fwd: Podcasting Your Novel: Publishing's Next Wave?

Podcasting Your Novel: Publishing's Next Wave?TIME - USABut Hutchins has found a way around the first-time writer's heartbreak — and he is now part of a technological wave that may carry writers into a next age ...   Sylvia Hubbard Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network http://sylviahubbard.com http://motownwriters.com http://michiganliterarynetwork.com http://detroitliterarynetwork.com     NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now--- On Sat, 1/31/09, Google Alerts <googlealerts-noreply@google.com> wrote: From: Google Alerts <googlealerts-noreply@google.com>Subject: Google Alert - internet marketing for writersTo: yexsenia2@yahoo.comDate: Saturday, January 31, 2009, 2:35 PM Google News Alert for: internet marketing for...

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Fw: Black History Online Literary Affair - going on now!

  For better viewing as a webpage  click here and enjoy! Black History Online Literary Affair   Please join us for 42 nights of fun, wisdom, fellowship, and book previews, as well as author interviews. EDC Creations and the Sankofa Literary Society will host the annual Black History Month Internet Book Fair to bring together book clubs, educators, business leaders, editors, authors, community leaders and concerned citizens. You can participate nightly from the comforts of your home! The event is held totally online with nightly panel discussions, seminars, live readings from new book releases, community...

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Fw: The Blogger Guide - Sidebar Has Fallen Down!

Sidebar Has Fallen Down! Posted: 30 Jan 2009 10:10 PM PST Every now and then, the above problem gets raised on many Blogger forums. Sometimes the request comes in the form of "My sidebar is missing!, please help". First of all, don't panic, it's not catastrophic.The most common reason (I would say 90% of the time) for falling down sidebars has been the presence of unclosed <div> tags in one of the blog posts. i.e. a post without one or more matching </div> (note the /) tags for the corresponding <div> tags. Sometimes, it could be some other HTML tag. (For example, I have seen cases where a missing </script> tag caused the sidebar to be pushed down)If a missing tag is the problem, the following method can be used to identify the post(s) that cause it.Visit the individual...

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Free Internet Marketing Workshop with Sylvia Hubbard on Feb 7th

  Free Internet Marketing Workshop with Sylvia Hubbard on Feb 7th   Internet Marketing, Blogging & Social Networking - Getting Your Work to the World!   Explore the endless possibilities of selling your work on the Internet and being successful at it. From quick tips on setting up great writer's website, figuring out RSS, to keeping the readers coming back for more! No experience required!   Macomb Book Fair and Writers' Conference Saturday, February 7, 2009 Mount Clemens Public Library  150 Cass Avenue | Mount Clemens MI 48043 (586) 469-6200 Please register in advance | Click here At the event, Sylvia Hubbard will make her book, Internet Marketing for Writers and Businesses available for only $5.00, but there will be limited copies. To order your book...

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The Fire Inside

Success doesn't come to the most intelligent/gifted/strong. The world is filled with geniuses who did zero with their talent. So no. Sustained success comes to the person with the biggest fire inside of them. Burning desire, unreasonable passion and massive beliefs in the importance of one's dreams are what creates genuine leaders. And people who reach their mountaintops.2009 is your year. It's the year you can upgrade every area and element of your life. From health to wealth. From relationships to career. It's all yours for the taking. This can be the year you turn it all around and take it to a whole new level of wow.So find your fire. Look...

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ASMA MOHAMMED RAFI IN SAREGAMAPA 2009

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Dad throws daughter off bridge

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Me & My Friends

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Newsletter: The Savvy Book Marketer-Increase Visibility in Amazon's Search Results

#yiv507685375 #aweber_rem {background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;border:1px solid #666666;width:546px;text-align:center;margin:auto;}       The Savvy Book Marketer For better viewing, click here to read this newsletter in a browser.   January, 2009   Hello, and a warm welcome to all of my new subscribers! This month's feature article explores ways you can improve your book's placement on the search results page of Amazon.com.   In the Recommended Resources section, you'll find information about the new Amazon Author Stores, testing children's books for lead content, publicity for nonfiction...

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PRESS RELEASE: New Book Solves Publishing Dilemmas

New Book Solves Publishing Dilemmas   If you've researched publishing a book even a little bit, you've probably found information like this:   *Traditional publishing is the only way to go. *Traditional publishing is too difficult. *POD publishing is a waste of money. *Self-publishing is the best option. *POD publishing is not self-publishing.   It doesn't take long to see that there's a lot to learn, and it's very easy to get confused as you navigate the ins and outs of the publishing world. The good news is that just like with many other aspects of life, if you have a plan things will go much more smoothly. The other good news is that making that plan doesn't have to be difficult.   Publishing Possibilities: 8 Steps to Understanding Your Options & Choosing the Best...

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Fw: The Blogger Guide for Blogspot

The Blogger Guide Blogger HOWTOs Posted: 28 Jan 2009 08:29 PM PST Given below is a categorized list of HOWTOs available on The Blogger Guide.Template Customizations How to Add a Third Column - clear and simple instruction to convert popular Blogger templates in to 3 columns How to Expand Post Width - easy to follow, step by step tutorials to widen the Blogger post column How to Add a Custom CSS to Blogger - tweak Blogger templates' look and feel with additional styles How to Customize Fonts and Colors - add your favorite fonts to BloggerSite Traffic How to Monitor Visitors - learn about visitor meters How to Exclude Your Visits from Google Analytics - tell Analytics to ignore internal traffic How to Exclude Your Visits from Feedjit - ignore internal traffic from FeedjitBlog Promotion...

