#BookPromotion Tips : Vastly disregarded ways to bring attention to your book #amwriting #writing #writers

#BookPromotion Tips : Vastly disregarded ways to bring attention to your book #amwriting #writing #writers

If you've decided to write books for retirement income, you need to read this article on Search Engine Optimization. It's critical that you understand book marketing, otherwise you won't move your books. As I wind down writing The Plan, my time will now be spent marketing it. That's the fun part! SEO is critical. I will be sharing such tips from time to time, because I know that many of you are interested in self publishing. Please share your ideas, here. Thanks.

Want to be a part of self-publishing? Even if you don't write? Try some some Fan Fiction!

Fan Fiction -- fun to do. Keeps boredome away!

I just learned about this, and it sounds pretty cool.A way to earn some income in publishing, even if you don't write. I can imagine someone enjoying this if they like to read and spend their time hunting down good books.

AMAZON LAUNCHES ITS KINDLE WORLDS STORE AND SELF-SERVICE PUBLISHING
PLATFORM FOR FAN FICTION WRITERS

The model allows any budding writer to submit and publish original stories in the Kindle
Worlds Store based on the world or works of an existing media franchise. Amazon will
then pay royalties to both the creator of the fan fiction and the original right’s holder;
the standard author’s rate for fiction that is at least 10,000 words in length is 35 percent.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1001197421

Fan fiction (alternatively referred to as fan-fiction, fanfiction, fanfic, fanon, FF, or
simply fic) is a broadly-defined fan labor term for stories about characters or settings
written by fans of the original work, rather than by the original creator.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_fiction

Here's what a few of our authors had to say about Kindle Worlds: 

"This was downright fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants, take-chances, go-places-you've-never-been fun. It reminded me of being a kid: reading comics and just living in a completely different reality for a while. Archer & Armstrong are great characters, worlds away from what I usually write. I felt I could take chances, do things differently, and simply have a good time going where the story took me." —Carolyn Nash, writing in Archer & Armstrong

"I love challenges that can take my writing in new directions, and it was blast to write a story set in the Valiant universe, with themes and characters that don't normally appear in my writing. I also enjoyed writing from the point of view of a teen and preteen character." —Jason Starr, writing in Harbinger

"This writing style is something I've been doing for years, though the world is very different with the ghosts and the powers. I just dug in and—hopefully—did some of the writing I do best. I know I had a good time." —Mel Odom, writing in Shadowman and The Foreworld Saga

Cuenca, Ecuador Writers In Transition Gets Set ForThursday, July 4 Monthly Reading; Free and Open to the Public

Tom, attending a meeting of Cuenca's Writers In Transition, or WIT,  listens to feedback on his presentation. The group presents public readings  at  p.m.Thursday, July 4, at the Calif. Kitchen Restaurant. Open to the Pubic and Free.

This Thursday, on the 4th of July, Cuenca writers are getting together to read from our current works. We're all retired expats -- this is what we do with a good share of our time -- and it's a lot of fun.

If it were not for this group, I know that I wouldn't be able to write The Plan. It's the most difficult book that I've ever written, because it is fiction. And I am used to writing news stories and nonfiction books.

But the challenge has been so good for me, and I encourage other retirees to think about writing -- a poem, a short story, a diary, letters to your children of grandchildren. It is just a wonderful, creative way to spend your time.

I am impressed that we have just as many men in our group (well, almost) as women. It is hard for guys to retire  I'm going to make this generalization  (and I guess that I apologize), but from my observations, men often have a harder time finding good stuff to do when they retire. But these men who regularly attend WIT meet with the group almost every week, and they are accomplished writers.

If you are a writer, or a wannabe writer, and live in Cuenca, Ecuador, please attend our weekly meeting at 12:30 p.m. each Thursday at the California Kitchen. We usually have lunch, but you can come and have a cup of coffee or tea with us. We won't "make" you read. Just come and listen and see how the group functions.

Meanwhile, I hope to see lots of people come to our monthly reading this Thursday. We decided to go ahead and do our regular thing, even though it is the 4th of July. The group  may be smaller, but we know it will be fun, especially if YOU'RE there. Susan

Here's your invitation:

Writers in Transition (WIT)

presents

An Evening of the Spoken Word

California Kitchen Restaurant

Luis Cordero 5-65 y Honorato Vasquez

4th July 2013 . Thursday . 7pm

Free Admission . Cash Bar

Authors

"Masada"

by Anne Carr

A story of love and expecting the unexpected.

"A Fish Tale"

by Suzanne Freddie

This is a short short story inspired by a Greek Myth: Bauccis and Philemon from Ovid.

"Bridge... Slightly Revised"

by Manon Stephenson

A small group lightens up a serious game.

