Today I have a list of twitter users who post great info for writers from Robert Brewer!! Please visit Robert Brewer's blog for more great stuff!!! (see link, below).

1. @glecharles
2. @JaneFriedman
3. @BrianKlems
4. @ChuckSambuchino
5. @…

Please share your twitter handle with everyone, so we know who you are and that we should follow you!!!

@veiledvirtues (Jan Fischer Wade)  http://twitter.com/#!/VeiledVirtues

Okay, so my last post was on where to go if you want to become involved with social communities geared towards authors and books.  Maybe you join a few.  So now what??

JOIN GROUPS, JOIN GROUPS!!!  Yes, I said that twice!  There are some wonderful groups out there!  Search for relevance, interests, and ongoing activity.  Join as many as you want!

START YOUR OWN GROUP:  If you don't see a group related to your strong interest, start your…

I have met so many wonderful people through SheWrites and other communities I am a member of.  These types of sites are great to meet authors, readers, reviewers, and others in the industry. 

So, first, what are some of these sites???  (Note:  These are all FREE and generally have a blog feature)

The obvious catch-all sites include Facebook and MySpace.  LinkedIn and Twitter can be included as well as other poplular sites.  However, I want to focus on writing-related…

Most of us know what basic information we should have on our author or book website, but there are some other items that can be helpful - for journalists, reviewers, organizations, readers and others.

~Contact information for:

  1) yourself - some way to get ahold of you, email is probably best

  2) your literary agent

  3) your publisher, especially an email address

  4) your publicist (for media requests only); definitely email address

 …

And so, my first ever conference for bloggers comes to a screeching halt. 

NOOOOO!!!

I was just beginning to learn at the feet of giants!  And by this I mean, bloggers who have been blogging way longer than I and who have far more experience than this gal from Queens, aka, me. Though, true, today does mark my one-year anniversary of blogging. Hooray for me!

But I was beginning to recognize that Mommy Bloggers--of which I am…

Having spent my first day at BlogHer 2011, and returned home exhausted and full—because, frankly, there was too much to eat—here are my random thoughts and observations on Day One:

Everything seemed well organized, except maybe the speed dating during the morning session. But perhaps it’s too much to expect 3,000 or so participants to form proper lines and switch to the next person every couple of minutes. Plus, it was hard to hear the instructions above all the chatter.…

This post will take a closer look at book blog tours. 

WHEN TO HAVE IT?

Soon after your book is released, so viewers can click a button and go buy it!!!…

Hi Authors!  For my second post, here is a list of 14 book review blogs (some geared towards YA and fantasy), which collectively have over 50,000 followers!  I researched about 500 book blogs and these were the ones with the most followers and current activity.  Try to contact these sites first to review your new or upcoming release for some widespread exposure! …

In preparing for the February, 2012 release of my YA contemporary romantic fantasy VEILED VIRTUES by Muse It Up Publishing, I created a marketing plan that I would like to share, and if it is beneficial to anyone, please comment!  Also, if you have other ideas, please let us know by sharing via a comment.  Many of these are free!!!  Over the next few months, I will be posting more detailed information on many of the points below, so please friend / follow me to get the latest…

Countdown to Publication—Week Two

             Eighteen years ago, six weeks after giving birth to my son, a friend and I took the train to downtown Chicago to meet Oscar Hijuelos on his book tour for THE MAMBO KINGS PLAY SONGS OF LOVE.   I was so excited…

Kerry Clare is an editor, fiction-writer, essayist, book reviewer, literary critic and writing instructor, and has been blogging since 2000, maintaining the literary blog Pickle Me This since 2006. Her essays, short fiction and criticism have appeared in magazines including The New Quarterly, The Globe and Mail, Quill & Quire, Canadian Notes & Queries, and Readers Digest. Her essay “Love is a Let-Down” was featured by the UTNE Reader, and shortlisted for a 2011 National…

No doubt about it, an outreach to bloggers in your niche is becoming an essential part of the publicity your book receives, especially now that the traditional, schlepping-around-the-country-tour is a thing of the past, except for the top tier authors—you know, the ones who need it least. Knowing that I've organized and participated in a few blog tours (most recently for The Literary Ladies' Guide to the Writing…