Tag Archives: reputation

Self promotion shouldn’t be a chore…

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

Last night I went round to my parents’ house. It was great. I got dinner cooked for me. Fabulous. Some face-to-face human contact with people I wasn’t buying things from - spiffing! It was a lovely evening. My father was home (he’s … Continue reading →

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Musings of a blog writer… What exactly are we trying to achieve?

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

I wrote a whole blog post about writing dialogue yesterday. Today I reread it and it bored me, so I deleted it. Which leaves me with a blank spot on my computer screen where I need to have five hundred … Continue reading →

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Interactive story – where YOU are the hero

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

Well, it’s actually more accurate to say you’re the decision-maker, but that was a bit long for the title. So, this isn’t a post about interactive stories in general. I actually want to start one on this blog. Chenoa Fawn … Continue reading →

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The Stylish Blogger Award!

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Check it out! I won an award!! Thank you very much to Cleveland Dietz II. You should check out his blog because a/he gave me this award which means he’s lovely and completely insane and b/it made me laugh. So, … Continue reading →

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The awkwardness of real life

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

I’ve been laid up for eight weeks now. That means that for eight weeks I have had what many writers (in fact probably all the ones with full time jobs and families) would consider ‘the perfect writing situation’. I can’t … Continue reading →

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Small victories are worth celebrating too, and another tip for increasing traffic

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

So, today is the eighth day of my blog’s life. Over days one through seven my baby garnered 351 hits, averaging out around 50 per day. This made, and still makes, me ridiculously happy. I put myself out there and … Continue reading →

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Scheduling and a tip for increasing your hits

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

I managed to write one book already, how I will never know. I was working full-time and still managed to write an 80k word manuscript in time for a competition deadline. Since I am hopeless at anything even remotely resembling … Continue reading →

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The Second Writers’ Platform-Building Crusade

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

Rachael Harrie has apparently done this before, but I never heard of it until I found it on Aimee L Salter’s blog – this is exactly what it says on the tin. A crusade to help writers build their platform … Continue reading →

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Building A Platform

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

I’m not referring to a literal platform. Luckily I have a flat all to myself, no need to curl up at night on a series of planks laid edge to edge over a (hopefully) stable scaffolding. I’m talking about a … Continue reading →

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