Friday Links - Volume Six

Not as many links this week. I was too busy following Melissa Maygrove's Follow Fest and making new friends.

I joined the bloghop in order to force myself to focus more on social media, but I quickly discovered I was in worse shape than I thought. It had been so long since I used Tweetdeck, for example, that when I tried to fire it up, I was informed that my version was so out of date a new version needed to be installed. Yikes! And I'm still re-familarizing myself with how Facebook operates these days. Talk about ignoring social media.

Anyway, I'll start picking up the pieces of my social media life and you can have fun with these links. Enjoy the weekend!


Why is it so hard to find an agent?

Open Up! Writing the Opening Scene

What Do Your Characters Falsely Believe?

How One Successful Indie Author Marketed His Work Up the Bestseller Lists

Follow Fest BlogHop

Today marks the first day of the Follow Fest Bloghop - a hop dedicated to developing social media  connections among writers.  It's the brainchild of Melissa Maygrove, who realized she (and many other writers) need to take our social media connections a bit more seriously.  And that includes me -- big time.  So I'm using this opportunity to make my blog more social media friendly over this coming week.  In fact, I added a twitter Follow Me button this weekend!

The hop is all week, so if you're interested in joining the hop, go to Melissa's blog for information on how to join.


Here's a little information about me

Name: Ken Rahmoeller (aka. ChemistKen)

Fiction or nonfiction?  Fiction

What genres do you write? MG and YA paranormal fantasy

Are you published? No.  I'm presently working on a MG fantasy about a freshman boy in high school who discovers an underground city of wizards.

Do you do anything in addition to writing?

 I've done some line editing on a part time basis.  I also teach an evening class in chemistry at a local college.  (No, not Hogwarts.  At least not yet.  I'm expecting my invitation to teach potions to arrive any day now.)

Where can people connect with you?

Right now, this blog is probably the best way to connect with me.  I've had both a Facebook page and a Twitter account for years, but I tend to be bad about keeping up with them.  That's something I hope to change in the near future.

Blog: http://hogwartssabbatical.blogspot.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/chemistken

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/KenRahmoeller

Email: ken.m.rahmoeller@comcast.net

Is there anything else you’d like us to know?

I'm a member of the SCBWI (Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators.  I'm in two critique groups, but I'm looking for both CPs and beta readers who enjoy fantasy with a whimsical flair.  I also enjoy beta reading and critting for others.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  I'd love it if you followed me.  I'm looking forward to hearing all about you.

Friday Links - Volume Five

It's Friday again (thank goodness), so time for more links.  The first link is a special one.  Melissa Maygrove is hosting a blogfest dedicated to increasing writers' awareness of social media. It runs all next week, and I've signed up for Monday. The link takes you to a post that not only explains how to join the blogfest, but also has lots of information on how to add social media buttons (and other widgets) to your website.  So by Monday morning, you should find my website much more media savvy.

Enjoy the weekend!

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Formatting: The Easy Ways