Dear Powers That Be, Continue reading “Starts With a Million Dollar Loan – JG”
Marketing Your Novel: Types of Indirect and Content Marketing
Disclosure: I work for a marketing firm. While I have no formal education in marketing or business and would never claim to be an “expert”, working in online marketing for two companies over the last four years has taught me a lot. This series will explore the marketing strategies I will use to promote my upcoming novel. Also, I know free stock photos are lame. I’ll get my own legit photo for this series at some point, I promise.
As we move through this series, I’m going to try and tackle each subject in a logical manner, going deeper and deeper into the many topics and subtopics within marketing without jumping around too much. Thus, some of this information may seem repetitive, because we summarized a lot of it in my first post on where to begin with marketing your novel.
Today, we’ll look more closely at indirect marketing, since this type of marketing is more readily available to most writers, through the magic of the internet — and content marketing. Continue reading “Marketing Your Novel: Types of Indirect and Content Marketing”
Loop Poetry – Rock, Paper, Scissors
So I submitted this poem at Poet’s Corner. =) feel free to check it out in it’s entirety at the link below:
There’s somethin’ comfortin’ about being face down on the ground, Ground down by life’s natural violence, Violence treated as commonplace; a happenstance of race. Race you to the bottom – complacent in compliance….
Jessie Gutierrez
Haiku Sunday
Orange clouds in the turquoise sky,
The highway steers west
towards home.
M. Erb
Haiku Sunday – Mist
“Mist”
A fine sheen coats the
windshield like dripping silver,
boosting my car’s worth.
Steve D
Friday Write-Day: Top 5 Favorite Books!
I was prompted earlier this week to post my top five favorite books of all time by Mr. MLS Weech, a real-live published author and blogger-buddy. So props to you sir, for making me want to write about my favorite books! (His blog is full of insightful pieces on the writing and publishing process – check it out.)
Now then, thinking about my favorite books was surprisingly difficult, because my reading preferences tend to fall into three broad and diverse categories: Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: Top 5 Favorite Books!”
Moonlit Musing – Saying Goodbye
DMC
I never felt safer than seated
– across –
From you arguing.
I never told you Continue reading “Moonlit Musing – Saying Goodbye”
October Update: Beefing Up after a Much-Needed Hiatus
Well, a lot has happened in the last 10 days. First of all, Future Wife finally became Present Wife. The wedding was amazing and the honeymoon was awesome. That photo above is a taste of what we experienced (and tasted) in the Big Easy Continue reading “October Update: Beefing Up after a Much-Needed Hiatus”
Moonlit Musing – Closure
Done
I am done being a lamb to your slaughter.
Tired of once more being willingly offered,
Weakness embodied, devotion
I thought I was owing… Continue reading “Moonlit Musing – Closure”
Haiku Sunday – Honeymoon
“Honeymoon”
The secret to a
memorable honeymoon
is being present.
Steve D
Evening Satellite Publishing 