Some of you have heard of Klout,  a website and app that measures social media activity and ranks social influence. This is not another social media platform, I promise you. This is something you can set up that gives others an indication of the reach and effectiveness of your current social media efforts. And by others, I mean agents, […]

  Today I'm shaking my Cowbell about social media, with an emphasis on your profiles. Those header graphics and text are one of the biggest tools in your arsenal to catch people's eyes. [I just heard some of you writers groan: More social media?! Didn't Fae give us permission yesterday to just write?] I know, I know. I’ve […]

Kathryn Craft Turning Whine into Gold This month I’ve been seeing a lot on social media about the benefit of positivity. It is the simplest and most immediate cure for whining! A positive attitude will keep you in problem-solving gear and win you many champions in the publishing business. In this great interview between Porter […]

 I don't "do" poetry. In my first writing class–a seminar style graduate-level class for English majors (what was I thinking?)–this math major freaked when I was handed a long poem and told I'd be leading a discussion about it. The professor gave me advice that I still use for finding the significant takeaways from articles […]

Jamie Raintree When I first started dabbling in writing almost a decade ago, the Internet was only just starting to become social. There was no Facebook, no Twitter, no YouTube. Even MySpace was still a place for musicians and high school kids, and I was neither by the time it gained mainstream popularity. The problem […]