet of packing tape? Try this.
Copenhagen is going really, really green.
Is Joshua Ferris a Friday Night Lights fan?
Twitter statistics continue to surprise me.
Can you go without your cellphone, social networks or e-mail?
Here are 9 puzzles to keep you occupied all weekend.
The Karate Kid is back.
Ben Zimmer has a favorite Indian English word.
Who are the best librarians to follow on Twitter?
Is it football or is it soccer?
It's Friday! Woohoo! And in case you might be interested, my first ever interview is up on the
We Do Write blog! On to the books!
The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
Product Details
- Reading level: Young Adult
- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: EgmontUSA (December 22, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1606840576
Product Description: from Amazon
Grace Divine, daughter of the local pastor, always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared--the night she found her brother Jude collapsed on the porch, covered in his own blood--but she has no idea what a truly monstrous secret that night held.
The memories her family has tried to bury resurface when Daniel returns, three years later, and enrolls in Grace and Jude's high school. Despite promising Jude she'll stay away, Grace cannot deny her attraction to Daniel's shocking artistic abilities, his way of getting her to look at the world from new angles, and the strange, hungry glint in his eyes.
The closer Grace gets to Daniel, the more she jeopardizes her life, as her actions stir resentment in Jude and drive him to embrace the ancient evil Daniel unleashed that horrific night. Grace must discover the truth behind the boy's dark secret...and the cure that can save the ones she loves. But she may have to lay down the ultimate sacrifice to do it--her soul.
This book is completely original, imaginative and full of awesome! I can't really say much more than that without revealing one thing or another. I will say The Dark Divine is easily one of my favorite books of 2009.
Is it me or does the week before a long weekend always go particularly slowly? Wednesday feels like a month ago. Luckily, despite my whining, Friday has arrived and so has Memorial Day Weekend. I hope you have lovely weather, delicious barbecues, and some time to relax with a good book. Below are some links to get you through the day. See you all on Tuesday!
Tina Fey wins the Mark Twain Prize for Humor!
Speaking of Mark Twain, here comes his autobiography.
Are we really friends with our friends?
Sequencing the bugs in our bodies.
A simple swab can save a life.
Do paywalls kill traffic?
The unicorn at Microsoft was real.
The Kagan kids.
Bookshelves to make you drool.
EMT’s in Massachusetts and New Hampshire faked their papers.
I'm headed to BEA on Monday!
I can't wait and my time there will benefit all my blogging buddies too because when I get back - we'l have giveaways galore. If you want the minute by minute scoop - you can follow me on twitter. I'll get the scoop and bring it to you :) I also plan to try and blog about each event-filled day.
Getting ready for the Pitch Contest
Came across a few articles to help prepare you for the pitch contest.
How to write a one sentence pitch or one paragraph pitch
The importance of a pitch
Here are my favs for the week:
Why I dumped MySpace - As much as I don't like the site, I had several qualms about deleting that account.
Public speaking for introverts - How can introverts get into the zone more quickly when giving a talk?
10 Magic questions to Hook the Media - The next time a journalist is interviewing you, or a blogger is interested in an idea you’re pitching, ask this question: “Do you need other sources?
To blog or not to blog - I’m intrigued by people who blog. Who are they? What makes what they have to say so important that other people return to their blogs over and over again? More importantly, what part, if any, do blogs play in book sales for an author?
Are you blogging too much? Social media advice from an author.
Tips for Domain Transfers - Here are some tips based on my personal experience with domain transfers. Whether you transfer or not, be sure your domain is set to auto-renew and that your credit card information is accurate.
How do I make my blog posts popular? First of all your article will not go popular automatically once you submit it on Digg.com.
The Real Secret to Twitter - The thing is, you can buy followers (no, I’m not kidding) sort of like buying mailing lists. How effective is buying followers?
The new Like vs the old Fan in Facebook - Last week, Facebook changed their Fan Page setting from becoming a Fan of the Page to choosing to Like the Page. Why?