"The Writer", Chapter 32 of The Plan

by Susan Kopfler

Lawyer Clinton Moore arrives in Ecuador; he visits the Cuenca Jazz Club and meets a journalist who will help him find his dead lover's wife!

"Noah's Ark"

by Frances Augusta Hogg

Who would say no to the gift of a wombat?

Good Food in Ecuador

We are enjoying so much healthier Food, since moving to Cuenca. This is Paella, a Spanish dish with loads of seafood.

Just posted a chapter of my upcoming book: The Plan

My back hurts, bad -- but I am still getting the final edits completed on my new book. This is so exciting. I wanted to share a chapter with blog followers today, since it is the anniversary of Medgar Evers murder, and that's what this chapter is about. I will appreciate any and all comment. Thanks -- Susan

Emmett Till Blog; Murder in Mississippi Delta; Civil Rights Cold Cases; Parallels Trayvon Martin: PLEASE SHARE: eBook author posts free chapter of T...: Susan Klopfer, author The Plan Scheduled for July, 2013 Publication http://ebooksfromsusan.com Medgar Evers, WW II veteran...

Retirees -- Free download of one of my projects (writing books as a boomer)

A typical Mississippi Delta county courthouse; they all have their secrets!

I've been posting free downloads of my audio book,Who Killed Emmett Till? This particular file is about the murder of Emmett Till, and why it matters today. Afterall, this killing book place back in 1955. Would enjoy your comments after you've listened.
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I stay active as a retiree by writing books and ebooks. Have you found something interesting to do with your life? I invite you to be sure and subscribe to my blog, A Woman's Retirement Monologues where I try to share as many ideas as I can find about living a happy, healthy retirement. Boredom is not an option!

Thanks,
Susan

Only about two more weeks, and The Plan: A Novel will be available. Can hardly wait to share this with you.

CLICK HERE for your free listen'and/or download

https://www.box.com/s/vkz4yebhe70k00bcfsup

Susan

P.S. If you want to hear more, go to my new website http://ebooksfromsusan.com

I'd love your comments -- there are more audio files there, too.

How a Holistic Life Helps Retirees Keep Healthy

Come on. Were you REALLY looking for THE fountain of youth when you retired? If so, you may have to give up on that search. It ainta gonna happen! We all live. We grow older and then we move on to another plane. (Some people call this death.) But we don’t magically get physically younger as we retire. Hopefully, we age gracefully, stay healthy and have a good time doing this in retirement years.

There’s no magic pill required to create what still can be a vibrant present and an active retirement. This opinion is shared by many, including Peter Spiers who’s written a new book called "Master Class: Living Longer, Stronger, And Happier.” There are 40 million Americans 65 and older today, and by 2050 that number is expected to double to 80 million. Now, that's a lot of human potential that can be either wasted or realized, this author tells us.

What will you do with your retirement?  Often, I blog about my activities while learning some ways other men and women get insight on how to make the most of this “new life stage in which work has ceased to be the central focus of their lives” (Spiers’s definition of retirement).

One person recently commented on my retirement blog she was so busy, she “needed to retire from retirement!'" Does this describe you?

People who are engaged in activities that involve at least two dimensions of socializing, moving, thinking and creating, Spiers calls “Masters.”  These are key elements of a holistic way of life that will bring happiness, optimism and physical and cognitive health, he writes.

I'm 65, but I'm thinking about things I can do now to set myself up for a successful retirement. I once wrote for newspapers and worked for a publishing company, and now I am writing books and blogging even more.

What did you used to do that you would now like to further develop? This may be a helpful way to discover the activities that bring about the desired state for retirement that Spiers mentions in his book. I’ve noticed that people who comment and write for my blog also describe their successes following this road map. It certainly works for me, and I will guess this approach works (or could work) for you!

Many of the 14 activities listed in Spier’s "Master Class" -- like gardening and birding – may seem like familiar and already explored territory. But what's wrong with learning from the past? "Boomers will no doubt put their own stamp on this stage as they have with every other stage, but why embark on a trip without a map?" Spiers recently said, in an interview with The Huffington Post.

Just because the 14 activities he’s come up with look easy doesn't mean they are. They all require some energy and will power. The concepts are easy, but realizing and living them does take attention and a concerted effort.

"It requires some energy and willpower on your part. The concepts are easy but realizing, living the concepts does take some attention," he told the interviewer.

Most of his suggestions don’t surprise me: genealogy, cultural immersion travel, exercise, group bicycling, book clubs, volunteering, dancing, and gardening – I’m sure you can do even better coming up with your own ideas, and want to hear your suggestions on my blog.

Have a comment? Please share it here.

Mmeanwhile, think holistic retirement – and forget anything about trying to find that brick and mortar fountain of youth. What we must all discover is the fountain within ourselves, ready to be turned on for this new and unique time of our lives.