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Become a Publisher by Blogging Your Book

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Each time you write a blog post and hit the ā€œpublishā€ button, you publish your copy. You become a publisher. You self-published your work. Therefore, consider blogging a book. It gives you the opportunity to actually publish your book as you write it instead of waiting until you complete your manuscript. Plus, you don’t have to wait for a publisher…
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Focus Your Writing on Making a Difference

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“It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.” Tom Brokaw, American TV journalist and author In today’s publishing world, Tom Brokaw’s quote could be reversed. Writers often find it hard to make a buck. However, they may find it easy to make a difference. I’ve seen this with my blog, “My Son Can Dance.”…
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B&N Predicts Growth in Consumer Book Market Due to E-Books

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In an industry that seems beset with bad news, hereā€™s some good news for writers wanting to get into book publishing as well as for authors hoping for good book sales and to continue publishing books. However, keep an open mind about turning your manuscripts or books into e-books. In an investor conference this morning, Tuesday, June 29, 2010, Barnes…
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Beyond Books: Building Multiple Streams of Income

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As a journalist and author, as well as an editor, writing coach and publishing mentor, I am always looking for ways to earn more money with my writing. The publishing world constantly changes–not always for the better when it comes to the ways writers make a living. Newspapers and magazines struggle to stay alive in the current economy and asĀ …
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Publishing Mentor Tip: Use the Nonfiction Book Proposal as a Process

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Many aspiring nonfiction authors see a book proposal as a necessary evil. It’s a means to an end. They must write one so their agent can present it to publishers or so they can do so themselves. In fact, both nonfiction writers who plan to become independent publishers (to self-publish their books) and those who seek traditional publishing deals should…
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