A Literary Agent Shares Why Writers Are on Twitter
In literary agent, Janet Reid’s post, she shares in a fun and concise way why writers are on Twitter. Reposted here, she says: It’s where your readers are. And you want to hear what...
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
Bring Magic into Your Fiction: How Fairytales and Folktales Can Enhance Your Story
August 2010 — Bring Magic into Your Fiction: How Fairytales and Folktales Can Enhance Your Story Presented by Beth Barany Dates: August 5-27 Deadline: August 2 Sign up here Course Description: “Once upon a...
GET PUBLISHED NOW: I Dare You to Step into the Conversation
Often thought leaders think that their message is cool enough to be published in a book, but actually a book is a conversation that you have with other books in your field. So, what’s a thought leader to do?
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?
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Unpublished Authors Can Promote too!
What can an unpublished author do to promote when there’s no book?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.
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