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Social Media Minute—The Best Places to Find Images for Your Blog

By on December 10, 2013 in Learn the art of Social Networking, Social Media Primer

Right on the heels of the questions about what to write about come those asking where to find good images for a blog. Everyone who knows me even a little knows that I’m a stickler about copyright, especially when it comes to borrowing (stealing) images on the internet. So where do I find pictures for my blog?

You may not like my answer. The truth is, I take a lot of my own pictures. I do it because it’s hard to find some of the images I want to illustrate the points I make. But don’t worry, I’ll give you a couple of places you look AND some tips on creating your own GREAT images.

It’s easier than you think, trust me on this!

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Social Media Minute—My Social Media Image Cheat Sheet

By on November 26, 2013 in How do I Promote my book?, Learn the art of Social Networking, Social Media Primer

There’s not a lot as frustrating as trying to look at an image on Facebook (or any other network) that’s the wrong size. By the time I blow it up big enough to see it, it’s too blurry. To combat that, here are some exact dimensions to help you avoid that trap, and not just for Facebook.

It’s my Social Media Image Cheat Sheet

This list will give you the specific information you need to upload photos to various social media sites.

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How to sell that NaNoWriMo project!

By on November 25, 2013 in 3. Publish your Story, 4. Writer’s Life, Inspiration and Life Coaching, 7. Search by Author:, Delivering Convincing Proposals, Encourage Me!, How do I Pitch my Book?, How do I Promote my book?, How do I write a Synopsis?, Learn the art of Social Networking, Susan May Warren, Writing Conferences
I am so excited about this product – it’s been months (okay, years!) in the making, but I’ve taken everything I know about selling novels (and I’ve sold 40 of my own, not to mention helped countless others with their proposal projects) and put them in this step-by-step, 8 lesson video/audio series, complete with writable PDF handouts for you to fill out on your computer.
And examples from my own files.
And an easy method for writing that dreaded synopsis. And even a template for the marketing part of your proposal (the yikes! part). It’s like a proposal paint-by-numbers!
And, oh yeah, an optional workbook for those who like to scribble out their ideas by hand.
Frankly, it’s everything just short of me coming to your living room and looking your shoulder while you put your proposal together. And probably you wouldn’t like that anyway, because I get hungry and I’d humbly ask for hot cocoa. And popcorn.
This is a popcorn free product. But pretty much everything else is included.
AND…during the month of November (NaNoWriMo!_
we have 3 Novel Proposal deals!
  • Deal #1: First…from TODAY until December 1st, get $20 OFF – yep!, that’s nearly 30% OFF the regular price! JUST Enter: WRIMODEAL in your coupon code.
  • Deal #2: During this special only, get the Novel Proposal Workbook at 25% off the cover price!

And that’s not all.

  • Deal #3: We want your story to be epic! So, our epic Novel Proposal sale comes comes with the FREE audio/video class:
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Linking Your Social Accounts and Other Major Blogging and Social media No-nos

By on November 12, 2013 in Edie Melson, Learn the art of Social Networking, Social Media Primer

Successful social media is something of an art form—with lots of gray areas. Building a successful online presence takes a good amount of flexibility and a little bit of experimentation. But even though I encourage people to find their sweet spots, there are a few things you want to avoid. Today I’d to weigh in on linking your social media accounts and other major blogging and social media no-nos.

No-no Number One

Do not link your blog with social media. What I mean by that is you don’t want your blog o send a notification of your newest blog post to Facebook or Twitter or any other social network. On the surface it seems that would be a great shortcut for those (almost all of us) who find ourselves in a constant time crush. But it’s not.

Here’s why:

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