This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer’s Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. No matter what type of book you plan to write, once your chapter summaries are complete as detailed in Step #6 of the Author Training Process, Decide if Your Book’s Content Matches Your Initial Vision of Your…
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Week #2 – The emerging trends of pop culture Following the emerging trends of pop culture is a fun thing to do. So many people do it as a pastime while others do it as a profession, turning their observations into eloquent blog posts. If you’re a curious person like me and you notice things over time, eventually, you’ll learn…
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Week #1 – Nuts and bolts of emerging trends Having discussed a good definition of emerging trends and listing reasons why it makes sense to follow them, we now turn our attention to the thought leaders of emerging trends. Everyone has their preferred thought leaders in any given industry. I know I have my favorites in writing. Today, your job is to…
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Two weeks ago I received an email from a regional magazine asking me if I’d be willing write a cover article for the publication on the subject of dance. I happily agreed. Not only will I get paid a reasonable fee, this article helps me build platform in a subject area of interest to me. How did this editor find…
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Week #1 – Nuts and bolts of emerging trends On Monday, we talked about distinguishing between trends and emerging trends. The difference has to do with time. I place limits on emerging trends because of their rapidly changing nature. Trends within the current calendar year count as emerging whereas trends in the previous year are simply trends. Today, your job…
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