How do you connect with blog readers? When I started blogging, the only route to gaining readers for a blog was by encouraging visitors to subscribe. Either by RSS feed or by email. The logic was simply that the more subscribers you had, the more readers you had. While this is still popular with many…
More Really Stupid Book Titles In the literary world, there are some book titles that really make on wonder what was going on in the editor’s brain that day. I recently posted some of the worst. Well, I thought I had, until I noticed that I had some that didn’t make the first cut due…
Does Twitter automation work? As a long time user of Twitter, I have been around the block and back many times and have tried automation in a number of forms. Some successful, some moderately successful, and some abject failures. For those newer to the platform, automation is a tempting alternative to spending hours building a…
Writing will not make fast money The biggest change to have hit the art of writing in recent years has been the expectation that by simply publishing a book, readers will rush to part with their money and buy it. Dream on. Writing is an art form that has never been an instant cash cow…
I’ll let you into a very personal secret. When I’m not busily writing, which of course means staring out the window with a blank look on my face, I actually have a list of everyday chores that I have the possibility to tick off upon completion. While none of these tasks carry a mandatory tag,…
My Boss Is An Idiot! You would not believe how tough my job is. My boss makes me do absolutely everything! There is not a minute’s peace for me, as my ‘if you don’t get this done today, you’re out of a job‘ list grows longer day by day. You would think he could take…
