July 2010 - Write Nonfiction NOW!

July 30, 2010 By Nina Amir 2 Comments

How to Write About Negative Life Experiences

When writing about life experiences, it's Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blogging, Memoir, Personal Essays, Writing Tips Tagged With: life story, Memoir, personal essay, writing about difficult topics, writing memoir

July 29, 2010 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Why You Shouldn't–or Should–Blog a Book

I came across an interesting blog post not long Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blogging, Blogging a Book, Book Proposal Process Tagged With: Blogging a Book, Book Proposals, professinal editors, proposal process, Writing Books

July 28, 2010 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Pitfalls to Avoid in Media Outreach

Despite the fact that the Internet provides a Continue Reading

Filed Under: Pitching the Media, Platform, Promotion and Publicity, Uncategorized Tagged With: book markting, book publicity, media outreach, media pitch

July 27, 2010 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Consider Getting Your Book Reviewed by A Book Blogger

As authors continue to look for ways to promote Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blogging, Promotion and Publicity, Publicity Tagged With: Blogging, book blog, book bloggers, book publicity, book reviews

July 26, 2010 By Nina Amir 1 Comment

Creating Human Presence in Your Media Message

Last week I wrote about what I learned in my post Continue Reading

Filed Under: Platform, Promotion and Publicity, Radio Interviews, Speaking Tagged With: book publicity, media coaching, media message, tv and radio interviews

July 23, 2010 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Are Blogs and Blogged Books Protected by Copyright Laws?

I’ve been asked the same question several times: Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blogging, Blogging a Book Tagged With: blogged books, blogs protected by copyright, copyright infringement, copyright laws, how to protect blog copy

July 21, 2010 By Nina Amir 1 Comment

Four Tips for Author Radio Show Interviews

Yesterday I was interviewed for an Internet talk Continue Reading

Filed Under: Platform, Publicity, Radio Interviews Tagged With: author interviews, media coaching, media coaching tips, Radio Interviews

July 20, 2010 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Using Your Blog to Build a Platform

Most of you know I'm a huge fan of using blogging Continue Reading

Filed Under: Agents, Blogging, Finding an Agent, Platform Tagged With: attracting a publisher, blog-to-book deals, building author platform, cross promotion, Finding an Agent, media coverage

July 19, 2010 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

How to Query a Magazine Editor and Land an Assignment

As a seasoned magazine journalist and a nonfiction Continue Reading

Filed Under: Becoming a Journalist, Journalism, Magazine Journalism, Query Letter, Query Letters Tagged With: becoming a freelance journalist, freelance journalism, how to land a magazine assignment, how to query

July 16, 2010 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

You Can Realize Your Dream of Publishing a Book

When you come home from a conference and think Continue Reading

Filed Under: Commitment to Your Dream, Publishing, Publishing Mentoring Tips, Writer's Conferences, Writing Coaching Tagged With: commitment, publishing a book, publishing dreams, writing conference, writing dreams