This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer’s Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. Not every book has to have a huge market. It’s possible to sell a lot of books by targeting your work to small niche markets. You do, however, have to have a target market that, upon evaluation,…
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Cool Mud Folks, Week #2 The next person on my list of mud people to discuss is a rock band known as Puddle of Mudd. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, Puddle of Mudd formed in 1992, making this a rock band with a 20+ year history. Naturally, the thing I find most interesting about the band is its name. Your…
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This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer’s Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. As a writer who wants someone in addition to yourself to read your work, you need a market for your book. You can’t write “the book you want to read” and make it successful unless lots of…
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Cool Mud Folks, Week #2 We are now in the second week of our mud theme in conjunction with the writing principle of creative brainstorming. As we move on to cool folks with some variation of “mud” in their name, it’s clear that we need to begin with famed blues musician, Muddy Waters. Muddy was famous for many things during…
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Mud and Kids, Week #1 When you think of mud and kids, one thought should come to mind immediately – – mud pies! Remember those? Mud pies are what kids invent when they’re playing with dirt and add a little water. Voila! An instant mess and hours of enjoyment with a simple outdoors game. If we’re associating mud pies with…
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Blogging for Authors—Lesson #2 In my first post in this series I discussed many reasons why authors might want to begin blogging. In this second lesson, I want to address a specific type of author—the professional writer. These authors may not just write books. They make a living writing books and articles, ghostwriting, or even writing for corporations. If you…
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Associating Prompt Themes with Writing Concepts We are now officially in month five of our 10-month “writing marathon” training program for nonfiction writers. If you are joining us for the first time, welcome! Catch up at your own speed. In January, we focused on pop culture, February was the month of Black History Month, March saw us studying prayer, and April was…
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