Welcome to the October 14, 2013 edition of tips and tricks for writers and authors. We’ve got some great tips on social media, book marketing, and writing in this issue. Thank you to all of the contributors.

Book Marketing

Sarah Bolme presents Call to Action posted at Marketing Christian Books.

Kimberley Grabas presents 14 Things About Building a Blog Audience That You Think Are True (But Aren’t) posted at Your Writer Platform, saying, “Some well-known ‘truths’ about building a blog audience are like urban legends. If they go unchallenged, the truth becomes ambiguous, or worse, these inaccurate concepts become the conventional wisdom of the day, passed as fact from one rookie blogger to the next. Let’s dispel some of these non-truths, so that you can begin to build a blog audience without folklore getting in the way.”

Social Media

Randy Ross presents Social Media for Writers: Confusing Twitter Terms in Plain English posted at The Loneliest Planet by Randy Ross, saying, “Confused by even the most basic Twitter terms? Me, too — and I’ve been using Twitter for five years. Twitter Help was only of modest help. This article took several hours to piece together. Comments and corrections appreciated. Also, the end of the article includes links to sources I used.”

Writing

Chrys Fey presents Writing About: A Character’s Secret posted at Write With Fey, saying, “Revealing a character’s hidden secrets is always fun and exciting. This post has tips on how to spill your character’s secrets.”

Vikk Simmons presents Dealing with death, loss, and writing posted at Down the Writer’s Path.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of tips and tricks for writers and authors using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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