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BLOGGING FOR THE FUTURE
NESCBWI - May 16, 2010Carrie JonesJo Knowles
Kate Messner
Carrie Jones
www.carriejonesbooks.com
My website: www.carriejonesbooks.comMy publisher’s website for me: www.needpixies.comMy blog: http://carriejones.livejournal.com/
* Humor
* Unexpected content
* Images
http://brian-ohio.livejournal.com/
Jo Knowles www.joknowles.com
Blog: http://jbknowles.livejournal.com
Anna Staniszewski's blog: "Annastan" http://annastan.livejournal.com
• Writing tips • Book discussions w/ a writing tilt
• Personal reflections about writing
• Contest to get more blog followers
Vivian Mahoney's Blog: "Hip Writer Mama: Musings about Life, Writing & Children's Books"http://hipwritermama.blogspot.com/
• Author Interviews
• Contests
• Craft book discussions & recommendations
Kate Messner
http://kmessner.livejournal.com
Sarah Mulhern's Blog: "The Reading Zone"http://thereadingzone.wordpress.com/
• Book reviews• Teaching
• Reading and
Writing with Kids
• Monarch Watch
Mitali Perkins' Blog: "Mitali's Fire Escape: A safe place to chat about books between cultures"http://www.mitaliblog.com/ • Book
Recommendations • Multicultural
Theme • Social Justice
• Publishing and
Book Industry News
• Social Networking
How did you build your audience?
How do you decide what to write about? How often do you post? How much time do you spend writing a post?
How do you keep readers coming back?
What are the biggest pitfalls to avoid?
What blogging platform should I use?
What do you have to say?
I am.... (How do you want to be known as an author/illustrator?)
What do you have to say?
I read... (What kinds of books do you love?)
What do you have to say?
I write.... (What do you write? What can you share about writing?)
What do you have to say?
I am passionate about.... (What, other than writing, is a passion of yours that you might blog about?)
Q & A
BLOGGING FOR THE FUTURE
NESCBWI - May 16, 2010Carrie JonesJo Knowles
Kate Messner