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Twenty fantasy stories of our world and others. Publisher's Weekly called them 'crisp and compelling'.
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Cat's first nonfiction book talks about how to set up and maintain an online presence -- without cutting into your writing time.
Clockwork Fairies, a steampunk short story, originally appeared on Tor.com.
Tag Archives: blogging
Five More Ways to Increase Your Blog Readership
I blogged a couple of days ago with five ways to increase your blog readership. Here’s an additional five that I hope are helpful for those who like to look at their numbers every once in a while. But remember — writing always comes first!
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Posted in 2014, blogging
Tagged blogging, blogging hints, online presence, social media, writing good blog posts
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Five Ways to Increase Your Blog Readership
Those of us living a solitary writing life can sometimes get a little too addicted to Google Analytics. It’s a validation to us if people are reading our blog — and comments are like gold. I freely admit I poke at mine from time to time, trying to figure out what drives numbers up. So here’s five things I’ve noticed that do:
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Posted in 2014, blogging
Tagged blogging, blogging hints, online presence, pinterest, social media, when to tweet
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Creating an Online Presence for Your Group: Some Basic Steps
Trying to set up an online presence for your group or organization? Here’s some basics to think about.
One: Include a blog on your website that has new content on a regular basis.
This first step is key to a better social media presence, because it influences your search engine rankings. Better search engine rankings draw more traffic to your site, as do good keywords, and if your blog features information about the group, it’s pretty much guaranteed to have the appropriate keywords.
Establish realistic criteria for “regular”: daily? weekly? biweekly? What can you actually expect to do?
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Posted in 2013, blogging, classes & workshops, social networking
Tagged blogging, facebook, online presence, pinterest, social networks, twitter, youtube
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Keeping Track of Social Media – for the Blogging 101 Class
One of the things I really find interesting about the class is that social media changes so rapidly that every time I teach it, I have to add new information. For example, last time I taught, no one had heard of Pinterest, so I’m adding a new section about it and how to use it. One of the questions that often comes up in the Blogging class is where I get my news and information about social media. This list provides the ones I’ve found most useful. Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, pinterest, social media, social networking
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Links from the Blogging 101 Class – Stumbleupon and Other Bookmarking Sites
As I noted in class, I don’t agree with the methods talked about in that first link, but I do think bloggers shouldn’t overlook the power of Stumbleupon and other bookmarking sites to drive traffic to their site. I’ve seen a significant amount of traffic come from such sites, particularly Stumbleupon and Delicious. Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, delicious, reddit. digg, social bookmarking, stumbleupon
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Links from Blogging 101 Class – General Social Media Links
As part of the Blogging 101 class I just finished up teaching for Bellevue College, I organized a bunch of my links into a handout. Here is the General Social Media Resources section. Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, facebook crowdsourcing, social media, social networking, twitter
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What I’m Teaching At Bellevue College, Summer 2011
I’ll be teaching two classes at Bellevue College this summer. The first is a one day workshop called Sudden Fiction, in which we’ll be talking about and writing several examples of flash fiction. The second is the Blogging and Social Networking 101 class, which runs two sessions. Continue reading
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Tagged bellevue college, blogging, flash fiction, marymoor park, social networking, sudden fiction
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Networking with Purpose and Sincerity
It’s natural for writers to want to spread word of our work. We all realize that, short of hiring a publicist, we’re our own best champions. But if we go too far, or are too single-minded in that pursuit, we can come off as boorish and arrogant. Here’s five pointers on how to avoid this. Continue reading
Posted in blogging, career, freelancing
Tagged advice, blogging, career, networking, social networking
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Coming Up in 2011
What’s coming up for this site in 2011? Cat gives you the inside scoop! Continue reading
