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How to Use Twitter

January 20, 2011 by Nathan Bransford 106 Comments

I’ll be honest, I was a bit skeptical of The Twitter when it first appeared on the social media scene. “What’s that you say?” I asked. “140 characters? What can you do with that?” Turns out: A lot actually. Twitter is awesome. Awesome I tell you! It is the end of boredom, it is an […]

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How to Write a Good Blog Comment

January 6, 2011 by Nathan Bransford 141 Comments

Photo by Ped-X-Ing via Creative Commons The art of writing blog comments may at first blush seem like a frivolous and unimportant one, but that is not actually the case! Writing excellent blog comments is perhaps the very best way to build your own blog and/or social media presence. Consider a blog comment an audition […]

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Can I Get a Ruling: How Do You Feel About Blogging Agents?

January 4, 2011 by Nathan Bransford 115 Comments

Yesterday I wrote a defense of agents who take the time to blog. But what do you think? Would you want an agent who blogs? Does an agent blogging make you more or less inclined to work with them? If you had a choice between agents, would it matter in your decision? There is a […]

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In Defense of Blogging Agents

January 3, 2011 by Nathan Bransford 77 Comments

One of the ideas that still seems to be common around the Internet these days is that agents who blog are somehow less serious, less committed to their jobs, or are too busy spending time on the Internet that they should otherwise be spending on their clients. As someone who spent part of my time […]

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Seven Tips on How to Build a Following Online

November 22, 2010 by Nathan Bransford 85 Comments

1. Be consistent. We are all creatures of online habit, and if you are hoping to build traffic and a regular audience, it’s essential to worm your way into people’s routines (much harder than actually getting them to like you!). And in order to do this, it’s important to have a posting frequency that your […]

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This Week in Books 11/19/10

November 19, 2010 by Nathan Bransford 26 Comments

This week en los libros… Query critique Friday/Saturday/Sunday! Yes, it is that time of week, wherein we critique a page or query (this week a query). The query for critique is up in the Forums. UPDATE: my critique and more about the importance of conveying your protagonist’s motivation, posted here. Meanwhile, the books had a […]

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