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Author: Dacia Arnold

Dacia M Arnold is an award-winning American novelist, freelance writer, mother, and ten-year Army Veteran. She is the author of a science fiction series and a small collection called The Brightest Firefly. As a freelance writer, Dacia contributes monthly to the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer’s blog where she shares her relatively short experience in the literary world. She will never turn down an invitation to karaoke, because she is here to party but also be in bed by 8pm.
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Convention Goals

Posted on January 15, 2020February 1, 2020 by Dacia Arnold

This weekend marks my second time attending and participating in COSine, a science fiction convention in Colorado Springs. Last year was also the very first time I ever sat on a panel and could not contain my inner fangirl next to Connie Willis. For context, if you go to the Wikipedia page for the Hugo…

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Published Author’s League Liaison Introduction

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Dacia Arnold

I am so excited to begin 2020 as the RMFW Published Authors League Liaison. I thought I would take this month’s post to tell everyone a little about my history with RMFW as well as my plans for the PAL over the next couple of years. Before I was ever a writer, I served in…

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Competing with Free Books: A Marketing Lesson

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Dacia Arnold

If you feel like you are competing with free books on Kindle Unlimited or $.99 books on Amazon, I am about to let you in on the best kept secret no one wants you to know… Are you ready?

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How to Blog Tour Your Book Launch

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Dacia Arnold

Going into my second book launch, I find myself going through some of the same steps as I did before my first. One thing I did really big last year was a blog tour. Seems most authors have a blog and are happy to share their platform. They get to take a break from coming…

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How to Moderate an Author Panel like a Pro

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Dacia Arnold

In keeping with my marketing tips leading up to my four-hour intensive class at the Colorado Gold Conference in September, thinking outside of the box in terms of marketing involves a number of things. Moderating a panel is a great way to rub shoulders with extremely successful authors and get your name to their already…

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