This Week on Books Direct - 23 June 2013
Here's
a list of the articles you may have missed this week:
"Time Management for Families" - Brought to you by Bundle of the Week.
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"How to Build Links Through Guest Blogging" - Article by Neil Patel for Quick Sprout.
Google
wants less spam and more quality content on the web. And you need more links
for your website. Guest blogging is the perfect solution to both Google's wants
and your needs. It is the marriage of content development and link building.
Here’s how you can get the most out of guest blogging and link building to
drive more traffic to your website.
"Facebook Profile or Fan Page - Which Should I
Use for My Business?" -
Article by Scott Ayres for PostPlanner.
There
is a lot of confusion about whether businesses should use a Fan Page or a
Profile to promote themselves on Facebook. This comprehensive article gives you
the pros and cons of each. My conclusion: Fan Page. What do you think?
"Writing for the Web" - Article by Mark Nichol for Daily Writing Tips.
People
read online for the same reasons that they read print documents: to obtain information
or knowledge, to complete forms and applications, or to be entertained. The key
difference, however, between habits of print readers and online readers is that
online readers are more likely than print readers to be researching, not
reading. Here are some recommendations for producing successful websites.
"Writer’s Relief Links Roundup, June 2013" - Article by Writer's Relief.
Writer's
Relief staff members are always on the lookout for the latest tips, trends, and
helpful tools for writers so they can better guide their clients and readers.
And while they've always offered a variety of free staff-written articles,
their Links Roundups provide readers with regular updates on their favorite
online resources offered by other websites.
"Success
Starts with Passion: How to Build an Audience Doing What You Love" - Article by Jeff Goins Writer.
This
is Part 1 in a series on how to build a popular blog. In this post, Jeff shares
the first secret to successful blogging and a few tips he's learned.
"How Many eBooks Does It Take?"- Article by Paul Carroll for Mightier Than the Sword.
How
many eBooks does it take to match your monthly earnings at work? It take a lot
of eBooks to make a difference in a life. The best way you can help an author
is to buy their books and recommend those books to friends. It can help pay
food bills, or make life more meaningful, or help save for education, either
their own or their children's or their partner's. How many people does it take
to change an author's life?
"How Self-Published Books Are Made: Start to
Finish (Part II)" -
Article by Catherine Ryan Howard for Catherine, Caffeinated.
What
do we do now that your books have been printed? How are you going to let people
know they exist and convince them to buy a copy? How do you sell your books?
"Mystery & Thriller Self-Published
Bestsellers for June 2013" -
Article by Jason Boog for GalleyCat.
Once
again, novelist James Hankins led GalleyCat's list of self-published thrillers
and mysteries with Brothers
and Bones. Find more
independently published mysteries and thrillers in this list.
"Fantasy Writing Guide" - Article by The Writer's Café.
Writing
fantasy can be a bit overwhelming, especially since you have to create an
entire world (in most sub genres) when you're already trying to create
characters and plots. Here's a guide and some questions to get you started.
"Camp NaNoWriMo Starts July 1st" - Article by Jason Boog for GalleyCat.
Want
to write a novel next month? You should sign up for the Camp NaNoWriMo
challenge in July. Jason spoke with journalist and author Nora Zelevansky about
how National Novel Writing Month changed her career. Listen to the interview on
SoundCloud.
"Better Your Books with Beta Readers" - Article by Joanne
Phillips for The Alliance of Independent Authors.
Joanne
explains how to recruit and use beta readers to fine-tune your work before it's
published - an invaluable service that won't cost you a penny.
"Writing
Effective Dialogue" - Article by Joe Perrone Jr for Joe's Blog.
Have
you ever begun reading what appeared from the cover and description to be a
really good book, only to be disappointed by dialogue that was stiff, stilted,
and unrealistic. Such is often the case
in self-published fiction. Too many authors spend hours and hours on plot and
scene description, while failing to comprehend the importance of good
dialogue. Joe presents us with four
basic rules to writing effective dialogue.