Facebook - an intregal part of marketing - Facebook, specifically, and social networking, in general, have become integral components of book promotion campaigns. Publishers tell all their authors to build up their base of friends, fans, and followers,
Happy Friday to everyone and congratulations for making it through a rather rainy and dreary week. Friday is here, there is sun in the forecast and hopefully a return of spring weather. Enjoy the links below and I’ll see you all on Monday.
Who knew? The Victorians made great collages.
A guide to free museums in NYC.
Speaking of museums, the Museum of Scientifically Accurate Fabric Brain Art.
Does poetry matter?
Which governments ask Google to delete information the most often?
Don’t underestimate the value of that sugar pill.
How one ultra-runner gets enough calories.
The coming Shakespeare apocalypse.
What does “off-the-record” really mean?
An argument for attending grad school during a recession.
Here are my favs for the week:
Hilary Wagner talks about The Art of Blogging - Being an active blogger, Hilary noticed lately that many writers seem to feel bogged down by their blog. They were so excited to start their blog, eager to show themselves off to the world, only to find it’s become an anchor around their neck. Here are some tips on how to get back on the blog.
WIBIJ - Some writers have found a way to make a great game out of a blog. WIBIJ is designed to be a resource first and a game second. These writers want to spread the love and let you to know about the best blogs out there.
What? Me Market? Adventures of a First Time Author - Part 1 and Part 2. Short story writer Robin Black shares how she managed to get an agent and secure a deal for her collection of short stories, which as many of us know, "do not sell" — and then how she approached marketing.
Avoid managing multiple identities online - Here's how to handle the question of pen names and maintaining different identities if you write different genres.
Best Tweets of the week in the Industry
Get your own domain name - Many people still ask why , so let’s talk about the three main reasons why having and hosting your own domain is important.
Title Z - A key strategy in any marketing program is to know your competition and successful authors will research competitors before investing time in writing, editing, re-writing, and publishing. How many others have written on the same topic? Ask Title Z.
Road Rash - Lessons learned about Radio Interviews - If you’re a bit of geek, radio interviews are exciting! You get to visit the studio and see all the equipment. Or, even if you’re just interviewed by phone, you get to overhear all the “backstage” chatter. Here’s what to do to make your radio interviews increase your book sales.
Do The Write Thing For Nashville - Don't forget to bid and help Nashville Flood victims!! There are some GREAT auction items including my marketing package :)
Anyone doing anything exciting this weekend? Tell me so I can live vicariously through you! :)
The New "Market Your Words" Newsletter
I have decided at the prompting of readers and friends to do a monthly marketing newsletter that will have tips and articles about how to market yourself before you get a book deal as well as after. I will also be running quarterly contests for various free marketing stuff.
If you would like to be included in my first one that will go out in May, please either email me your email address or leave it in the comments. You can also directly sign up on the left hand side.
Thanks for your support.
National No Phone Zone
Today is the first ever National No Phone Zone day.
If you have a cell phone, please don't text and drive! A text is not worth a life. This is becoming a serious issue in this country. If you need to talk, use a headphone/handsfree. It is so much safer. Whenever I am about to do one of these things, I just look in the back seat at my kids and realize its not worth it.
You can get a bumper sticker and proceeds go to charity. Stick the No Phone Zone bumper sticker on your car and help spread the word to stop texting, emailing and talking on the phone while driving. Remind your ones you love to take the No Phone Pledge (along with 300,000$ other people) to be a safe driver and save lives!
Here are my favorite marketing posts of the week:
Getting into libraries - The reality is that if you have a good book, you can get into the library system. Here’s how.
Use blogging as an interactive tool - 8 ways for using blogging in social and interactive ways.
When do you begin your marketing? In order to most effectively promote a book, when do you begin setting up social networking profiles / blogs / websites?
Generating the all important buzz - How do you ensure that, when it comes time to promote your book, your friends—particularly ones with blogs, websites, and a huge list of social media contacts—will help with promotion.
