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Building a Memoir Writing Platform (Part 3)

by Kendra Bonnett on March 5, 2010

catnav-book-business-active-3Post #31 – Women’s Memoirs, Book Business – Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler

I wanted to continue working on my platform today by continuing my quest and asking another question. But a comment from Emma on my last blog has sidetracked me. I’m not complaining because it’s a good question. Here’s what she wrote:

“Kendra,
Thanks for demystifying this platform building process. I look forward to the rest of the posts. You say to buy a domain and use Wordpress on it. I don’t feel that committed yet and live on a shoe string budget. Would it work to use a free site on Wordpress or Blogger?”

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Marketing Your Memoir…All For the Sake of Cheap Lobster

by Kendra BonnettFebruary 21, 2010
Marketing Your Memoir…All For the Sake of Cheap Lobster

As authors, writing our memoir is only half our our job. The other half is marketing and selling our book because these days few publishers will help you. You need a marketing strategy in order to create a set of sales tactics. This is the first in a series designed to help you market (and sell) your book. Let’s start at the beginning.

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Helen Ginger Reports on “Getting Published” Panel

by Kendra BonnettFebruary 12, 2010
Helen Ginger Reports on “Getting Published” Panel

We enjoyed such a positive experience on the Story Circle Network conference panel “Getting Published” that we asked panel moderator Helen Ginger to summarize the advice. This was a powerful panel, full of great ideas.

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More From Deep in the Heart of Memoirs: Story Circle Network’s Conference

by Matilda ButlerFebruary 8, 2010
More From Deep in the Heart of Memoirs: Story Circle Network’s Conference

Book Business: Five authors discuss Getting Published with moderator Helen Ginger. In this first part, Helen poses the question: Is the memoir genre on the right or the decline? Listen as the panel responds to Helen and to questions from the audience.

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A Tale of Two Authors, Part 2

by Matilda ButlerJanuary 29, 2010
A Tale of Two Authors, Part 2

Book Business: As our thoughts turn to next week’s Getting Published panel, we talk about two authors and two attitudes toward getting your memoir published and marketed.

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Leveraging Linchpin for the Best-Ever Online Book Launch

by Kendra BonnettJanuary 26, 2010
Leveraging Linchpin for the Best-Ever Online Book Launch

With the current popularity of memoirs, memoir writers face a challenge being discovered and read. Seth Godin’s experience with his newest book, “Linchpin,” may offer memoir writers a smart promotional tactic.

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You Can Get Published…We Can Help

by Kendra BonnettJanuary 16, 2009
You Can Get Published…We Can Help

Kendra Bonnett will share her marketing expertise in the Story Circle Network Online Class called: Start Small, Finish Big: From Memoir Vignette to Publication.

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