There’s something really special about becoming an author, and it has nothing to do with holding a published book in your hands, “author” status, seeing your name in print or selling a lot of copies. It has everything to do with having a positive impact on other people’s lives. That means you can inspire them to change personally or to…
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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. Now that you have your map and directions for the completion of your manuscript, the next step in the Author Training Process asks you to extend your vision of success past publication of your first book. Think…
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Week #4 – Emerging trends in technology July brings us five weeks of writing prompt pleasure. In the fourth week of July, we focus on emerging trends in technology. This week’s set of prompts is particularly exciting because it affects a large number of people. Technology changes rapidly. One man revolutionized it. Do you know how? Your job is to…
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Week #3 – Leaders who discuss emerging trends This week has been a great time to feature Shashi Bellamkonda as a leader of emerging trends. Hopefully by now, you will have researched Shashi, learned about his background, and followed his patterns of activity. All of that builds up to today’s prompt. Your job is to list ten emerging trends that…
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Nine years ago, I gathered my courage and asked mentor Jonathan Maberry if he could give me pointers to help me with a newspaper column I was writing. “Sure, I have a minute,” he said. I handed him the page and after reading it he said, “It sounds like your ideas dropped from the sky. Put in more of yourself.”…
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Week #3 – Leaders who discuss emerging trends On Monday, we began discussing a person who does a great job discussing emerging trends – Shashi Bellamkonda. http://writenonfictioninnovember.com/2013/07/15/writing-prompt-profile-emerging-trends-leader-shashi-bellamkonda/ Shashi does a lot of different things using social media and blogging. If you haven’t already completed Monday’s prompt by writing a profile on Shashi, now is a good time to do it….
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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. It’s handy to know how many pages and words your book might end up having when complete and to use this as a guide for writing your book. This remains true whether you traditionally publish or independently…
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