The second section in the first part of the proposal, the Introduction, is the Markets section. This part of the…
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Demystifying the Nonfiction Book Proposal: The Overview
I work with a lot of aspiring authors and authors on their nonfiction book proposals. Despite the many great books…
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Subitting Self-Published Books to Publishers and Agents
I had the extreme pleasure and honor of spending two days with Dan Poynter, author of over 100 books including…
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Why Don't You Promote Yourself and Your Writing?
More often than not, the clients who hire me to help them with their book proposals have plenty of passion…
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How to Write Successful Nonfiction—Books & Products that Sell!
After 30 days of reading about writing and publishing nonfiction during the Write Nonfiction in November challenge, you might still…
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What is an Author's Platform and How Do You Build One?
The majority of people who come to me for help with their nonfiction book proposals have one issue in common:…
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Pitching for Perfect Coverage
Not long ago I wrote a post about building author platform by pitching yourself to the media. However, you can…
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One Good Blog Post May Be All You Need to Get Published
Sometimes one blog posts is all it takes to get you noticed by readers, other bloggers, radio show hosts, agents…
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Using Your Blog to Build a Platform
Most of you know I’m a huge fan of using blogging for building and author’s platform. I even encourage writers…
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