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Happy Birthday #14 Marketing for Romance Writers #MFRWauthor @MFRW_ORG #RLFblog #Authors
Kayelle Allen here. Marketing for Romance Writers started in 2006 and is still going strong. All services and membership are free.It began because, like all my friends, I was promoting, learning more about promoting, and asking friends about promoting. All the ins and outs of book marketing were starting to gel and I was beginning to understand the overall concept. Even so, I had a constant list of questions. Facebook was two years old. Twitter had been founded that year. Pinterest and Instagram were four years away. How was I supposed to promote on social media? Did I need a blog?
So many questions
My friends all had the same questions, and we would email each other and ask. Often, I’d get the same question several times in a row. I found myself going back to my “sent” file to copy an answer and resend it. I was asking questions myself, plus I took time to go find an answer if someone asked and I didn’t know. Eventually, I got more and more questions.
It was Halloween, and I was busy with all sorts of details of writing, and I got the same question from two different people. I remember thinking that there had to be an easier way to do this. I needed a way to let everyone know what I’d discovered at the same time, and if I had a question, get an answer from someone who knew. Yahoo Groups was established and well-used, so I decided to create one that all of my friends and I could use together. We could post a question there, and anyone who knew the answer could reply.
I set it up as Marketing for Romance Writers because that’s what all of us were at the time. Our current members are not all romance writers, however. They come from all genres. Looking back, I’ve often wished I’d named it Marketing for Every Writer. Of course, then the initials would have been MEW vs MFRW and our symbol might have been a black cat!
In 2006, we had 12 members. Fourteen years later, we’re in the thousands. We now meet on IO Groups and our staff of volunteers produces a monthly magazine. We coordinate multiple blog hops to bring traffic to member websites, including Book Hooks and MFRWsteam.
About MFRW
Marketing for Romance Writers is a peer-oriented mentoring group open to the entire literary community. Ask your marketing-related questions, or request help, advice, or opinions. You can learn how to create a professional image and use it effectively, as well as ask for opportunities to join other authors in promotional efforts. You can learn the business aspects of writing.
News about pitch sessions and calls for submission are posted on the Yahoo group. As a member, you can attend exclusive, member-only pitch events with publishers. Members can attend free, online workshops and seminars.
Marketing for Romance Writers is on most social media. The Twitter hashtags are #MFRWhooks #MFRWorg #MFRWauthor and #MFRWsteam, used for various weekly/monthly blog hops. See volunteers needed below for a chance to network while making a difference for fellow authors.
Find and Join MFRW
Marketing for Romance Writers IO Groups:
Main https://marketingforromancewriters.groups.io/g/main
Steam (Erotic) https://marketingforromancewriters.groups.io/g/steam
MFRW Magazine https://newsstand.joomag.com/en?q=Marketing+for+RomanceMarketing for Romance Writers Website http://marketingforromancewriters.org
Marketing for Romance Writers News https://www.facebook.com/mfrworg
Marketing for Romance Writers Promo https://www.facebook.com/groups/mfrwauthors/
MFRW Triberr Tribes
Books and Authors http://triberr.com/pages/tribe-overview.php?tid=31990
Business of Writing http://triberr.com/pages/tribe-overview.php?tid=48112
Erotic http://triberr.com/pages/tribe-overview.php?tid=40964
LGBT http://triberr.com/pages/tribe-overview.php?tid=41440
Mainstream http://triberr.com/pages/tribe-overview.php?tid=40921
Sweets http://triberr.com/pages/tribe-overview.php?tid=40922MFRW Blogs & Hops
MFRW Marketing http://mfrw.blogspot.com
MFRW Author http://mfrw-authors.blogspot.com
MFRW Book Hooks https://mfrwbookhooks.blogspot.com/
MFRW 52 Week Challenge https://mfrw52week.blogspot.com/
MFRW Steam http://mfrwsteam.blogspot.comFree Promotion for MFRW Members
Follow us – we follow back.
Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/mfrworg/
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/161092-the-mfrw-book-place
LinkedIn https://linkedin.com/company/marketing-for-romance-writers-organization/
Twitter http://twitter.com/MFRW_ORGMFRW Volunteer Staff
Kayelle Allen, Founder & Blog Coordinator https://kayelleallen.com
Emerald, Facebook Coordinator http://www.TheGreenLightDistrict.org
Mona Karel, Moderator http://mona-karel.com
Rochelle Weber, Newsletter Publisher http://www.rochelleweber.com
Barbara Donlon Bradley, Newsletter Editor http://www.barbaradonlonbradley.com
Michelle Davis, Newsletter Editor https://twitter.com/michelle40768
Tina Gayle, Twitter Promo & Blog Hop Coordinator http://www.tinagayle.net/home.html
Kathryn R Blake, Blog Hop Coordinator http://www.kathrynrblake.com/
Lisabet Sarai, Blog Hop Coordinator https://www.lisabetsarai.com/
Alice Orr, Writing Tips Blogger https://aliceorrbooks.com
Dee S Knight, Blog Hop Coordinator https://deesknight.comVolunteers Needed
Goodreads Coordinator (posting books as requested) [edit: Fiona McGregor took on this role.]
Twitter Coordinator (approving followers, sending tweets)
Triberr Coordinator (approving blog posts within Triberr)
Pinterest Coordinator (pinning covers)We currently need coordinator volunteers for these sites. Each position takes about an hour a week, average, and can be spread over several days. If you have experience in these areas and would like to volunteer, please contact us! main+owner@marketingforromancewriters.groups.io
If you have questions about marketing your books, or you want to share an opportunity such as being a guest on your blog, join us. It’s okay to ask for guest spots too. The MFRW motto is “seek, teach, share, learn, succeed.” Services and membership are free.
The Success Story
Are you part of the Marketing for Romance Writers success story? Please share in the comments.
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Happy Birthday Marketing for Romance Writers #MFRWauthor @MFRW_ORG #Authors
Kayelle Allen here. Wow, has Marketing for Romance Writers grown! Back in 2006 when I started this group, I was a busy author with four books. I was promoting, learning more about promoting, and asking friends about promoting. All the ins and outs of book marketing were starting to gel and I was beginning to understand the overall concept. That said, I had a constant list of questions. Facebook was two years old. Twitter had been founded that year. Pinterest and Instagram were four years away. How was I supposed to promote on social media? Did I need a blog?I had friends who had similar questions, and we would email each other and ask. Often, I’d get the same question several times in a row. I found myself going back to my “sent” file to copy an answer and resend it. Not that I wasn’t asking questions myself, but I think because I’d take the time to go find an answer if someone asked and I didn’t know – I started getting more and more questions.
It was Halloween, and I was busy with all sorts of details of writing, and I got the same question from two different people. I remember thinking that there had to be an easier way to handle this. I needed a way to let everyone know what I’d discovered at the same time, and if I had a question, get an answer from someone who knew. Yahoo Groups was established and well-used, so I decided to create one that all of my friends and I could use together. We could post a question there, and anyone who knew the answer could reply.
I set it up as Marketing for Romance Writers because that’s what all of us were at the time. Our members are not just romance writers, however. They come from all genres. Looking back, I’ve often wished I’d named it Marketing for Every Writer. Of course, then the initials would have been MEW vs MFRW and our symbol might have been a black cat!
In 2006, we had 12 members. Eleven years later, there are 2420 of us, plus 6781 on Facebook, 3875 on Twitter, untold numbers on Goodreads, and 1492+ on Pinterest with 54 boards and over 790 pins. Our staff of volunteers produces an award winning newsletter and in 2018, we will publish a monthly magazine. How can we promote for you?
About MFRW
Marketing for Romance Writers is a peer-oriented mentoring group open to the entire literary community. Ask your marketing-related questions, or request help, advice, or opinions. You can learn how to create a professional image and use it effectively, as well as ask for opportunities to join other authors in promotional efforts. You can learn the business aspects of writing.
News about pitch sessions and calls for submission are posted on the Yahoo group. As a member, you can attend exclusive, member-only pitch events with publishers. Members can attend free, online workshops and seminars.
Marketing for Romance Writers promotes for its members on most social media. Get your book cover pinned on one of the MFRW Pinterest boards, and show off your cover models. Share your tweets with the MFRW street team and get them shared on Twitter. The hashtags #MFRWorg #MFRWauthor and #MFRWhop promote for you. You can get interviewed on BlogTalkRadio. Link your blog to a community hop via a unique software “ribbon” with exciting themes, and draw readers to your site.
