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Do You Know What Your Book Is About or If It's Viable?

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I once was told, “If you can’t write the subject of your book on the back of a business card, then you don’t know what you’re writing about.” So, try this simple test. Take a business card and turn it over, or cut out a piece of paper the size of a business card (2” × 3.5”) and on it…
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How to Write About Negative Life Experiences

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When writing about life experiences, it’s important not to let so-called negative life story scare us or our readers off. I recently received a comment on my VibrantNation.com blog about 10 Ways to Use Your Life Story in Nonfiction Writing (which you can also read here) that got me thinking about the fact that memoir writers, personal essayists and those…
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Why You Shouldn't–or Should–Blog a Book

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I came across an interesting blog post not long ago and bookmarked it. If you are considering blogging a book, you might want to read it–just to get a different perspective than mine, since I’m a big advocate of blogging books.  If you didn’t know this, check out my other blog, How to Blog a Book. This particular post is…
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Pitfalls to Avoid in Media Outreach

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Despite the fact that the Internet provides a wonderful way for aspiring authors to build platform and for established authors to promote their books, getting media placements, such as spots on well-known radio and television shows, still goes a long way in helping books succeed. However, if you don’t know what you’re doing when you reach out to the media…
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Consider Getting Your Book Reviewed by A Book Blogger

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As authors continue to look for ways to promote their books, the ever-decreasing number of newspapers providing book reviews seems to make it harder and harder to get the world out. However, the Internet has spawned a host of bloggers who specialize in reviewing books of all types and actually giving authors more ways than ever before to land reviews….
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