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Monthly Archives: April, 2009

Willamette Writers Online Registration Opens

Online registration starts today. View the conference brochure by visiting the link below.
http://www.willamettewriters.com/pdf/BrochureWebFnl.pdf
Reserve your spot with agents and publishers now!
From the brochure:
August 7 – 9, 2009

Pre-conference Activities 5 – 9 P.M. Thursday, August 6
Sheraton Airport Hotel
Portland, Oregon
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
~ George Eliot

Journalists on Twitter Listed by Publication and Beat

I just came across another new website that has journalists on Twitter listed by publication and beat. The owner of the website just announced that they will be adding freelance journalists soon.
Wondering why you need to follow media? See my previous blog post for web savvy ideas on using Twitter as part of your publicity [...]

How Following Media On Twitter Can Help Your Publicity Goals

Wondering HOW following journalists on Twitter can help you with your personal publicity efforts, let me point you to a USA Today’s journalists “Tweet” just a few minutes ago.
@barbdelollis Homewood&Hampton fans: Send me yr Qs for the brands! I’m meeting with Hilton’s exec in charge at abt 2pmeast. Will brief you this afternoon.
Reporter  USA [...]

Publishers Weekly: February Bookstore Sales Plunge

Bookstore sales numbers for February from PW. 
www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6651500.html?rssid=192

Amazon Responds to L A Times #amazonfail

There’s a lively debate and groups of infuriated authors and consumers over Amazon’s new policy banning “objectionable” material from its best sellers rank/search engine. The new Amazon policy has caused countless books and products (some intended, some not), to fall in sales rank thus sparking the widespread controversy.
Met with as much fury as the [...]

20 PR Best Practices for Pros and Publicity Seekers

Thanks once again to industry leading PR peep, Sarah Evans (@prsarahevans ), for Tweeting this blog post by Charlotte Risch at Valley PR Blog.
Important read for all PR pros and publicity seekers. Several of these are “top tips” I frequently share with my clients.
The REALITY of publicity   Full URL: http://www.valleyprblog.com/pr-best-practices/the-reality-of-publicity/