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Meghan Ward

I'm a freelance writer and book editor who specializes in memoir. For more info, visit my website.

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Simon at Constant Revision has three great posts about Twitter and how to use it. I’ve been tweeting very little lately and these posts made me want to get back into the groove.

Last week, Publisher’s Weekly announced that Vook is releasing 19 titles for the iPad. I’m very happy about this because my husband [...]

April 8th, 2010 | Category: Link Love, Publishing, Social Media, The Author Platform, Writing | 8604 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fmeghanward.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2F08%2Flink-love-15%2FLink+Love2010-04-09+06%3A51%3A40Meghan+Wardhttp%3A%2F%2Fmeghanward.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D860

Nathan Bransford posted this great vlog last week about the importance of nailing down your 200-word pitch. If you haven’t seen the video, check it out. But first, let me ask you … what is your elevator pitch? In one or two sentences, what is your book about? I need to work on mine, but [...]

April 8th, 2010 | Tags: Editing, elevator pitch, Marketing, Nathan Bransford, Publishing, Writing | Category: Marketing, Memoir, Publishing, Writing | 8626 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fmeghanward.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2F08%2Fthe-elevator-pitch%2FThe+Elevator+Pitch2010-04-09+05%3A01%3A40Meghan+Wardhttp%3A%2F%2Fmeghanward.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D862

Contest!

It’s that time of year again—time for a followers contest! All you have to do is follow me over there on the sidebar where it says Google Friend Connect (and if you’re already following me, you can win, too!). Then comment below telling me:

1. Your name/screen name 2. Where you’re located 3. Your blog/website [...]