Portrait of Kirsten OliphantKirsten Oliphant

Kirsten Oliphant writes as USA Today Bestselling Author Emma St. Clair. Her books feature sassy heroines, witty banter, and love stories with heart and humor. She has an MFA in Fiction and lives in Katy, Texas (go, Tigers!) with her hubby, five children, and two Great Danes. Her favorite place to write is tapping on her phone while on the elliptical machine. No Emmas have been hurt in the writing of these novels. (Yet.)
Write Where You Know
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Whether you choose a real or fictional location, the more detail and depth you can infuse into your setting, the ...
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How to Leverage the Power of Someone Else’s Platform (Without Being Smarmy)
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Kirsten Oliphant explains how to reach out to others who can help you build your author platform and how to ...
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How to Grow Your Email List
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Kirsten Oliphant discusses various ways to grow your email subscriber list ...
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How to Be Active on Social Media without Losing Your Mind
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Author and social media expert Kirsten Oliphant explains how to manage your platform-building activities on social media sites ...
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How to Customize Your Email Newsletter Sign-Up Forms to Increase Reader Engagement
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The connection with your email newsletter subscribers starts much sooner than you think, in a place that many gloss over ...
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Creating Easy Branded Images for Your Blog and Social Media
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Kirsten Oliphant details how to find, create, and edit branded graphics for blogs and social media ...
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What Should You Put in Your Email Newsletter?
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Learn about the various types of email newsletter that are sent by authors—with pros and cons of each—plus how to ...
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Best Practices for Author Facebook Pages and Groups
Best Practices for Author Facebook Pages and Groups
Kirsten Oliphant discusses how to effectively use Facebook pages and groups ...
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Engaging Audiences through Twitter in 15 Minutes a Day
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Writer and blogger Kirsten Oliphant explains how to build your platform on Twitter in only 15 minutes a day ...
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Pinterest for Authors: A Beginner’s Guide
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Learn four reasons writers might want to use Pinterest, how to best use the platform, and best practices to get ...
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