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Author Platform Building

7/5/2020

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5 Mistakes Writers Make When Building Their Author Platforms

It's July 2020, and I'm discussing mistakes writers make when building their author platforms all month long.

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Behind the Scenes: 30/30/30 Poetry Challenge via MailerLite

2/7/2020

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Behind the Scenes: Using MailerLite Automations

I'm sending 30 days of poems and prompts to anyone who signs up for my 30/30/30 Poetry Challenge:


Some of you may wonder how I'll pull off that many emails without pulling my hair out, and I'm here to share my secret...

Watch the video below to see how I'll automate the challenge in advance, so I can enjoy it alongside all of you in April.

Enjoy this sneak peek and sign up for the challenge today!
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30/30/30 Challenge:
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​30 Days. 30 Poems. 30 Prompts.

Click below to sign up today and I'll send you an email with a poem and a prompt every day for 30 days starting April 1st*
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​*if you sign up after April 1st, you will receive the first of 30 emails on the day you sign up.

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WRITERS! You Need a Website!

6/5/2019

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Do I Need an Author Website?


​YES! You Need an Author Website!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, you've heard that before.

But do YOU really need a website? Do you really need one right now?

The truth is, it depends.

In general I say: "If you're a writer, then you need a website."

But maybe you're still not so sure, so I created a handy dandy flowchart just for you:
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​Do You Need an Author Website?

Flowchart Image: Do You Need an Author Website?

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Photo Recaps: AWP and The Muse & The Marketplace

4/12/2019

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It's taken me a week to recover from the whirlwind trips to Portland, OR for AWP and Boston, MA for The Muse & The Marketplace.

The best part of each was definitely connecting with old friends and making some new ones.

I documented my fun on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, and below is a sampling of the pics I took.

​You can click on any of the posts to access the original Instagram or Facebook posts and explore further.

Enjoy!

Writers Conferences Recaps: #AWP19 & #Muse19

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Muse & Marketplace 2019: Learn & Inspire

3/28/2019

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#Muse19 & You Need a Website

Besides attending AWP at the end of this month (read more about that here), I'm also excited to be heading to some of my old stomping grounds to present at GrubStreet's The Muse & The Marketplace conference.

​I haven't been to Boston, where I lived for three years after college, in years and I can't wait to reconnect with old friends and make some new ones.

I'm especially excited to share my presentation on First Author Websites:
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Saturday, April 6th at 1:00pm
6C: You Need A Website! A Practical Guide to the What, Why, and How of Building Your First Author Website 
with Li Yun Alvarado
 


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    Amplifying Puerto Rican and underrepresented voices while supporting aspiring & emerging writers through her writing, teaching, and advocacy.

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