Today the news in the publishing world supports what I heard this weekend from self-publishing guru and publishing “futurist” Dan Poynter: Authors must be publishing ebooks. Apple reported Tuesday afternoon that it sold 7.3 million iPads in the quarter ended December 25, up from 4.2 million in the previous quarter. “Since the company released the tablet in April, it has…
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Write and Publish a Book Before It's Too Late
Okay, so, I have to admit it. Dan Poynter told me I am a procrastinator. He told me to get my short books, which are available in print and ebook versions only on CopyWright Communications and Pure Spirit Creations websites, onto Smashwords, and to sit down and finish one of my books or self-publish the manuscripts that are complete (I…
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Subitting Self-Published Books to Publishers and Agents
I had the extreme pleasure and honor of spending two days with Dan Poynter, author of over 100 books including Writing Nonfiction. I’m the workshop chair for my branch of the California Writers Club, and I brought him in to do a workshop. I picked him up on Friday and spent the day with him. Then I picked him up…
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What Does It Take to Publish a Spiritual Book?
Not too long ago I heard a panel of acquisition editors speak about publishing spiritual books. Here are a few of the things they had to say about the books and authors they are now publishing: They want books that are the author’s life purpose. They want want authors who have a passion for their subject. They want books that…
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Use Your Writing Skills to Create Your Best Writing Year Yet
With the New Year upon us and January almost half over, it’s time to envision all your writing goals and dreams for 2011—and to see them as already achieved. Not only that, it’s time to write that vision. If this writing exercise seems a bit odd, let me explain. In the human potential and personal growth field a common practice…
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How the Arizona Shooting Increased Sales of a Book
You wouldn’t think that the tragic shooting in Arizona last weekend would be good news for anyone. However, HCI, the publisher of Faces of Hope: Babies Born on 9/11, a collection of photos of babies born on September 11 with a few words beside each photo, has seen a dramatic increase in sales of this particular title since the event….
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Stop Talking and Start Writing
Lately I’ve been listening to myself talk to my husband about my writing and the ideas I post here, as well as those I give to my clients to help them get their projects written and published. I do a lot of talking. I have a lot of ideas. Interestingly enough, I don’t always do a lot of writing, and…
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