Publicize your book with courage - Getting your book onto a show is like getting that child of yours into the right college and beyond. Here are a few things you need to know about sending your "babies" out into the world.
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Happy Friday to all! The sun is out, spring is in full force and the weekend is almost upon us. Get busy procrastinating with the links below and before you know it the day will be over.
There are dancers among us.
How I’d like to spend the month of June.
You can make a difference.
Coming soon to Thailand, Professors Without Borders.
How long can you go without sleep?
The Supreme Court may be coming to a television near you.
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This has been such a fun week with the launch of our new blog design that it is hard to believe Friday is already here. Nevertheless, with the weekend just around the corner I am ready to do some serious relaxing and hopefully finish the book I’m reading. Below are some links to get you just a little bit closer to the weekend. Enjoy!
Every painting in MoMA in two minutes.
The Baby-Sitters Club is back.
When should rent and when should you buy?
In honor of Earth Day, nature photos!
The best and the worst news for planet Earth.
J. K. Rowling on being a single mom.
A life in zippers.
Some cat humor. (No cats were harmed in the making of this cartoon.)
Are college students addicted to social media?
On the books Presidents read.
Shop Indie- Reading level: Young Adult
- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (February 9, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0385736827
- ISBN-13: 978-0385736824
An ALA Best Books for Young Adults
A New York Times Best Seller
In Mary's world, there are simple truths.
The Sisterhood always knows best.
The Guardians will protect and serve.
The Unconsecrated will never relent.
And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village....
Mary has always lived in the village, protected by the fences that keep the undead from devouring her. She's dreamed of a life beyond the fences, of the ocean in the stories her mother told her about life before the Return. Her hope has all but faltered until the day Gabrielle wanders in from the forest. Until the day the fences are breached.
Heart-stopping, eye-popping. This books is incredible! One can't help but feel connected to Mary and her world. To feel her yearning for the ocean and to solve the mysteries surrounding the Sisterhood and the Guardians.
The ending does leave something to be desired but have no fear, THE DEAD TOSSED WAVES is here!
Part horror, part romance, this book is impossible to put down.
and check out the awesome trailer!
Happy Friday to everyone. It has been such a busy week it is hard to believe the weekend is here already! Don’t fret though, I have still found time to find you some quality procrastination. Enjoy the links below and have a great weekend.
The ten biggest bankruptcies in history.
A mix-tape for word nerds (that means you my dear reader!)
Book sales for 2009.
Did you feel a little funny on Monday? There was a good reason.
Journalism versus the U.N. Security council?
Do you live in NYC? Do you love poetry? Well the American Academy of Poets have mixed up something special for you.
A New Jersey family that reads and blogs together.
China blocks Bob Dylan.
Your email is not protected by the forth amendment, here is why.
The Tournament of Books crowns Wolf Hall.
The Pinocchio Paradox.
Well it looks the like the rain has given way to sunny skies and just in time for the weekend. Whew! I hope you all had productive weeks and are ready to relax with a good book in the park, which is how I plan to spend my Saturday (I just can’t seem to put Wolf Hall down.) In the meantime, I’ve collected some links to keep you busy until the end of the day. Enjoy.
A spiraling sculpture designed by Turner Prize-winning artist Anish Kapoor has been chosen as the monument to mark the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Don’t mess with Singapore.
Re-captioning New Yorker cartoons.
Margaret Atwood joins the twitterati.
10 awesome and inappropriate books for kids.
What determines the price of a woman’s eggs?
The ten greatest apocalyptic novels of all time.
Did you know that the SpongeBob SquarePants characters are based on the seven deadly sins? Patrick is sloth.
Notes on Philip Pullman.
Why suicide bombers have spared American subways so far.
