Extract of an article by author Maria Murnane on the CreateSpace Community Site:
When it comes to author blogging, there are two questions I hear more than any others:
1. What should I blog about?
2. How can I get people to read my blog?
Regarding the content of your blog, that’s up to you. For the most part, I like to blog about grammar, book marketing, and the writing process itself, but other authors take a more personal approach and share details about their daily lives. Those who write nonfiction often blog about the topics covered in their books to present themselves as experts. For example, the author of a book on personal finance might blog about the best way to prepare taxes, while a cookbook author might share yummy new soup recipes for the cold winter months. A general rule of thumb is to provide interesting, helpful content at least 80 percent of the time. The rest of the time you can promote your book launches, promotions, etc.
Once you have the content of your blog figured out, a great way to get people to find out about the blog itself is to link it to Goodreads and your Amazon author page. Here’s how to do both:
OMG! My book has been selling on Amazon for over 10 years and it took this article for me to realize I had an author page! Wow. Thanks. I just completed my profile and linked to my blog! I owe you one! Thanks from The Lady at theladyintheblack.com
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I plan on blogging about GoodReads, so this is helpful. Thanks Chris.
Janice
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Welcome Janice 👍😃
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Reblogged this on The Owl Lady.
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That is a handy tip to know. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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That’s what I thought too Judy 😃
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Reblogged this on Writer's Treasure Chest and commented:
Maria Murnane has published an article on how to link your blog posts to Goodreads & Amazon. The Story Reading Ape has published an extract and the link to said article. Thank you!
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Thanks for this Maria and Chris for bring it to my attention. I’m saving the article for Christmas when I have time to unwrap it a give it the consideration it deserves
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Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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Good information to have. Thanks, Chris!
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Welcome Annette 😃❤
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