To make a living as a nonfiction author, think beyond writing and books. Consider yourself both an author and an entrepreneur—an authorpreneur. Publishing is a business, plain and simple. If you choose to self-publish, you create a start-up publishing company. If you traditionally publish, you ask a publisher to become your venture-capital partner. But here’s the rub: Most books don’t…
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I am pleased to welcome Kathleen Gage as a regular contributor here on Write Nonfiction NOW! Kathleen is the author of Power Up for Profits: The Smart Woman’s Guide to Online Marketing and will be sharing her online marketing advice with us. You can follow Kathleen on Twitter at @KathleenGage. I’ve been consulting authors for many years now. The one…
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Many of you know me as the founder of National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo), or the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge. You may not realize that I’m also the founder of National Book Blogging Month (NaBoBloMo), a similar challenge that involves blogging a nonfiction book in a month, which takes place in April. Why would you want to blog a…
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I am happy to welcome Justine Schofield, the development director of Pubslush, as a regular contributor to Write Nonfiction NOW! You can follow her on Twitter at @heyyojscho. Her first post explains why crowdfunding is a superb strategy for business writers. Crowdfunding is one of the latest buzzwords. From technology to the arts, entrepreneurs are taking advantage of this unique funding…
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One of the most important documents you may write is your author biography. It tells people who you are, explains why they should read your work and describes your qualifications for authoring your book or blog. I’m not talking about writing a resumé. This is a story of your experience as it pertains to your book(s), your blog, your speaking,…
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