The Platform “Voice” John Rakestraw~ BlogTalkRadio, on Indie Publishing

The Platform "Voice" ~ BlogTalkRadio host John Rakestraw and co-hosts Liz Borino and A.T. Russell speak with Donna and Alex Carrick on the topic of Indie Publishing. Tune in for the Mother's Day edition of The Voice: Listen to internet radio with John Rakestraw Talks on Blog Talk Radio

Today’s Author: Building a platform, Part IV- Twitter, a hard look at the numbers

Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day. Teach him to Tweet and he’ll forget to eat… One of the key benefits of Twitter over other Social Media platforms is the ability to interact with such a large and diverse group of people. If you’ve been following our series (See Building a… Continue reading Today’s Author: Building a platform, Part IV- Twitter, a hard look at the numbers

Today’s Author: Building a platform, Part III- Twitter Basics

Ask not for whom the bird Tweets. It tweets for you… One of the questions I’m asked by fellow authors is: How can I build a strong network on Twitter? By now you’ve set up accounts with several of the major Social Media forums. (See Building a Platform, Part I: Blogging and Part II: Networking… Continue reading Today’s Author: Building a platform, Part III- Twitter Basics

Today’s Author: Building a platform, Part II- Networking

So, you’ve got your blog running at full steam… (See Today’s Author: Part I at Carrick Publishing -- Blogging.) You’ve been toiling for weeks, churning out your most interesting thoughts, spinning tales into cyber-space. What’s that you say? Your site had three hits yesterday? Two of them were your mother? How do we entice readers?… Continue reading Today’s Author: Building a platform, Part II- Networking

What’s with this 99¢ e-book Craze?

There’s been a lot of discussion in author chat groups recently regarding the flurry of Free and 99¢ e-books available through Amazon Kindle, Smashwords and other e-book retailers. Within the writing community, opinions on the matter appear to be split. Traditionalists argue the low-priced and free e-books are undermining the value of quality books. Meanwhile,… Continue reading What’s with this 99¢ e-book Craze?