November is a big writing month. Why do I mention this at the beginning of October and what does it have to do with your November nonfiction writing challenge? If you plan on participating in National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiwriMo), aka the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge, you have 30 days to prepare. You could also particpate in National Novel…
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Most nonfiction books end with a conclusion. But too may writers rush through this important last chapter in the book. In this guest post, book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) offers a variety of ways to write a conclusion for your nonfiction book and explains why you need to spend time finishing your book well. I always say my authors “activate”…
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You’ve made the decision. You’re going to write a book in a month by participating in the Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) Challenge. Congratulations. But I hope you don’t follow in the footsteps of many writers who make the same decision…but do not write their book in those 30 days. They sign up for the challenge, and, on November 1st,…
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Many aspiring authors don’t want to build author platform…especially not on social media sites. Even more writers don’t think Twitter will prove useful, so they avoid it. That’s a mistake in most cases. Today, author Cathy Turney explains why you should use Twitter when building your platform and how to do so quickly, effectively, and inexpensively. Got platform? Whether you…
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You say you want to write a nonfiction book. Maybe you plan to write a full-length book of 60,000 words or so, or maybe you have a smaller goal, such as to write a 7,000-word ebook. What’s your plan to accomplish that goal? If you don’t have a plan, you’ll have a difficult time bringing that book into the world….
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Literary agent Mark Gottlieb sees a lot of book proposals every week. That’s a lot of nonfiction book ideas passing across his desk at Trident Media Group every year. In this guest post, he provides his tips on writing a book proposal that will show off your idea in a manner that makes an agent take notice. It takes a…
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You can never start marketing your book too soon. That means you must create visiblity for yourself and your work. In today’s guest post, Kathleen Gage (@KathleenGage), an internationally recognized Internet marketing advisor, explains how to sell more books by getting more visible to your target audience. In the last fifteen years, I’ve been published in books dozens of times….
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