Category: Blogging a Book

Short Books You Can Blog Fast

Yesterday I was in Southern California teaching one of my favorite workshops: “How to Write a Short Book Fast.” As part of that class we discuss all the different ways you can become an author by writing short works rather than your magnum opus. Attendees leave with lots of ideas for tip books, booklets, short [...]

Monday April 30th, 2012 in Author Coaching, Blogging, Blogging a Book, How to Write a Book Fast, The Business of Writing, Writing Tips | No Comments »

Reduce Social Media Overwhelm by Blogging Your Book

Now that I have introduced the concept of blogging, I’ve opened up Pandora’s overwhelm box for many writers. Why? Because most writers don’t feel they can get their “real” writing done if they also blog. Not only that, they lump blogging in with all that other social media “stuff,” like social networking, they need to [...]

Friday April 20th, 2012 in Author Coaching, Blogging, Blogging, Blogging, Blogging a Book, Doing Unwanted Tasks, Overcoming Overwhelm, Platform, Promotion and Publicity, Social Networking | 2 Comments »

You Can Blog a (Short) Book in a Month

I don’t normally do too much cross promotion between my blogs, but I though some of you might like to try your hand at blogging a book in a month. Over at How to Blog a Book (the blog, not the book) we are having some fun blogging short books in 30 days during National [...]

Monday April 9th, 2012 in Blogging, Blogging a Book, How to Write a Book Fast, How to Write Fast, Writing Books, Writing Coaching, Writing Tips | No Comments »

Get Your Book Written in Little Chunks

Back in 2002, The New York Times reported,“According to a recent survey, 81 percent of people feel that they have a book in them…and should write it.” At that time, that meant over 200 million people in the U.S. wanted to write a book in their lifetime. As of today, March, 5, 2012, with the [...]

Monday March 5th, 2012 in Blogging, Blogging a Book, Writing Books, Writing Coaching, Writing Tips | No Comments »

Mari Smith on Blogging and Writing Books

We writers hear it all the time. I just heard it at least five times at the San Francisco Writers Conference this past weekend from at least five different publishing and PR experts. To become a published author–and to produce a successful book (one that sells to lots of readers) you need more than a [...]

Wednesday February 22nd, 2012 in Blogging, Blogging, Blogging a Book, Book Marketing, Promotion and Publicity, Publicity, Social Networking, Social Networking, Writing Coaching | 2 Comments »

Please Blog Your Book: 4 Reasons Why

More blogs become books every day. Why? Publishers see them as successfully test marketed book ideas. If the blog has enough unique readers, they assume it will also attract book buyers. Not everyone agrees with the premise behind blogging a book—writing a book and building author platform at the same time (and maybe even hoping [...]

Wednesday February 8th, 2012 in Blogging, Blogging a Book, Booking a Blog, Writing Tips | 6 Comments »

How to Blog a Book or Book a Blog

Most writers don’t seem to want to explore the world of blogging. They see it as just one more thing to do. The don’t realize that blogging affords them a superb way to promote themselves and their work–and to land a traditional publishing deal. A large number of bloggers are, indeed, getting offered blog-to-book deals. [...]

Thursday November 10th, 2011 in Blogging, Blogging a Book, Booking a Blog | No Comments »

Rate of Blog-to-Book Deals Reaches Past Heights

In my last post at my other blog, How to Blog a Book, I discussed the reality that numerous blogs continue to land publishing contracts and become books–enough to constitute an ongoing trend, in spite of what some industry experts have previously stated. Actually, I disclosed that the number of blog-to-book releases in October 2011 [...]

Wednesday October 19th, 2011 in Blogging, Blogging, Blogging a Book, Platform, Publishing Industry, Writing Books, Writing Tips | 1 Comment »

How to Write a Good Short Book Fast

Often writers and bloggers have an abundance of ideas. They may hit a stumbling block to actually producing a book, however, when they think about writing and publishing a 150-250 page book. In fact, this stops many an aspiring writer in his or her tracks. No worries. Instead, consider writing a short book – a [...]

Wednesday September 28th, 2011 in Author Coaching, Blogging, Blogging a Book, E-Books, How to Write a Book Fast, Writing Books, Writing Coaching, Writing Tips | 1 Comment »

Improve Writing Creativity and Productivity by Blogging

Do you want to write a book or even an article or essay, but feel stressed out and self-conscious when you think about the fact that your writing will be read by others? Does this reduce your creativity and leave you feeling blocked and unable to write? Try blogging. “Wait,” I hear you protest. “Blogging [...]

Monday September 19th, 2011 in Blogging, Blogging a Book, Moving Through Fear, Writer's Block, Writing Coaching, Writing Tips | 2 Comments »