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Sunday, November 6, 2022

Question

I have stopped posting stories in my "Story" area because they weren't getting read and I have finally found three GOOD beta readers who do what I want them to do... tear my writing apart... intelligently. I had a lot of people who were reading my stuff and then sending me back a note that said... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

Targeting Your Audience

I'm a Bookbub member, but I don't use them as much s I used to do... but, they have some good articles. This is a good one for figuring out techniques to attract attention to yourself. I have a series of fifteen different tweets for some of my better-selling stories. Once I begin to draw attention... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Can You Trademark A WORD? Yep! Maybe?

Interesting article here. It's got a few naughty words in it... hey... it's VOX... what can I say? But there's a story there... and a lesson. Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 28, 2022

Just thought I would change this up for today. I was having an illicit affair with a woman who was a vacuum saleslady, but I had to break up with her. She was having attachment issues. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Publisher Rocket

I know I've talked about this here before, but I'm not sure how many in the Blog-It family are currently actively writing for Amazon or a different platform. I bought this tool when it went on sale a few months ago, and I am of the opinion that an active writer needs this tool. I made my money back... Sign in to see full entry.

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Publisher Rocket

I know I've talked about this here before, but I'm not sure how many in the Blog-It family are currently actively writing for Amazon or a different platform. I bought this tool when it went on sale a few months ago, and I am of the opinion that an active writer needs this tool. I made my money back... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

The Amazon Wars And How I Won Mine

I've been hearing about Amazon getting really cranky lately from the writers in my FreshInkGroup publishing group. I had my best-selling Vella project shut down for fifteen days because I made a mistake and double-posted an entry. I made seven calls to KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) and sent them no... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 3, 2022

Changing Your Key Word Search Terms

This note is for those posting stories on Amazon or other platforms. If you've published on Amazon lately, you've seen where they want the seven search terms you wish to use to get your book to come up when someone looks for a subject. I have watched as they promoted this tool for several years, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 4, 2022

A New Vella Project Based on A Story & The Twilight Zone

I have partnered up with a girl (young lady? She's 18... you decided!), Regina Woods, who lives about 125 miles south of me in Harmony Florida. She is very intelligent and an excellent writer. The premise of this project is to write stories that Rod Serling might enjoy that use the phrase, "There... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

You've Gotta Use Social Media To Sell Your Material!

I've always said to be successful at SELLING your material these days, you have to constantly play the game like PT Barnum. I spend at least five to six hours every week writing and posting HYPE on Twitter, FB, and other "social media." Barnum was known for one trick that made him a lot of money. He... Sign in to see full entry.

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I attempt to explain my methods to market my material, my experiments in promoting such material, and other suggestions to expand your sales and knowledge of 'the business of writing.' Your mileage may vary.

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