- Reading level: Young Adult
- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Dial; 1 edition (March 9, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0803734956
- ISBN-13: 978-0803734951
Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker, bookworm and band geek, plays second clarinet and spends her time tucked safely and happily in the shadow of her fiery older sister, Bailey. But when Bailey dies abruptly, Lennie is catapulted to center stage of her own life—and, despite her nonexistent history with boys, suddenly finds herself struggling to balance two. Toby was Bailey's boyfriend; his grief mirrors Lennie's own. Joe is the new boy in town, a transplant from Paris whose nearly magical grin is matched only by his musical talent. For Lennie, they're the sun and the moon; one boy takes her out of her sorrow, the other comforts her in it. But just like their celestial counterparts, they can't collide without the whole wide world exploding.
I LOVED this book! It easily ranks on my top 5 list of 2010. The characters in this book are so vivid and unique, and the prose is beautiful. Like Heidi R Kling said to me on twitter, "It's like diving into a poem."
The Sky is Everywhere is like diving into a painful, beautiful, epic poem.
OK, I'm a slacker.
Since the week of prizes, I've spent all my time mailing out prizes.
I'm so sorry.
To make it up to you all, I have a surprise (bribe) so you forgive my Slackitude.
At midnight Sunday night (EST), I will draw a name and offer a free query critique.
As some of you know, a query critique is a marketing tool. How you market your book to agents or editors. So it's right up my alley.
A query needs to be gripping, summarize the story, and show voice. It must be one page.
Now, here are my favorite posts for the week:
Promoting others - Some work hard to promote the books of other authors because it's the right thing to do.
Book Promotion Tips from the Pros - Allison Winn Scotch has had two novels on the New York Times Bestseller's List
Kody Keplinger's ARC cover design for The Duff (yay Kody!)
Literary Twitter Census - GalleyCat has compiled a year-end census of the literaryTwittersphere.
The Blahgs of Blogging - The feeling you get when you lack the desire to keep on blogging.
10 Things I want to see in TweetDeck - While TweetDeck is a great tool that does so many things so well (the Love), it doesn’t do everything we want or need.
How to Market and Sell Your book - A unique business-oriented webinar for authors who have self-published books out, authors who have traditional published books out, and authors who have books coming out soon.
Don't forget to come back Monday for our first Teen Panel discussion!
- Reading level: Young Adult
- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Viking Juvenile (January 7, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0670011533
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Mardi Gras Updates
Thanks to everyone who participated and took time to follow my blog and comment. I hope you got alot out of the posts.
The winner for the last Daily Prize Random Drawing is...
Beth Revis! (Go follow her blog, it is a great one!)
Congrads Beth! You win a stack of books: ttly by Lauren Myracle (PB), Princess in Training by Meg Cabot (HB), and The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron (HB).
Congrads and please email me your address!
Fabulous Follower prize
The winner of the Random Drawing from all my Followers is....
Susan Fields
Congratulations! You win a query critique with Jennifer Laughren at Andrea Brown Literary Agency!!! You also win 2 books by the bestselling author Aimee Friedman - French Kiss (PB) and a signed Hardback of Sea Change!
Susan, send me your email and I will hook you up with Jennifer! I will also need your address for the books. Thank you for Following me! :)
Scavenger Hunt for Grand Prize Drawing
Last chance to win a query/critique and free marketing.
Question of the week: What is my main piece of advice for this week? (Hint: Be sure to write down all 4 clues from the posts on Monday - Thursday.)
To enter, you MUST fill in the form below. NOTE: Only those who completely fill in the form will be entered into the Grand prize Drawing - one for Agented Authors and one for Unagented Authors.
Grand prize 1 - (Unagented includes) A query/3 chapter critique with my agent Alyssa Henkin at Trident Media Group. In addition a few books on writing craft.
Grand Prize 2 - (Agented/Published) - A 2 hour free marketing session with me, One free piece of marketing (Bookmarker/postcard/business card), and
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Final Day!
This has been such a fun week giving out gifts to my followers in appreciation of you tagging along with me on this journey.
Here are my final winners for the week!
