The Linden Chronicles

  • An Old Bookstore: The Feel of a Book

    When I was a kid, maybe fourteen, I walked from my home to Maplewood, MO. It wasn’t far, just a couple of miles, but the walk was worth it. Tucked away between the bar on the corner (that had the best Polish sausage with Miracle Whip sandwiches ever – of which I could do a…

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  • 5 Facts About Your Book’s Ranking on Amazon | Savvy Book Writers

    . . In my last blog post I explained the differences between all these rankings and lists on Amazon. Today Amazon’s algorithm is explained and what it via 5 Facts About Your Book’s Ranking on Amazon | Savvy Book Writers.

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  • Deer Hunting?

    That morning was cold.  It was so cold it woke me from a sound, dreamless sleep.  The fire in the stove had burned down to ash and was close to being out.  I needed to put more wood on the fire. It was four A.M. and time to get up anyway.  Dawn was less than…

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  • #Authors #Marketing Yourself and Your Work (Final) Part FIVE

    Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: Cartoon from Toonpool.com The following is an extract from a talk delivered at the Calgary Public Library in Feb. 2011. Part 5 Another area of promotion you should consider developing – and only do this if you are comfortable with it – is speaking engagements. Speaking…

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  • #Authors #Marketing Yourself and Your Work Part FOUR

    Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: Cartoon from Toonpool.com The following is an extract from a talk delivered at the Calgary Public Library in Feb. 2011. Part 4 Okay, now you’ve completed the further editing, the proofs have been approved, and it’s just a matter of waiting for the printer to produce…

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  • #Authors #Marketing Yourself and Your Work Part THREE

    Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: Cartoon from Toonpool.com The following is an extract from a talk delivered at the Calgary Public Library in Feb. 2011. Part 3 Once the contract is signed, and while the manuscript is being worked on by the editor, is the best time for you to ramp…

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  • #Authors #Marketing Yourself and Your Work Part TWO

    Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: Cartoon from Toonpool.com The following is an extract from a talk delivered at the Calgary Public Library in Feb. 2011. Part 2 The best time to begin building your readership is while you’re still writing the manuscript. The very first thing you need to do is…

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  • #Authors #Marketing Yourself and Your Work Part ONE

    Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: Cartoon from Toonpool.com The following is an extract from a talk delivered at the Calgary Public Library in Feb. 2011. Part 1 Before I begin, please watch this video:  . I’ve named these two characters Wannabe Author (WA) and Real Author(RA). How many of you have…

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  • Chris The Story Reading Ape: The Man, The Ape, The Legend…

      Chris The Story Reading Ape…Whaaaat? When I first encountered Chris Graham, the man behind “The Story Reading Ape” I inquired as to what in the world was a story reading ape and how did he come up with that name?  He politely referred me to his about tsra page to explain the circumstances of…

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  • Seven Mental Habits of Highly Effective Bloggers

    Excellent suggestions for the highly effective blogger from A Holistic Journey Blog by Holistic Wayfarer. Very interesting “About Me” page as well! A Holistic Journey 1.Think big. If I lived the way I’ve come to blog, I’d see some real progress in my life. On unsure terrain those early days, I started with posts that…

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