Create If Writing is a weekly podcast for writers and bloggers dealing with authentic platform building online. You will hear from experts on list-building, connecting through Twitter, and how to utilize Facebook. But tools for building an audience would feel empty without a little inspiration, so these training episodes are balanced with inspirational interviews with writers who share their creative process, ups and downs, and how they have dealt with success or failure.
Kirsten Oliphant is a self-published author with an MFA in Fiction who has been blogging for 11 years and is in the top 20 of Houston’s Social Media Power Influencers. She has spoken at Blog Elevated, Houston Social Media Breakfast, Adventure Con, Houston Business Advancement Conference, and Social Media Day Houston. She created the Free Email Course and loves to get nerdy about all things email list.
I’m getting a little bit real in this post about what it takes as an author to sustain your book sales and yourself. Earlier in 2019 I wrote a post celebrating my success–going from making $30 a month to over $8000 in a month just from digital…
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I hear a lot of confusion about writing to market and writing to trend. In this post, I’m going to explain MY personal view and my experience with both writing to market and writing to trend: how they’re different, how they’re related, and help you…
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I’m tackling a question that I think more authors (blogger, creatives, and influencers) should ask before they establish their online platform. If they don’t ask before, they for SURE should ask soon after. The question is: how close should authors be…
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It’s a well-known fact that many authors hate marketing. But more and more, marketing is something authors must understand and take part in, EVEN if you’re doing the traditional route. My goal? Is to help teach marketing for authors who hate…
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After sharing how my co-author and I , I wanted to have a simpler episode geared toward YOU. Here are some ways to market your book while you write and where to stop wasting your time. You want to write a book. You want to self-publish (or, as I…
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When I wrote this post, I got overwhelmed. You might too! Fair warning. But in the moment, this was FUN. Not overwhelming. I’m going to share what I did with my co-author and then will have follow up posts that are more geared toward a…
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Have you ever wondered if should write under a pen name? Or why some authors choose to write using a pseudonym? In this post, you’ll learn why you might want to write under a pen name (or not) and how to navigate having multiple pen names. A year…
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If you’re having trouble growing your list, it’s like a matter of eyeballs (traffic) and hooks (creating relevant, attractive content). Learn more in this episode or check out resources at http://createifwriting.com/168
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Which paid promos should you use when it comes to your FIRST book? For more links and details on paid promos, check out episode 142 and the show notes: http://createifwriting.com/142
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This post comes after the news that Mailchimp is making some big changes in 2019. I’ll break down what these changes mean for YOU and whether or not you should switch. Spoiler alert: YES. I’d recommend changing. When I very first got started…
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