Tag: Social Media Monday

  • Why I’m Not Giving Up My Facebook Author Page

    So…Facebook changed its algorithms again this year. I know…big surprise, right? 😉 This time, it was in an attempt to weed out “overly promotional posts,” and as a result, I’ve seen a steady flow of writers abandoning their pages in favour of using their personal profiles instead. As you may have gathered from the title…

  • 6 Steps to Fast-Drafting a Blog Post

    A while back, I wrote about why I think it’s important for fiction writers to blog (and what to blog about!) — but sometimes, especially if you’re just starting out — doing so can seem like an insurmountable task. The good news is, it doesn’t need to be that way, because I’m going to give…

  • Blog Tours 102: Working with a Blog Tour Organizer

    On last week’s Social Media Monday post, I wrote about my experience with setting up my own tour  in Blog Tours 101: Setting up your own virtual book tour. This week, I’m sharing my experience and tips for working with a blog tour organizer. Finding an organizer Finances are very much a consideration for me when…

  • Authors Behaving Badly (Or, What NOT to Do on Goodreads)

    The other day, I witnessed an exchange on a Goodreads group that made me cringe and left me baffled. An author (we’ll call him Writer) had posted his new release on a group forum…not once, not twice, but thirteen times. In the space of two hours. In clear violation of the group rules, and on the wrong topic thread on the…

  • Online Etiquette Faux Pas: Have your say!

    A couple of weeks ago, I posted an article with tips for online etiquette. The response (here and on Twitter and LinkedIn) was overwhelming, leading me to realize that I’ve touched on a rather sore spot with many people (writers, readers, and bloggers alike)…and making me wonder what etiquette faux pas I’ve missed that others have experienced.…

  • Building Your Facebook Community: A Crash Course for Authors

    After Facebook’s latest round of algorithm changes in December 2013, a lot of page owners—including me—saw a significant drop in the number of people seeing their posts (up to 88 percent, according to Business Insider). Many people cried “foul” on this, seeing it as Facebook’s attempt to make them pay to promote their posts and…