Social Network Platform What It Is and Why You Need One By Tasha Turner What is a Social Network Platform? Think of it as your virtual house. Thank you to DeAnna Troupe for this analogy. It is made up of all the places you might be online: Blog (main house) Facebook Twitter Website/blog Google+ Pinterest …

Satin Pleasures By Karen Docter  Book review by Jess Williams     Except taken from Amazon Bustiers, Birds, and the Blues… Dan McDonald walked away from the American dream, a life full of money, glamorous women and power. Now nothing can lure him back into the corporate death trap. Except…. Dan’s scheming aunt snares him …

Be a Good Blog Guest by Tasha Turner This week I’m posting good links I found on how to be a good blog guest. If you are on a blog tour or asked to “guest” on someone’s blog you want to make sure to be a good guest. You can learn a lot from these links: Guest Blogger Etiquette by …

Promote when You are a Guest By Tasha Turner Always say thanks when someone guests you on their blog (tweet this) If you are a guest on someone’s website/blog it is really important that you promote your appearance and thank them for having you. Otherwise they are unlikely to be interested in having you again. …

Blog Schedule by Tasha Turner Ask anyone in the business and they will tell you if you are going to blog keep to a blog schedule.  A specific day a week or a month, something your readers can count on. But what happens if say something out of your control happens like, well you get …

Top 10 Ways to Alienate People By Tasha Turner Thank you Beth-Ann Mason for helping me when my mind went blank today. Doing the following may alienate your friends, family, readers, and potential readers 1. Talk about politics – unless your are a pundit or it plays into your book 2. Talk about religion – unless you …

Building Online Relationships By Tasha Turner So much contradictory social media advice being given out there. I was at Boskone a couple of weeks ago. I attended a couple of panels. Spent time volunteering. Sat around talking to people and listening to conversations around me. One of the hot topics was social networking and Building Online Relationships. Who …

How to Appear Intelligent on the Internet Here are a few suggestions Phrase your posts with caution. Make your opinions known but don’t force them on others. Expel anger and frustration before typing. Always be clear and respectful. Remember that sarcasm doesn’t always come across the right way and some people may take genuine offense to …

Featured on L.A.P. My Thoughts We have been having a lot of fun working with Little Acorn Publishing. We’ve been doing a lot of brainstorming. I think naming the plot bunny was one of the most fun brain storming sessions yet. Does that intrigue you? Then check out Little Acorns post on the topic: Here …

Changes By Tasha Turner Things have gotten too hectic for me over the past few months since the car accident. Tasha Turner Coaching is cutting back on clients at this time. We’ve decided that with the different direction Little Acorns Publishing is taking combined with Tasha’s cutting back that we are going our separate ways so …