Join us in today's podcast episode where we discuss the concept of Vanity Metrics in regard to social media, what they are and why you need to think about them in regard to your own platform building and marketing, as we ask and answer: “What Do You Need To Know About Vanity Metrics?”
I was given the opportunity to guest post on another writer's blog. Big thank you to E. A. Whyte for reaching out to me and asking me to guest post and for featuring my article 8 Things Not To Do When Drafting A Novel.
Happy Wednesday! We are back with another episode and this week Rachel and I are asking and answering the writerly question: “What Is Therapeutic Writing?”
I am jumping into July with a lot of vim and vigour (I hope). I have plans, ideas and even a routine set up. All I need to do is follow through, not always easy for someone who has the focus of a goldfish most days. But sometimes you just got to keep trying until something succeeds.
Social media has been in our lives for a while now. It connects people around the world and opens up a whole new audience. But how important is social media to writers? This is what we discuss with our guest E A Whyte when we asked and she answered: “Do Writers Need To Be On Social Media?”
June wasn't the most productive month for writing due to my taking a mini hiatus following a family visit. But the urge to keep writing was bubbling away (always a good sign). One big issue has been the weather, we British are not designed for the hot weather we've been having and trying to stay focused and write while sweltering (in houses that don't have AC and are built to keep the heat in) is torturous. But let's do some updating anyway!
I'm sure we have all disappeared down a rabbit hole while researching, so that is today's podcast topic when we ask and answer the question: “How Do You Avoid Going Down The Rabbit Hole?”
Check out this Bare Minimum Checklist article by author K.M. Allan who goes through a few quick things you might want to check in your manuscript, especially after you've just completed it and maybe aren't ready to jump straight into the bigger, deeper edits. 🙂
We are doing a marketing episode on The Merry Writer Podcast today, as we ask and answer the question: “Do You Need To Keep Marketing Your Books?”
After the success of the Paper Purge Project, where I went through all the papers in my house (and as a writer, I had a LOT of paper... like, 20+ binders, a full filing cabinet, 30 folders, and too many "boxes") I am ready to start tackling the disaster that is my digital life.
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