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Archive for November, 2008

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Tweet Later – Social Networking

Sunday, November 30th, 2008


I know many of you know about Tweet Later and others are new to it and wonder who is going to read all of this social networking anyway.

Well, it is read and growing at an all time rate. However, for a few moments I want to focus on Tweet Later.

If you have a Twitter account, you know you can connect your blogs to upload to it automatically. But, the popular sites are those that are posted every day at least. If that seems overwhelming, Tweet Later is the answer. You can sit down and but 10, 20 or more Tweets on it and indicate when you want them to be posted. You can post an ongoing theme.

Plus, there is an instruction guide that you can use to understand why you are taking the time to do this activity. Give it a try.

Happy tweeting.

Maralyn D. Hill
Books By Hills
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SLOG – Writing in Tandem 2

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Writing in Tandem – Part 2 – Excerpt from, Success, Your Path to a Successful Book
by Maralyn Hill and Brenda Hill.

It is not easy to find the perfect partner. And it is seldom equal… one works more hours, stays up later and has a more difficult task. The other may have small children, a cranky husband, or another job. Yet, like a good recipe or a long friendship, it seems to all work out in the end.

The beauty of tandem is we all have different strengths. One is great at details, computers, the other can schmooze a party crowd with ease.
We lived on separate coasts, then different countries, when we co-authored our first book. We collaborated by telephone, fax, snail mail and email to meet deadlines. We worked on trains, long flights to Asia and a slow boat in the Turkish Sea. Now, we are on our third book plus numerous articles, and we still live on separate coasts, as one has moved East and the other West.
We did whatever it took to accomplish our goals. One of us moved to Europe; the other battled cancer. Maralyn had a series on television. We both spoke at writers’ conferences.

Maralyn D. Hill and Brenda C. Hill
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt "Temporarily" Stops Buying New Books

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt “Temporarily” Stops Buying New Books is the latest headline in the publishing industry.

It looks as if another large publisher may be dwindling. It also appears that this will work to encourage authors to use independent small publishers and print-on-demand.

If you are a writer, don’t be discouraged. People are still reading and books will still be available. However, to have a successful book, you need to be prepared to market it yourself. Even if you’re with a big publisher, you need to have your own marketing plan.

The difference, you’ll have to invest in yourself. You can do it and our book, $uccess
Your Path to a
Successful Book shows how.

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Wishing you Successful Writing,

Maralyn D. Hill
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