by Amanda Hagarty | Sep 16, 2014 | General
I will be teaching three classes this weekend at the Chanticleer Writers Conference, register for the conference if you are interested in attending. Then I will be on hand at the Books by the BayFest on Sunday, which is free to the public from 1pm to 6pm. Hope to see...
by Amanda Hagarty | Mar 17, 2014 | General
I have to start this article off with an observation about Google. Anyone who knows me knows that I adore Google. The thing that won my heart was learning their motto: Don’t Be Evil. However the slogan was originally intended, or however it is interpreted today,...
by Amanda Hagarty | Feb 24, 2014 | General
Ok, not a lot of people who use Google Plus know how +1’s (called plus-ones) work, and those that do know usually do not appreciate their value. A lot of people dig into the guts of their settings to find out how to disable one of Google+’s coolest...
by Amanda Hagarty | Jul 16, 2013 | General
Who is your audience? Audience is a strange beast to many authors, yet as authors we must find a way to relate to the audience, both to connect with them in our stories and to market to them. Fear is the bedfellow of many a mangled audience. When an author is afraid...
by Amanda Hagarty | Apr 9, 2013 | General
Since the topic of todays blog post is how authors can use videos in the marketing and promotion of book and author websites, I decided to make a Vlog post instead. The first thing authors think of when they think of how to use videos, is book trailers. Unfortunately...