Find and Join MFRW
Marketing for Romance Writers Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MarketingForRomanceWriters/
Marketing for Romance Writers Website http://marketingforromancewriters.org
Marketing for Romance Writers News https://www.facebook.com/mfrworg
Marketing for Romance Writers Promo https://www.facebook.com/groups/mfrwauthors/
Free Promotion for MFRW Members
Follow us – we follow back.
Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/mfrworg/
Goodreads http://is.gd/mfrwgoodreads
Google+ http://bit.ly/mfrworg-gplus
LinkedIn https://linkedin.com/company/marketing-for-romance-writers-organization/
Twitter http://twitter.com/MFRW_ORG our hashtags are #MFRWauthor #MFRWorg #MFRWhooksMFRW Volunteer Staff
Kayelle Allen, Founder https://kayelleallen.com
Emerald, Facebook Coordinator and Editor http://www.TheGreenLightDistrict.org
Mona Karel, Moderator, Blog Hop Coordinator http://mona-karel.com
Paloma Beck, Blog Director http://www.romancebeckons.net/index.html
Rochelle Weber, Newsletter Publisher http://www.rochelleweber.com
Barbara Donlon Bradley, Newsletter Editor http://www.barbaradonlonbradley.com
Michelle Davis, Newsletter Editor https://twitter.com/michelle40768
Libby McKinmer, Newsletter Editor http://libbymckinmer.com
Mari Anne Christie, Newsletter Editor http://marichristie.info/
Reet Singh, Goodreads Coordinator http://www.reetsingh.in
Lisa Lowe, Goodreads Coordinator (website under construction)
Zeenat Mahal, Goodreads Coordinator http://www.zeenatmahal.com/
Tina Gayle, Twitter Promo Coordinator http://www.tinagayle.net/home.html
Carmen Stefanescu, Blog Coordinator http://shadowspastmystery.blogspot.com/
If you have questions about marketing your books, or you want to share an opportunity such as being a guest on your blog, join us. It’s okay to ask for guest spots too. The MFRW motto is “seek, teach, share, learn, succeed.” Services and membership are free. Are you part of the Marketing for Romance Writers success story? Please share in the comments.
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Waiting and hoping @AuthorTinaGayle #Cancer #Pinktober
Author Tina Gayle is helping Romance Lives Forever Blog
celebrate Cancer Awareness Week 2016. RLF has added pink racing stripes to the left side of the blog’s background to represent a pink ribbon, but this week is about all types of cancer. Join us as we delve into rich stories about life.Even the threat of cancer can cause stress. The days before
a doctor gets the results of the test can seem like forever. When I was in my
teens, my mother found a lump in her breasts. The only way for them to tell if
it was cancerous was to do a biopsy. Back in those days, a woman had to check
into a hospital to have a biopsy done. The days before the biopsy, I remember believing that those
may be the last days of my time with her. We grew very close during that time
and remained close afterward. When I decided to write CEO’s Widow, I remembered the pain I
suffered and tried to add that to the story. This book does not go into the
technical aspects of the treatment. Instead, it is about the emotional pain the
cancer causes.About the Book
CEO’s Widow – Book 4 of the Executives’ Wives’ Club seriesGenre: Contemporary romance with strong women’s fiction
elementsFour women…
One fatal car wreck…
Everyone’s lives changed…CEO’s WidowAfter surviving the grief from her husband’s death, Marianne
Clark has built a new life with the help of the other Executive Wives. She
plans to enjoy grandchildren and friends until her doctor tells her he found a
lump in her breast. Her world is turned upside down. She re-evaluates her
priorities and decides she grab hold of life with both hands.Knox Turner lost his first wife to cancer. He’s determined
not to let Marianne face this challenge alone.Can this couple face the trails ahead and build a future
together?Buy this Book
Available at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/CEOs-Widow-Executive-Wives-Club-ebook/dp/B012YALVN8
Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ceos-widow-tina-gayle/1124713902?ean=9781539119142
Apple https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/ceos-widow/id1160306264?mt=11
Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/ceo-s-widow
Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/669036Author Social Media
Home www.tinagayle.net
Blog www.tinagayle.blogspot.com
Twitter https://twitter.com/AuthorTinaGayle
Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1641826.Tina_Gayle
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Marketing Exec’s Widow by @AuthorTinaGayle #RLFblog #contemporaryromance
Cover Love includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social
media contacts for the author. Today’s featured book is Marketing Exec’s Widow
by Tina Gayle.About the Book
Title Marketing Exec’s WidowGenre Contemporary romance with strong women fiction
elementsAuthor Tina GayleBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PGLetting go and rebuilding a life comes at a price.Having come to terms with losing her husband, Jennifer is ready to move on with her life, but she faces opposition from her friends, in-laws, and brother-in-law, who see himself as her future husband. None of them know of Jen’s marital problems and she is afraid of their reaction when they learn she has a date for Friday night?Hagan Chaney is not anything like Craig. He tempts Jen into the future but is she willing to give love another chance after the heartache she faced the 1st time around?Buy This Book
About the Author
Best-selling author, Tina Gayle
grew up not knowing what she wanted to be as an adult. Then someone asked her
about my dream job, her answer, “I wanted to be a pretender.”
