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# Write Nonfiction NOW!

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- [8 Important Pieces of Advice for Every Aspiring Author](https://writenonfictionnow.com/advice-for-every-aspiring-author/) - I often get asked to give advice to aspiring authors. This seems to be a favorite topic for podcast hosts and panel moderators at writing conferences. Today, I’d like to offer you an expanded version of my reply: eight pieces of advice meant to help you go from aspiring to published author. This advice is
- [5 Great Reasons All Activists Need to Write a Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/reasons-activist-need-write-book/) - Most activists spend time promoting their cause or growing their movement using the standard tools found in an activist’s toolbox. They march, protest, boycott, write letters, post on social media, fundraise, or build community with hashtags or forums. They usually don’t consider publishing a book. Yet, a book serves as an extremely powerful tool for
- [12 Powerful Tools that Help You Write for Change](https://writenonfictionnow.com/powerful-tools-write-change/) - Books can inspire and motivate readers to new action. However, this only happens if the author initially crafts a manuscript that prompts readers to choose something different. Whether you want to change individual lives or transform organizations, communities, governments, the environment, or the world, you can learn to “author change.” You can write a book
- [5 Important Ways a Book Furthers Your Cause](https://writenonfictionnow.com/important-ways-book-furthers-cause/) - Growing a movement or promoting a cause often benefits from an atypical approach to activism. Instead of—or in addition to—marching, protesting, boycotting, or even building community with hashtags or forums, write and publish a book related to your cause. Allow your written words to create positive and meaningful change in lives, communities, organizations, countries, or
- [10 Types Of People Who Can Successfully Author Change](https://writenonfictionnow.com/types-people-who-can-author-change/) - You may believe only writers can “author change.” You have to be someone who writes books that inspire and motivate people to change, join causes and movements, or take actions that change the world. But that’s not exactly true. Anyone can author change—even you. There are people who don’t consider themselves writers but who want
- [10 More Ways To Author Change When You Feel Inspired](https://writenonfictionnow.com/10-more-ways-author-change/) - Becoming an “Author of Change” requires taking action toward becoming a change agent the moment you feel inspired to use a book to achieve that goal. You can do many things that help you start making a positive and meaningful difference—even without a published book. However, the sooner you begin, the greater your chances are
- [How to Ensure Your Book Actually Makes Readers Change](https://writenonfictionnow.com/ensure-book-makes-readers-change/) - This blog post is a slightly revised excerpt from Change the World One Book at a Time: Make a Positive and Meaningful Difference with Your Words by Nina Amir, which will be released January 6, 2026, by Books That Save Lives. Order a copy here, and receive a free course and journal! (The bonus material
- [Why Nonfiction Writers Need Patience for Traditional Publishing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/patience-traditional-publishing/) - Patience is not just a virtue but a necessity for nonfiction writers who want to pursue traditional publishing. This publishing route is fraught with gatekeepers, delays, lengthy waiting periods, and extensions caused by the schedules of others. These things can test the resolve of even the most determined and tenacious writers. Patience is considered a
- [The #1 Reason Writers Fear Success More than Failure](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writers-fear-success-failure/) - It’s common to assume people don’t try to succeed as writers because they are afraid of failure. Yet, more writers fear success, which is why they don’t try to achieve their goals or realize their dreams. Fearing success more than failure seems counterintuitive. After all, we are taught from an early age to pursue success—whatever
- [How to Adopt an Identity that Gets Writing Results](https://writenonfictionnow.com/adopt-identity-writing-results/) - Goals, aspirations, dreams, and visions represent results you want to achieve. However, getting writing results requires possessing the identity of someone who can create what you want—published articles and books and a career as a writer and author. You must be the type of person who can take the necessary actions to create those results.
