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Query Letters: The Hook, the Book and the Cook

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For those WNFIN participants writing books, once you have at least 25 or 30 pages completed and you know what content will comprise the rest of your manuscript, you can think about composing a query letter. This precursory to a book proposal gets sent out to agents or publishers to see if they have interest in reading your proposal. However,…
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Learning to Love Passive Construction

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When I contacted Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the How To Do It Frugally series, to contribute to WNFIN again this year, I expected a post on marketing. I know her for her book The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won’t. Instead she sent me a post on editing. When I asked her why, she said, “I…
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5 Nonfiction Book Writing Mistakes and Their Solutions

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Now that you are well into your Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) project, let’s take some time to focus on writing well. While the National Novel Writing (NaNoWriMo) folks say their “contest” revolves around writing any 50,000 words–not necessarily “good” words–in 30 days, here at WNFIN we are looking for good words, well-written words. Hopefully, by the end of the…
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How to Guarantee You Write a Successful Book

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As the number of books published each year increases, the number of people who buy them decreases. The average nonfiction book sells less than 250 copies per year and less than 3,000 copies over its lifetime. Yet, millions of aspiring nonfiction authors continue to dream of self-publishing or traditionally publishing a nonfiction book. If you are one of these writers,…
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Mind Map Your Project from Start to Finish

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During the first week of Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) you’ve read about several types of writing projects you could start and finish during this 30-day challenge or anytime—a general nonfiction book, a memoir, a personal essay, or an e-book. Before you start any writing project, you must know what you are writing about. You also must know what content…
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