1st Turning Point

Shelli Stevens | June 23, 2010

Shelli Stevens, The Author Your Mother Warned You About
by Shelli Stevens
1st Turning Point Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Shelli Stevens
Well, contest whore.  I’ve never been a huge contest whore, but I’ve entered a few over the years.  And let me tell you, they can make your day or they can make you feel like something on [...]

Category: All authors, Book Reviews, Entering Contests, Name Recognition, Platform Building, Shelli Stevens, Staff | 4 Comments »
Tags: 1st turning point, agents, blog, buzz, editors, email loops, greater detroit booksellers' best contest, published authors, sales, shelli stevens, social networks, take me, unpublished authors, website hits, Websites, writers, writing contests

Chassily Wakefield | June 10, 2010

Chassily Wakefield, Writer and 1st Turning Point Cabin Girl
by Chassily Wakefield
1st Turning Point Staff Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Chassily Wakefield

I suck at time management.  No, really.  That’s the lesson I’ve learned over the last two years, ever since I decided to (finally) take my writing seriously, but you can learn from my mistakes.
Writing for publication is [...]

Category: All authors, Branding, Chassily Wakefield, Marketing, Name Recognition, Platform Building, Social Networking, Staff, Time Management, Unpublished | 23 Comments »
Tags: 1st turning point, agent, agent blogs, author blogs, author promotion, Chassily Wakefield, creative writing, e-newsletters, email loops, how-to books, jimmy choos, networking, online classes, publication, publisher, romance writers of america, Time Management, unpublished writers, volunteering, writing a novel, writing career, writing organizations

1st Turning Point Guest Columnist | February 3, 2010

Ari Thatcher, Author
by Ari Thatcher
1st Turning Point Guest Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Ari Thatcher

Your book has just been released, now what?
First off, congratulations and enjoy the moment!  There is little as exciting as knowing the words you struggled over are about to be read by many.  Use your excitement-squeal, woot and cheer on all the social [...]

Category: Advertising Basics, All authors, Branding, E-press, Email Promotion, Guest Columnist, Having Contests, Marketing, Name Recognition, Newly published, Platform Building, Small press, Social Networking, Websites | 9 Comments »
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1st Turning Point Guest Columnist | December 21, 2009

Lisa Hendrix, Author
by Lisa Hendrix
1st Turning Point Guest Columnist
Copyright © 2009 Lisa Hendrix
Would you send out query letters or answer fan mail on letterhead with no last name?  How about on your spouse’s letterhead, or on the cutesy stationery Aunt Margie sent you?  You know, the stuff with the paper-doll silhouettes of you, the kids, [...]

Category: All authors, Email Promotion, Guest Columnist, Marketing, Name Recognition, Query Letters, Social Networking | 10 Comments »
Tags: 1st turning point, agents, editors, email address, email loops, letterhead, Lisa Hendrix, Marketing, name recognition, pen name, promotion, pseudonym