http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ Authors Learn, Share, and Teach--All About Promotion en-US Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:13:15 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/search.php http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=205#post-797 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:56:05 +0000 Ann Charles 797@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>I always feel so much lighter after hitting the Send button. Thanks for the article, Jennifer!</p> <p>Ann </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=207#post-796 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:47:57 +0000 Ann Charles 796@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Good article, Jennifer! Thanks for posting it. I'd like to hear more from you about the benefits of writing for the Seattle Examiner.</p> <p>Thanks,<br />Ann </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=206#post-795 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:46:44 +0000 Ann Charles 795@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Hi Hanna!</p> <p>Sorry for the delay in replying. I've been to Vegas and then northeaster Washington for the last two weeks, only touching down for a couple of days in between. Now I'm home until the end of the month, then to Orlando for a couple of days. Are you going to Orlando this year for RWA Nationals? How have you been? Did you get your last manuscript off to your editor without a problem?</p> <p>Thanks for you patience on this forum business. I'm ready to start talking about whatever you'd like now. I'll tap Jacquie and make sure she checks in soon, too.</p> <p>Looking forward to chatting!<br />Ann </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=207#post-794 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:46:53 +0000 Jennifer Conner 794@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>We've written the book, but there's more to it than that. When we get published, we need people to READ it! What can we do to get people to LOVE us, and want to run out and buy our books!</p> <p>I asked Author, Libby Sternberg, what do you think about writing blogs?</p> <p>"Readers now expect authors to have websites, but many authors also maintain blogs. Are blogs worth the time and effort? Do they help authors attract readers?<br /> <a href="http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-31460-Seattle-Writing-Careers-Examiner~y2010m7d5-Using-the-blog-as-promotional-Tool-by-Libby-SternbergLibby-Malin" rel="nofollow">http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-31460-Seattle-Writing-Careers-Examiner~y2010m7d5-Using-the-blog-as-promotional-Tool-by-Libby-SternbergLibby-Malin</a> </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=206#post-793 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:23:45 +0000 hannarb83 793@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Finally made it. I have one more day to work on my ms to get it to my editor. I'll be back shortly.</p> <p>Thx</p> <p>Hanna </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=205#post-792 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:29:46 +0000 Norman W Wilson PhD 792@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Jennifer,<br />It's like exposing your soul. No matter how many books, stories, articles one writes and publishes it still takes a degree of effort to push the send button. Dana is quite correct. </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=205#post-791 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:48:38 +0000 Jennifer Conner 791@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>I know I speak for myself, but I have the fear of hitting the send button. I spend sleepless nights, reading my first three chapter and synopsis over and over. It feels like hundreds of time. I hit the send button. Then a see a typo. Crap...</p> <p>I asked author, Dana Marie Bell</p> <p>How do you get over the fear of hitting the send button?</p> <p>"People who don’t write have no idea how hard hitting that “Send” button can be. Here you are. Your novel is complete. You’ve written your query, polished your novel until it glows in the dark, the dreaded synopsis is sitting on your hard drive… and you still can’t bring yourself to do it. I should know. Not too long ago I sent out my first query to an agent. I haven’t heard anything back yet; it’s way too soon, but hitting that Send button is still, even after three years, nine ebooks and four print books, a difficult thing to do. “Just do it!” seems to be the general consensus of those who don’t write. “What’s the worst that can happen?”