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The Most Powerful Social Media Tool for Building an Author Platform-Part 1
Image courtesy of Kristy K. James via WANA Commons There are few tools more powerful for creating a brand than a good author blog. The Digital Age is fast-paced, and information is fleeting. Many of us...
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The Most Powerful Social Media Tool for Building an Author Platform-Part 2
Photo courtesy of Melissa Bowersock WANA Commons Yesterday we began the discussion about why blogs are probably THE most powerful social media tool for building an author platform. Today, here are two...
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The Most Powerful Social Media Tool for Building an Author Platform-Part 3
“Time’s Touch” Image courtesy of Cellar Door Films. WANA Commons Taking time to connect with people. Connecting to them with words. Making others feel. In the end, that’s all social media and blogging...
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Maximizing Facebook–What We Can Learn From Puppy Dog Eyes and LOL Cats
You may be surprised to see me guest posting here again after the totally-blown-out-of-proportion kidnapping thing a while ago. *rolls eyes* What good is a friend who isn’t willing to do a social...
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Feeling Overwhelmed? Social Media Can Make Us Crazy–Part 1
Image courtesy of Cellar Door Films WANA Commons Social media is bright, fun, shiny, and it can also feel like the Chuck E. Cheese from Hell. As writers of the Digital Age we have a much higher chance...
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Digital Sheep Get Slaughtered–Being Safe On Social Media
Original image via James Bowe, Flikr Creative Commons. We live in a wonderful world, an amazing time with infinite possibilities. Writers have more power than ever before in the whole of human history....
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LinkedIn—Making The Most of Your Six Seconds
Image courtesy of cellardoorfilms WANA Commons… Happy Friday! Today Jenny Hansen is going to talk to you a little bit about LinkedIn…hey, she gave me cookies. Who can say no to COOKIES? You might be...
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Twitter Basics–The Proper Care and Feeding of Hashtags
Hashtags can quickly become a digital mouse plague. Image via news.com.au. After my good friend Lisa Hall-Wilson used kidnapping and laser pointers to distract Kristen and take over her blog to talk...
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Is Technology to Blame for Emotional Barriers?
Image via Pink’s Galaxy Flikr Creative Commons We have all been there. In a restaurant where people are texting instead of talking. They tweet and Facebook and seem to be lost in the digital world...
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Can Social Media Tools Make us a Social Tool?
AVOID THE SHINY! (Image via David Kayzer Flikr Creative Commons) Social Tools can make life a lot easier. I cannot imagine trying to keep up with all the people I follow on Twitter without the aid of...
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Boston Marathon Bombing Reveals the Best in People and a Dark Side to Twitter
Yesterday our nation reeled from a senseless attack on innocent people. I know here at home, we were desperately reaching out for answers. My husband had family in Boston and I had friends who were...
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I LOST THREE Followers—Twitter & Tips to Keep from Going CRAZY
Image courtesy of Cellar Door Films WANA Commons Twitter is a highly effective social media tool for writers when used properly (which is code for DON’T SPAM US ABOUT YOUR BOOK). There seems to be a...
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Frankenfriends & Zombie Tweets–Writers, Social Media and the Undead
It writes the words or is gets the hose…. Writers are funny when it comes to social media. Okay, we are funny when it comes to more than social media. Face it, if you had a normal childhood, you likely...
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Entropy is REAL and Author Careers Need Feeding DAILY
Look! I made my own breakfast! Daddy left out CHOCOLATE! One of the traps we can fall into is we believe the world is somehow static. We feel overwhelmed because we are doing dishes again, the laundry...
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6 Reasons Writers See No Value In Facebook
On yesterday’s post a few of you had questions regarding Facebook. Thus, I deferred to our WANA International Facebook expert, Lisa Hall-Wilson to address your concerns. Take it away, Lisa! ***...
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The Three NEVERs of Social Media
Original image via Demi-Brooke Flikr Creative Commons I understand that many of you who follow this blog are new, so if you’ve made one of these mistakes, you’re learning. We all oops (especially in...
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Are You Alienating Fans on Facebook & Fracturing Your Platform?
Bonding with teen writers, LOL…. Writers are NOT salespeople and marketers. We aren’t. If we were AWESOME at sales, we’d be in SALES. Sales pays way better than playing with our imaginary friends and...
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The Power of Facebook, Friendship & Why We Shouldn’t Use a Nail Gun to Slice...
Yesterday we started talking about Facebook and ways to make friends and influence enemies. Just so y’all know, the writer who insulted me is now a peep. We kept talking. I apologized for having the...
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Facing a Social Media Apocalypse? Sometimes We Need to Mend the Hearts We Hurt
Original image via WANA Commons courtesy of Cellar Door Films. When I wrote my new book, Rise of the Machines—Human Authors in a Digital World, I picked the title for a very good reason (aside from the...
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Want to Be Interesting on Facebook? Let Followers See Oz
Original Image via Flikr Creative Commons, courtesy of Anurag Agnihotri This week, I am taking a much-needed break, but I am leaving you in VERY capable hands. Hey, who do you think taught me to love...
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