Today Ransom Stephens, Ph.D., joins us again for part two of his series on the future of the publishing industry. Today we look at the evolving state of self-publishing, title-positioning and business practices. If you missed part one, which focused on book development and acquisition, you can read it here. Stephens a writer, physicist, and public speaker, and I met…
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The Future of Publishing (Part 1)
The publishing industry changes constantly. Large publishers gobble up smaller ones. Writers now self-publish more books. Books are turned into electronic formats. Readers choose to read more books on e-readers. Large bookstores, like Borders, go out of business. For the next three days (Thursday, Friday and Monday), thanks to Ransom Stephens, Ph.D., we will take a close look at the…
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How a Blog Might Help You Land a Book Deal
So many writers don’t want to blog. I don’t understand why, since I love blogging. I have five blogs. I read a column in the Huffington Post today by Alan Paul, who explains not only how blogging gave new life to his writing but also helped him land a column at WSJ.com and a book deal. Maybe reading the column…
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10 Ways to Prepare for a Writer's Conference
I’ll be attending the San Francisco Writers Conference this weekend. In fact, this year I’ll be presenting a talk on blogging a book –come hear me speak on Sunday! A lot of people I know will be there pitching their books and attending classes to learn how to attract a traditional publishing deal or to create a successful self-published book.I’ve…
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Are you in love with your subject matter?
Are you in love with your subject matter? As a writer, today–Valentine’s Day, fall in love with your topic (if you haven’t already)! Here’s the thing. If you want your readers to fall in love with what you write, you must love your topic. You must feel passionate about it. You must feel inspired when you sit down to compose…
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12 Things to Do When a Publisher Wants to See Your Proposal
The next best thing to getting a call from an agent saying they are interested in representing you is getting an email or call from your agent telling you an acquisition editor at a publishing house wants to see your proposal. (Of course, the very next best thing is getting a call from your agent telling you have received an…
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What Can an Author Blog About?
Authors constantly ask me what they can blog about. They have a book–fiction or non-fiction–and they want to know how to use their blog to promote it. However, they have to keep blogging on a daily or weekly basis. They need content regularly, and they don’t know what to write about. Here’s a list of 20 blog post idea for…
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