Another look into the archives

August 17th, 2010

Way back in March of 2008, I answered a reader’s question about websites. I think the answer still rings true for me — what do you think?
Scott writes
In the AuthorMBA interview, you said every author should have a Web site and blog. I agree, and have had Web sites since before most people knew there [...]

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Ask Daphne! How did you get the word out?

February 4th, 2010

I’m in love with these shoes, which, according to this article from The New York Times, are the product of a shoe-making workshop you can take. With a shoe guru! If only my upcoming trip to NYC wasn’t fully booked already! Anyway, moving on, today I wanted to share a question from Callie, [...]

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Who Are You? (online)

August 20th, 2009

One of the pressing questions at this week’s #kidlitchat on Twitter was about an author’s online presence. Specifically, does what an author writes on his or her blog or website color an prospective agent or editor’s thoughts about working with that author? And for the most part, the answer was no, “unless you’re [...]

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Yay! Powerless Blurbs!

July 20th, 2009

Hang on a sec, that sounds wrong. It’s not “powerless,” right? According to our discussion, some people do look to blurbs for guidance on finding great to books. In which case, I’m THRILLED to share the following rave review from Jeff Smith, author of the bestselling Bone series, on Matthew Cody’s debut [...]

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Fab New Website

November 26th, 2008

kt literary author S. Terrell French has a fantastic new website up for her debut novel Operation Redwood, which Amulet Books will publish in April 2009, for Earth Day.

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