- [How To Best Approach Nonfiction Book Developmental Edit Revisions](https://writenonfictionnow.com/developmental-edit-revisions/) - If you have written a nonfiction book, your next step is to get the manuscript edited. You need several types of editors, but a developmental editor is the first one to offer feedback and revision notes. Once you get those notes, what’s the best approach to your revisions? I have just received the revision requests
- [The Number One Reason You Aren't Truly a Writer](https://writenonfictionnow.com/reason-you-arent-writer/) - Lots of people say they are writers, but they aren’t. Not really. After all, writers write, and they aren’t writing consistently. If, like them, you claim to be a writer but don’t produce written words several times per week (or daily), you are not a writer…yet. I’m not talking about being an author. An author
- [Are You Really Ready to Be a Well-Paid Author?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/ready-be-well-paid-author/) - If your literary agent said, “It’s my intention to get you a $50,000 to $75,000 advance for your book,” how would you react? I’d hasten to guess you initially might respond, “That’s fabulous! I’d love that.” After all, you have dreamed of being a well-paid author, right? But what would you say to yourself after
- [Why Writers Need Affirmations in Their Success Toolkit](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writers-need-affirmations/) - “Think positive!” You’ve probably heard this advice, but you may not realize that affirmations, or positive statements, offer a powerful tool that helps you succeed as a writer and author. If the voice in your head offers more negative than positive feedback about your writing career, consider learning how to compose and use affirmations. This
- [Writing with Deadlines: How to Stay in High Gear After Write Nonfiction in November Challenge Ends](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writin-with-deadlines-how-to-stay-in-high-gear-after-write-nonfiction-in-november-challenge-ends/) - All month you've been marking the days off on the calendar, and since last night or early this morning you've been watching the clock knowing your deadline was fast approaching. The Write Nonfiction in November challenge was coming to an end. Indeed, at midnight tonight, you must make the last changes to your WNFiN project
- [Writing Training Continues with July Theme and Prompt](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-explain-the-general-importance-of-emerging-trends/) - Week #1 – Nuts and bolts of emerging trends Welcome to our seventh consecutive month in our innovative 10-month training program for nonfiction writers. In the last six months, we have provided 75 creative and unique writing prompts using six distinctive monthly themes. This month, our theme is “emerging trends” and our related writing concept
- [Writing Prompt: Write Detailed, Thoughtful Blog Comments](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-detailed-thoughtful-blog-comments/) - Social Media Writing, Week #3 Now that we’ve talked about personal blogging and book blogging, the best way to finish off this week on social media writing experiments is by talking about comments on blog posts. This is one of those hot topics that has its set of supporters and protestors. There are pros and
- [Writing Prompt: Writing Marathon Training Recap and Theme](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-marathon-august/) - There are a ton of new things going on here at Write Nonfiction in November. Please bear with me as today’s blog post is longer than usual and chock full of new things to inspire you. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
- [Writing Prompt: Write Your Professional (Business) Biography](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-professional-business-biography/) - Writing Prompt 104 Write your professional (business) biography. On Monday, we talked about the need to write a personal biography. Now that you’ve written a statement containing personal details about yourself and your upbringing, it’s time to get professional. A professional biography is different from a personal biography because it contains factual statements about your
- [Writing Prompt: Write Your Writer's Mission Statement](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-writers-mission-statement/) - Writing Prompt 105 Write your writer's mission statement. Nonfiction writers should make it a point to have a written mission statement at their disposal at any given time. Having a mission statement offers two immediate benefits - - it helps the writer define his type of writing to himself and offers readers a good view
- [Writing Prompt: Write or Modify Your Professional Resume.](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-modify-professional-resume/) - Writing Prompt 106 Write or modify your professional resume. The professional resume is the single-most important tool in a writer’s arsenal, irrespective of the writer’s style or preferences. That means all writers, including those who specialize in fiction writing, need to create a professional resume. The resume is a straightforward to-the-point listing of a writer’s
- [Writing Prompt: Write or Modify Your List of Personal Interests.](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-modify-list-personal-interests/) - Writing Prompt 107 Write or modify your list of personal interests. A list of personal interests is just a formal way of saying hobbies. Why do you suppose it’s important to identify, list, and briefly describe extracurricular interests that have absolutely no bearing on the professional work you do as a writer? Hmmm. Before I
- [Writing Prompt: Write or Modify Your Comprehensive Skills, Talents](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-modify-comprehensive-skills-talents/) - Writing Prompt 108 Write or modify a list of your comprehensive skills and talents. Today’s writing prompt should be great encouragement to every person to toot their own horn and shower great praise upon himself. How do you go about writing a comprehensive set of skills and talents? Well, it’s not an easy task to
- [Writing Prompt: Write about Your Favorite Dr. Maya Angelou Inspirational Quotes](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-about-your-favorite-dr-maya-angelou-inspirational-quotes/) - Dr. Maya Angelou Wednesday Have you had a chance to review some biographical facts about Dr. Maya Angelou? In case you haven’t, let me brief you on some of the highs and lows from her life. She worked as a prostitute, dancer, singer, and speaker. She was raped at an early age and lived through
- [Writing Prompt: Write about Words found in UrbanDictionary.com](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-about-words-found-in-urbandictionary-com/) - Funky Language Monday In today’s writing prompt, we focus on a unique dictionary that contains all kinds of funky words, including African American idioms, expressions, and slang terms. Just like other major social media projects, UrbanDictionary.com was created by a student. Since its inception in 1999, this website has grown in popularity and cultural significance.
