Category Archives: Technology Fun

WriterStrong: Why Is Your Hosting Company Integral To the Success of Your Website or Blog?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

Last Fall we started the WriterStrong series to delve deeply into the strengths writers must have for strong careers. Social media and internet savvy is part of the job requirement for today’s authors.  Today’s post gets to the nitty-gritty on one important … Continue reading →

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Writerly Uses for Excel – Part 3

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

by Jenny Hansen Earlier this year, we started talking about Microsoft Excel and all the ways writers could use it without hyperventilating. In case you missed the other two posts, I’ve linked them below: Part 1 – Excel Shortcuts and … Continue reading →

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The Cheese Factor: Keep the “Cheesiness” Out of Your Author Website

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

We have a treat for you today. Kerry Lonsdale is a writer and a marketing and techno-guru. She’s here to keep you from website embarrassment. Here she is: Cheesy websites. You know the ones I’m referring to. The music that … Continue reading →

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Are Book Trailers Dead?

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

by Laura Drake My debut book will be out in May, so promo is at the top of my mind lately. When I brought up the idea of doing a book trailer with some of my published friends, I got … Continue reading →

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Writerly Uses For Excel – Part 2

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

In Part 1 of this series, we talked about using Microsoft Excel efficiently. You learned some fun finesse tools for moving around the program and laying out data. Today, we’re going to get to the nitty-gritty part of Excel. We’re … Continue reading →

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Writerly Uses For Microsoft Excel – Part 1

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

by Jenny Hansen Should writers (or anyone else) use Microsoft Excel? In a word, YES! Laura Drake did a post last week about how she keeps track of her plot in Excel and I started hearing rumbling from the Spreadsheet-Phobics in … Continue reading →

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QR Codes ~ A Sexy Marketing Technique for Your Books

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

Scan this! by Jenny Hansen What happens when you hold your iPhone up and click that weird looking square on the left? You see these in magazines, at the grocery store, on clothing labels, and YES, in the back of … Continue reading →

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8 Easy Ways To Grow Your Social Media Footprint

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

Photo by Elizabeth Cooper ~ WANA Commons by Jenny Hansen A while back, I attended a free two-hour seminar on social media provided by Constant Contact (my new BFF). While it’s true that I attended for my day job, writers are … Continue reading →

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What Makes a Good Book Cover?

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

We’re so excited here at WITS. The amazing teacher and writer, Shannon Donnelly, has agreed to be a monthly contributor! Read on – you’re going to be excited too! Here’s Shannon: The great thing about ebooks is you can keep … Continue reading →

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5 Reasons Why I *Heart* Twitter (And Why You Should Too)

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

By Laura Drake This was the conversation at crit group last week… Me: So I was tweeting with Chicken on a Chain last night, and – Jenny: Chicken WHAT? Me: He’s a bull. Retired from the PBR, one of the … Continue reading →

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