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Posted on August 14, 2010 - by Monica Valentinelli

Politics, Gaming, Feminism and Persona


When I first started my blogging presence, I knew I wanted to take a more professional tack on it because of my career goals. I had been using LiveJournal for years, but didn’t really start thinking about a persona until I landed a job at an SEO consulting firm. It seems like it was just [...]

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Posted on June 7, 2010 - by Monica Valentinelli

New Guest Post at SFWA: Social Media and Your (Lack of) Privacy


This month, I decided to discuss the issue of privacy from my perspective at the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America blog. This is a very in-depth article that addresses the issue from a few, different perspectives. I felt that this particular topic was pretty timely, given the fact that Facebook has been publicly [...]

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Posted on October 5, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli

Tips on How to Be a Pro | Part 3 of 3


Thanks for your feedback on this series about “How to be a Pro.” Even though I could go on forever about the importance of being a professional, I’d like to wrap up this topic by offering more tips from other pros and ten more nuggets to consider.
First, here are the links to the first [...]

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Posted on September 28, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli

New on the SFWA Blog: Online Reputation vs. Writer’s Platform


Recently, I got the chance to write about a topic that I feel is essential for every professional writer to think about. On the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Blog, I wrote an article entitled, “Thinking About Your Writer’s Platform? Consider Your Online Reputation First.” In the article, I discuss my opinions [...]

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Posted on September 17, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli

Tips on How to Be a Professional | Part One of Three


Did you know that your chances of getting published increase the more professional you act? In this series of posts, I’d like to share with you some tips from other professionals working as freelancers, writers, publishers and editors. I’d also like to cover some tips that you might find interesting to think about as you [...]

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Posted on September 2, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli

Bridging the Online to Offline Connection


Twitter. Facebook. LiveJournal. FriendFeed. Chat rooms and forums. The list of places where you can go to interact with someone online goes on and on and on. Eventually, you get to know personalities on these different platforms and (in some cases) can meet up with people offline. The experience of meeting someone offline can [...]

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Posted on August 24, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli

Do You Need Your Own Website? Read My New SFWA Article


If you’re an author or a professional freelancer who is weighing the pros and cons of having your own web presence, you might be interested in reading my new article over at the website of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America.
Here’s a brief excerpt of the article:
The Pros and Cons of Having Your [...]

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Posted on August 2, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli

My GenCon 2009 Writer’s Symposium Schedule


Folks, things have been a bit crazy on my planet as I get ready for GenCon: Indy. This will be my first year I’ll be speaking on panels through the Writer’s Symposium, even though this is definitely not my first speaking engagement. I’ll be bringing along some mini-flyers for those of you that are interested [...]

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Posted on July 22, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli

Write First, Sell Later


Before I ever started working in online marketing, I was a writer. I’ve always been surrounded by words and music, so the creative side to me has always been there. The thing of it is, I didn’t realize that writing professionally meant thinking of it as a “job” until much later — even though I [...]

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Posted on July 21, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli

Guest Post: Apex Publishing’s Sizemore on Why Authors Need to Market


Today’s guest post is brought to you by Jason Sizemore of the small press publishing house, Apex Book Company. Apex Books has been embracing both traditional publishing methods as well as new technology through their Apex Book Company e-books on DriveThruSciFi.com. In this post, Jason talks about why it’s important for authors to embrace online [...]

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Posted on July 9, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli

Promote Your Work with a Book Trailer


Hi, everyone. If you’ve been following my quest to learn how to create videos, you probably remember seeing my book trailer for Argentum. Well, I did another one recently. This time, I put together a fantasy book trailer for The Dragon Hunters by author Paul Genesse.
After working with Windows Movie Maker and a site [...]

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Posted on May 11, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli

Social Media for Beginners: 15 Tips to Consider


Before the words “social media” became a buzzword, many writers like myself were engaging in adding content via places like message boards, forums and LiveJournal. Often, the phrase has become synonymous with the major social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and GoodReads, where users generate their own content to interact with one another.
When [...]

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Posted on March 28, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli

Book Trailer for Argentum, My Online Serial Novel


This is the first time I’ve delved into producing video. I’d appreciate you providing me with feedback if you have the time to check out this short book trailer for Argentum, Book One of the Violet War series I’m writing.

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