Dr. Maya Angelou Wednesday Every Wednesday during the month of February, we’re going to focus on different aspects of Dr. Maya Angelou’s life, including her written works, inspirational sayings, and current events. Perhaps the most recognizable African American woman author in today’s society, Dr. Maya Angelou and her extraordinary life story bring valuable lessons to all of us. Dr. Angelou…
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This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer’s Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. Plenty of good books have been written by agents and other experts about exactly how to write a winning nonfiction book proposal. Not many have been written about how to write a good business plan for a…
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Funky Language Monday On Mondays in February, we’ll be focusing on specific language that is used by African Americans. I like to call it funky language because to me, funky is cool, different, exciting. My African American friend taught me that funky means smelly. Based on that little tidbit, I purposely gave the Monday writing prompts the title “funky language”…
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Writing Marathon Training Continues On January 2, 2013, this blog announced a brand new concept for readers of Write Nonfiction in November—comparing the month-long November nonfiction writing challenge to a writing marathon. To help nonfiction writers train for the November writing marathon, we created a series of nonfiction writing prompts known formally as the “I Know I Can” Write Nonfiction in…
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It’s a known fact: Authors—at least nonfiction authors—don’t make a ton of money from book sales. They make their money from producing a variety of products and services that support their books. That said, with the advent of digital publishing, authors are starting to make more money from book sales—or from ebook sales. And if you become a savvy writer,…
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