Short posts of historic facts and events in northern Illinois and England in the 1920s. Original blog posts and curated news articles, photos, and videos. Originally posted every other week in 2009, Kate now writes an original post once a month.

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These days authors have to be entrepreneurs as well as writers. Backed by extensive experience in digital media and book marketing, these short articles discuss the tools and techniques all authors can use to market themselves as well as stories of Kate's own efforts to market her books. 

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Tips and techniques for online marketing written for small- and medium-sized businesses. The Sprocket Report has published a new article every other week since 2010. Previously, posts on marketing tips were published every other week as Gnusworthy Tips, beginning in 2003.

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