If you want to publish your work, you must know your readers. Whether you write articles, essays, blogs, or books, this first step, called a market analysis, is essential to your success. Without it, you might produce work that attracts totally different readers than you expect or no readers at all. Skip this analysis and you might find it difficult…
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If you want a traditional publishing contract for your nonfiction book, one of the first steps you must take to realize this goal involves writing a query letter. This communication pitches your book to literary agents and to acquisitions editors at publishing houses. If your letter is compelling and proves your book is marketable, these publishing professionals will next ask…
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Maybe you’ve heard the adage that if you’ve been searching for a particular book and haven’t found it, that’s the book you should write. Or if you’ve been wishing someone would tell a particular story, that’s the tale you should tell. And, if there’s a hole on the bookstore shelf waiting for a book readers want and need but that…
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By Helen Sedwick (@HelenSedwick) I’d like to welcome writer and lawyer Helen Sedwick, who will be writing for this blog regularly. In this post, Helen addresses a frustrating situation that many authors have faced, and explains what we can legally do about it. I confess that when my novel COYOTE WINDS was released, I obsessively searched the title online to…
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The more often I write about how to write book proposals and business plans for books, the more often I hear objections from writers who feel this approach to crafting ideas is not authenticity or creativity. In truth, taking a business approach to your book can be extremely creative and produce a project that is both marketable and aligns with…
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