Writing Life

Using Google Analytics: Basic Overview and Campaigns

What is Google Analytics?

Google Analytics is a free website analytics tool that Google offers to anyone who has a Google account. When the Google Analytics script is running on your website, you’ll be able to find out how many unique users are coming to your site and which pages are the most visited. Over time, the data that you accumulate will help see which pages are more popular than others and what search terms people are using in Google’s search engine to find your site. There are many other detailed uses of Google Analytics, but this simple tutorial will get you started.

 

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The Book That Changed My Life

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My 6th grade English teacher assigned our class a book report assignment and I remember fondly the book that I chose. I don’t remember my teacher’s name, but I remember the book. Our teacher said that we could pick any book we wanted to read and I thought I’d be smart and pick Tolkien’s The Hobbit because I had already read it. I zipped through the book and then learned from a friend that Tolkien had also written The Lord of the Rings trilogy. That was more than 32 years ago and I fell in love with Tolkien’s books, but, more importantly, I fell head over heels in love with reading.

5 Tips to Deal with Burnout

I finished writing the first draft of my next book in the Cinderella's Secret Diaries series and I have a secret to share: I'm tired of writing the series and need a break. After more than 3 years of working on books, blog posts, training for half and full marathons, I am burned out and have come to a decision. I will be taking a break for about a week or two and will focus on doing the things that I haven't been able to make time to do. 

If you've reached that burned out point, here are some tips to help you: 

 

Should You Stop Writing?

Imagine if you could spend more time with your family, get more sleep and find the time to get caught up on all those episodes of the latest TV shows you’ve been missing. It’s simple. All you have to do is to stop writing. You could learn more about social media, take a class, exercise more, lose weight, or spend even more quality time with your partner. What do you have to do?

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How to Go Beyond the Book and Engage Readers with Your Author Brand

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How to Go Beyond the Book and Engage Readers with Your Author Brand

I would like to welcome guest blogger Dana Sitar to my blog. Dana is a freelance blogger and author of A Writer’s Bucket List: 99 things to do for inspiration, education, and experience before your writing kicks the bucket. In the following post, she's shared some great ideas for writers looking to engage readers in this ever-changing publishing world. Let's read on and I do hope you enjoy her post!

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How to Read eBooks on a Kindle and Manage Your Library

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How to Read eBooks on a Kindle and Manage Your Library

Are you a new tablet or smartphone owner and you’re not certain how to get an ebook onto your device? It’s okay, don’t fret. This article will keep things nice and simple. As a lover of technology, I took the leap into the world of ebooks rather late as I have hundreds of physical books. But now that I have started reading on my Kindle or using the Kindle app, I understand what all the hubbub is about.