I’ve recently realized that one thing missing from this blog is a good list of resources. By that I mean that I’d like to list the best writing blogs around . I started thinking about this when I found the most recent Write Nonfiction in November post featured in a “Sunday Wash-Up” on Shack’s Comings and Goings. He provides a…
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How Does a Professional Editor Work with a Writer?
I spend a lot of my time working as a freelance nonfiction editor. Although I do work with many writers who have had their work edited by professional editors before, I probably work with more writers who have never encountered the editing process with anyone other than a writing buddy, someone in their writing group, a spouse, or a high…
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Writing with Deadlines: How to Stay in High Gear After Write Nonfiction in November Challenge Ends
All month you’ve been marking the days off on the calendar, and since last night or early this morning you’ve been watching the clock knowing your deadline was fast approaching. The Write Nonfiction in November challenge was coming to an end. Indeed, at midnight tonight, you must make the last changes to your WNFiN project for 2009, and say, “Finished.”…
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A Writer’s Check List for Finished Written Work
Tomorrow marks the end of the Write Nonfiction in November 2009. I had one more guest blog post, but it consisted of more advice about promoting books. I figured we did enough of that for one month. Instead, I though I’d offer you my check list for finished work. This seems appropriate since you should be nearing the end of…
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Time Management for Nonfiction Writers: The Fine Art of Repurposing Your Work
Many writers don’t write full time. They fit their writing in and around their full-time jobs or around caring for their families. If they write for a living, or, like me, write and edit for a living, they may have little time to work on personal writing projects during the day. Plus, as we’ve seen if writers seriously take on…
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7 Nonfiction Book Marketing Traps to Avoid
The year I won the San Francisco Writer’s Conference pitch conference, I had just gained some really valuable information in a morning session. (I mentioned this in an earlier WNFiN post.) The session was taught by writing-career-coach Teresa LeYung Ryan and public relations/marketing consultant Elisa Southard. I’ve never forgotten the lesson Elisa taught me and shares again in today’s WNFiN…
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How Nonfiction Writers Can Find Personal Value in their Marketing and Promotion Efforts
Happy Thanksgiving! It’s November 25th, and Write Nonfiction in November has just five more days left before the challenge ends. Blog readers have been busy reading, but I’ve heard little from writers. I hope that means you’ve been busy writing. I did notice, however, that many of the article on marketing and promotion garner less readers than others. I’m not…
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