<br /> Read more<br /> <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-31460-Seattle-Writing-Careers-Examiner~y2010m6d17-Daring-to-Believe-Hitting-that-send-button--by-Dana-Marie-Bell" rel="nofollow">http://www.examiner.com/x-31460-Seattle-Writing-Careers-Examiner~y2010m6d17-Daring-to-Believe-Hitting-that-send-button--by-Dana-Marie-Bell</a> </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=196#post-782 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:50:01 +0000 Ann Charles 782@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Ha! This made me chuckle, Dr. Squawk. </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=196#post-781 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:14:30 +0000 Norman W Wilson PhD 781@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Just watch how you use my name. &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_lol.gif&quot; title=&quot;:lol:&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; <br /> Dr. Squawk </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=188#post-780 Sat, 22 May 2010 23:53:13 +0000 Tamera Lynn 780@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Thanks for leaving the forum open a bit for us to keep using! </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=195#post-779 Sat, 22 May 2010 23:52:27 +0000 Tamera Lynn 779@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Judith, I like that you've included daily, weekly, and monthly routine goals as well.&nbsp; I'm adding that to my personal goals, just to help keep me chugging along.&nbsp; I'm so jealous you have access to so many writer's conferences!&nbsp; I'll be in touch with you regularly over the next year to help cheer you on and anything else I can do to help. </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=195#post-778 Fri, 21 May 2010 21:03:54 +0000 Ann Charles 778@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Judith,</p> <p>Wow! You have a great yearly plan. Lots of exciting advances in your career and writing. I loved being a small part of RCWR this last year and I need to remember it next year to see if I can go. It was a lot of fun to hang out with the Rose City Writers. I look forward to seeing your name on various workshop venues as the year progresses. </p> <p>It's going to be fun to see some of you guys at ECWC this year. I am very excited to go to conference and see old and new friends, like you. I'll be waiting to hear what happens with Sourcebooks. </p> <p>Did you make some new contacts at the Wenatchee Writers conference? More people to spread the word about your blog?</p> <p>Thanks for all of your class participation! You were a great student, and very good about interacting with others in the class. It was a joy to have you in the class. Thanks, also, for filling out the evaluation!</p> <p>I wish you great accomplishments and successes in your writing career!</p> <p>Ann </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=194#post-777 Fri, 21 May 2010 20:42:48 +0000 Ann Charles 777@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Hi Cate,</p> <p>Thanks for checking back in. If you finish with the lessons and would be willing to fill out the evaluation, Jacquie and I would really appreciate your feedback. We are tweaking future lessons based off this one. </p> <p>Thanks for being in our first class. I hope things are well with you.</p> <p>Ann </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=185#post-776 Fri, 21 May 2010 19:36:31 +0000 Norman W Wilson PhD 776@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Ericka,<br />Great program. Be sure and hit the libraries. Most have a group called Friends of the Library. They love authors as guest speakers and they do buy books. </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=195#post-775 Fri, 21 May 2010 13:36:35 +0000 JudithA 775@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Lesson Five - Part Two<br />May - finish polishing series concept and all seven synopses and start on review/edit of Book One; create career plan.<br />June - Complete review edit of Book One; complete review/edit of Book Three, rewrite Book Two.<br />July (between 07/01 and 07/06) submit to Sourcebooks; write three articles based on the three workshops I've created.</p> <p>I think the rest of the year is more specific than these first couple of months because my focus is on getting the submission request in shape and sent off as well as keeping things going with my blog, website updates, facebook, etc.</p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=190#post-774 Fri, 21 May 2010 13:28:34 +0000 JudithA 774@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Hi Tami,</p> <p>I'm printing off your monthly goals and plan on checking in with you once a week unless that seems like too much to you.&nbsp; My idea of checking is really is rather benign.</p> <p>How are things?&nbsp; Rather than Did you do?<br />I've sent a couple of people to your blog and plan on checking it out on <u>the</u> day I set aside for blogging and Facebook.<br />I really like how you set things out and think I'll go back and add to my Lesson Five...</p> <p>Looking forward to working with you... </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=188#post-773 Fri, 21 May 2010 13:23:44 +0000 JudithA 773@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Ditto - I'm sending my evaluation form to you at your email addresses as I've not seen anyone post them here. </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=179#post-772 Fri, 21 May 2010 13:22:00 +0000 JudithA 772@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Another option to spending lots of time to build/create your own workshop is to pay someone to do it for you.&nbsp; For me that saved me hours of writing time and lots of frustration.&nbsp; It's been well worth it to have someone else do that part of it for me.&nbsp; And, Katie was and is easy to work with and I thought reasonably priced.&nbsp; You can check out 'our work' at <a href="http://www.judithashleyromance.