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The ocean is a mighty harmonist. —William Wordsworth

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The Author's Website Your author website is your professional online presence. Your website permits you, the author, to network with your followers and potential readers. Have you updated your site recently? I suggest refreshing your author website bi-annually.

By consistently sharing content and engaging with their audience, authors can establish themselves as thought leaders in their genre. This can lead to opportunities for collaboration with other authors, guest opportunities, live events, and so much more.

March is National Reading Month. Celebrated in conjunction with Dr. Seuss' birthday (March 2nd), libraries and communities across the US come together to promote reading.

Increasing your author visibility might include joining group promotions. We all know the benefit of like-minded people joining forces. How or what can you do as part of a group to raise collective visibility?

Wherever you look there are inspirations, books, literature, paintings, landscapes, everything. Just living is an inspiration. —Gavin Rossdale

There's a unique bond of trust between readers and authors that I don't believe exists in any other art form; as a reader, I trust a novelist to give me his or her best effort, however flawed. —Dan Simmons

March is National Reading Month. Celebrated in conjunction with Dr. Seuss' birthday (March 2nd), libraries and communities across the US come together to promote reading.

Authors, does sending out newsletters tie your stomach in knots? -Is it content? -Is it management software? -Is it subscriber acquisition? -Is it building landing pages? Set aside time to deal with this pain.

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Increasing your author visibility might include increasing your social posts. It could be in quantity or in quality. You may want to up your frequency or add more value in content. Again, ask your peers for advice on your content. They may share insight.

The longer one is alone, the easier it is to hear the song of the earth. —Robert Anton Wilson

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A good writer is basically a story teller, not a scholar or a redeemer of mankind. —Isaac Bashevis Singer

Social media fosters a more personal connection between authors and readers. Authors can use these platforms to share insights into many aspects of the author journey. This two-way communication helps build a loyal fanbase.

When we are angry or depressed in our creativity, we have misplaced our power. We have allowed someone else to determine our worth, and then we are angry at being undervalued. —Julia Margaret Cameron

The Author's Website It's no secret. This is the anchor of your author platform. This is your place to shine. This is where your social media followers come to find you. This is where potential readers look for more information about you and your book/s.

What is the easiest way to build a relationship with your readers? Simply put, post regularly.

Increasing your author visibility might include podcast appearances. Podcasts are the now. Are you actively pursuing guest appearances? Your reach is much greater and to an entirely different audience than your social platforms.

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The Author and Social Media Profiles Do you have questions about setting up social media profiles? We've streamlined complimentary information here:

Authors, have you identified your reader? Once you have a very specific, identifiable persona, you can work to engage that person on social media.

Increasing your author visibility might include updating your author profile photo and bio. Review what you have in place now. Get a second opinion. Or a third. Are you conveying what your potential readers are looking for? Is your content up-to-date?

Dear Author, Put yourself out there, be open to all the options at your disposal, and continue doing what you do best: writing. Every day is a new opportunity for growth.

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It's my own personal unconscious that ultimately creates the novel's aesthetic facade. —Manuel Puig

Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week. —William Dean Howells

Social media platforms allow authors to reach a much wider audience than they ever could through traditional means. By engaging on relevant platforms, authors can connect with potential readers who are interested in a specific genre.

Other authors are not your competition. They are your community. The writing community shares common objectives, interests, and goals. Join like-genre authors in common goals. You'll go further together.

Solitude is such a potential thing. We hear voices in solitude, we never hear in the hurry and turmoil of life we receive counsels and comforts, we get under no other condition... —Amelia Barr

Once your goals are set and you have a strategy in place, you will have better direction for social content to post to reach your goals. If your goal is to gain a following of potential readers, your social posts will be targeted toward reader's interests. ⁠

Author Opportunity: Don't miss yours. Author, do you have the opportunity to participate in a charitable event? Don't miss this opportunity. You'll be doing something for the benefit of a group or organization. Invite the press. Wear a T-shirt with your book cover on it. Get an interview.

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How do you feel when followers ... -leave you a 5-star review? -share your blog post or tweet? -recommend their friends subscribe to your newsletter? As an author, you'll want to acknowledge any of these.

The lei custom was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands by early Polynesian voyagers. With these early settlers, the lei tradition in Hawaii was born. Leis were constructed of flowers, leaves, shells, seeds, nuts, feathers, and more.

Author Opportunity: Don't miss yours. Author, do you have the opportunity to participate in a newsletter swap? Don't miss this opportunity. This is a great opportunity to bring in new subscribers to your own newsletter.

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We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself. —Samuel Butler

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