What I lack in talent, I compensate with my willingness to grind it out.

Create something, sell it, make it better, sell it some more and then create something that obsoletes what you used to make.

Klout and various measurements of influence are fun. I love to see where I score on them, but there's a computer algorithm behind the calculation. If there's an algorithm, it can be gamed. Even if it's not gameable, you have to take a leap of faith that the number of followers, retweets, mentions, whatever really mean something.

The angels started singing, the clouds parted, it was a religious experience. I've never had the same reaction to a product, not in 25 years.

Twitter, Facebook, Google + are the trifecta of marketing for authors (and bloggers).

Writing is therapeutic. It helps you cope with issues that seem gargantuan at the time. The process of expressing yourself about a problem, editing your thoughts, and writing some more can help you control issues that you face.

I would consider...Google Plus a push technology. It's closer to Twitter than to Facebook.