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Blog Touring

Cynthia Kraack Posted on August 5, 2014 by Cynthia KraackAugust 5, 2014

While losing popularity, blogs remain one place where writers can reveal their personality and talents. Blog tours help spread writers’ names through using our time and talents versus costing lots of money.

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Summer Doldrums

Cynthia Kraack Posted on August 3, 2014 by Cynthia KraackAugust 3, 2014

Marketing a summer release is an uphill climb. Promoting a book, keeping up with social media, and working on the next release claim more than forty hours a week at a time when everyone is pushing for days off.

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The Night Before the Book Launch

Cynthia Kraack Posted on July 14, 2014 by Cynthia KraackJuly 14, 2014

Twas the night before the book launch, when all through the house All the creatures were stirring, except there’s no mouse. The clothes are all hung in the closet with care, In hopes that they’ll fit and no one will … Continue reading →

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#MyWritingProcess

Cynthia Kraack Posted on July 9, 2014 by Cynthia KraackJuly 10, 2014

If you’re interested in how other writers manage their creativity, or just curious about writers, click on #MyWritingProcess and enjoy reading.

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Workhorse Words

Cynthia Kraack Posted on June 26, 2014 by Cynthia KraackJuly 1, 2014

I felt silly how many begin with one word: “the”. A dictionary of words could be used and I grabbed an overused, wimpy, workhorse.

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About 90th Birthdays

Cynthia Kraack Posted on May 3, 2014 by Cynthia KraackMay 28, 2015

Writers don’t have the opportunity to retire. If our minds are working and the words still flow, we don’t dare turn off our computers or throw away our notepads and pencils.

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Skin in the Game: Marketing Expenses

Cynthia Kraack Posted on February 28, 2014 by Cynthia KraackMay 28, 2015
Kindle topping pile of books

The dirty little secret for most writers is the road to success is a whole lot like the South Park’s Underpants Gnomes model….

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Speechless in Snow

Cynthia Kraack Posted on February 21, 2014 by Cynthia KraackJune 16, 2014

The very thought that almost eight thousand people have taken the time to shoot a little video about shoveling leaves me speechless.

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From a Hospital Room

Cynthia Kraack Posted on February 14, 2014 by Cynthia KraackFebruary 14, 2014

The view from a hospital room is always the same—a bright spot suggesting that everyone else is moving along on a normal day.

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Journaling

Cynthia Kraack Posted on December 29, 2013 by Cynthia KraackMay 28, 2015

In the blogosphere opinions run strong about the best way to journal. A Google search culled out 148,000,000 blog entries about the topic.

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