Amanda Chambers's Posts - Authors.com2024-03-29T15:00:21ZAmanda Chambershttp://www.authors.com/profile/AmandaChambershttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1547963888?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://www.authors.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=2poi2yz8jlqss&xn_auth=noLooking for ideas for a MG-age writing coursetag:www.authors.com,2012-02-05:3798404:BlogPost:1259762012-02-05T14:13:49.000ZAmanda Chambershttp://www.authors.com/profile/AmandaChambers
<p>I need some advice, and I decided that people who actually get paid to write were the best ones to ask. We homeschool, and although my son likes to write, he's never taken any kind of writing class. Several friends with older kids (middle school) have their kids currently enrolled in a writing class that's good, and that the kids enjoy, but the teacher will be moving on to other projects at the end of the school year and will no longer be able to teach this class. It has been suggested that…</p>
<p>I need some advice, and I decided that people who actually get paid to write were the best ones to ask. We homeschool, and although my son likes to write, he's never taken any kind of writing class. Several friends with older kids (middle school) have their kids currently enrolled in a writing class that's good, and that the kids enjoy, but the teacher will be moving on to other projects at the end of the school year and will no longer be able to teach this class. It has been suggested that I teach a writing class. I'm not quite sure I could teach a writing class, for so many reasons. However, if I were to do so, do you have any suggestions? I've only taken one writing class, and I hated it. Before I tried to teach one, I would take another class somewhere (community college probably), but are there any good books out there, or sites, or maybe just ideas of your own?</p>Slowing Down for the Holidaystag:www.authors.com,2011-11-30:3798404:BlogPost:1120452011-11-30T00:22:49.000ZAmanda Chambershttp://www.authors.com/profile/AmandaChambers
<p>I am not currently accepting new books for review. If you have already sent a request, I will get back to you as quickly as possible. If I already have your book, I'm working through my list and your review is on the way. I will be accepting books again starting in January 2012.</p>
<p>I am not currently accepting new books for review. If you have already sent a request, I will get back to you as quickly as possible. If I already have your book, I'm working through my list and your review is on the way. I will be accepting books again starting in January 2012.</p>How to set up a facebook fan pagetag:www.authors.com,2011-10-19:3798404:BlogPost:989692011-10-19T15:13:05.000ZAmanda Chambershttp://www.authors.com/profile/AmandaChambers
<p><b>To set up a fb page:</b></p>
<p>Go to any fan page and click the button at the top right that says Create a Page. (If you don’t have any pages you “like”, then use mine <a href="http://www.facebook.com/livinglearninglovinglife">www.facebook.com/livinglearninglovinglife</a>.</p>
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<p>On the Category page, select Artist, Band or Public Figure then select Author from the drop-down menu. If you want to make a page for your book instead, choose Entertainment, then Book from the…</p>
<p><b>To set up a fb page:</b></p>
<p>Go to any fan page and click the button at the top right that says Create a Page. (If you don’t have any pages you “like”, then use mine <a href="http://www.facebook.com/livinglearninglovinglife">www.facebook.com/livinglearninglovinglife</a>.</p>
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<p>On the Category page, select Artist, Band or Public Figure then select Author from the drop-down menu. If you want to make a page for your book instead, choose Entertainment, then Book from the drop-down menu. As someone who has several fan pages for different purposes, let me suggest just making an Author page, rather a page for each book. It’ll help with branding in the long run, and it’ll be MUCH easier to maintain one page than several.</p>
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<p>Put the name of your Page in the box under the menu. Check the little box that says you agree to the TOS no one ever reads, then click the blue button. (I’ve already clicked it and I can’t remember what it said. I’m certain you can figure it out.)</p>
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<p>After that, fb will walk you through uploading a picture and the information for your Page.</p>
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<p><b>To put a fb link/widget on your main website:</b></p>
<p>Go to Edit Page. Select Use Social Plugins. I use the Like Box, but there are several options there.</p>
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<p>The widget settings page will open up. Mine always has the Facebook Platform page there for some reason. If your’s does that, just put your page’s URL in the space instead and the other fields will populate to your info. (Once you get 25 fans, you can customize your URL so you don’t have a long string of numbers there.)</p>
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<p>Click Get Code. There are several different options for code, and I can’t tell you which one to choose. You may just have to experiment and see which one works on your website.</p>
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<p>Then just go place the code where you want it on your site. If you’re using Blogger, go to Design, New Gadget, HTML, then enter the code. It’ll show up on your sidebar, and you can use the Design page to move it up or down to where you want it. WP probably has something similar. I haven’t used web-based WP in a long time, and I’ve never used the self-hosted version, so I can’t give exact help for those.</p>Genres I Liketag:www.authors.com,2011-09-04:3798404:BlogPost:889132011-09-04T20:44:06.000ZAmanda Chambershttp://www.authors.com/profile/AmandaChambers
<p>After I posted that I review books and will read most anything, a member asked me what genres I actually <em>like</em> to read.</p>
<p>I really do enjoy reading almost everything. I have an incredibly annoying sense of curiosity. :-)</p>
<p>My favorite fiction genres are historical fiction, romances (preferably historical, but I enjoy contemporary, too) and mysteries. I do read books with paranormal elements, but they usually fall into one or more of the other categories, as well.</p>
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<p>After I posted that I review books and will read most anything, a member asked me what genres I actually <em>like</em> to read.</p>
<p>I really do enjoy reading almost everything. I have an incredibly annoying sense of curiosity. :-)</p>
<p>My favorite fiction genres are historical fiction, romances (preferably historical, but I enjoy contemporary, too) and mysteries. I do read books with paranormal elements, but they usually fall into one or more of the other categories, as well.</p>
<p>I like non-fiction, too. My favorites are travel memoirs, such as <em>Diary of Two Motorcycle Hobos</em> by Lois Wilson and <em>A Walk Across America</em> by Peter Jenkins. I like non-travel memoirs, too. :-) My son has Asperger's (and a laundry list of other conditions) so I like to read books written by or about people on the autism spectrum. I also sometimes like to read books about natural health, physical fitness, and cooking.(Yes, I have actually sat down and read through a cookbook... or three.) Sometimes I read a motivational book just for a pick-me-up.</p>