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6 steps to get your guests to promote your podcast

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Mignon

My experience as a guest on Emily Aborn’s “She Built This” podcast was so amazing that I had to drop everything and write about it this morning. I’ve easily been on more than 100 podcasts by now, and Emily has … Continue reading →

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Does “Free” Mean “Worthless”?

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Mignon

I just threw away yet another card from Starbucks that offered me something free. This time it was for an app, but often it’s for a song, and sometimes it’s for a book. This time, I didn’t even bother getting the … Continue reading →

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On Keeping Your Opinions to Yourself

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Mignon

My brother will be looking for a job soon, and so far he’s ignoring my advice to clean up his Facebook profile. The problem isn’t wild party pictures, he’s quite the diligent student, it’s his wild political views. My philosophy … Continue reading →

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Wylie and E-Books: What Am I Missing?

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Mignon

There’s hot publishing news this week, folks! I’ll talk about the details in the 8/3 Behind the Grammar podcast, but for now, here’s the rundown: Big shot agent Andrew Wylie founded a publishing company, Odyssey, to make an exclusive two-year … Continue reading →

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BTG 012 Manuscript Contests, Salinger, and More

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Mignon

This is an audio podcast. The link to the audio file may be at the bottom in some cases. Links Mentioned in This Podcast Wall Street Journal article about manuscript contests Authonomy.com Writing Excuses podcast Wired article, “The Spy Who … Continue reading →

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Amazon Still Hasn’t Reactivated Macamillan Book Sales

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Mignon

Although Amazon said they would capitulate in their dispute with Macmillan four days ago, they still have not reactivated Macmillan book sales on their site. They don’t seem to have thought out anything very well in this mess. So although … Continue reading →

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Why I removed all the Amazon links from my site

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Mignon

Crap! I really don’t want to write this blog post. I’m not a fighter, but when someone screws with my livelihood, I get angry. Really angry. And anger can make me do things that are outside my comfort zone. You … Continue reading →

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BTG 011 Podcast: News From Our Crazy Digital World

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Mignon

This post goes with an audio podcast. In some cases, the link to the audio file will be at the bottom of the page. You can also subscribe to the podcast at iTunes. Google Book Settlement Society of Authors on … Continue reading →

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Is Your Stuff Worth a Retweet?

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Mignon

This is my “duh” observation for the day, but since many people don’t seem to get it, it seems worth writing about: I’m more likely to tweet about your promotion (or retweet you) if you give me something worth retweeting. … Continue reading →

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BTG007 Interview with Seth Harwood, Author of “Jack Wakes Up”

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Mignon

In this podcast Mignon interviews Seth Harwood, author of “Jack Wakes Up.” Seth is a trained writer, who teaches writing at San Francisco City College and Stanford. He is known as one of the leaders in online book marketing and … Continue reading →

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