June 1st, 2020
More Thoughts on Growing a Fertile Author Platform
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Author Marketing | Blogging Guests
by Eldred "Bob" Bird
Most authors spend more time than they expected pondering their author platform. With the world slowly beginning to open up again it’s time to look at the other side of the coin—the Offline Platform. Take a look here for a refresher on what makes up your Online Author Platform in Part 1.… Read the post
April 10th, 2020
Grow a More Fertile Author Platform
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Author Marketing | Blogging Guests
by Eldred "Bob" Bird
It’s springtime and we’re all stuck inside for the most part. Sure, you can step out into your own yard and do a little gardening, but I’ve also been using this time to tend a different garden that’s been sadly neglected—my author platform.… Read the post
March 4th, 2020
Coloring With Words
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Craft
I liken the writing process to using different boxes of crayons. Remember when you were a kid and got the big sixty-four color pack with the sharpener in the bottom? You could draw whole worlds in amazing detail with the color palette provided by that box.… Read the post
January 3rd, 2020
Let Your Characters Tell the Story
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Blogging Guests | Craft
by Eldred "Bob" Bird
Recently, I received feedback on my manuscript, Cold Karma, from one of my beta readers and was pleasantly surprised. “I really like reading your books,” he said. “You don’t bog things down with a lot of unnecessary details.… Read the post
October 23rd, 2019
Creating a Multi-Use Logline
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Blogging Guests | WriterStrong
by Eldred Bird
When I first started writing, I remember someone asking me what my book was about. I stammered and stalled, trying to think about how to best describe it.
“Um…it’s about this guy, see?… Read the post
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