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11 Ways to Find a Literary Agent
Every wanna-be author who has dreams of being picked up and published by a traditional publishing house wants to know…
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Are You a Traditional Publishing Holdout or a Self-Publishing Maven?
Yesterday’s post brought up an important issue with which most nonfiction (and some fiction) authors today need to grapple: Are…
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How to Get a 6-Figure Book Advance
We are at the end of week #1 for Write Nonfiction in November. Is your nonfiction project unfolding easily and…
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The Book Proposal:8 Hooks to Make Agents and Editors Eager to Read Your Proposal
If you are writing a book proposal during Write Nonfiction in November, I’m posting this blog for you. For the…
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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…
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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…
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