After a big push to get a project done, it’s easy to slack off. Not that you don’t deserve a break after something like National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo). If you took part in the Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) challenge, you surely deserve a break—in particular if you started and finished a work of nonfiction in 30 days. That’s…
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If you started and finished a book during WNFIN, you are eligible to enter the Post-WNFIN Pitch Slam–and win prizes! All the details and rules can be found here by clicking here. Please be sure to read the rules carefully. Submit all entries by email by Nov. 30 at midnight PST.
Beyond money earned on sales of articles and books, success for a nonfiction writer means communicating a message to many readers. However, as mentioned on the first post of the WNFIN challenge, you can’t rely on just a great idea and excellent writing ability to succeed. If you want to earn a living as a freelance nonfiction writer or as…
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The majority of writers don’t make a lot of money from books. Many freelance writers also struggle to make ends meet; hence comes the stereotype of the “starving writer.” It’s a negative image for sure—and not one to be holding onto as you try to carve out a career—and a living—using your craft. That’s why I’ve asked Peter Bowerman, self-published author of four books, including, The…
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Most nonfiction writers only think about earning money from their written words. Many think it’s hard to create anything beyond books, articles and blog posts–because writing comes easily to them and other things don’t. Dr. Ellen Britt, an award-winning online marketing strategist and Amazon best-selling author, explains how to change that mindset and monetize what you know. NA The image…
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Most authors I know end up obsessed with book sales, usually to such an extent that they don’t write their next book. What a shame. They don’t realize their potential as writers or as authors. Yet, there is a way for you to avoid this pitfall while still selling and writing more books. Today, national publicist Annie Jennings of Annie…
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If you consider yourself simply a writer, an author or an artist, it’s time to catch up with the times—at least if you want to succeed (and earn a living). The final few guest posts during NaNonFiWriMo and the WNFIN challenge ask you to consider how you make a living as a writer and how book sales fit into that…
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A blog offers one of the best ways to promote yourself and your writing. It effectively builds your author platform, expert status, niche dominance, books sales, author brand, and income. (You can even blog your book—write, publish and promote it with a blog.) But how do you come up with blog content, day in and day out? In this guest…
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If you want to be a published author, you need an author brand. Since, most writers don’t know much about branding, I asked Rob Eagar, a marketing consultant and author of Sell Your Book Like Wildfire: The Writer’s Guide to Marketing and Publicity, to explains why you need an author brand and to offers insight into what makes one brand…
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