Earlier this week I took a look at what stops writers from writing and publishing their work. I’ve also written about why writers don’t promote themselves and their writing, something that also stops them from getting published. If you don’t know why you don’t write, don’t attempt to get published or don’t do the things necessary to become an author,…
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How Well are You Communicating with Your Audience?
Every writer needs to figure out how to reach an audience–through writing and speaking. It’s imperative to know how to get your message across, to communicate in a manner that allows you to actually be heard by your audience. Whether you put words on paper or out in the air or across the airwaves, you have to know what true…
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Don't Let Fear Stop You From Writing Your Book
If you aren’t writing your book–or doing what it takes to get published–because of some fear you have, there are ways to move through your fear. So, don’t add new fears to your list: fear that you can’t move through your fear and fear that you’ll never become a published author. I always remember what Rebbe Nachman of Breslov taught….
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What Stops Writers from Writing and Publishing Their Work?
Writers write. That’s what makes a writer a writer. But sometimes writers don’t write. The difference between an aspiring writer and an author is that one has the desire to become published and the other has achieved this goal. Sometimes an aspiring writer does everything possible to become an author and the goal remains unmet; other times an aspiring author…
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Are You a Writer or a Non-Writer?
Writers are supposed to write. Sometimes writers want to write–or say they want to write–but don’t. They do other things instead. Yesterday I sat down at my desk to write, but I didn’t. The day before I thought I might write, but I began cleaning out old files and the piles on my desk. I wanted to get organized. Yesterday…
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Why Don't You Promote Yourself and Your Writing?
More often than not, the clients who hire me to help them with their book proposals have plenty of passion about their subjects and projects. They may even feel a deep sense of purpose and determination. They really want to finish their books and get them published. Yet, most of them have not spent enough time–or any time–building an author’s…
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Write Nonfiction in November gets Red Room “Best Blog” Honor
On December 1, Red Room gave Write Nonfiction in November’s final blog post it’s “Best Blog” honor. For the past three years, the site know as “the place for writers,” has recognized WNFIN in some manner on its home page. Last year Red Room featured the second post of the series as a “Best Blog”; the year before that it…
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