Out of a U.S. population of approximately 311.5 million people, 81 percent want to write a book. While the number…
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A Business Plan for Publishing Success
Today’s guest post is written by publishing attorney and author Susan Spann All authors should have a business plan for…
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What Does Publishing Success Look Like to You?
Quite often I speak with my clients and to audiences about successful books. I have to remember that every author…
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Focusing Your Memoir…or Any Book
Yesterday I was working with a client on focusing her memoir. To me the beginning middle and end of her…
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Are You a One Book Author?
Some of the best-selling authors on Smashwords.com are multiple-book authors. As Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, says, they write a…
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Does Your Book Have a Message or a Purpose?
Before you begin writing your book, short book or booklet, blogged book, or e-book–any type of book–you must know why…
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9 Ways to Make Sure Your Nonfiction Book Succeeds
Today…a commercial break. Here’s a plug for a workshop I’m giving in the N. CA Bay Area. I hope some…
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Going Through the Proposal Process: The Overview
One of the most useful sections of a book proposal is found in the first section, or Introduction. The Overview…
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Birthing Your Book
Many people feel pregnant with a book. Giving birth to that book doesn’t have to take years. You can give…
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