• Romantic Comedy

    5 Easy Questions: Bug Stuff and Other Stories @VickiBatman #RLFblog #comedy

    Bug Stuff and Other Stories 
    5 Easy Questions is an interview is designed to be quick, easy,
    and fun. Today’s guest is Vicki Batman.
    What is your go-to meal
    to order when you dine out? Your favorite “I know it will hit the spot”
    item.
    A really great burger. I call it meat for the week.
    What were you like when
    you were in school?
    Incredibly shy. Hard to believe now, isn’t it?
    Would you rather stay
    inside and watch snow falling, or get out in it and build a snowman?
    I never
    have enough snow to build a snowman; so stay inside with a huge bag of Cheetoes, great movie on TV, and doing needlepoint.
    What is your favorite
    quote?
    Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention
    of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid
    in sideways, chocolate in one hand, champagne in the other, body thoroughly used
    up, totally worn out and screaming Woohoo, what a ride!
    What was the last movie
    you watched (home or theater)?
    The Thin Man

    About the Book

    Title: Bug Stuff…and Other Stories
    Genre: romantic comedy
    Author Name: Vicki Batman
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): G
    From sassy writer gal, Vicki Batman, comes three romantic comedies
    sure to tickle your fancy. “Just Desserts”: a political dinner gone disastrous
    brings together a reluctant attendee and her handsome seat-mate.
    “Bug Stuff”: An accountant unites with his co-worker
    to exterminate a pesky adversary. “With This Ring”: When a wife forgets
    the all-important little black dress, everything turns into something utterly romantic
    and unforgettable in the end.

    Buy This Book

    Publisher: Vicki Batman
    Barnes and Noble: http://bit.ly/1gaie8P

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  • Author Marketing

    13 Tips for Sharing Links @vickibatman #RLFblog #authortips

    Bug Stuff… and Other Stories 
    As
    authors, we write or create something, and we want to share with the BIG WIDE WORLD.
    But how?
    I’ve collected
    a few tips to ease your way:
    1. In each blog, there should be buttons for Facebook, Twitter, Goggle+ and
    more to click on. When you do, an automatically generated blurb appears. Use this! Send our happy camper to Facebook
    (you can send to multiple pages, too). And remember
    on Facebook to intrigue readers by beginning
    your post
    with a question. That gets more visibility.
    Don’t forget
    to use other buttons and forward our camper to Google+ , LinkedIn, Stumble Upon,
    Twitter, and a whole variety of others.
    Author and
    fellow Plotting Princess, Michelle Miles, recommends a Jetpack
    plugin called “Publicize” to have it go out to Google+, Twitter, and Facebook
    when it’s published.
    2. Copy your post with link on your Facebook page. In most cases, a picture
    from the blog will appear as well–which makes your post more desirable. Again,
    remember to begin the post with that all important question.
    On Facebook,
    you can share on other pages you are
    an administrator on. This is very desirable.
    Click share, find pages you manage from
    the drop down menu, click on the appropriate page, and post.
    3. Take that just posted text, which includes the link and copy, and paste
    onto your writer group pages on Facebook. You
    do belong to other groups—right?
    They want to know your good news, and in a
    lot of cases, they might share the link with their friends. Sharing is a good thing.
    4. Do you belong to a Tribe in Triberr? Consider signing up and have your RSS
    feed automatically networked (check Networked Blogs) to the tribes where your
    mates will share the twitter post.
    5. Do you have a Twitter manager like Tweetdeck or Hootsuite? If so, create
    an @mentionyourname column. You can edit and retweet your tweets throughout the
    day. Easy peasy. Just avoid being spammy.
    Have you considered
    setting up columns for your friends and other organizations? Do it! You can retweet from there, too.
    And I’m betting a lot will reciprocate. And while we’re at it, try saying thank
    you to a new follower or someone who tweeted your tweet. Nice is always appreciated.
    One note about tweets: try to
    tie it to reader emotion
    . You want the reader to respond to your tweet. A generic tweet is ignored.
    6. Still using Yahoo groups? I do, and whenever I blog, I share the post and
    the relevant link with those groups. After all, you do want some commentors!
    It does help
    to begin your subject line with your name
    and an intriguing title for your post.
    Even a post ending in a question can hook someone. Be fun and playful.
    7. Create a tweet and ask your friends to tweet for you. Be sure to include
    relevant hashtags ( # ). Just don’t overdo.
    8. Join a tweet group which posts daily tweets and retweets for each other.
    And if you do, abide by the rules.
    For example: via @VickiBatman Hate to squish bugs? Bug Stuff
    and other stories coming soon. http://vickibatman.blogspot.com #agroup
    #amwriting #indie #ebook.
    Remember: 140 character limit. So you might want to sign up with Bitly (https://bitly.com/ ) and make that
    link smaller, thus having more characters for the tweet.
    Aside: I just
    tweaked the above tweet and added my Bug Stuff cover and it looks fantastic!!!
    9. Are you a member of Google+ ? It’s becoming the newest thang! In Google+
    you group your friends. Alisha Paige, writer and Plotting Princess, says to remember
    to use the Public button so your post
    goes out to new friends.
    10. Are you on Goodreads? If so, your blog can be RSS fed to your page.
    11. Are you on Author Central? If so, your blog can be linked to your page.
    12. Lots of your sites will allow you to set up your twitter stream. Go to Unstoppable Heroes to see Kayelle Allen’s:
    http://kayelleallen.com/blog/
    13. Join Marketing for Romance Writers and
    use their street team. It’s free to members!
    The cyber
    world changes constantly, and just when you think you have it down, something new
    will pop up. Perhaps, these tips will prove useful to you.
    Do you
    have any tips you’d like to share?
     

    By the Author

    Bug Stuff… and Other Stories

    Amazon http://amazon.com/Stuff-other-stories-romantic-comedy-ebook/dp/B00HPA8PVY

    About the Author

    Vicki Batman has three men in the house and often muses why God
    did that to her.

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