tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post7209619154932453749..comments2024-03-19T03:58:57.229-07:00Comments on Coming Down the Mountain: Writing and MarketingKaren Jones Gowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-90093108919610618082013-03-01T06:38:03.655-08:002013-03-01T06:38:03.655-08:00Lee, You are so right. It's squeezing the writ...Lee, You are so right. It's squeezing the writer life in between the regular life that is the toughest challenge of all....Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-52446389485843235362013-02-28T17:19:44.910-08:002013-02-28T17:19:44.910-08:00You're right, Karen. Get to the writing. If I ...You're right, Karen. Get to the writing. If I only had to juggle writing and promotion of previous books, I think I could manage. But it's everything else that enters into the mix that makes this such a challenge: kids, aging parents, family emergencies, taxes to calculate, bills to pay. These seem to clustered, and then there's just keeping the home fires burning. Yikes! <br /><br />cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-31576378334062670892013-02-28T08:35:25.279-08:002013-02-28T08:35:25.279-08:00I find this dance difficult, but am trying!
I find...I find this dance difficult, but am trying!<br />I find my free time is not always mine.<br />Family doesn't get why I do what little I do online-which makes for angst in my home life. <br />I feel like a juggler, who can't juggle right~Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-38251356079739028792013-02-28T06:31:16.277-08:002013-02-28T06:31:16.277-08:00Becky, This is the second time in two days I heard...Becky, This is the second time in two days I heard of a spam, or artificial, FB page of someone. That blows me away! I don't have an author page, just a personal one on FB. I've never felt the need for a separate author Facebook page.<br /><br />I'm with you that a really good blog and website are essential, and possibly all one needs. I do like LinkedIn for getting professional information, although don't care much for the writer groups and forums as they're the same as everywhere else. Nothing new there, just writers talking about themselves and their work LOL.<br /><br />Overall I think it's a matter of choice-- explore the social media outlets that most interest you and then settle on the ones that seem to fit your personality and your audience. For me that's my blog and also my website, and Twitter. These 3 sites are where I'm most active and that I most enjoy.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-14335387162240744242013-02-27T20:52:13.836-08:002013-02-27T20:52:13.836-08:00Karen, this is great! I'm with you...I just sa...Karen, this is great! I'm with you...I just say NO to Pinterest! I'm barely on facebook...don't even get me started on that. I spent TWO HOURS today fixing a scam page of me...or whatever it's called! I'm ready to totally close it. I think with a really good blog and website, that can be enough. And I'm also a member of LinkedIn and She Writes and Red Room. What do you think? I'd really like your advice.BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-338168512580056972013-02-27T17:22:12.606-08:002013-02-27T17:22:12.606-08:00...still working on that balance, maybe someday ;)......still working on that balance, maybe someday ;)<br /><br />ElElliot Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271528871804399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-24379968472502389922013-02-27T07:26:04.761-08:002013-02-27T07:26:04.761-08:00Annalisa, LOL. Sounds very much like myself :)Annalisa, LOL. Sounds very much like myself :)Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-74441115696630418012013-02-27T07:25:24.061-08:002013-02-27T07:25:24.061-08:00Arlee, I hope your friend listens to you and gets ...Arlee, I hope your friend listens to you and gets going on his blog. Although blogging isn't for everyone, we can't know that until we try.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-88553523102087218022013-02-27T07:23:27.149-08:002013-02-27T07:23:27.149-08:00SaucyKod, This comment is so nice I want to frame ...SaucyKod, This comment is so nice I want to frame it :)Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-73025166493386640142013-02-27T07:22:24.322-08:002013-02-27T07:22:24.322-08:00Dee, I just finished your book, A Cat's Story....Dee, I just finished your book, A Cat's Story. I am 100% in favor of you writing more books!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-158996368868014122013-02-27T07:21:36.115-08:002013-02-27T07:21:36.115-08:00Leigh, Which proves that balance can be ebb and fl...Leigh, Which proves that balance can be ebb and flow. It doesn't have to be constantly consistent.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-5619805757496770472013-02-26T12:38:24.325-08:002013-02-26T12:38:24.325-08:00This is great advice. I don't always follow it...This is great advice. I don't always follow it the way I should, but I try. You all are so darn interesting! I try to dole out online time like a reward. That and chocolate!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-60493722615681851162013-02-26T10:34:23.879-08:002013-02-26T10:34:23.879-08:00Dear Karen, I'm still learning--at age 76, soo...Dear Karen, I'm still learning--at age 76, soon to be 77--about balance: how to find it, how to be in it, and how to maintain it. Social media mostly eludes me. I still post once a week on both of my blogs--the on-line memoir on Wednesday and the one on writing on Sunday. But right now I'm interested in completing a novel. So that's where my energy must go. Writing is the sustenance; everything else, it seems to me--even sells--is frosting. