tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post683995820959807751..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: Your author blog or websiteEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-35110799926438404582012-01-08T13:59:28.326-06:002012-01-08T13:59:28.326-06:00Perfect timing! I'm in the process of planning...Perfect timing! I'm in the process of planning a major makeover of my blog, and I find myself obsessing over things that really won't have much impact on the reader. I'm not published yet, so the specific goal of my blog/site is to get my name out there and have the plans and connections in place when it's time to start promoting my books. Getting hung up on the insignificant is easy. Thanks for helping me re-focus on the big picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-36511590196150455732012-01-07T01:57:34.926-06:002012-01-07T01:57:34.926-06:00Thanks! This is useful. (I keep resolving to make ...Thanks! This is useful. (I keep resolving to make myself a proper website, SOMEDAY...)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04739546442661093275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-70562367419294124892012-01-06T11:36:07.041-06:002012-01-06T11:36:07.041-06:00I started my blog because I read somewhere that wh...I started my blog because I read somewhere that when an agent is following up an interesting query they check that author's blog. I was looking for an agent, so I started a blog. Two months later I had an agent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-35581148535980676312012-01-05T14:09:35.860-06:002012-01-05T14:09:35.860-06:00My publishers, Random House, nudged me into expand...My publishers, Random House, nudged me into expanding my social networking a while back, on top of a bespoke website I'd had professionally built. The key to it is professionalism - and ensuring, through proper design, content, and conduct, that this is conveyed to a reader. <br /><br />The reality for me - and I've been working in the business for years -is that 'writing' actually demands and requires a much wider range of skills than simply being a 'good writer', especially in today's tightening commercial environment. Marketing savvy, packaging and an awareness of the changing needs of the audience all have key places.<br /><br />Thanks again for such an interesting post!<br /><br />Matthew Wright<br />http://mjwrightnz.wordpress.com<br />www.matthewwright.netMatthew Wrighthttp://mjwrightnz.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-28499521471567779792012-01-05T11:15:16.295-06:002012-01-05T11:15:16.295-06:00Thank you! As an unpublished fiction writer who st...Thank you! As an unpublished fiction writer who started blogging only six months ago this has helped me put things in perspective!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-65343221162778178242012-01-03T19:57:50.650-06:002012-01-03T19:57:50.650-06:00Is this ever timely for me! My husband is working ...Is this ever timely for me! My husband is working on a website/blog for me this week. Solid, solid advice -- thanks.Arloa Hartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-6770161348824135422012-01-03T15:15:30.179-06:002012-01-03T15:15:30.179-06:00That's exactly it, Dana. I think the general u...That's exactly it, Dana. I think the general uncertainty of this business can sometimes lead to people getting wrapped up in the details they can control. But I promise you, I never went to an author website and measured the width of the sidebars. If it looked right for this author and this type of writing, then that was enough to satisfy me.<br /><br />TheresaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-54840615261678548252012-01-03T14:36:56.133-06:002012-01-03T14:36:56.133-06:00You guys are two for two today. You're going ...You guys are two for two today. You're going to need to expand your "Top Ten Blog Posts" to twelve.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906561689827434008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-83681759683465315722012-01-03T13:56:32.054-06:002012-01-03T13:56:32.054-06:00It's so funny how us writers tend to overanaly...It's so funny how us writers tend to overanalyze things. THen I read this and remind myself, it's common sense what my author site should look like. It should reflect who I am on a professional level.Dana Elmendorfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130309062939542854noreply@blogger.com