"I don't think so. I think the way to assess that would be to ask yourself if knowledge of these other books, or the way you market them, will turn off readers of the main books. Or if it would be impossible to market you as "this" (a…"
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Karma replied to the discussion 'Getting your own blog URL' in the group Novelists (Struggling or Not)
"This is terrific advice. One of the first things I do for my clients. There are so many great plugins for Wordpress; it's the main reason I use it."
Karma replied to the discussion 'Getting your own blog URL' in the group Novelists (Struggling or Not)
"Maybe my eyes are getting old, but I can't tell where the sheep end and the hills begin! Like the book title, btw. Angels were a big trend a few years ago, and I like the curiosity engendered...because the angels something happened...what?!"
Karma replied to the discussion 'Once you've got a website promoting one novel--when do you start mentioning the next?' in the group Novelists (Struggling or Not)
"Freelance publicst/social media consultant here. Your homepage should be the base for all things you, so definitely, mention it! Think of it from a fan's POV. If you love a writer's work, you want to know all aspects of what's going…"
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Karma replied to the discussion 'Getting your own blog URL' in the group Novelists (Struggling or Not)
"Hi Kathleen,
Social Media consultant here. There's three sides to the process, which may be creating some confusion
you need to actually buy the url, as Sophie says below, can do with a site like HostGator.
you need to have a webhost that you…"
Karma replied to the discussion 'Present vs. Past tense - What's your preference?' in the group Novelists (Struggling or Not)
"I think present tense is better, because it sounds more immediate. Plus, it helps you avoid using past-perfect, which always sounds awkward. (In other words, if you write in past tense, when you want to go further back in the past, everything is all…"
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Karma commented on the blog post 'The Reluctant Self-Publisher: Part 3 -- The Quest for a Cover or Why I'm Not in Graphic Design'
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As a publicist, my advice is to all self-published authors is to hire a professional to do the cover. Consumers may not be able to tell the difference, but anyone who works at the media can tell at a glance if the cover…"
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Are You Holding Back for Fear of Affecting Sales?
As a publishing professional, here's something I see all the time: an author writes a blog post like this:Headline: The Secret to [X Thing The Author Wrote a Book About]Article: Have you been wondering how to build a house/lose fifty pounds/fly a kite (etc.)? I have the answer for you: buy my book! Does this look familiar to you? The author is holding back. They have promised the readers an article and instead offered them an advertisement. They don't want to give away too much, for fear they…See More
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"I aim to please. ^_^"
Karma replied to the discussion 'Advice on contacting bookstores to sell my book' in the group Small Publishers and Independent Authors
"Terrific! Great advice. Really the first step of any marketing plan should be to ask this question ("Who is my audience?" and "Where can they be found?") and so many skip it."
Karma replied to the discussion 'Pro's and Con's to Self Publishing vs. Mainstream Publishing or signing with an Independent Publisher' in the group Small Publishers and Independent Authors
"Reasons not to self-publish:
1. You want your book in bookstores
2. You are writing fiction and want to get reviewed in traditional media, like trade magazines (e.g. Publishers Weekly) and newspapers
3. You don't want to run a business, you…"
Karma replied to the discussion 'Pro's and Con's to Self Publishing vs. Mainstream Publishing or signing with an Independent Publisher' in the group Small Publishers and Independent Authors
"Hi Rebecca,
Indie publishers give smaller advances and have less money to devote to publicity and marketing. However the big publishers always have smaller contracts that don't get the same attention as their big name authors, so sometimes…"
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Are You Holding Back for Fear of Affecting Sales?
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As a publishing professional, here's something I see all the time: an author writes a blog post like this:
Headline: The Secret to [X Thing The Author Wrote a Book About]
Article: Have you been wondering how to build a house/lose fifty pounds/fly a kite (etc.)? I have the answer for you: buy my book!
Does this look familiar to you? The author is holding back. They have promised the readers an article and instead offered them an…
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- At 7:51pm on January 5, 2013,
Meg Waite Clayton said… Karma, Belated welcome to the novelist group. If you haven’t done so already, 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.
We do a live chat at 1 EST on the first Wednesdays of each month, with instructions on how to participate in the "Our Water Cooler" box near the top of the group page. And we save the wall for discussion, but welcome links to helpful blog posts on the “Links to Helpful Blog Posts for Writers” discussion thread and to published books in the “Our Published Novels” one.
I hope you’ll enjoy the group.
Meg Waite Clayton
Novelist Group Moderator
Author of The Wednesday Sisters (a nationally bestselling writing group novel) and the forthcoming The Wednesday Daughters (Random House/Ballantine)
- At 5:02pm on May 3, 2011,
Julia Barry said… 
Hi Karma,
So glad you are here, and welcome to She Writes!
You can check out the Getting Started sectionto help you find your way around, or a great way to jump in is to get involved with ourGroups 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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