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What to Do When You are Plagued by Too Many Ideas

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Once upon a time I found it difficult to come up with good ideas for articles, essays and books. No longer. Now I’m plagued with the opposite problem. I have too many good ideas. I think I’m driving my literary agent crazy. In just one year I’ve given her four different nonfiction book proposals. She’s peddled two already and is…
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How to Write Successful Nonfiction—Books & Products that Sell!

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After 30 days of reading about writing and publishing nonfiction during the Write Nonfiction in November challenge, you might still wonder what special ingredient you need to create successful nonfiction books as well as articles, ebooks, and other information products. By “successful” I mean nonfiction that sells to readers and to publishers. You accomplish this feat by producing work that…
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What Really Happens When You Land a Traditional Book Deal?

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As we approach the end if Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN), it seems appropriate to take a look at what happens when a writer actual reaches the goal of becoming traditionally published. Let’s imagine you’ve done all the things the WNFIN expert bloggers have written about during the last 28 days: You’ve written a great book, query and proposal; you’ve…
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How Authors Can Find Their Unique Brand

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Now that you have had a brief education in branding for authors, it’s time to get a bit more serious about this whole idea of branding. After all, by developing an carefully conceived image or concept that goes with your name and your work, like we have when we hear the names Nike, Coke, Target, or Porsche, you make it…
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Why Every Writer Needs a Brand and How to Brand Yourself

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Today we turn our attention to branding, a subject many writers never consider. In their desire to just be writers they once again forget that to have a successful career as any type of a writer, including as authors, they must also be good businesspeople. This means acting as if their writing activities and written products—as well as the creators…
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How to Maximize Your Book Sales on Amazon.com

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If you have written and published a book or ebook, you want to sell it on Amazon.com. Not only that, you want to know how to sell it on Amazon. This knowledge can mean the difference between creating an Amazon bestseller or a book that gets buried in the on-line bookstores “shelves,” difficult for a reader to find let alone…
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Working With A Book Designer: 10 Tips for Success

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If you have decided to self-publish your book, you must now consider an essential part of a successful self-published book: design. (As mentioned yesterday, editing also is essential. You can learn a bit about that here.) Without a great cover and interior book design, your self-published book won’t stand up to similar traditional books. These books will have had the…
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9 Reality Checks for Writers Considering Self-Publishing

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What does it really take to produce a best-selling self-published book? A lot of hard work and a professional attitude towards the book from start to finish. Today Sue Collier, a publishing consultant and author of The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing, 5th Edition and the upcoming Jump Start Your Book Sales, 2nd Edition, is back with another guest post. (Read…
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Do-It-Yourself Publishing: Is It For You?

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I frequently get asked, “What, if any, benefit is there to traditionally publishing a book?” This question typically comes from an aspiring writer who has just learned they must do the same amount of promotional work to help sell their book if they land a contract with a traditional publishing house as they will need to do if they self-publish…
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Change the World One Book at a Time: How to Make a Positive and Meaningful Difference with Your Words, will teach those who want to write for change how to produce books that serve as potent tools for transformation.

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