“The hero named jack” In a Google Search, I found only five exact phrases. Hmmm. http://bit.ly/c59Gdf
In a more loose search “hero named jack,” I found more over 32, 000 sites. How many heroes are named Jack? Lots!
What is your favorite hero name in a story? Is it “Jack”? Or is it something else?
Yes, it’s that time again, the beginning of the month, and the monthly raffle! And the prize this month is a signed copy of my book, The Writer’s Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book.
Listen/read carefully to the rules!
- Most importantly: Post a comment sharing your favorite hero name AND a reference (book, movie, song, etc. any story form) to it somewhere on the internet land. Or, you can post a link to your favorite hero names “Jack” and tell us why!
- Be sure to indicate your name and a valid email address, so I can email you if you win! <Good luck!>
- Winner must be able to give me a mailing address in the US and Canada. My shipping budget is small. (Sorry, overseas folks! I’ll do an e-book again next month!)
- Post a comment by Friday, February 12, 12 noon, Pacific time.
- I’ll post a winner, and notify the winner, by Friday, February 12, 6pm, Pacific time.
- You can post more than once. That will increase your chance of winning! I will be using a random number generator sytem to pick the winner. (AKA, have my husband pick a number.)
Good luck everyone!
PS. Thanks to my client, Fabienne Lopez, for asking me about my midnight tweet on the hero named Jack. Her request, and her own interest in the topic, sparked this month’s raffle!
Tags: hero names, Jack, jack sparrow
Categories: Creativity Tools and Tips, inspiration
As visits on the social network skyrocket, here’s how to funnel in potential customers. Facebook is racking up astounding numbers. Last month, 132 million U.S. visitors frequented the site—the most to Facebook in its six-year history (founded in February 2004)—according to Compete.com.
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As you may know, marketing is all about psychology. Most people think of the psychology of their readers because we must direct our efforts towards our readers’ needs and wants. While this is certainly important and I teach these ideas as well, equally important is the psychology of YOU, the writer.
You’re in charge of your schedule. So set up a game you can win around social networking. Have a goal, which is how you “win” the game. Overall make your goal 100% attainable and fun, unless you also need to know you’re climbing to the top of a really tall mountain to motivate you.
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You can win a e-book to spark your writing! Read on… I love to travel. Travel sparks my imagination, fuels my story engine, and renews my motivation to write. One of my most favorite place in the world is Paris, France. I have lived there twice, visited twice, and speak fluent French.
Getting published is easy. Sure, with just a press of the button, you can now publish your content in a blog, a tweet, a Facebook profile update. That’s publishing. Yep! The world can now read your deep thoughts. But when most people think of publishing they think of BOOKS!
The rapid series of developments in the digital book space and my rising profile mean that I seem to be in an interview with a journalist just about every day. As I was yesterday.
I’m coming out of the closet. I am an author marketer and branding specialist. My business didn’t start out that way. I intended to help authors write their stories and their books. But one thing led to another and now, I help authors get to market. This means not only helping them write and publish, but also market their books. And developing their brand is a key component to marketing.
You have Four Super Powers:
1. Knowing Your Goals
2. Knowing Your Motivations
3. Being Clear on Your Challenges
4. Harnessing your Strengths.
See the rest in the video I made with GuruTube.net here.
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Every author, if you’re serious about your career, needs an author platform: who you are, your brand, and your list.
Learn from the Best — But where to begin? Where indeed — learn from the best. Learn from the authors who have gone before: more experienced authors. * Read their blogs * Follow them on Twitter
I’m an avid reader. This holiday weekend I’m reading the internet, inhaling is more like it. Specifically, I’m trawling Twitter.com, Facebook.com and various and sundry links I find posted there. Mostly on social networking.
Thanks to Outskirts Press for this information, taken from one of their sales letters. I don’t endorse Outskirts Press, nor have I worked with them. I do think however that this information presented below is valid. “There is a lot of confusion about self-publishing and print-on-demand. As you decide the best publishing path for you, I would like to clarify some misconceptions you may have heard.
I met Anthea at a writer’s conference several years ago. I liked her immediately — her creative spirit, can-do attitude, and open smile. Anthea writes with her husband, Lawson. Together they form the husband-wife team, Anthea Lawson. I had the honor of seeing Anthea (sans Lawson) again this past summer at the annual national Romance Writer’s of America conference. I loved their first book, PASSIONATE, and so in honor of their second book that was just released, I’ve interviewed them for Writer’s Fun Zone on writing as a couple, what makes writing fun, and of course, their taste in chocolate.
February 8th, 2010
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