Author, Amanda J. Barke

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Hello Friends and Fans,
I will be joining the Crane Broiler Festival in Crane, Missouri THIS weekend. Sorry for the late notice. I've been cranking out articles like water lately.

The festival is spread out through the Crane Public Park. The booths will open at 11AM on Friday and 10AM on Saturday. They will remain open until 10PM.

I will be sharing the booth with a fellow author and friend by the name of Reta Allen. This well-published author will have her books available as well.

Come out, eat...
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Hello Friends & Fans,

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I will be joining the “Christmas in July” celebration at the T. Charleston Bookstore in Branson, MO this Saturday.

 

T. Charleston is a bookstore in The Grand Village Shoppes at 2800 W. Hwy 76 Branson, MO 65616. Feel free to call (417) 334-7931 for more information.

 

The meet & greet will start at 10 AM and will last at least until Noon. Check out T. Charleston’s website here: http://www.grandvillageshops.com/ShopsDetail.php...

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30-Minute Social Media Marketing

 by:

Susan Gunelius

 

If the words “social network” gives you hives and the thought of joining them sends you into a panic, I’d suggest you read 30-Minute Social Media Marketing by Susan Gunelius. Set up in an easy-to-read format, this book can lower your stress levels considerably. We live in a technological world. Any small business owner must jump into the online marketing ocean. This book can be your life preserver in the vast ocean of the worldw...

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Organizing a Disorganized Writer

 

“An organized writer is a productive writer” – Amanda Barke

INTRO:

I travel all over the Ozarks speaking to various writing groups spanning all genres. I hear one complaint throughout every group. “I can’t get very much accomplished. I don’t have enough time. What am I doing wrong?” The answer lies on the writer’s desk. If you spend most of your allotted writing time looking for things, you won’t get much accomplished. Here are a few ti...

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Guerrilla Marketing for Writers

 by:

 Jay Conrad Levinson, Rick Frishman, Michael Larsen, and David L. Hancock

 

If you are looking for a low-cost or no-cost way to market your books, check out Guerrilla Marketing for Writers by Jay Conrad Levinson, Rick Frishman, Michael Larsen, and David L. Hancock.

 Combining the expertise of four of the major hitters in the publishing industry, Guerrilla Marketing for Writers offers the reader 100 no-cost, or low-cost weapons to help the self-market...

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Hello Friends and Fans,

 

This has been an exciting week for me. I have two new YouTube videos about the business of writing. I have another video ready to upload. I will pass on the link as soon as it is live on YouTube.

 

“Mandy’s Crash Course Journalism” http://youtu.be/zACoP2hGk2E

 

“What comes next? Life after the first draft” http://youtu.be/jdSR9aLQDzE

 

 

Besides this, I have been highlighted on two blogs.

 

Kathy Miranda’s Blog: Happy Women Work from Home

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The New Rules of Marketing & PR

 

By:

 

David Meerman Scott

 

 

 

When jumping into the publishing ocean, a new writer needs an industry professional to throw them a life raft. David Meerman Scott’s book The New Rules of Marketing & PR is just such a raft.

 

Scott writes from over two decades of experience in marketing and public relations. In the Internet’s infancy, Scott defied the established rules of marketing and began focusing on online marketing campaigns. After devel...

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Mandy’s Marketing Ten Commandments

 

Here's a few 'marketing commandments' everyone should follow to build any business.

1. Be professional - YOU are your business even in the grocery store.
2. Never stop learning – the market is constantly changing and so should you. Welcome change and go with it.

3. Think BIG – I know it’s an overused statement, but it’s true. Think outside your comfort zone. You will never go anywhere if you don’t move. so take risks.

4. BE online – You mus...

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