How Do I Write A Book?
Have you ever thought about writing a book but don’t know where to begin? Have you published a book but have no idea how to market it?
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
Fun with Focus: How to Get Work Done in An Ultra Busy World
“Of all the animal species, humans are the biggest players of all.”–The Promise of Play by Dr. Stuart Brown with Christopher Vaughan What is fun for you? Often artists think of the moments when...
Get Your Book in the Hands of Your Readers
One of my clients recently asked about the return on investment for his book. He’s self-publishing his book to support his coaching and speaking career. His book is in the category of investing. I...
The Future of Publishing: Apps
Do you have an iPhone or the new iPad? Then, you’ll be familiar with apps. For the rest of us, “apps” are software applications that run on mobile devices, including the mobile Apple devices, and other smart phones.
That Special Book in My Life
Seattle 2010 – SFM A Wrinkle In Time by Madelein L'Engle. I recently reread this book, and saw that what it was really about was love…
The Future of Publishing: In the Trenches: Literary Agent, Nathan Bransford
This article was first published on the San Francisco Writers Community site. Where is publishing going? This column is dedicated to finding the answers. This week I focus on a trend watcher from the...
Books are Magical
Even in the age of blogging and tweeting, a book is still one of the most effective ways of diving into the thoughts and imagination of those who would inspire us. Books still represent...
Unpublished Authors Can Promote too!
What can an unpublished author do to promote when there’s no book? You may think that book promotions starts when your first book is coming out, but actually book promotions start as soon as...
Discover Your Book Promotions Style by Copying, I mean, Following the Masters…
You may think that promoting your book is a pain-in-the-you-know-where, but actually, you may be trying to force a round peg into a square hole. And if you just mix your strengths with some of the best tools out there, you will be able to become more visible to your ideal readers, and ultimately, sell more books.
Get Known Before the Book Deal, a book review
If you knew you could increase your chances of getting a book deal, but it would take 1-3 years, would you do it? That’s the questions I asked myself as I started to read Christina Katz’ Get Know Before the Book Deal: Use Your Personal Strengths To Grow An Author Platform.
Alchemy of a Bestseller
You may think that writing a nonfiction bestseller is hard. But actually, a nonfiction bestseller is easy to create and sell, but not simple. If you just put into place a few key aspects, then you will have a book your audience can’t wait to buy.
Twitter Updates for 2010-05-09
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Confessions of a Reluctant Marketer
You may think that marketing your books is a scary prospect, but actually marketing is essential to your career as an author. And if you uncover your style of marketing, then ultimately you will sell more books.
When Writers Tweet: 4 Tips for Finding and Regaining Your Twitter Groove
by Guest author, Caroline Jaffe-Pickett If you had told me that I would ever have been named one of 39 writers to follow on Twitter, and had an excerpt from my novel in progress...
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