Just Released: The Black Belt Guide to Internet Presence

Well-trained martial artists concentrate on efficient and powerful moves. No telegraphing, no extraneous movements. Minimum effort for maximum effect.

The Black Belt Guide to Internet Presence will show you how to get the maximum return for the minimal expenditure of your time and talent.

This is what you’re going to do:

• Set up a blog
• Write a series of notes
• Schedule the posts
• Cross-connect it all

Sounds easy, eh? But the ins and outs of how exactly to wire it all are not all that obvious.

You probably already know what Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, and a few other social media destinations are. You may even have accounts with one of or all of them. If not, don’t worry. They’re very easy to set up.

I focused particularly on writers who want to sell books, so you’ll see a few references to readers and writers and publishing. But this system will work for any subject/cause/ business/obsession. Just substitute the word “clients” when I say readers and “your industry” when I say publishing.

So, if you’re ready for the down and dirty on establishing your internet presence, check out the Black Belt Guide to Internet Presence. Click here!

If you don't take it seriously, no one else will

An egomaniac with an inferiority complex: sound familiar?

If that glove feels just a little too much like it fits, then congratulations -- you're probably a fairly decent writer. Learn to live with the cognitive dissonance because it's gonna be around for a long time.

It's when the two opposites get out of balance that you'll run into problems. If you believe you cannot be taught, that you are GOOD and you don't NEED any editing or feedback or to progress -- you're out of balance. EVERYONE can get better. EVERYONE. Get teachable.

Conversely, if you subordinate your talent to other's needs too often, the Muse will poop on your paper. Muse poop, much like Greyhound poop, is not a good thing. I mean, you could stretch this analogy to the breaking point and talk about how it's good to poop on paper as opposed to the porch or the ungrouted new tile floor in the fireplace room, but seriously -- poop on paper that should contain brilliance is generally bad.

Take your writing seriously. Take yourself and your talent seriously. Humbly, but seriously.

And don't listen to nonwriters who think this is nonsense. If you're a writer, you know what I'm talking about.