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.judithashleyromance.com</a>. </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=195#post-771 Fri, 21 May 2010 13:05:34 +0000 JudithA 771@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>I've spent some time thinking this assignment over as I'm recovering from my wasp sting.</p> <p>Lesson Three had six main catagories: Technical skills, Critique Group/writing partners, Name Recognition, Blog, Workshops/articles, website.</p> <p>Lesson Four I targeted Technical Skills and Blog for the Six Hat exercise.</p> <p>In this Lesson I initially wrote out my monthly goals on the line but then realized that a different organization would work better for me.</p> <p>Daily: write and/or read<br /> Weekly: blog, facebook, writing partners, Tami<br /> Monthly: up-date website, critique group, write next month's blogs</p> <p>Specifically I've targeted the remainder of May and June to bring my Sourcebooks submission up-to-snuff so I can submit July 1.</p> <p>In July my goal is to write the three articles based on my three workshops and to check out where/how to submit them to ????</p> <p>August I'll order the RWA National CD set as I've decided to stop stressing over going and just come home instead.</p> <p>September I've nothing specific planned other than what is above. It is possible that if Sourcebooks likes my submission I'll hear back from them by then and will have work to do from their point of view...and I'll be searching for an agent. This will be a good time to work on the Glasser Concept website and look into a blog.</p> <p>October - ECWC and presenting workshop, volunteering in various ways, connecting with writer friends.</p> <p>November - NANO and starting Book Four of my series.</p> <p>December - I've submitted ideas for workshops to RCRW and have been told okay for a 2011 date. If I've not heard from Program Chair by December, I'll check in and see what's going on.</p> <p>January - Hopefully I'm up to my ears in edits/rewrites/etc. for Sourcebooks and finishing Book Four.</p> <p>February - If RCRW has another Winter Intensive, I'll attend. And maybe be able to plan on the monthly meetings as a regular event.</p> <p>March - By this time I plan to have my Glasser Concepts website and blog going and connecting the two groups through me.</p> <p>April - I am easily and effortlessly blogging weekly and perhaps visiting other blogs, updating website monthly, staying focused on my writing, submitting workshops and articles to newsletters and conference planners. </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=173#post-770 Fri, 21 May 2010 12:46:34 +0000 JudithA 770@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Tami,</p> <p>FYI:&nbsp; I am definitely camera shy but talked to a publicist at Desert Dreams about 'enhancing' a photo.&nbsp; She does an excellent job and if I lived there I'd already have an appointment with her.&nbsp; Also, she matches your 'look' with the types of books you write and she posts your picture and a brief bio on her website in exchange for your giving her credit for your photo on yours.&nbsp; A real win-win ... am considering using my Alaska FFM and heading back to Scottsdale and using her although I'm sure there is someone in the area who can do the photo work...what I really liked was her website pages devoted to writers.</p> <p>Now, on to lesson five. </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=194#post-769 Thu, 20 May 2010 23:08:44 +0000 Cate Rowan 769@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>...arose and I wasn't able to keep up with this class. &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_sad.gif&quot; title=&quot;:(&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; But I'm downloading all the lessons and comments. Thank you, everyone, for the class, your comments, and the promo help! </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=193#post-768 Wed, 19 May 2010 11:05:53 +0000 alicev 768@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>I don't know if you will be able to finish before they close this forum but if you're interested, you can email me and we can continue. My email is <a href="mailto:alice@alicev.net">alice@alicev.net</a></p> <p>See ya!<br /> Alice </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=184#post-767 Wed, 19 May 2010 11:04:43 +0000 alicev 767@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>thanks Jacquie, I will be sending you the feedback asap. I'm going to check my platform partner's page and see if she posted this or not. If not, then I'll just send her my email in case the forum closes before she finishes. </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=192#post-766 Wed, 19 May 2010 01:16:39 +0000 Jacquie Rogers 766@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Thanks!&nbsp; We hope so.