My Twelve Most Popular Blog Posts of 2009
As is becoming traditional in the blogosphere, I thought I'd end 2009 by looking back at the most popular posts on my blog this year.
If you missed any of these first time round - perhaps you're one of my many new readers - I hope you'll enjoy reading them now.
And if you've been following me for a while, I hope there are some posts here you'll enjoy revisiting. They are listed in no particular order...
What I Learned From My First TV Appearance - In this slightly tongue-in-cheek post, I talked about my first-ever TV appearance - nearly twenty years ago now - and some lessons I learned from it. Read it, if you haven't already, and learn from my mistakes!
Interview With Diana Nadin of The Writers Bureau - Regular readers will know that for several years I was a tutor for The Writers Bureau, the UK's leading distance-learning college for writers, and I've also written course material for them. In this article I interviewed their Director of Studies, Mrs Diana Nadin, on a wide range of topics related to their courses. If you're a Writers Bureau student or considering signing up with them, you should definitely read this post.
Five Things I Wish I'd Known as a New Freelance Writer - In this post I listed the five things I most wished someone had told me before I set out on a career as a professional freelance writer.
An Easy Way to Promote Your Book on Amazon - In this post I set out a simple, yet little-known, technique any author can use to help boost sales of their book at the world's favorite online bookstore. See also this post, where I talked about a website which can help you apply this technique (free of charge, of course).
Top Ten Tips on Grammar and Punctuation - In this post I set out links to ten of my own blog posts about aspects of grammar and punctuation that often cause problems for writers. This post actually attracted more traffic than any other on my blog in 2009.
Free Stuff for Writers From WCCL - Everyone likes things they can get for free, and my publishers, The WCCL Network, offer a wide range of such things for writers. As well as my forum at www.mywriterscircle.com, they include an online radio station by and for writers, and various free newsletters and giveaways. Find out more in this post.
The Twin Keys to a Long-Term Writing Career - In this post I set out the two most important ways I get work these days. In my view, any writer who wants to build a long-term freelance career needs to understand and apply the principles I describe in this post.
BookBuzzr - a Free Promotional Tool for Writers - BookBuzzr is a free service that enables you to embed an excerpt from your book in any website, blog or Facebook page. It has been designed to reproduce the actual experience of reading a book as closely as possible, and has a wide range of special features. I've used BookBuzzr successfully to promote my science-fiction novella The Festival on Lyris Five. Find out more in this post.
The Wealthy Writer Christmas Special - The Wealthy Writer is my new guide to making money writing for the Internet (co-written with Ruth Barringham). As a special offer, I'm currently offering The Wealthy Writer with a $10 discount AND four unique special bonuses. This offer is still open, but won't be for much longer - so if you want to take advantage, I highly recommend doing so now!
How to Make Money from Twitter Advertising - As an enthusiastic Twitter user, I've found it great for keeping track of what's going on in the writing world and sharing useful resources I've found. This year, though, I've been experimenting with another use for Twitter, which is as a method for making money. In particular, I've been trying out some services that offer to pay you for 'tweeting' messages from advertisers. Learn more here.
Should Writers Work for Peanuts? - This post was inspired by a query I got from a member of my forum, asking if the large number of writing jobs being advertised online at rates as low as $1 per 1000 words were scams or not. I set out my views on this subject here. This post attracted a lot of interest and comment at the time.
Amazon "Most Helpful" Reviews - What Writers Need to Know - In this recent post I set out the results of some research I've been conducting into how reviews are displayed on Amazon sales pages. If you're an author with books for sale on Amazon, you really do need to read this.
Do check out these posts, and feel free to add your own comments if you like. And watch out for more posts from me on all aspects of writing for profit in 2010!
Photo credit: Joiseyshowaa on Flickr
If you missed any of these first time round - perhaps you're one of my many new readers - I hope you'll enjoy reading them now.
And if you've been following me for a while, I hope there are some posts here you'll enjoy revisiting. They are listed in no particular order...
What I Learned From My First TV Appearance - In this slightly tongue-in-cheek post, I talked about my first-ever TV appearance - nearly twenty years ago now - and some lessons I learned from it. Read it, if you haven't already, and learn from my mistakes!
Interview With Diana Nadin of The Writers Bureau - Regular readers will know that for several years I was a tutor for The Writers Bureau, the UK's leading distance-learning college for writers, and I've also written course material for them. In this article I interviewed their Director of Studies, Mrs Diana Nadin, on a wide range of topics related to their courses. If you're a Writers Bureau student or considering signing up with them, you should definitely read this post.
Five Things I Wish I'd Known as a New Freelance Writer - In this post I listed the five things I most wished someone had told me before I set out on a career as a professional freelance writer.
An Easy Way to Promote Your Book on Amazon - In this post I set out a simple, yet little-known, technique any author can use to help boost sales of their book at the world's favorite online bookstore. See also this post, where I talked about a website which can help you apply this technique (free of charge, of course).
Top Ten Tips on Grammar and Punctuation - In this post I set out links to ten of my own blog posts about aspects of grammar and punctuation that often cause problems for writers. This post actually attracted more traffic than any other on my blog in 2009.
Free Stuff for Writers From WCCL - Everyone likes things they can get for free, and my publishers, The WCCL Network, offer a wide range of such things for writers. As well as my forum at www.mywriterscircle.com, they include an online radio station by and for writers, and various free newsletters and giveaways. Find out more in this post.
The Twin Keys to a Long-Term Writing Career - In this post I set out the two most important ways I get work these days. In my view, any writer who wants to build a long-term freelance career needs to understand and apply the principles I describe in this post.
BookBuzzr - a Free Promotional Tool for Writers - BookBuzzr is a free service that enables you to embed an excerpt from your book in any website, blog or Facebook page. It has been designed to reproduce the actual experience of reading a book as closely as possible, and has a wide range of special features. I've used BookBuzzr successfully to promote my science-fiction novella The Festival on Lyris Five. Find out more in this post.
The Wealthy Writer Christmas Special - The Wealthy Writer is my new guide to making money writing for the Internet (co-written with Ruth Barringham). As a special offer, I'm currently offering The Wealthy Writer with a $10 discount AND four unique special bonuses. This offer is still open, but won't be for much longer - so if you want to take advantage, I highly recommend doing so now!
How to Make Money from Twitter Advertising - As an enthusiastic Twitter user, I've found it great for keeping track of what's going on in the writing world and sharing useful resources I've found. This year, though, I've been experimenting with another use for Twitter, which is as a method for making money. In particular, I've been trying out some services that offer to pay you for 'tweeting' messages from advertisers. Learn more here.
Should Writers Work for Peanuts? - This post was inspired by a query I got from a member of my forum, asking if the large number of writing jobs being advertised online at rates as low as $1 per 1000 words were scams or not. I set out my views on this subject here. This post attracted a lot of interest and comment at the time.
Amazon "Most Helpful" Reviews - What Writers Need to Know - In this recent post I set out the results of some research I've been conducting into how reviews are displayed on Amazon sales pages. If you're an author with books for sale on Amazon, you really do need to read this.
Do check out these posts, and feel free to add your own comments if you like. And watch out for more posts from me on all aspects of writing for profit in 2010!
Photo credit: Joiseyshowaa on Flickr
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