WFFrederick.com » Books http://wffrederick.com/blog Helping You to Earn a Living from Your Writing. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:11:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Day 2: Setting Up a Virtual Book Tour in 5-Days Challenge http://wffrederick.com/blog/2008/07/09/day-2-setting-up-a-virtual-book-tour-in-5-days-challenge.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=day-2-setting-up-a-virtual-book-tour-in-5-days-challenge http://wffrederick.com/blog/2008/07/09/day-2-setting-up-a-virtual-book-tour-in-5-days-challenge.html#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:29:53 +0000 wffrederick http://wffrederick.com/blog/?p=34 Welcome to Day 2!

I’m going to cover a lot of information today. But first, I’d like to give you an idea of where we’ve been and where we’re going …

Today I’m moving from the planning stages – Steps 1, 2 and 3 – that I discussed yesterday, into the data gathering stage. I’ll spend today and tomorrow morning on data gathering – covered in Steps 4, 5 and 6. Tomorrow afternoon – in Step 8 – I’ll introduce you to my secret technique for evaluating a blog to determine if it would be a good stop for your virtual book tour.

In the videos that follow you’ll see that after you put Steps 4, 5 and 6 into place, the data we’ll be evaluating will be delivered right to our email inbox. It doesn’t get any easier than that.

This first video covers Step 4: Listing Your Book’s Keywords and Phrases. We’re going see how to use this list in Step 5 to locate blogs that our potential readers visit or blogs that are already discussing the topic of our books.

Get out your pen and paper for notes. Here we go …

That was easy, wasn’t it?

Now let’s see how to use our list of 20 keywords and phrases.

That’s it for today.

Oh, what about Step 7? I’ll cover that tomorrow morning … it’s what you should have in your media kit.

Until then …

No day without a line.

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    ]]>     http://wffrederick.com/blog/2008/07/09/day-2-setting-up-a-virtual-book-tour-in-5-days-challenge.html/feed 3     Day 1: Setting Up a Virtual Book Tour in 5-Days Challenge http://wffrederick.com/blog/2008/07/08/day-1-setting-up-a-virtual-book-tour-in-5-days-challenge.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=day-1-setting-up-a-virtual-book-tour-in-5-days-challenge http://wffrederick.com/blog/2008/07/08/day-1-setting-up-a-virtual-book-tour-in-5-days-challenge.html#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:28:13 +0000 wffrederick http://wffrederick.com/blog/?p=33 It’s finally here … Day 1 of the I Can Set-up a 10-Day, 10-Stop Virtual Book Tour in 5-Days Challenge, event that I’m hosting on Facebook. This was suppose to be posted this morning but, I’ve been unable to get my computer to record the audio portion of my video. I ended up having to pick up a different microphone to record these videos. Don’t you just love technology?

    Anyway, in this clip we “begin with the end in mind” and do a little backwards planning in setting up our virtual book tours.

    In Step-1, we review and set S.M.A.R.T. Goals for our virtual book tours.

    In Step-2, we give our virtual book tour a name and discuss its importance in tracking posts and getting readers to our virtual book tours.

    Finally, in Step-3 we decide how long our virtual book tour will be and block out the time on our calendars or planners.

    Don’t skip over these 3 steps, they may appear simple, insignificant even, but the success of your virtual book tour begins on a solid foundation.

    Tomorrow we’ll put steps 4, 5 and 6 in motion.

    Until then …

    No day without a line.

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      ]]>       http://wffrederick.com/blog/2008/07/08/day-1-setting-up-a-virtual-book-tour-in-5-days-challenge.html/feed 1       Day 0: Setting Up a Virtual Book Tour in 5-Days Challenge http://wffrederick.com/blog/2008/07/07/day-0-setting-up-a-virtual-book-tour-in-5-days-challenge.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=day-0-setting-up-a-virtual-book-tour-in-5-days-challenge http://wffrederick.com/blog/2008/07/07/day-0-setting-up-a-virtual-book-tour-in-5-days-challenge.html#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:11:10 +0000 wffrederick http://wffrederick.com/blog/?p=32 This is the introduction of the I Can Set-up a 10-Day, 10-Stop Virtual Book Tour in 5-Days Challenge, event that I’m hosting on Facebook. I explain how the challenge originated and what participants can expect in the 5 days. I will also be making posts here on my blog. so stick around and see if I can set up a virtual book tour using my system outlined in “My virtual Book Tour Secrets.”

