Today this is your chance you brag about something writing related here, on my blog. Your blog? Your new book? A speaking engagement? What have you done you're proud of? Again, must be about your writing!
But the catch is this . . . you have to promote someone else, too! A blog, new release, new author, favorite author, a magazine feature . . . give someone a hand and promote him, too.
Let's call it . . . PUSH and PRAISE.
PUSH meaning you're pushing your own efforts
PRAISE meaning, duh, you're praising someone else's.
For instance:
PUSH - I have several online guest opportunities this week.
- One at Write Now! Mastermind on Wed, September 26 at Noon Central / 1PM Eastern.
- The other is on Friday, September 28, at a women's blog called FriendfortheRide.
- And yet another blog post at Romance University on Friday, September 28 on Love and the Crime Fiction Sleuth (had a lot of fun with this one).
So, tell us your PUSH & PRAISE for this week!
8 comments:
Hi, Hope.
My push is Life on Clemson Road, my blog (http://lifeonclemsonroad.blogspot.com/), the last two posts of which tackle the down side to achievement and how to overcome that side.
Also, a guest post at Gerry Wilson's The Writerly Life called "Can People in Heaven Read Facebook?" (http://gerrygwilson.com/2012/09/20/kasie-whitener-can-people-in-heaven-read-facebook/) in which I discuss the evolving use of social media.
My praise is for Racquel Writes. I follow Racquel Henry on Twitter and she's always got some useful links and tips for writers. Monday's is a list of writer opportunities. http://www.racquelhenry.com/
Thanks for the clever idea. I'm on a blog hop this afternoon and am glad to have landed on this one!
Kasie! I just signed up for your blog. Great stuff! Thanks for visiting and commenting. BTW, I'm within an hour of Clemson Road . . . outside Columbia, SC. The same Clemson Road? I'm in Chapin.
Great idea, Hope!
PUSH:
--My recently published Southern Gothic novel, The Secret Sense of Wildflower (http://www.susangabriel.com/wildflower.html) received a starred review on Kirkus:
"...astute observations and wonderfully turned phrases, with nary a cliché to be found. She could be an adolescent Scout Finch...A quietly powerful story, at times harrowing but ultimately a joy to read." –
Kirkus Reviews (starred review) To read the entire Kirkus review go here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/susan-gabriel/the-secret-sense-of-wildflower/
--As a writer of novels for over 15 years, I’ve come up with lots of ways to keep myself inspired. I post these things on my blog (http://www.susangabriel.com/blog)
PRAISE:
--My praise would go to author, Jody Hedlund (http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/) who has a wonderful blog and several books out. She writes about writing, marketing, and offers some inspiring posts, as well. She is very generous with what she knows and struggles with as a writer of many years.
I love Jody Hedlund.
My push is for my blog
exploring the mystery - www.NickyMendenhall.blogspot.com
I'm having a great time learning how to write by writing about what I love -
wholeness and health, Tai Chi and Qi Gong and other mysteries.
I praise Tim Parks who wrote Teach Us How to Sit Still -
his very honest account of his dealings with pain. For him to learn to relax through meditation was a major task.
Buddhism and Christianity battle in his mind.
Don't take my word for it - get the book - it is worth it!
Nice. Thanks, Nicola. You sound like you have your life in clear order from what you write and read.
Hi, Hope! I've thoroughly enjoyed received FundsforWriters before I ever knew you, too, were a Bell Bridge Books author.
PUSH: My debut historical novel, Keowee Valley, is being published TOMORROW by Bell Bridge Books! I've been filling readers in on the path to publication--in the midst of trying to be a successful wife, mother to a 3 year-old, college professor and graduate student (your basic Wonder Woman) on my blog, The Writing Scott (www.thewritingscott.blogspot.com).
PRAISE: One of my dear and very talented author friends, Christine Byl, has an incredible first book coming out in 2013 from Beacon Press. Called Dirt Work: An Education in the Woods, it's a book of essays about her life as a "trail dog" for the U.S. Forest Service, building and maintaining trails in the national parks. She's a wonderful writer, and the book is available for pre-order.
Katherine
Congrats on the new book release! Just signed up for your blog notices, too.
Hope
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