Author | YA Urban Fantasy
Stacking ads - the indie author way? Obviously, putting one after another or even multiple ads on the same day should widen your visibility. However, not all promotions are the same. While I've found previous success with larger ads (i.e. BookBub) or the blog tour if I'm aiming for reviews, my move from publish-focused to... Continue Reading →
This was an advanced reader copy for the August 2018 publication. There are minor spoilers ahead. Title: #murdertrending Author: Gretchen McNeil Stars: ★★ As much as I like a good mystery, these social media goes wild types just aren't for me. My love of Black Mirror survived "Nosedive," but any interest I had in The Orville died with "Majority Rule." Part of my... Continue Reading →
As a consumer of media, I feel rather certain when I say that there's always that one character who just works better than others. The character that has chemistry with everyone. The character who has the best lines - be they funny, poignant, or realistic. For the casual fan, these characters are their favorites. When... Continue Reading →
These last four weeks, I've run the majority of my publisher's social media pages. At first, I spent 10+ hours a day designing posts, responding to comments, and researching different areas to improve our reach. The most time consuming part? Redesigning all headers and profile images. I'm a big believer in an organization's main page... Continue Reading →
Social Media – the cliques of the internet. While the pack of internet folks moves from one to the next, there’s always some that stay behind. Memes joke about the two sides of Tumblr – of Pinterest. Digital anthropologists study them like physical civilizations. I stare and slink away back to dead bodies. Dead bodies... Continue Reading →
Eli Celata 