Last week the amazing Katie Hayoz nominated me for the Awesome Blog Content Award and wrote the funniest blog post I’ve read in ages: “Ten Things (I’ve experienced) That are Less Painful than Writing a Novel Synopsis.” I’ve returned to that post several times because I’m in the agonizing throes of synopsis-writing myself.

That means, of course, life has gotten insane, so I’m only just now getting around to writing my own post leading up to passing on the award. So check out my post for authors just starting out on this branding-oneself business, then hop over to my nominees’ blogs to check out the great stuff they’re doing!

Top Ten Things to Do to Begin Branding Yourself as an Author

So you’ve sold your first book or decided to self-publish. As you move out into the world as an author for the first time, you will find…