Thought I’d share this note I just got, about a free webinar for those writing books. I don’t have much more info than this, but these folks usually provide good content. Here is what they wrote: Lunch & Learn Webinar – 10/23 – Publishing Your Book – Tips from the Trenches If you are in [...]
Archive for the ‘Tips and Tools’ Category
Event: It’s a Blog. It’s a Website. It’s a Marketing Tool … It’s WordPress!
Posted in blogging, Tips and Tools, web, tagged blogs, Dhyan, Satisfaction By Design, sites, website, Wordpress on September 30, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Hi all, It’s been a while since I posted, sorry about that, life has been super busy! I hope to update you on all of it soon, but wanted to make sure you knew about this upcoming WordPress Teleclass I am doing for Dhyan of Satisfaction By Design (First 10 To Comment Get In FREE) [...]
Getting over Writer’s Block
Posted in inciting inspiration, Tips and Tools on April 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here’s a quick video of Joel Comm getting over his writer’s block. His idea may help you, too. I know, whenever I have any kind of creative block, I do as Joel suggests, and I remove myself from where I am. I saw a video years ago, can’t recall where, and they talked about this. [...]
DYI PR Campaign Advice
Posted in Tips and Tools on April 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So many people ask me for PR advice that I decided to provide you with some links: 1. The first one needs to be read right away, because, though it is available for free right now, it will only be open to the public until April 11th! It’s called: How to Do Your Own PR [...]
Why Use a Reader?
Posted in Tips and Tools on April 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A down side of working in a home office is you don’t have someone to bounce your copy off of before you release it to the world. So, I have become very reliant on Victoria, the voice on my computer that reads text back to me. Text to Speech Rules! It’s not that I was [...]
Blogging, what’s it all about?
Posted in Tips and Tools on December 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Happy Holidays! Hope you are enjoying the season. It is a beautiful snow filled day here in Boulder, CO, but that is not what this post is about: As you probably know, if you have read any of my blogs (I have about 5 these days), I always follow what Mark Joyner and his Simpleology [...]
Keep track of your time
Posted in Sites To Share, Tips and Tools on November 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
An old associate of mine, who worked on Marc Ian Barasch’s Compassionate Life Book Tour with me, emailed me about keeping track of her time. Since this is important for a lot of people (writers and consultants who get paid for their time, for example), I asked her if I could share our email exchange [...]
School Visits: How to begin?
Posted in Starter, Tips and Tools on October 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
But I’m an unpublished writer, why would anyone invite me to speak in front of their class?” Are you using that “but I’m an unpublished writer” excuse? Sorry folks, your looking at that the wrong way – try my rose colored glasses on: This is the exact time to start speaking in front of students. [...]
What is Technorati? – Advanced Techniques
Posted in advanced, Tips and Tools, web on September 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
OK: Here is the first answer, of many, to questions asked at the SCBWI Fall Conference – I am giving this a RANKING OF ADVANCED TECHNIQUES – meaning this is something you do once your site is up and running, to get more traffic to you: Q: How do you spell Technorati? A: Obviously, the [...]
SCBWI Conference Members
Posted in marketing, Tips and Tools, web on September 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Glad to see you found this site! If you were at the Fall Conference, you know this is the place to keep in touch with me about building an online presence. I plan to provide answers to all the web and marketing questions people asked prior and during the conference. And, of course, feel free [...]

