Yesterday we discussed query letters and how to make them immaculate. However, all the writing nonfiction writers turn in to…
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Archives for November 2009
Five Things to Avoid for a Pristine Query Letter
If you want to sell your nonfiction writing, at some point you’ll have to write a query letter. This holds…
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Make Every Word Count When Pitching to Agents or Acquisition Editors
A writer wanting to obtain a literary agent most often has to send an agent a pitch or query letter…
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The Top Six Questions Memoir Writers Ask
It’s Day #9 of the Write Nonfiction in November challenge! We’ve covered a lot of ground already, and I thought…
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What Do Agents Look For? Great Writers, Great Professionals
Nonfiction writers looking for traditional book publishing contracts—wanting to sell their manuscripts to small, medium or large traditional publishing houses,…
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10 Ways to Build Your Author Platform Online
As mentioned in yesterdays WNFiN post, when a publisher or acquisition editor examines a prospective author’s nonfiction book proposal, he…
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The Five Biggest Questions Publishers Ask Before They Will Buy Your Manuscript
I know we’ve only just hit day number six, but it’s time to get into the real nitty-gritty of nonfiction…
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How to Earn More and Work Less by Managing the Rights to Your Articles and Considering the World Your Market
My writing roots are grounded in magazine journalism, and I still spend a good bit of my time each year…
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Creative Nonfiction: How to Stay Out of Trouble
If, like me, you enjoy journalistic endeavors, but you also enjoy the more literary side of writing, you might want…
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