"Hi all, I thought I'd share these posts on two ideas you should seriously consider: book excerpt trading and the future of enhanced (interactive ebooks). Have you done either? And how has the experience been for…"
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Excerpt trading and the future of enhanced ebooks:
I'm excited to share a marketing idea some of you may never have tried before: excerpt trading. Here's a Q&A I did with Author Laura Elliott. She and I swapped excerpts, and we talk about the experience in this post. Have you done an excerpt trade? Tell us how it worked for you. Is it worth it? How does it work? What are the benefits? Find out more below. We also discuss enhanced (interactive ebooks) in detail and you'll learn why they are so important to the future of books. …See More
Cheri Lasota posted a blog post
An Imperfect Hero: Creating Characters that Will Live Inside Your Reader
As a freelance fiction editor, I love to share what I know about the craft. In my latest blog tour post, I dive into the nuances of creating one of my most beloved characters, Tristan Vazante, from Artemis Rising. He started with merely a name and became the perfect "imperfect" hero. Here I lay out my secrets for success when you want to create a character your readers need to fall madly in love with. *sigh* ......…See More
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"Excited to share what I know at these two events: Cover to Cover Books' Dec. 3 Writers Mixer and Dec. 10 Author Faire: http://ning.it/sOSv8j"
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"200th person to like the book page for my YA historical wins a free copy of the e-book! It's at 199 now!http://www.facebook.com/cherilasota"
Cheri Lasota commented on the group 'Writers for Young Adults'
"Unless your family member is a writer herself, comments from such a person on your writing craft should be listened to respectfully and promptly forgotten. Growing thick skin isn't easy, but it does get easier over time. I've been at this…"
Cheri Lasota commented on the group 'Writers for Young Adults'
"@Hannah: Wow, awesome! Huge congratulations to you. Woot!"
Cheri Lasota replied to the discussion 'Introduce Yourself Here!' in the group Writers for Young Adults
"What do you all think of the new Kindle Fire? I think I'm going to get one. Here are the stats on it. I dig it. =)
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Cheri Lasota replied to the discussion 'Classes, Speaking Engagements, Book Signings–Plug your gigs here!' in the group Writers for Young Adults
"Thank you, Candy! Very, very sorry to hear about your blog's removal! Can you google: "Blogger removed my blog. Help!" or something like that? I find that discussion forums are good places to start troubleshooting. Or can you start…"
Cheri Lasota replied to the discussion 'Classes, Speaking Engagements, Book Signings–Plug your gigs here!' in the group Writers for Young Adults
"I was just discussing this with another writer yesterday actually! You do get to a point where the characters' lives start to fade from your memory. You start to forget that witty thing so-and-so said in chapter 3 and your exact description of…"
Cheri Lasota replied to the discussion 'Classes, Speaking Engagements, Book Signings–Plug your gigs here!' in the group Writers for Young Adults
"Thank you, Barbara! And the same to you. Yes, it feels like the end of era and the beginning of another one. I figure I gave a decade of my life to writing it, I probably have to market it for at least that long, right? *wink* But it definitely…"
Cheri Lasota replied to the discussion 'Classes, Speaking Engagements, Book Signings–Plug your gigs here!' in the group Writers for Young Adults
"Congratulations, Barbara, on your launch! Brava! Great book cover too. Candy, your presentations sound fascinating!"
Cheri Lasota commented on the blog post 'Artemis Rising: How to read an e-book anywhere'
"Yes! One of my favorite things about e-readers is that you can read them on pretty much any device or computer you own because they have apps for everything now. I usually go back and forth between my Kindle for iPhone and actual Kindle device.…"
Stephanie Scott commented on the blog post 'Artemis Rising: How to read an e-book anywhere'
"I love my Nook reader. I bought my mom one first, thinking I'd have to convince her, but she snatched it right up! We both had a slow time getting the hang of checking out e-books through the library, it's a rather cumbersome processes,…"
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- Who I am:
- I am a longtime fiction writer and editor, and my first novel will later this fall. My cozy little home on the Web is www.CheriLasota.com. You can also find me on Twitter at @CheriLasota and Facebook under www.facebook.com/CheriLasota.
