Writer Groupie Podcast brings you discussions, insights, and insider details on planning, producing, promoting, and profiting as a writer. In today’s flyby episode, I talk about fans and followers who are now titled Groupies. I also share news about my mystery novel upcoming, and an offer for writers in the process of getting ready to…
Month: January 2016
A Short List for Creative People
Creative. Have you ever considered what that word means concerning you and your art? What about when you have trouble in the support department? Have you ever been in the mood to write and someone simply says “Why?” and it makes you shrink away? Never EVER let anyone steal your dreams Do not listen to…
Self-Publishing into Indie Publishing
Indie publishing has come a long way, baby. Heck, even the name indie publishing is new. In recent times, even in the last fifteen years (which is recent in the industry), self-publishing was considered to be a sideways effort to get your work into print. Self-publishers were considered poor writers who couldn’t break into traditional…
Interview with Magnus Stanke, author
Welcome Magnus! What made you want to write a novel? I never thought I’d write a novel. Love songs and film criticism, yes, even screenplays, but a novel – never. There just wasn’t enough time in the day, what with the teaching, the shiatsu, life in Spain, not to mention the reading, the travelling, the…
WGP Flyby — Set A Writing Goal
Writer Groupie Podcast brings you discussions, insights, and insider details on planning, producing, promoting, and profiting as a writer. Welcome to Writer Groupie! Today I am bringing in the new year with some sage advice about those of you who decided 2016 was the year you would write the great novel. It is a lofty…
Too Much Promo Can Hurt You
Too Much Promo and Why It Is Bad There are two things that social media sites allow: one, interaction with others, two, publicity of anything you want to promote. This is not only a viable way for businesses (and especially writers) to get the word out about their products and services, but it is also…
WGP Flyby 2016 — Write It Down
Hey Groupies! It’s Friday and I am doing a quick flyby podcast to remind you of a few things…things to help keep you on track in 2016 with your writing. We all need to be reminded…so…check it out! I am also looking for ROMANCE authors to have on the podcast in February in anticipation of…
How do I get traffic to my writing site?
One of the most common questions of authors who keep a blog has to be “how do I get TRAFFIC?” Well, first I think you have to understand what getting traffic means. First of all, getting traffic means having readers Having readers means frequent posting Frequent posting means having good content Having good content means…
Blogging in 2016: Five Reasons to Blog
Happy New Year and welcome to 2016! This year would be a good time for you to re-evaluate your blog and your blogging life, and I am here to help. Blogging is the only something that I can think of that helps us build our platform and define our brand as authors. Social media helps,…