tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post2734521744395055539..comments2024-03-07T09:26:21.305-05:00Comments on My Hogwarts Sabbatical: The Insecure Writer and Preparing for My Foray into the Publishing WorldChemist Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-48583355698672479962022-04-09T21:02:38.022-04:002022-04-09T21:02:38.022-04:00Sounds like you're making great progress! I...Sounds like you're making great progress! I'm not very fast when it comes to anything social media, but the hardest part was just taking the plunge in the first place. Congrats on jumping in!Lori L. MacLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12890789589449979750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-35454045108048007862022-04-08T11:37:32.724-04:002022-04-08T11:37:32.724-04:00I think you're doing great, Ken! Improving my...I think you're doing great, Ken! Improving my Blogger site is on my list of things to do. I finally resolved not being able to answer comments on my blog, a problem that had increased over several months to not being able to answer a comment, anyway anyhow. That's the basic level I'm functioning at. LOL Simple steps add up, and you have come so far! You'll get there! Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-31297202133209942642022-04-07T20:41:23.361-04:002022-04-07T20:41:23.361-04:00I quite like the features being a part of AllAutho...I quite like the features being a part of AllAuthor gives me. They have a free tier, with less services, so you can muck around finding out what you like. And then if you feel like splurging for more, their paid tier contains some nice extras, like automatically generated Facebook banners and social media graphics using your book cover. I used the paid tier for the cheapest contracted amount of time (6 months), downloaded, and saved all of their graphics. Worth a look!<br /><br />And, of course, if you would rather stick to the completely free tier, Canva.com is a fabulous option. I create social media graphics on there easily and I'm terrible at computer stuff. Best of luck to you!S.E. White Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12705782871423395468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-65644390504186654362022-04-06T21:09:08.311-04:002022-04-06T21:09:08.311-04:00You've been quite busy! I'll search out yo...You've been quite busy! I'll search out your FB page and follow you.C. Lee McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348910134210775566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-87438923675485662762022-04-06T17:03:17.516-04:002022-04-06T17:03:17.516-04:00Sounds like you are moving forward. It takes a lot...Sounds like you are moving forward. It takes a lot of baby steps, but before long you will look back and see how much you have accomplished.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-40170174219293132622022-04-06T16:56:02.001-04:002022-04-06T16:56:02.001-04:00Congrats. Sounds like you're almost there.
A...Congrats. Sounds like you're almost there. <br /><br />And keep in mind, you'll tweak your site over and over again as you produce more books. <br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from elements of emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-12757280918349262832022-04-06T16:30:40.283-04:002022-04-06T16:30:40.283-04:00All those things take time. It's definitely im...All those things take time. It's definitely important to lay the groundwork. Sounds like you're making progress to me. The important thing is, you finished the book, so your product is ready to roll!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-40472681508396031432022-04-06T15:12:11.296-04:002022-04-06T15:12:11.296-04:00Congrats on all you're trying to do. I second ...Congrats on all you're trying to do. I second the mention of Canva. It's free. I'm am totally unartistic, but I figured out how to make a banner for my FB page using Canva. When I started putting together social media, etc. (back in 2011) I did a little at a time. Take it one step at a time and you'll get there. Good luck with the website, etc. Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-16416723854925500022022-04-06T13:28:29.170-04:002022-04-06T13:28:29.170-04:00It took me a while. I don't remember how long....It took me a while. I don't remember how long. I just hired someone to redo my website and help me work on other aspects of my cyber presence. You can check it out at my name run together .com. I'm worried that my newsletter has been dormant too long. I hope they haven't kicked me off. My next novel should be published in a month or two.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-69019893735409948972022-04-06T12:21:22.330-04:002022-04-06T12:21:22.330-04:00Sounds like everything is coming along! The only r...Sounds like everything is coming along! The only reason it didn't take me forever to get it all set up is because I took an online course and the homework was setting everything up daily. Sort of forced me into it.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-35457496575640675382022-04-06T11:41:53.701-04:002022-04-06T11:41:53.701-04:00Good job making progress! I started working on web...Good job making progress! I started working on website stuff about a decade ago, but I never turned it into a professional author website. I only have my own domain name because it was a birthday present from my husband one year, and web languages are my career. Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-55868947916931522472022-04-06T10:32:25.490-04:002022-04-06T10:32:25.490-04:00Yay for all that progress - that's wonderful.
...Yay for all that progress - that's wonderful.<br />It took me a LONG time to figure out the website - but I'm with WordPress too and I'm happy with it. I'm still changing/tweaking in the background but it is fun :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-8099414318164378862022-04-06T10:14:26.222-04:002022-04-06T10:14:26.222-04:00I haven't done up an email list yet. And I kno...I haven't done up an email list yet. And I know I'm suppose to, but something stops me. You're doing a good job, Ken. Bravo. Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-48699881114038376192022-04-06T09:16:39.293-04:002022-04-06T09:16:39.293-04:00It sounds like you're definitely making progre...It sounds like you're definitely making progress. That's awesome.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-72636472971553048662022-04-06T08:52:41.292-04:002022-04-06T08:52:41.292-04:00You're making it happen! Just remember that ev...You're making it happen! Just remember that everything needs the same header for consistency, something I didn't do in the beginning.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-15813518766245024702022-04-06T08:24:12.259-04:002022-04-06T08:24:12.259-04:00Hi Ken
Facebook, an email service and a prospectiv...Hi Ken<br />Facebook, an email service and a prospective website - sounds like you've been very productive. Keep going!<br />Happy IWSG Day!Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-85684891671414663532022-04-06T08:24:06.356-04:002022-04-06T08:24:06.356-04:00That's great! Just get some good artwork for y...That's great! Just get some good artwork for your sites and you'll be ready for the next step.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.com