Tag Archives: Bob Mayer

Are Writers Really A Company of One?

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Jenny Hansen

When you are an author, you are a company of one. Kind of. There are tons of people assisting an author in getting a book published – other authors, their critique group, their writing chapter, plus all the publishing professionals that … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazing Writers, More Cowbell, The Writing Journey | Tagged #amediting, #amwriting, #myWANA, #pubwrite, #weWrite, #wordmongering, author branding, becoming organized, Bob Mayer, branding, Chuck Wendig, Facebook, Jami Gold, Jenny Hansen, Jill Kemerer, Jody Hedlund, Kristen Lamb, Michael Hyatt, More Cowbell, online branding, ROW80, Social Media, social networking, taxes, the organized writer, tweeps, Twitter, Twitter pals, Warrior Writer, We Are Not Alone, Worldwide Book Launch Party, writers, writers and taxes, writing | 19 Comments

More Cowbell Monday – Make Your Bookshelf Work for You

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Jenny Hansen

What do you do when you need help with your writing? I don’t mean when you can’t find the right word or phrase…my critique partner, Sharla Rae, did an excellent job of solving that issue in her post over at … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazing Writers, More Cowbell, The Writing Journey | Tagged 16 Master Archetypes, 2002 Ways To Say I Love You, Anne Lamott, Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, Blake Synder, Bob Mayer, Building Fiction, Christopher Vogler, David Morrell, Debra Dixon, Descriptionary, Donald Maass, Dwight Swain, GMC, Goal Motivation and Conflict, Heroes & Heroines, How To Write a Damn Good Novel, James N. Frey, Jenny Hansen, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Julia Cameron, More Cowbell, Natalie Goldberg, Ray Bradbury, Reverse Dictionary, Save the Cat, Stephen King, Susan Piver, Tami Cowden, techniques of the selling writer, The Hard Questions, The Writer's Journey, thematic dictionary, Visual Glossary, What's What, writing craft, Writing Down the Bones, Writing The Breakout Novel | 20 Comments

Techie Tuesday: All Eyes on E-Publishing

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Jenny Hansen

The amount of information available on e-publishing has exploded in the last few months. The Indie market is alive and well and becoming a more respected option, particularly for the mid-list authors that feel they are stagnating elsewhere. Below is … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, ePublishing, More Cowbell, Techie Parts of Writing | Tagged Amanda Hocking, Amazon publishing, Amy Shojai, Avon Impulse, Bob Mayer, Carina Press, e-publising, eBookNewser, Harlequin, Indie Market, Indie Publishing, J.A. Konrath, Jenny Hansen, Kindle, Kristin Lamb, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Lyn Horner, Media Bistro, More Cowbell, Self-publishing, The Business Rusch, The WANA Plan, Writers in the Storm | 13 Comments

Do You Need A Judgment Day Bucket List?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Jenny Hansen

Saturday, May 21, 2011 was slated to be Judgment Day (aka the Rapture, End of Days, Apocalypse). Since we’re all here, reading this blog and browsing the web, the world did NOT end. Either May 21st was any old day … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Inspiration | Tagged Ancient Egyptians, Bob Mayer, Bucket List, deep vein thrombosis, DVT, End of Days, Factor V Leiden, foods high in Vitamin K, Jenny Hansen, Judgment Day, More Cowbell, More Cowbell mash-up, PEs, pulmonary embolisms, Rapture, Rapture 2011, Rapturitas, Techie Tuesday | 32 Comments

More Cowbell Mash-up #7 – Kick Creativity In The A$$

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Jenny Hansen

After a Saturday of inspiration and brainstorming techniques from a successful writer, I asked a musician friend of mine the following question:

“You’ve made an album a year for TWENTY years now. What is the creative process that allows you to do that?”

He smiled at me, a really benevolent cozy smile that made me feel better about bringing work to his Saturday night of fun. And then he said, “I don’t really know.”

My response: WHAT? That’s it? Come on! I thought this music business was different than being a writer. That’s what all my writer pals would say. Continue reading →

Posted in More Cowbell, The Writing Journey | Tagged #myWANA, #thepantsofshame, Bob Mayer, brainstorming, brainstorming techniques, creativity, Fiction Groupie, getting unstuck, Jenny Hansen, Jody Hedlund, Julie Cross, Kristen Lamb, Leanne Banks, More Cowbell, musicians and writers, Nathan Bransford, Rachelle Gardner, Roni Loren, Storyfix, The Script Lab, titanium writing panties, Write It Forward, Writer Unboxed, writer's block, Writers in the Storm, writing craft | 2 Comments

Build A Writing Network With LinkedIn

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Jenny Hansen

Everyone is talking about Social Media and I’ve got several friends scratching their heads going, “What does that even MEAN? And why do I need so many DIFFERENT KINDS??” (Note: Prepare for the CAP-bold-fest, I just downed half a pot … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, LinkedIn | Tagged Bob Mayer, Facebook, InMail, Jenny Hansen, Kristen Lamb, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Answers, Social Media, Twitter | 15 Comments

More Cowbell Mash-up #5: Writing and Blogging It Forward

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Jenny Hansen

It’s Monday and time for a very special More Cowbell Mash-up: Graduation Day. A whole group of writers got together at the beginning of March to take a class from Kristen Lamb on Building An Author Brand. Little did we … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazing Writers, More Cowbell, The Writing Journey | Tagged Amy Shojai, Angela McGill, Bob Mayer, building your writer's platform, Callene Rapp, Damien Trasler, Danielle Meitiv, Grace H. Lewis, Jen Greyson, Jenny Hansen, John G. Smith, Julia Mozingo, Kristen Lamb, Let's Meet Up Contest, Michele Blaker, More Cowbell, Pamela Mason, PJ Kaiser, Self-publishing, Sharon Louise, Shellie Sakai, Tiffany A White, Write It Forward | 11 Comments

How to Build Your Writing Team

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Jenny Hansen

On my drive home from the day job yesterday I was listening to the radio, navigating through L.A.’s horrendous traffic and thinking about the memoir I’m writing on high-risk pregnancy. I tuned in for the traffic report (because I needed … Continue reading →