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- Artemis Rising (to be published) http://www.spirehousebooks.com/blog/official-announcement-artemis-r...
Words to Music Anthology: A Short Story Collection (2011) http://www.amazon.com/Words-to-Music-ebook/dp/B00546FEUQ/ref=sr_1_2...
- Media outlets that I currently write for:
- N/A
- My writing is:
- Fiction, Blog Posts
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
- Yes
- Services I offer to other writers:
- Since 2004, I've edited novels, short stories, screenplays, and poetry for individual authors as well as publishers. For more information, feel free to pop by my editing web page: http://www.cherilasota.com/stirlingediting/
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- Yes
- My professional associations:
- WiPP (Women in Portland Publishing)
Willamette Writers
NW Independent Editors Guild
- I found out about She Writes from:
- M. Louisa Locke
Cheri Lasota's Blog
Excerpt trading and the future of enhanced ebooks:
Posted on December 12, 2011 at 3:06pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I'm excited to share a marketing idea some of you may never have tried before: excerpt trading. Here's a Q&A I did with Author Laura Elliott. She and I swapped excerpts, and we talk about the experience in this post. Have you done an excerpt trade? Tell us how it worked for you. Is it worth it? How does it work? What are the benefits? Find out more below. We also discuss enhanced (interactive ebooks) in detail and you'll learn why they are so important to the future of books. …
An Imperfect Hero: Creating Characters that Will Live Inside Your Reader
Posted on December 7, 2011 at 7:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
As a freelance fiction editor, I love to share what I know about the craft. In my latest blog tour post, I dive into the nuances of creating one of my most beloved characters, Tristan Vazante, from Artemis Rising. He started with merely a name and became the perfect "imperfect" hero. Here I lay out my secrets for success when you want to create a character your readers need to fall madly in love with. *sigh* ......…
Continue Artemis Rising: How to read an e-book anywhere
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 10:00am 2 Comments 0 Likes
How to read an E-book: Embracing your inner techno-dweeb
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 9:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Feeling overwhelmed by the technological revolution taking place in the publishing world right now? Wish you could make sense of the e-reader choices out there and how they compare? This is your one-stop shop for a crash course in choosing an e-reader as well as some tutorials on how to use them.…
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 9:53am on August 15, 2011,
Rebecca Lochlann said… - Hi Cheri! Still checking things out! Cool site!
- At 12:52pm on July 14, 2011,
Meg Waite Clayton said… - Cheri, Welcome to the novelist group! You might introduce yourself by telling us what you’re working on in the “Show Me Your Novel and I’ll Show You Mine” discussion if you're not too uncomfortable talking about what you're working on. And we do a live chat every Wednesday; hope you can join us for that!
Meg
- At 2:51pm on July 12, 2011, Meg Waite Clayton said…
- Cheri, Belated welcome to She Writes. I hope you're enjoying the site! Love to have you join us in the Novelists – Struggling or Not group.
Meg Waite Clayton
Moderator, Novelist Group
Bestselling Author of The Four Ms. Bradwells, The Wednesday Sisters, and The Language of Light, a finalist for Barbara Kingsolver's Bellwether Prize
- At 2:07am on July 3, 2011,
Lauren Marie Fleming said… - Glad you joined the Pacific Northwest group. I'm from Portland, so I'm also glad to see that you're from Vancouver. Feel free to chime in as much as you want.
- At 2:41pm on May 13, 2011,
Julia Barry said… 
Hi Cheri,
So glad you are here, and welcome to She Writes!
You can check out the Getting Started section to help you find your way around, or a great way to jump in is to get involved with our Groups and Live Chats.
Feel free to let me know if you have any questions!
Warm best,
Julia Barry
Social Community Manager @ She Writes
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