Winner #1 - Tricia O Brien (Talespinning)
The Forest of Hand and Teeth (HB) by Carrie Ryan and Get Known Before the Book Deal
Winner #2 - Gail (Write from the Visual Soul)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (PB), The Hunter's Moon (PB) by OR Melling, and The Power to Write (7 keys to discover the writer within)
Congrads!!!! Please email me your address.
All prizes will be mailed out next week so be sure I have your address. If I do not have your address by next Friday, I will draw another name. My email is [email protected]
Don't fret though - I'm having a Marketing Scavenger Hunt the week of Feb 15th with tons more prizes. Two grand prizes being a Marketing Package (for agented/published authors) that includes books and marketing surprises as well a Writer Package (for unagented authors) that includes a craft books, fun books, and a read/critique of query/3 chapters from my awesome agent, Alyssa. (this rocks right?)
There will also be one surprise - I'll give you a hint - create your book pitch in 4 sentences.
Marketing Round Up
Here are my favs for the week:
Seven Types of Outreach To Cement The Publisher-Author Bond & Boost the Sales of Every Single Book - Christina Katz offers offers advice that she hopes will unite publishers, editors, agents, authors, sales people, and book sellers and remind us that we’re all on the same team when selling books.
The Real Deal About Viral Marketing and Promotion. Jen Bailey offers tips at the SCBWI NY Conference on what Paul Revere can teach us about viral marketing.
21 tips to driving traffic to your website or blog - Want more traffic? Do these simple steps.
Sorry I have been sorta MIA this week. I've definitely missed you guys. My son had throat surgery last Friday and it's been a long, hard week. *sigh*
I am almost at 500 followers and a big surprise comes when I hit 500. a prize only for followers so jump aboard.
Also in Feb - I start some new posts on marketing and some special events and contests.
This includes things like Melissa Marr stopping by to discuss her Smart Chicks tour. Eizabeth Bord helping us decide the best way to market to librarians and a teen panel answering questions on how to best reach teens.
Oh yeah - and Feb 15th kicks off the super duper contest Elana and I are doing toegther. Prizes include query critiques, marketing surprises and a query/3 chapter red and critique from my agent, Alyssa Henkin at Trident Media.
Here are my marketing favs for the week:
You're Selling Yourself - Here we are, throwing our words out into the blogosphere. You read my blog. I read yours. Have you ever stopped to wonder why? The Truth: as an author (pre-published or published) you're selling yourself.
Skyping with 6th Graders - Kate Messner loves the way Skype allows her to have time for a virtual author visit with kids halfway across the country before she makes dinner?
On Writing, Marketing and Being who you are. It takes courage to be who you are. Michelle Zink spent months trying to emulate other authors in their online approach. But the truth is, none of that was really her.
Add the word "free to your Marketing Dictionary - So, how can you make money by giving away your ebook for free? Here are some interesting action plans.
Are book trailers silly? - Are book trailers a silly waste of time for those who want to promote books?
How to launch a viral marketing campaign - But the good news is that social media is increasingly becoming an effective marketing tool that is accessible to everyone.
Nancy Ancowitz 0n marketing for introverts - >She believes there are ways we can learn to promote ourselves that aren’t as excruciating as we initially believe them to be.
How to piss off your Twitter followers - Your Twitter followers really do matter. They’ve invested themselves into mini-relationships with you on that platform. Here are some of the easiest ways you can piss off your Twitter followers.
Have a great weekend!
Yesterday was a sad day with the death of Howard Zinn and J. D. Salinger. Our condolences go out to their families. Below are some links to lift your spirits and see you through to the weekend. Enjoy.
Roger Ebert’s best films of the decade.
A View From the Bridge, worth the ticket price.
Art with salt.
Happy birthday bubble wrap!
The United States of roughly equal proportion.
100 steps to a green home.
Congratulations to the NBCC nominees!
The top ten books written by librarians.
What President Obama is reading.
NYC of 1924.
The top of Everest.
On Judge Alito’s conduct.
