Welcome to the June 18, 2012 edition of tips and tricks for writers and authors. Thanks to all of the contributors for ensuring we have a variety of book marketing, self-publishing and writing posts to share with you.

Book Marketing

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Vikk Simmons presents Armchair BEA: Networking in real life posted at Down the Writer’s Path.

Heather presents Virtual Book Tour – 11 Reasons to Pack Your Bags for One! posted at Self Publishing Coach, saying, “11 reasons you will want to consider planning and executing a blog or virtual book tour by contacting the blogs that are read and enjoyed by your book’s target audience.”

Self-Publishing

Judith Briles presents 10 Blunders Guaranteed to Crush Your Publishing Efforts | Author U Book Coaching, Author Coaching and Publishing Resource for Denver Colorado posted at Author U, saying, “A huge number of would-be authors start the process clueless … compounded blunders and mistakes … many that could have been prevented with a little prep work. Starting with these first five:”

Writing

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Katie Sorene presents 10 Beautiful Journals to Inspire Your Travel Writing posted at Travel Blog – Tripbase, saying, “Jottings in your travel journal can sow the seeds of a great travel book. Here is a selection of beautiful travel journals worthy of your words.”

Richard Beynon presents Fiction writing: how to find ideas posted at Allaboutwriting.

Jeff Callahan presents Top 10 Myths about Writing posted at KindCritic, saying, “Top 10 Myths about Writing explored in this informative post from KindCritic!”

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