Archive for June, 2011

IACCW MEMBER EVENT:How to Build an Authentic Author Platform with Facebook

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

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Facebook is one of the most important social media platforms for authors and is here to stay! Authors who build a solid Facebook presence can experience greater reader engagement, increased media interest and more book sales.

Join us to understand the most important Facebook strategies to build your profile and learn:

  • How to create massive reader buzz during your pre-launch cycle
  • The 3 core elements every author must know to increase Facebook engagement
  • How to grow your Facebook fan base by creating your own signature Facebook experiences
  • 5 tips to position yourself on Facebook as the authority author in your niche

With a foundation in traditional marketing and content development, Amy Porterfield has taken the social media world by storm. She has worked in the marketing and event arena with Harley-Davidson Motorcycles as well as six years with Peak Performance Coach and Entrepreneur, Anthony Robbins. Amy is a regular contributor for the top-rated online magazine, Social Media Examiner, and manages their 30,000+ Facebook community. Amy is the author of Facebook Marketing All-In-One for Dummies. For more information visit www.amyporterfield.com

Date: Thursday 7th July Time: 16:00 BST / 11:00 EST

Want to listen to this teleseminar interview for free but not yet an IACCW member?

Find out about how to do so and discover the other benefits of becoming a member of the International Association of Conscious & Creative Writers (IACCW) by clicking here …

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Writer’s Journey Summer Solstice Greetings!

Monday, June 20th, 2011

SunriseHere in the northern hemisphere, tomorrow is the summer solstice and the longest day of the year. Celebrating the power of the sun has been of spiritual significance for thousands of years.

Creatively this is a time to celebrate the full expression of all the gifts you have to share with the world through your writing, speaking, relationships … and through being true to who you are at the deep and authentic level of your unconditioned self.

Pausing to reflect on what the energy available at this potent time of year has to offer you, is well worth doing.

I am in the process of doing just that right now and I’ll look forward to sharing the results of that reflection with you in the coming weeks and months.

For now, my invitation to you is to take this opportunity to reflect on your journey and what you are currently experiencing in your creative life at this time.

Choose at least one thing to celebrate, however small it may be, and focus on that.

Release all thoughts and feelings relating to anything that isn’t yet how you would like it to be and enrich yourself with feelings of fullness. From that mindset you can make different choices and take different action if necessary … but just for today, live each moment in celebration of everything being perfect just as it is.

Enjoy!

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7 Ways a Writer’s Mindset Helps You Write Your Book

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Attitude ConceptSome writers are born to write. From an early age, writing emerges as a passion that life seems incomplete without. Being a writer is a calling and feels as natural as breathing.

Yet many great writers don’t experience this ultimate sense of vocation.

The joy of writing may arrive at a much later stage and be mixed with an array of anxieties and the requirement to navigate many internal thresholds on the way to feeling like “a writer”.

A mix of these polarities is also very common.

Wherever you are in this range of possibilities, what really counts is cultivating a writer’s mindset. Thinking and feeling like a writer helps you write your book because it enables you to:

1. Take yourself and your writing seriously. If you want to write a book, there comes a point when you need to raise the bar and shift writing from an optional pastime to an essential part of your life. If you haven’t passed this point yet, take a leap of faith today.

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