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Kirsten Marion

Ask the Publisher: To Blog or Not To Blog

To Blog or Not to Blog? For most authors, the answer is “Yes.” As we discussed in my previous post, it’s a place on the internet where...

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Ask the Publisher: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Blogging

In my last post, I included a blog as something that is nice to have on your author website. If you do plan to blog, there are some...

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Ask the Publisher: Nice-To-Have Author Website Features

We've already looked at essential website features, now let's look at other features that are nice to have on your author website.

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Ask the Publisher: The Essential Author Website

Now that you know you need an author website, let's talk content. There are four pages that are necessary for an essential author...

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Ask the Publisher: Your Author Website

Over the last two posts we have looked at your author platform and your author brand. A key component of both is your author website....

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Ask the Publisher: Building Your Author Brand

On Monday I wrote about an author platform and whether or not one was required. Every step you take to build a platform goes toward...

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Ask the Publisher: Do You Really Need an Author Platform?

What, exactly, is an author platform? This has mystified many because it seems the answer differs depending on who you ask. The best...

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Ask the Publisher: Taking Social Media Impact to the Next Level

In the previous post, we discussed whether an active social media presence was for you. If it is, there are things to keep in mind to...

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Ask the Publisher: Successful Social Media for Authors

There are two key ideas to consider before we get into the nuts and bolts of the "how" of social media. First and foremost, the key word...

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Ask the Publisher: Successfully Pitching to Book Bloggers

Book bloggers are becoming increasingly more influential and they have now become a key component of the book launch, the book marketing...