&nbsp; I also hope to get the links for the March and April shows so I can post them on the podcast page. </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=192#post-765 Tue, 18 May 2010 18:45:28 +0000 Norman W Wilson PhD 765@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Okay, I'll tune in and give you a listen. The topic sounds like a good one. </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=192#post-764 Tue, 18 May 2010 14:32:17 +0000 Jacquie Rogers 764@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>The next show will be:</p> <p><strong>Meet the Parrots</strong> sponsored by <strong>1st Turning Point</strong></p> <p><strong>May 19</strong>, Wednesday<br /> 6 pm to 7 pm Pacific Time (9pm to 10pm Eastern Time)</p> <p>Topic: <strong>Your Website: The Essentials</strong></p> <p>Host: <a href="http://www.jacquierogers.com/">Jacquie Rogers</a><br /> Guests include: <a href="http://www.debschneider.com/">Deborah Schneider</a>, <a href="http://www.wendydelaney.com/">Wendy Delaney</a>, <a href="http://www.dewpointstudios.com/">April Rickard</a>, and <a href="http://www.anncharles.com/">Ann Charles</a></p> <p>Where: Passionate Internet Voices Talk Radio <a href="http://www.pivtr.com/">http://www.pivtr.com</a> or <a href="http://www.internetvoicesradio.com/">http://www.internetvoicesradio.com</a> </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=184#post-763 Mon, 17 May 2010 23:07:26 +0000 Jacquie Rogers 763@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Alice, I hope you feel better now.</p> <p>About that blog, don't forget to promote it.  No one will come read it if they don't know it's there.  And remember, you can always announce your blog posts here at the Forum in the Bragging Roost.</p> <p>It's been great having you in class, and I hope you have a boatload of sales in the future. &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif&quot; title=&quot;:)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=190#post-762 Mon, 17 May 2010 16:23:02 +0000 Norman W Wilson PhD 762@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Tamera,<br />I sense by your excellent participation in 1sttp's first on line course that you will be an author to watch. Congratulations on a job well done!<br />Dr. Squawk (aka) Norman W Wilson, PHD </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=190#post-761 Mon, 17 May 2010 16:05:16 +0000 Anna Alexander 761@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Howdy,</p> <p>I just wanted to say excellent job for jumping in their with your new website and with your goals. I'm more of a general timeline than a month by month check off, so well done.</p> <p>For your planning purposes, the ECWC will be near the end of October in 2011, either the second to last, or last weekend. I can't remember, it's already shaping up to be bigger and more fantastic than this year.</p> <p>Good luck to you.<br />Anna Alexander </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=190#post-760 Mon, 17 May 2010 09:47:27 +0000 Tamera Lynn 760@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Thanks again, Jacquie and Ann.&nbsp; I'll be at my cousin's wedding the weekend of ECWC this year, but I will try to make it next year!<br />And I'll get a proposal in for an article in August </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=184#post-759 Mon, 17 May 2010 08:39:45 +0000 alicev 759@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>So sorry I haven't been on here since posting. I've been sick for the past week so I have failed to reply to anyone! </p> <p>Jacquie: I plan to post at least twice a week, about 8-10 times a month for my regular blog. For the new "romance" blog that I will be starting soon (thanks to all of you!) Will start with once a week. If I can do more then I will but at least once a week.</p> <p>To Norman-thanks!</p> <p>Ann, thanks for all your advice. You and Jacquie have been great! A critique partner sounds great. I will look into that. Maybe some of the other writers from the "Erotica" collection I'm working on with will be interested in critiquing non-erotica stories. </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=190#post-758 Mon, 17 May 2010 00:15:25 +0000 Ann Charles 758@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Tamera,</p> <p>I like how you've integrated the magazine article part of your platform within your yearly goals. This will allow you to continue building product (books) while also building name recognition. I'm excited to watch your career grow. Someday when I make it up to an Alaska conference, I hope to meet up with you. Until then, if you feel like checking out a great conference in 2011, Emerald City Writer's Conference is in October and is stellar. There are usually around 250 writers and lots of great agents and editors. Plus, Judith and Jacquie and I (Anna and Cassie, too) would get to meet you in person. </p> <p>Thanks for being such a wonderful student in class and partaking in so many discussions. I'm very glad to have "met" you.</p> <p>Thanks also for the great class evaluation answers. We really appreciate your help!</p> <p>Ann Charles </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=191#post-757 Sun, 16 May 2010 23:42:19 +0000 Ann Charles 757@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Great pic, Jacquie! And thanks for going along with Dr. Squawk, Norman. Having you there to help has been very calming. You are an excellent teacher of teachers.</p> <p>Ann </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=187#post-756 Sun, 16 May 2010 22:43:25 +0000 Jacquie Rogers 756@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>I'm all for a party. </p> http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/topic.php?id=187#post-754 Sun, 16 May 2010 15:10:22 +0000 Norman W Wilson PhD 754@http://www.1stturningpoint.com/1stturningpoint/forum/ <p>Thank you kindly, ladies. We'll do a launch when it all comes together. </p>