So the job of writing books is the perfect job for her. She has a vivid
imagination and enjoys creating new characters and heartbreaking situations
that her readers can sympathize with as they root for the couple’s love to
blossom.
Before setting down with her computer, she worked in the corporate world as
both an accountant and a programmer. Once her kids were born, she decided to
give her dream of being a writer a try and loves to incorporate the heartaches,
headaches and fun of being a mother and a woman into my books.
She is now working on finishing her Family Tree series…Summer’s Growth and
Fallen Leaves. (Paranormal Romantic Suspense) The last two Winter Wonders and
Spring Rebirth will come out in the next two years.
She also has been playing around with short stories that tell the problems a
number of Baby Boomers are experiencing.
When not writing, she enjoys spending time with my family and traveling around
the country. She hasn’t hit every state, but she hopes to someday. You might
also catch her on the golf course with her husband of 30 years.
Tina loves to
hear from her readers. What elements you liked and what you didn’t care for in
the story. You can read the first chapter of any of her books by visiting her
website.Author Social Media
Home – www.tinagayle.netBlog – www.tinagayle.blogspot.comTwitter – https://twitter.com/AuthorTinaGayleGoogle + – https://plus.google.comLinkin – http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tina-gayle/11/689/759Amazon Author Page http://amazon.com/Tina-Gayle/e/B002BM9GR8 -
#Cancer Awareness: It Affects All @AuthorTinaGayle CEO’s Widow #RLFblog
CEO’s Widow From Kayelle Allen: This week on Romance Lives Forever I’m sharing stories by
authors who have faced cancer either in themselves, or a family member. The
importance of friends and family, and having a support system is vital. One key
to success is being able to ask for help — and then being willing to accept
it. It’s a lesson I’ve had in my own life during various times. I don’t accept
help well. It’s something I fight with all the time. I’d like to think “I’ve
got this” but sometimes I don’t have as good a grip as I thought I did.
I have a friend who’s dealing with cancer right now. A friend’s brother died
from cancer last year. Cancer affects all of us. I hope I’m even half as good a
friend as those you’ll read about in this series.I’m presenting these posts as an opportunity for the authors
to share their real life stories, as well as their fictional ones. There’s a
short list of ways you can show your support at the end of each post.Breast Cancer: How It Affects Us All by Tina Gayle
Even if you have never had the disease,
you probably know someone who has had it or who has lost a loved one to it. My aunt
had it and died back in the early seventies. I remember because my father would
not say anything other than she died of cancer. The sad thing was he didn’t even
learn she was sick until he heard of her death.Back then if you had cancer of any
kind, people avoided you as if you had some type of plague for fear of catching
it.Through the years, I’ve had other
family members who’ve faced breast cancer and have survived. My mother was told
that they found a lump and underwent surgery. Lucky for all of us, it was not cancer.By sharing my own history, I hope
you can see that no matter whether we personally have the disease or not, it affects
our lives and the people we care for. Each person goes through a lot of emotion
when fighting cancer. That’s why I decided to use the pain of dealing with the disease
in the last book in my Executive Wives’ Club series, CEO’s Widow.Marianne Clark is the matriarch of
group. She has watched as each woman recovers from the loss of her husband in the
fatal crash that killed all of their husbands. She’s supported them and considers
each of them a member of her family.Buy This Book
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012YALVN8About the Author
Tina Gayle grew up a dreamer and loved to escape into the world
of books.After years of working in the business world doing a variety
of jobs, she decided to try her hand at writing and hope to incorporate the joy
of being a woman into her books.Married twenty-five years, she and her husband love to travel
and play golf.Read the first chapter of any of her books by visiting her website.
