I know this blog was supposed to lie dormant until almost November, at which time it would gear up for another flurry of writing activity during the 2008 Write Nonfiction in November challenge. However, I had to show my face (well…words) here today to let you all know about some pretty darn important developments in the world of self-publishing. Actually,…
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Write Nonfcition in November Comes to an End
The month has come to an end. I hope you’ve risen to my Write Nonfiction in November challenge and finished your nonfiction writing project. Depending upon where you live, you might still have a few hours left to do so. As with NaNoWriMo, if you have finished, you can now take some time to edit, polish and fine tune your…
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Of Time Lines, Platforms, Niche Craft, Too Many Ideas, and Getting in the Game
I’m back from my meeting with my agents. Actually, I only met with one; the other wasn’t feeling well. We went for a lovely lunch at a nice restaurant. He brought all the materials I had sent to him, and we ate and talked for almost two and a half hours. We never really did discuss time lines, though. I…
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Research vs. Procrastination and I’m Off to See The Agents, The Wonderful Agents of Mine (Sung to the Wizard of Oz)
Tomorrow, I’m off to see my agents in San Francisco We are supposed to discuss “time lines.” I guess that means how long I have to promote myself and my work before they can help me get this next project of mine off and running. If you recall, my agent did not manage to sell one of my projects, and…
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The Many Varied Forms of Nonfiction
The I received a request to write about the different forms of nonfiction. I teach this – at least in terms of article forms – in my “Writing for Publication” teleseminar and class, but I’ll give it a go here as well in shortened form and without telling you how to structure any of these articles or books. First, of…
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