Couple Reminders
We have some exciting stuff starting up in February. Not only will Marketing Mondays be more topic specific (twitter, blog tours, etc). But we will be having a few special events:
1) Teen panels discussing how to best market to teens.
2) Smart Chick Kick it Tour gals (Melissa Marr, Kelley Armstrong and Alyson Noel) stop by to discuss their combined tour.
3) Many marketing experts stopping by: Daisy Whitney (New Media Guru), Carolyn Howard-Johnson (Frugal Book Promoter), The Amanda Project, and Elizabeth Bird (NYPL).
Also a SECRET CONTEST will be announced in Feb. I can't say too much yet, but I'll mention a couple clues to get you interested. Query expert, Elana Johnson, a week of Marketing Gurus, free agent query critiques, a HUGE Prize from my agent, Alyssa Henkin (for unagented authors) and Massive Marketing Prize (for agented/published writers.)
Of course you will have to be a follower of my blog and Elana's to win.
The next steps will be announced later. :) It will be fun and you will win a lot of cool stuff.
Marketing Roundup
Here are my favs for this week - it was a busy week in Marketing.
Daisy's Digital Do's and Don'ts - LILA interviews Daisy Whitney and picks her brilliant brain on the best way to do Vlogs. (BTW follow LILA - they will make you laugh!)
Twitter from an author's perspective - Lisa Schroeder, author of I Heart You, You Haunt Me, just released her third book and discusses how Twitter has helped her market her books.
Market Yourself. Or Not. Elana Roth's reiteration of today's conventional wisdom about Internet marketing and becoming an influencer.
Free advice on Publicity for your Novels - Having a personal publicist won't necessarily make the difficulty go away.
You're not spending a lot of money marketing - If you’re willing to put the time in yourself, you can do almost all of your book marketing for free.
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So we are all stuck home on a snow day. They cancelled school last night as soon as one flake fell. We've declared it movie day. Lazy I know but what else can you do with a 2 year old and 5 year old.
Exciting changes
Thank you so, so much for all your feedback! It was so helpful. To answer you back, here are a few changes that will begin to happen on my blog starting in Feb.
1) I am going to start adding back in the daily Marketing Muse. Even if I have a personal post. I used to do this and it sounds like from the feedback it was helpful.
2) I will have special days where I answer marketing questions commenters post.
3) I will do a blog a week that dives into various marketing topics. But I will need your help on identifying the topics important to you. Please leave me comments on some marketing or publicity topics you are interested in hearing more about.
4) I've got some special events scheduled with Melissa Marr, The Amanda Project, and Becca Fitzgerald so we can see what they've done to be so successful.
5) I'm going to keep the Friday Marketing Round Ups. But may choose them based on marketing topics.
6) I'm going to shake things up on the Marketing Mondays so stay tuned. It will probably include some SKYPE interviews, twitter chats, as well as some Vlogs on various marketing topics.
7) To reward you guys for hanging out with me, I will start offering monthly contests to my followers - that will include some type of marketing package that could be a random drawing for an ARC, a marketing resource, a free consultation, or maybe even some type of marketing collateral like template for Twitter, Blogs, or business cards. Stay Tuned. It will be on the last week of every month.
8) Lastly, I'm thinking of creating some type of marketing book that can help authors walk through the steps of starting their own marketing plan, platform, and reach teen audiences. Please take my poll on the side and let me know what you think.
Round Up
Covers: The good, the bad, and the ugly - When it comes to cover art, people are shockingly opinionated. Maybe you can’t judge a book by its cover, but you can still judge the cover.
Platform Resolutions for 2010 - Advice on how to slowly and steadily establish a lasting platform.
30 tips for Blog Tour hosts - You can be a Virtual host. Here are some tips on how to host a blog tour successfully.
A look ahead - Anticipating and predicting what's ahead in the world of teen marketing.
A Writers Calling Card - A writer needs to have a good business card to present at networking events and conferences. This editor keeps all the cards that meet these requirements.