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        ]]>         http://wffrederick.com/blog/2008/07/07/day-0-setting-up-a-virtual-book-tour-in-5-days-challenge.html/feed 3         Can I Schedule a 10-Stop, 10-Day Virtual Book Tour in Only 5 Days? http://wffrederick.com/blog/2008/07/04/can-i-schedule-a-10-stop-10-day-virtual-book-tour-in-only-5-days.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-i-schedule-a-10-stop-10-day-virtual-book-tour-in-only-5-days http://wffrederick.com/blog/2008/07/04/can-i-schedule-a-10-stop-10-day-virtual-book-tour-in-only-5-days.html#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:14:59 +0000 wffrederick http://wffrederick.com/blog/?p=30 … I sure hope so! Let me explain.

        I’ve been challenged by friend and writer Amy Munnell to put my money where my mouth is. You see I’ve just released an ebook, “My Virtual Book Tour Secrets! – A Self-Publisher’s Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Your Own Successful Virtual Book Tour in as Little as 30-Days.”

        And, Amy is a bit, shall we say, skeptical of my claim that I can set up a virtual book tour in 30-days … she knows how much work is involved in setting up a successful virtual book tour, she frequently hosts tour stops for other authors. Anyway, in my enthusiasm – ok, maybe I was shooting off my mouth – I said using my system I could set up a successful virtual book tour in about a week. And, she said, “Prove it.”

        The gauntlet had been thrown and I accepted the challenge.

        So, during the week of July 7, 2008, I will set up a virtual book tour for, “My Virtual Book Tour Secrets!” And your invited to watch over my shoulder as I document every step along the way and the results I receive. Good or bad.

        If I fail to set up a 10-Day, 10-Stop virtual book tour I promise to contribute a minimum of $100 to Amy’s Event: Kia’s Birthday Benefit, which is a really good cause I might add. If you’re on Facebook, you can learn more by visiting her event page at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=21496451465. Anyway, if I succeed, I’ll be able to point to this event as proof that my system works.

        You can watch me succeed or fall flat on my face in 1 of 3 places:

        1.) My Facebook Fan Page
        2.) The Official “My Virtual Book Tour Secrets” Readers Group on Facebook
        3.) Or, here on my blog. Bookmark it pressing “CTRL + D”

        I’m sure Amy will have something to say too. She blogs at “3 Questions…and Answers: a Blog/Zine about Writers.”

        mowing the yardThere’s one thing I’m worried about though … I’m scheduled to go on vacation with my family starting July 12th. So my wife will be expecting me to be doing other things, like mowing the grass, changing the oil in the van, packing, etc. Who knows what else?! So I’ll have to use my system and time wisely.

        You’re also invited to follow my 10-Day, 10-Stop virtual book tour that will begin on July 21, 2008 and run to August 1, 2008. See the itinerary, which I will post on my blog, Fan Page and Group.

        During the virtual book tour I will be interviewed by host bloggers, answer reader’s questions, write and submit guest posts, possibly even do a live teleconference or an interview on SecondLife. All with the intent of generating buzz (and sales) for the book.

        If you want to learn how to set up your own successful virtual book tour and sell more of your books, please attend this event … and invite all of your friends to do the same. You won’t be disappointed.

        Until next time …

        No day without a line.

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          ]]>           http://wffrederick.com/blog/2008/07/04/can-i-schedule-a-10-stop-10-day-virtual-book-tour-in-only-5-days.html/feed 0           “I’d Rather Be in the Studio!” An Artist’s No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion http://wffrederick.com/blog/2008/04/04/i%e2%80%99d-rather-be-in-the-studio-an-artist%e2%80%99s-no-excuse-guide-to-self-promotion.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i%25e2%2580%2599d-rather-be-in-the-studio-an-artist%25e2%2580%2599s-no-excuse-guide-to-self-promotion http://wffrederick.com/blog/2008/04/04/i%e2%80%99d-rather-be-in-the-studio-an-artist%e2%80%99s-no-excuse-guide-to-self-promotion.html#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:22:10 +0000 wffrederick http://wffrederick.com/blog/2008/04/04/i%e2%80%99d-rather-be-in-the-studio-an-artist%e2%80%99s-no-excuse-guide-to-self-promotion.html I was just on Cynthia Morris’ Original Impulse Blog this morning listening to her interview Alyson Stanfield, author of, “I’d Rather Be in the Studio! The Artist’s No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion.” I came away with some fresh insights that some writers might find hard to swallow. I know I did.

          Ms. Stanfield said that as writers (and artists,) we need to get past the excuses. We must “want” to succeed as writers. To make a living as a writer you, must leave excuses behind. Otherwise, we will feel overwhelmed and won’t be able to complete our novels, plays, short stories or whatever projects we’re working on. It is the writing, not the money, that must motivate us.

          A known artist coach, Ms. Stanfield shares encouraging insights that you can “do it,” and how to find the support you need to complete your project. You’ll also learn what to do when you get stuck in the creative process, as we all do at some time. Every writer, every artist needs to get a copy of this book.

          Until next time …

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