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#1 ·
Nathan Bransford's procrastination subforum has a popular thread just like this. It's a friendly place where your spam can be cherished and celebrated.

Today, I blogged about how to write a great author bio, and your favorite gay boys from In Living Color's 'Men on Film' made a guest appearance:

Let's Talk About Bios, Baby. Let's Talk About You and Me.

Okay, your turn.
 
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daringnovelist said:
I just posted about marketing, and why books are not commodities -- they're pastrami sandwiches!

http://daringnovelist.blogspot.com/2011/01/books-are-not-commodities-theyre.html

Camille
I posted earlier and it went into cyber space. No doubt it was a masterpiece too, LOL.

Camille, your blog was fabulous. Where oh where oh where would one find such a thoughtful and entertaining post except from a true Artisan. I took the liberty of sending the link to two friends, one an author the other trying to make a living from blogging.

Doug your website looks great! That's a terrific start. I agree with Camille, blog about your travels, with great pix.

Willie, I plan to pull out the old armchair... just as soon as I get this darn pipe lit.

Keep up the good work everyone!

Sharon
 
#460 ·
Thank you so much, Sharon. Very kind of you.

And to everyone: I posted today my first true, post-introductory entry into the blog. In the words on my Facebook Fan Page:
New entry in my blog. Drop by with a cup of coffee for a hair-raising yet true tale of government ineptitude that will endanger you for a decade to come.
http://rdougwicker.com/

Yeah . . . I got a bit carried away. So sue me. It needed to be said.
 
#463 ·
My blog crawl is well underway, hitting spots more at less at random across this interwebz thingy

5th JAN: Bob Freeman: Carnacki: Ghostfinder
http://authorbobfreeman.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/meet-carnacki-ghostfinder-by-william-meikle

5th JAN: Simon Marshall Jones: Musings of an old fart
http://simonmarshalljones.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/guest-blogwillie-meikle/

6th JAN: Keith Blackmore: WHY I CREATED AUGUSTUS SETON
http://keithcblackmore.com/guest-blogger-author-william-meikle/

6th JAN - Sarah Barnard: WHY I WROTE CRUSTACEANS
http://www.sarahbarnard.co.uk/blog/2011/01/06/why-willie-meikle-wrote-crustaceans/
 
#464 ·
Thanks, Karen.

I'm really surprised at how these things take off.  Two hits on Monday, 10 on Tuesday, 61 yesterday, and fourteen so far this morning.

Hasn't increased my sales figures as of yet, however.
 
#466 ·
R. Doug said:
Thanks, Karen.

I'm really surprised at how these things take off. Two hits on Monday, 10 on Tuesday, 61 yesterday, and fourteen so far this morning.

Hasn't increased my sales figures as of yet, however.
It might take awhile, but the more material you put out there, the more name recognition you will begin to receive. The sales will follow. Enjoy the journey.
 
#467 ·
Consistent posting is the most important thing. Don't get hung up on every post being gold, because they won't be. I'm not saying write crap just to have something out, but it's far more important that people get in the habit of expecting something from your blog on a given interval (be it daily or whenever).

Once they start to feel the familiarity of your writing voice, they come to find some value even in those posts you may not be in love with.
 
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#473 ·
Thanks, Sharon, Karen and Kai --

What's interesting is that I'm not only getting a lot of writer hits, but I'm getting a bunch of hits from Zingerman's themselves. (At first mostly the same IP, but different computers. Now it's people from all around that region clicking from the Zingerman's mailserver.)

And then today I blogged some tips on proofreading yourself. (Tonight, I'll probably say something about writing 1000 words a day.)

http://daringnovelist.blogspot.com/

Camille
 
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