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Successful Online Writing

FREE Social Media Workshop by Marketing Profs – Feb. 2

Just saw this notice from Marketing Profs for a free social media workshop tomorrow. It’s billed as B2B (Business to Business) – if you are an author you should consider your books/writing a business. Marketing Profs always has good information if you are unfamiliar with them. Check it out. From Marketing Profs: Join us for [...]

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Are You a Best Selling Amazon Author and Don’t Know it?

by Karen Daniels I was reading the latest blog post on Powered by Intuition. In the post author Angela Artemis comments how she had never checked the ranking on her book “Navigating by Intuition” on amazon – until someone else commented on her “high” ranking. When she finally remembered some time later to check she [...]

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Punctuation Humor: A Comma for Your Thoughts

by Karen Daniels Online communication is forcing changes in the way we use language. We’ve learned to LOL (laugh out loud) in our text messages, that if you want to yell online ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS CAPITALIZE EVERY LETTER, and we know how to convey information quickly easily and scannably through the use [...]

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Brighten Your Future by Pushing for Creative Failure

Brighten Your Life

by Karen Daniels Comfort. We love it. Those warm slippers, a worn roomy t-shirt, and creativity projects like writing  “How to XXY in 3 Steps” that you’ve done so many times you can write them with your eyes shut.  In fact, you most likely have numerous creative things you’ve done enough times that you can [...]

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7 Inspirational Secrets for Super Successful Blogging

Shh, Secrets!

by Karen Daniels My personal summer break from blogging is coming an end and I wanted to kick off from those sumptuous summer barbeques and inspirational perfect hamburgers (or from those wondrous winter refreshments if you happen to be in a part of the world which isn’t   currently baking in heat) with some inspirational [...]

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How to Waste Words to Develop Your Signature Writing Strengths

Waste!

by Karen Daniels Green living, green design, green green green. Green is good, right? Well, when it comes to writing; no. No? Yes, no. There was a time, in the not too distant past, when writing was almost always, in and of itself, a decidedly non-green act. This is because it involved the use of [...]

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5 Steps to Set Your Writing Free

by Karen Daniels Ah, those lovely days gone by where you could be a sheep, put in your time, and know your retirement  would take care of you. Anonymity was good, fitting in, also good. Well, no more, my writing friends. We live in a new time, and whether your old, young, or in between, [...]

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Quick Down and Dirty Kindle Publishing Tips

Kindle

by Karen Daniels The last few weeks of my life have been consumed with converting my published print books to Kindle. I thought I’d save you some time and effort by sharing with you an overview of how to do this. There are a lot of detailed sites out there to take you through specific [...]

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What to do when You Hit the Dreaded Blogging Bubble

Will Blog for Food

by Karen Daniels Are you feeling trapped and uninspired by your blog? Every blogger hits rock bottom, the occasional black space where you feel like you’re going nowhere and the idea of giving up is so strong that your brain begins to marinate in the thought of quitting. The bubble may hit you after only [...]

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Use this Secret to Become an Instant Expert and Boost Your Online Success

by Karen Daniels Becoming an authority on something and presenting yourself this way online is a great way to become more known, boost your blog traffic, get writing gigs, sell your work, and generally improve your chances for success. Being an expert has to do with knowing what you’re talking about, and being able to [...]

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