What's publicity and marketing anyway? A (very simplified) definition of what book publicity and marketing actually is.
How to work with your publi
Happy Friday to everyone. It’s been a sad week at OUP as a member of our department left for an exciting new job at Tor. While we are all excited for Cassie it is sad to lose a co-worker! Enjoy the links below and be sure to check out all the posts we did this week on South Africa, in honor of Place of the Year!
Former OUP publicist Cassie Ammerman makes her Huff Po debut.
Cloud computing in plain English.
I’ve loved Chana Bloch’s translations for years, but here is the chance to read her original poetry.
Vaccine-Finding Map.
Paul Carr debates Jeff Jarvis about so-called citizen journalists.
On how we judge books.
It’s the heart of Fall so here is a fall poem from Mary Oliver.
A great job for a Deadhead librarian.
The 25 most-valuable blogs in America.
Should you respond to a bad review?
Rock out!
Maps without keys.
Here are my favs for the week:
The Buzz you have to do yourself - Sharing the panel with a professional publicist illuminated the fact that "Creating a buzz" about your book means two different things.
Social networking sites are like real estate - The cost of “investing” in “premium” social networking land is basically the time it takes to sign up, so this is what I tell authors to do: Even if you don’t plan on using a social networking technology, claim your little piece of it.
Simple checklist for getting known - A few things you can do to get known, build a platform, and get readers.
Book launches - Your time, energy and money are precious commodities; how and where you spend them largely determines the fate of your work’s success.
Be careful with the Block button! - You never know who they know. But do you care?
Have a good weekend! :)
What a beautiful week. The mellow weather made my days seems to fly by! Of course, it isn’t 5 o’clock yet. So here are some quality procrastination links to get you through the day. Enjoy!
Matt Welch, of Reason and Alex S. Jones, author of “Losing the News,” debate the value of online journalism.
Sometimes, being wrong helps you learn.
America’s most expensive Universities.
Three-cheers for Sam Sifton.
Thirty-two new planets! Maybe we aren’t alone…
John Oakes at the Huffington Post, just scary enough for Halloween.
The DOJ to lay off stoners.
Watch this toad.
Three tweets for the web.
On live-blogging.
Great travel tips.
First things first
Bryan over at Random Thoughts gave me a Literary Blogger award last month (sorry I'm so late Bryan!).
I'm going to change the rules up a bit since I just gave out an award. Instead of listing out 7 more boring things about myself and awarding to 7 bloggers, I'm going to award award this to the 7 books I've read recently that you have to go check out! It just so happens that they are also all bloggers :) (lucky for me!)
1. Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith (this was a hot angel book - with a few vampires - before angels were hot!)
2. Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin (A great book about the afterlife)
3. I'd tell you I love you but then I have to kill you by Ally Carter (I am just now reading this series. It's a fun girl spy book!)
4. Peonies in Love by Lisa See (older book but awesome! I just reread it! It is haunting to say the least.)
5. The Forest of Hands and Teeth - Carrie Ryan (Scary!)
6. Lipstick Apology - by Jennifer Jabaley (funny and touching)
7. Hush Hush by Becca Fitzgerald (am just reading this but I'm going to put it on my list because so far it is good and Becca is another blogger buddy of mine! :)
Marketing Favs
What I learned.... my bloggie buddy, Kristin Tubb, recaps everything she learned about the book process (including marketing) over her first year of publication!
Book Marketing Event - To sign up for the 21st Century Book Marketing Event at the beautiful Catamaran Resort in San Diego.
How to promote your books - As the Director of Marketing and Promotion at Sheaf House Publishers, effective marketing is a balance between the old techniques that still work and new relational marketing using technology.
Twitter Lists are live - Twitter appears to be in the midst of rolling out its new LIST feature that allows users to create a list of people that others can follow with one-click.
Don't put your eggs in one network - Greg tells us that it’s important to have different ways to communicate with your network, particularly key members of it.
Have a great weekend!
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This one is on my list - I love the cover too!