I've reached the end of week two on:
Operation Author - 365 actions to succeed as an author
On my log for this week I've been pitching for guest blogs and making new connections.
Here's what I've up to:
Day 1 - Sunday 12th January - I sent a proposal to Your Cat magazine (http://www.yourcat.co.uk/) for an idea I had for an article about the perils of owning and elderly cat. I've already written the piece and I think I'll try sending it on spec next week as I've not heard from them. I'll buy the physical magazine first and make sure I'm following their submission guidelines. I won a 'star letter' prize from them about 18 months ago, which is why I chose them, plus, obviously, I love cats!
Here's what I've up to:
Day 1 - Sunday 12th January - I sent a proposal to Your Cat magazine (http://www.yourcat.co.uk/) for an idea I had for an article about the perils of owning and elderly cat. I've already written the piece and I think I'll try sending it on spec next week as I've not heard from them. I'll buy the physical magazine first and make sure I'm following their submission guidelines. I won a 'star letter' prize from them about 18 months ago, which is why I chose them, plus, obviously, I love cats!
Day 2 - wrote a review for a book I used to research Solomon’s Secrets http://amymorse.co.uk/Docs/Solomon%20Preview.pdf
The book was: Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession by Craig Childs (http://www.houseofrain.com/)
Day 3 - Submitted The Bronze Box to Book Muse (http://www.bookmuse.co.uk/) for review –
It has been accepted by a reviewer from Words With Jam (http://www.wordswithjam.co.uk)
Day 4 - added images to Amazon and followed up the free offer with a
special offer bargain of 77p for the eBook. 'sold' 248 eBooks to date as a result of the promotions.
(meet Sasha Blake - the heroin of The Bronze Box and Solomon's Secrets)
Day 5 – I went to a Social Media Cafe https://twitter.com/BristolCafe at a really cool cafe bar, The Birdcage, In Bristol (http://www.birdcagebristol.com/) and met some really interesting folks. One was from Bristol University and has given me contact details from someone in the Archaeology department so I can set up an event
Day 6 – I sent a proposal to guest blog on Socialmedia4writers - It has since been published: http://bit.ly/1dE3P6X
Day 7 –I've sent 2 more guest posts to Prowess 2.0 business magazine. My first article for them was one of their most popular http://www.prowess.org.uk/Pinterest-market-research
Whenever I mention anyone on this blog, I've been finding and following them on Social Media so that I can share links to increase my audience
What do you think I should follow up next?
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