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-58379501683883883062013-02-26T10:00:30.129-08:002013-02-26T10:00:30.129-08:00I try. When a book is new and just comes out, it f...I try. When a book is new and just comes out, it feels like the balance is WAY off. :P But then it settles back down. You're so right, though, about doing that initial marketing push and then moving on. We have to! <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-78821976015587308252013-02-26T09:07:41.759-08:002013-02-26T09:07:41.759-08:00Hi Karen - Through your connections to visit and c...Hi Karen - Through your connections to visit and comment, you have inspired others to use and explore their talents. Because you left a personal comment, this created a chain reaction for that individual to also leave a comment and so the chain grew and so on and so on. I believe your comments are sincere, honest and valued. I cannot think of too many authors that would take some time to connect like that. I think its wonderful to know when and where to balance all that one does in 24 hours - I personally do not twitter - no time for that and basically not interested.<br />Karen came down the mountain and left a comment and the individual grew into something more than they were before -met the challenge and grew their own smaller mountain - all because this once reclusive AUTHOR; now published AUTHOR. TOOK THE TIME TO LEAVE A COMMENT. Thank you from your FOREVER FAN in Atlantic Canada. LilliStJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771499579700164919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-87609060954681395002013-02-26T05:19:55.380-08:002013-02-26T05:19:55.380-08:00Hi Karen. I am too raw as a writer to care about m...Hi Karen. I am too raw as a writer to care about marketing. I only blog because it is nice to make meaningful connections and to write and read what others have to say. I don't have facebook and I don't have twitter because it would be too much clutter for my mind. Have a great week.<br /> Julia Honeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497316179340178624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-42270483940175944462013-02-26T04:40:25.159-08:002013-02-26T04:40:25.159-08:00I haven't published yet, but I'll let you ...I haven't published yet, but I'll let you know. :-DMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-30144891348058270142013-02-26T03:55:16.242-08:002013-02-26T03:55:16.242-08:00I hope I've found that balance, or that I will...I hope I've found that balance, or that I will do soon. I've actually found that a reduction in social media presence and an increase in writing has sort of forced itself on me. I feel much inclined to spend less time checking blogs and Twitter and more time working on the next book. It just feels like the right thing.Paul Anthony Shortthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-55834791567975534392013-02-25T22:07:32.266-08:002013-02-25T22:07:32.266-08:00I'm working with a 90 year old author right no...I'm working with a 90 year old author right now who I wish I could get to read this. I've almost convinced him to start a blog so he can promote his upcoming books he's hoping to release. He's pretty headstrong about the way things work, but he's converting. Me? I spend way too much time doing social networking and such and I really need to get down to writing.<br /><br />You might enjoy the first blog post that my new friend put up with my help on the blog I'm trying to put together for the writing group I've been attending. This is quite a funny read: <a href="http://writersworkshopwest.blogspot.com/2013/02/recovering.html" rel="nofollow">"Recovering"</a><br /><br />Lee <br /><a href="http://wrotebyrote.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Wrote By Rote</a><br />An A to Z Co-host blog<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-3057775903922353702013-02-25T18:37:15.918-08:002013-02-25T18:37:15.918-08:00Good post! I should spend more time online. It see...Good post! I should spend more time online. It seems like there's periods where I am more social and I put it to good use, and other times when I only want to think about writing, or there are family things going on that keep me busy. Just can't seem to balance it perfectly . . .Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-27302359311054035052013-02-25T17:18:44.511-08:002013-02-25T17:18:44.511-08:00I'm determined not to "play author" ...I'm determined not to "play author" ("or is it AUTEUR," she said with more than a whiff of affectation?) but to be a writer. That means writing comes first.<br />Agreeable balance? Still looking. Always.<br />Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-40497570447405580542013-02-25T12:48:17.001-08:002013-02-25T12:48:17.001-08:00I have no balance in any area of my life. If I'...I have no balance in any area of my life. If I'm excited by something, it gets my full attention to the exclusion of everything else. I really should try harder.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-76048246047880647762013-02-25T12:38:09.802-08:002013-02-25T12:38:09.802-08:00Social media is a good tool for authors. Until I j...Social media is a good tool for authors. Until I joined the online community full force, I had no idea how many people are writing. Now I have a profound respect and awe for this huge community.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-85479945164076089652013-02-25T10:38:07.746-08:002013-02-25T10:38:07.746-08:00Still working on balance. But I did gear down for ...Still working on balance. But I did gear down for a while so I could finish writing my latest book. I'd still be writing if I hadn't.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-52197610489221756272013-02-25T10:24:41.215-08:002013-02-25T10:24:41.215-08:00Not yet, Karen, BUT STILL TRYING.
It is important...Not yet, Karen, BUT STILL TRYING.<br /><br />It is important to stay connected but as you said it is a delicate balance. Some days I manage it, but others .....<br /><br />I hope all is well with you...Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.com