While a good media appearance may depend upon preparation—knowing the message you intend to convey and understanding how to communicate…
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Archives for November 2010
How to Prepare for a Media Interview: A Formula for Success
As we move into the third week of Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN), we turn our attention to building platform—a…
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Why are Some Book Proposals Better than Others?
Any aspiring author who has every written a book proposal—or considered writing a book proposal—has wondered what might set theirs…
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Query Letters: Avoiding “The Oops Factor”
Today Mike Larsen, a literary agent and author of How to Write a Book Proposal and How to Get a…
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Query Letters: The Hook, the Book and the Cook
For those WNFIN participants writing books, once you have at least 25 or 30 pages completed and you know what…
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Learning to Love Passive Construction
When I contacted Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the How To Do It Frugally series, to contribute to WNFIN again this…
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5 Nonfiction Book Writing Mistakes and Their Solutions
Now that you are well into your Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) project, let’s take some time to focus on…
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