ARE YOU ATTENDING THE BLOODY WORDS XII CONFERENCE IN TORONTO, JUNE 1-3? Register now for our Sunday Morning Workshop at the Bloody Words 2012 Conference Toronto Downtown Hilton Hotel June 3, 10am - 1pm Building your Platform ~ Social Media for Authors Donna & Alex Carrick will present an interactive, hand's on session. Learn more...… Continue reading Join us on June 3, 10am, for our Sunday Morning Workshop: Building Your Platform ~ Social Media for Authors
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A “Great News” Week at Carrick Publishing…
I can honestly say there are times when Alex and I have no idea where this roller-coaster writing life will carry us next. Of course we have goals and plans -- you can't set off on a journey like this without some kind of road-map. And yet hardly a week goes by without an exciting… Continue reading A “Great News” Week at Carrick Publishing…
The Platform “Voice” John Rakestraw~ BlogTalkRadio, on Indie Publishing
The Platform "Voice" ~ BlogTalkRadio host John Rakestraw and co-hosts Liz Borino and A.T. Russell speak with Donna and Alex Carrick on the topic of Indie Publishing. Tune in for the Mother's Day edition of The Voice: Listen to internet radio with John Rakestraw Talks on Blog Talk Radio
Today’s Author: Building a platform, Part IV- Twitter, a hard look at the numbers
Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day. Teach him to Tweet and he’ll forget to eat… One of the key benefits of Twitter over other Social Media platforms is the ability to interact with such a large and diverse group of people. If you’ve been following our series (See Building a… Continue reading Today’s Author: Building a platform, Part IV- Twitter, a hard look at the numbers
Today’s Author: Building a platform, Part III- Twitter Basics
Ask not for whom the bird Tweets. It tweets for you… One of the questions I’m asked by fellow authors is: How can I build a strong network on Twitter? By now you’ve set up accounts with several of the major Social Media forums. (See Building a Platform, Part I: Blogging and Part II: Networking… Continue reading Today’s Author: Building a platform, Part III- Twitter Basics
Today’s Author: Building a platform, Part II- Networking
So, you’ve got your blog running at full steam… (See Today’s Author: Part I at Carrick Publishing -- Blogging.) You’ve been toiling for weeks, churning out your most interesting thoughts, spinning tales into cyber-space. What’s that you say? Your site had three hits yesterday? Two of them were your mother? How do we entice readers?… Continue reading Today’s Author: Building a platform, Part II- Networking
Today’s Author: Building a platform, Part I
Understatement alert!: The literary world is changing…. Just thought I’d throw that out, by way of introducing my topic: Platform building. Sounds simple, right? We all want to be heard, to have our words reach readers in a meaningful way. With writers of every stripe rushing into Social Media, how can a lone writer hope… Continue reading Today’s Author: Building a platform, Part I
Being Indie Part III — One Man Band, by Tony Healey
"Being Indie" is more than just a business model. For many of us in the writing and artistic community, it's a state of mind. This week, as part of our on-going series on the "Indie Experience", we're pleased to introduce you to our friend and fellow-author Tony Healey, who shares his unique vision on what… Continue reading Being Indie Part III — One Man Band, by Tony Healey
What’s in a name? ~ coming up with the perfect title
Most writers will tell you the one aspect of their craft that causes them the greatest pleasure is that instant when the perfect title presents itself. It's an "Ah-Hah!" moment of grand proportions, as the author rubs his hands together gleefully, checks Google to be sure it isn't already in use, considers such things as… Continue reading What’s in a name? ~ coming up with the perfect title
Turning the page ~ 10 tips for maintaining reader interest
As writers, we know it's vital to keep the reader interested. This is true whether we're constructing a thriller, a poem or a technical document. Without the reader, there is no transaction. There are only words on a page. Given the subjectivity of our art, how can we ensure our work is compelling to our… Continue reading Turning the page ~ 10 tips for maintaining reader interest