www.tinagayle.netHome www.tinagayle.netBlog www.tinagayle.blogspot.comFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Tina-Gayle/214633841921560?ref=hlGoodreads
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1641826.Tina_GayleLinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tina-gayle/11/689/759Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/Tina-Gayle/e/B002BM9GR8Ways you can show your support
Share
this post on social media
Follow
the author on Twitter, Facebook, or other sites where you’re active
Encourage
the author by sharing what they share
Purchase
the author’s books
Review
the author’s books
Leave
a comment on the blogThank you for being part of the Romance Lives Forever
community.You May Also Like
Writing was the escape #CancerAwareness by Sara R Stewart author of Bound by Pride #Romance #RLFblog
Alice Orr: Stephen King, Have I Got a Story for You @aliceorrbooks #AttackingCancer #Cancer
And then stuff happened #CancerAwareness by Vicki Batman @VickiBatman author of Temporarily Employed #RLFblog
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CEO’s Widow a new #romance by @AuthorTinaGayle #RLFblog
This quick interview includes info about the author, and
introduces the story.About the Author
Tina Gayle grew up a dreamer and loved to escape into the
world of books.
After years of working in the business world doing a variety of jobs, she
decided to try her hand at writing and hope to incorporate the joy of being a
mother into her books.Currently working on a series about four executive wives,
she is excited about combining elements of women fiction with the passion of
romance.
Married twenty-five years, she and her husband love to travel and play
golf. She can’t wait for Mike to retire
so they can do more of both.Read the first chapter of any of her books by visiting her
website.Interview with Tina Gayle
Why did you write
this book?This is the last book in the Executive Wives’ Club series. I
started this series to show how important women are to women. Marianne has been
the glue that has keep these women together. She believes that her family and
friends are enough until she is told she might have breast cancer. Then she is
forced to realize that she may not have much of a life left.Already in love with Knox, she decides she needs to grab
life by the balls and squeak out every ounce of pleasure she can. Now all she
has to do is face the future with strength and determination.What is your favorite
genre to read?Romance. I fell in love with romantic stories at a young age
and can’t get enough. Doesn’t matter what subgenre, I need a romance to make a
story worth reading. The main reason, I believe is because I love the emotion
of loving someone. It is never easy.Who is your favorite
character from fiction (not including your own)?I believe it is Romeo and Juliet. It goes to show how far we
will go to be with the one we love.What are you working
on at the moment, and will see from you in coming months?Now, that I’ve finished the Executive Wives’ Club series. I
want to get back to my Family Tree series. The next book is Winter Wonders. It
is not an easy story because of the pain the main character is going through.
Learning to realize we can change certain events in our life is a difficult
pill to swallow especially if you are a psychic.Please tell us about
your latest book.After surviving the grief from her husband’s death, Marianne
Clark has built a new life with the help of the other Executive Wives. She
plans to enjoy grandchildren and friends until her doctor tells her he found a
lump in her breast. Her world turned upside down. She re-evaluates her
priorities and decides she grab hold of life with both hands.Knox Turner lost is first wife to cancer. He’s determined
not to let Marianne face this challenge alone.Can this couple face the trails ahead and build a future
together?About the Book
Title : CEO’s WidowGenre : Contemporary romance with women’s fiction
elements.Author : Tina GayleBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13Buy This Book
Amazon http://amzn.to/1MUiDQ5
Author Social MediaHome – www.tinagayle.netBlog – www.tinagayle.blogspot.comTwitter – https://twitter.com/AuthorTinaGayleGoogle + – https://plus.google.comLinkin – http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tina-gayle/11/689/759Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/Tina-Gayle/e/B002BM9GR8