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Fw: Promote Your Books at New Online Site

Promote Your Books at New Online Site Posted by pumpupyourbookpromotion on January 28, 2009 I'm not sure just how new this is and I can't endorse it personally, but here's a website that will promote your books for free. Here's what they have to say: "Dear authors, This is an official message from www.dailybookshow.com, entreating you to list your books and ebooks on our brand new site. But what is www.dailybookshow.com? DailyBookShow.com is a brand new website built by a group of authors and marketers solely to help writers and independent publishers advertise their published works. We hope to be the number 1 when it comes to book promotion...

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VIDEO: Egyptian Woman's blog becomes print bestseller

This was a very interesting and unique story which I wanted to share with everyone. Please click on the link to see her story.     Yahoo!http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?cl=11766832 Sylvia Hubbard Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network http://sylviahubbard.com http://motownwriters.com http://michiganliterarynetwork.com http://detroitliterarynetwork.com     NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now     ...

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42 days of Black History Workshops on the Black Authors Network Radio

Hello!   The Black Authors Network Radio Show is hosting 42 days of Black History and we would like to include you on the program. January 25-31, we are hosting seven days of Book Marketing On-line Workshops. I am contacting you today to see if you would like to conduct a hour long workshop, on-line, during this time. You can promote your book(s) or your services to the fullest!  If you have any information that would drive people to your site or increase your book sells for your clients, feel free to provide it too. You may invite 3 other people to be on the 1-hour show with you if you would like.   If you are interested in calling in for the exclusive 1-hour show, please let me know which night Sunday, January 25 - Saturday, January 31, 2009  that you...

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42 days of Black History Workshops on the Black Authors Network Radio

Hello!   The Black Authors Network Radio Show is hosting 42 days of Black History and we would like to include you on the program. January 25-31, we are hosting seven days of Book Marketing On-line Workshops. I am contacting you today to see if you would like to conduct a hour long workshop, on-line, during this time. You can promote your book(s) or your services to the fullest!  If you have any information that would drive people to your site or increase your book sells for your clients, feel free to provide it too. You may invite 3 other people to be on the 1-hour show with you if you would like.   If you are interested in calling in for the exclusive 1-hour show, please let me know which night Sunday, January 25 - Saturday, January 31, 2009  that you...

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TRQ Cebu VA Discount

Cebu Virtual Assistant Seminar  $ 45 [Card] or P 1975 [Cash or Cheque] for Two PeopleCheque named "Jose Mario Hilar...

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ASMA MOHAMMED RAFI IN SAREGAMAPA 2009

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Ask a Publicist: How Do You Go About Getting Blurbs?

Rose Fox if (document.image360039836.width > 100) document.image360039836.width = 100; Ask a Publicist: How Do You Go About Getting Blurbs? January 27, 2009 Sorry for no post yesterday; I've been fighting off a nasty cold and sore throat. Fortunately, Ask a Publicist means that other people write the entries for me!Today's question: How do you go about getting blurbs?Jill Maxick, Director of Publicity, Prometheus Books and Pyr:With Pyr, we tend to go outside our own list for blurbs, to friends of the author or people the author thinks will have an affinity for the book. Often the author pursues the blurb, though other times we might...

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How to Get Things Done

1. Reminders. Need a quick reminder that you have an appointment, or need to follow up on something later? Follow “timer” on Twitter, and send it a direct message with a reminder time and it will ping you at that time. For example: “d timer 30 pick up Chloe”.2. To-do list: A couple of popular to-do services are on Twitter: Remember the Milk (on Twitter) and Nozbe (on Twitter). Follow them and send them direct messages to add things to your to-do list, or to check the items on your list.3. Calendar. If you use Google Calendar (gCal), go to Twittercal, then follow gCal on Twitter and add events by sending direct messages to gCal. For example: “d...

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Cruise ship stranded in ice

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½ a second before tsunami

The last picture! There are people who believe in God, there are others who don't believe, but we must understand that we are small when nature hits...This picture was taken on the banks of Sumatra Island (the height of waves was of approx. 32 m = 105 ft). It was found saved in a digital camera, ½ years after the disaster.We cannot know for sure, but very likely the one who took the picture is not alive any more (it was just a matter of seconds).Today we can see the last image he/ she saw before ending life on Ear...

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Pilot's wife 'proud, grateful'

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Dog rescued from ice

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Tens of thousands lose jobs as recession bites

The grim news came from all around the world. In the United States, heavy vehicles maker Caterpillar said it would cut 5,000 more jobs in a bid to "deal with a very challenging global business environment."The heavy construction machinery manufacturer had already said it was cutting 15,000 workers, most of which were announced in the fourth quarter of 2008.In all, the 20,000 people who will lose their jobs amount to about 18 percent of the company's total workforce. Caterpillar currently employs about 113,000 workers."While it's painful for our employees and suppliers, it's absolutely necessary given economic circumstances." The news came as...

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How to Become Unforgettable

A piece of being a Leader Without a Title involves being so brilliant, gifted and human at what you do that people cannot forget who you are. Your good name becomes tattooed on the minds and hearts of everyone whose lives you touch. Hoards of roving ambassadors tell everyone they know about the experience you created for them - and of your rare air genius. That's the space you need to play at. To succeed in business today.4 Best Practices I teach to my clients that will help you get there:1. Keep Your Promises. Trust lives at the foundation of every great relationship. And business is all about relationships. When people like you, they buy from...

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20 Simple Ways to Get Happy

1. Practice mindfulness. Be in the moment. Instead of worrying about your checkup tomorrow while you have dinner with your family, focus on the here and now -- the food, the company, the conversation.2. Laugh out loud. Just anticipating a happy, funny event can raise levels of endorphins and other pleasure-inducing hormones and lower production of stress hormones. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, tested 16 men who all agreed they thought a certain videotape was funny. Half were told three days in advance they would watch it. They started experiencing biological changes right away. When they actually watched the video, their...

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