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May.16.2013
This week's social media news is a baker's dozen tips to help you do things better: how to keep your newsletter subscribers from unsubscribing; how to get wider distribution for your Facebook posts; a better way to book live events; holding better contests and making better homepages to...
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May.10.2013
Yes, I'm back with another Friday link wrap-up of social media news for writers. In this week's edition: understanding SEO or "search engine optimization"; getting the most out of a Twitterchat (and are they worth it in the first place); little tricks to tip algorithms in your favor; is LinkedIn...
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Apr.26.2013
Stop by my blog today for this week's social media news specifically for writers: changes at Facebook and what they mean for you; is buying fake Twitter followers worth the risk?; more new site promoting short stories and long-form non-fiction; and how to market like a Kardashian.
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Apr.19.2013
Another Front-line Fridays post is up: using Instagram and Pinterest to promote your book; advice from Clay Shirky; building your mailing list through Facebook; making your own magazine; and a great marketing resource for writers.
http://almakatsu.blogspot.com/2013/04/front-line-fridays-social-...
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Apr.19.2013
Another Front-line Fridays post is up: using Instagram and Pinterest to promote your book; advice from Clay Shirky; building your mailing list through Facebook; making your own magazine; and a great marketing resource for writers.
http://almakatsu.blogspot.com/2013/04/front-line-fridays-social-...
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Apr.12.2013
I've got a second post up on my blog Endpaper Notes with this week's wrap-up of news you can use if you're a writer. Come on over!
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Apr.08.2013
You may know that in my other life, the one where I'm not a novelist, I'm an expert in emerging trends and technology for a major think tank. I spend a good deal of time scanning through technology news, particularly about emerging media. On a typical week, I probably see a handful of stories of...
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Dec.01.2012
Are you an aspiring author? Want to find out what really happens on a book tour, why the book tour is a dying breed, and what's here to replace it? Read "The Horrible Truth About Book Tours" here.
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Nov.21.2012
Have you heard about this new category in fiction called “New Adult”? Apparently it’s not exactly new: St. Martin’s tried to create it in 2009 through a contest, but from what I’ve read it never launched a specific line. There’s been discussion and interest even since, though. The books are...
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Oct.21.2012
My debut novel, The Taker, recently published in Brazil and my publisher, Novo Conceito, ran this Q&A on their blog. Here's the English version of that interview.
This is your first novel. What was the inspiration to begin your career as author?
I fell in love with reading at a very early age....
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Oct.21.2012
My debut novel, The Taker, recently published in Brazil and my publisher, Novo Conceito, ran this Q&A on their blog. Here's the english version of that interview.
This is your first novel. What was the inspiration to begin your career as author?
I fell in love with reading at a very early age....
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Jul.23.2012
I promised to write a little bit about the social media panel I moderated at THRILLERFEST, the annual conference of International Thriller Writers, the association of writers of thrillers, mysteries and suspense, which was held in NYC last week.
This was an industry panel, not an...
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Jul.23.2012
I promised to write a little bit about the social media panel I moderated at THRILLERFEST, the annual conference of International Thriller Writers, the association of writers of thrillers, mysteries and suspense, which was held in NYC last week.
This was an industry panel, not an...
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May.08.2012
THE RECKONING, the second book in The Taker Trilogy, will go on sale June 19th and I need your help in getting the word out. Get your friends, neighbors, Twitter followers and Facebook friends excited about the upcoming release and you could win a NOOK tablet ($199 value), B...
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Mar.14.2012
By now, you've heard of Fifty Shades of Grey, the soft erotica novel that's making the mainstream media sit up and take notice. I haven't read it (yet) but say good for the author. Why?
Those of you who have read The Taker already know there is a dark sexual thread that runs through the book...
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Alma Katsu's searing tale of otherworldly lovers and eternal obsession will seduce you from page one. With its elegant prose and riveting plot, The Taker is as irresistible as the hauntingly beautiful, pleasure-seeking immortals who scorch its pages. A wicked, sensuous, shattering love story that I can't recommend enough. You have to experience it for yourself!
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——Kresley Cole, New York Times bestselling author
About Alma
Alma Katsu is the author of The Taker and The Reckoning, the first two novels in a trilogy of epic supernatural love stories published by Gallery Books (Simon and Schuster), Century (Random House UK for world English). The Descent, the final book in the...