- [Writing Prompt: Write and Upload Your Resume on LinkedIn](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-upload-your-resume-on-linkedin/) - Social Media Site Evaluations, Week #2 We have already discussed social media giants Facebook and Twitter. Third on the list of important social media sites is LinkedIn. Whether you are looking for a career change or wanting to discuss career issues with professionals, I invite you to join LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a totally different animal
- [Writing Prompt: Write about the History of the Names of Five Music Bands](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-about-the-history-of-the-names-of-five-music-bands/) - Cool Mud Folks, Week #2 The next person on my list of mud people to discuss is a rock band known as Puddle of Mudd. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, Puddle of Mudd formed in 1992, making this a rock band with a 20+ year history. Naturally, the thing I find most interesting about the
- [Writing Prompt: Write Descriptions of Five Food Misnomers](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-descriptions-of-five-food-misnomers/) - Mud and Food, Week #3 Welcome to week #3 in our month-long “mud” theme here at Write Non Fiction in November. With just six short days to go before hosting my daughter’s seventh birthday party, I have food, food, food on the brain. That’s why it will be much fun talking about mud and food
- [Writing Prompt: Write About the Meaning of Five Inspirational Songs](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-about-the-meaning-of-five-inspirational-songs/) - Pop Culture Mud, Week #5 If you like pop culture and songs, you are going to enjoy today’s writing prompt and love the theme for June (hint). Songs are poetry verses that are embellished by interesting vocals and music. Songs in their original form (poetry) are lines of simple words and phrases that are strung
- [Writing Prompt: Write about Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey’s Moniker for their Twins](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-about-nick-cannon-and-mariah-careys-moniker-for-their-twins/) - Funky Language Monday On Mondays in February, we’ll be focusing on specific language that is used by African Americans. I like to call it funky language because to me, funky is cool, different, exciting. My African American friend taught me that funky means smelly. Based on that little tidbit, I purposely gave the Monday writing
- [Writing Prompt: Write About Five Foods with Regional Names](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-about-five-foods-with-regional-names/) - Mud and Food, Week #3 As I was doing research on Mississippi mud, I was overwhelmed with information about the beer, the song, the coffee, the book, the art gallery, the baseball team, and about 100 other things all containing those two words somewhere in the title. Yikes! And to think I found all that when I was simply looking
- [Writing Prompt: Write about Five Variations of a Chicken and Rice Dish](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-about-five-variations-of-a-chicken-and-rice-dish-2/) - Today is a great day to talk about the Mississippi mud cake, or do I mean the Mississippi mud pie or perhaps I should call it the Muddy Mississippi cake? Better yet, let me add the word “slide” to cake and call it a day. Inconsistent names for this dessert plus its endless variations within the basic
- [Writing Prompt: Write About Five Unique Fundraising Activities](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-about-five-unique-fundraising-activities/) - Muddy Sports, Week #4 Today marks the end of muddy sports week here at Write Nonfiction in November. It is also my daughter’s birthday. My angel is now seven. Yay! Remember how I talked about how my daughter invented the concept of muddy palace and how it surprisingly led to a writing prompt about dwellings?
- [Writing Prompt: Write About Five Relatable Pop Culture Moments](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-about-five-relatable-pop-culture-moments/) - Pop Culture Mud, Week #5 You can take the girl out of pop culture, but you can’t take the pop culture out of the girl. Our 10-month training program for nonfiction writers began here in January. Our first month’s theme? Pop culture! Feels good to go back to square one today! Your job is to research celebrity
- [Writing Prompt: Write About Five Unpredictable Moments in Nature](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-about-five-unpredictable-moments-in-nature/) - Pop Culture Mud, Week #5 I am simultaneously happy about today’s miraculous writing prompt as well as sad because today is our last mud-related prompt in May. As I was doing research on mud, I heard about actress Reese Witherspoon’s DUI. Normally, I don’t pay attention to those types of news stories because they are
- [Writing Prompt: Write a Movie Review of a Lindsay Lohan Movie](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-a-movie-review-of-a-lindsay-lohan-movie/) - Pop Culture Monday Pop Culture Mondays have been very exciting so far! We have learned to research and write about celebrities, write about the Duchess of Cambridge’s medical condition, and today, we will write a review of one of Lindsay Lohan’s movies. Let us focus our celebrity spotlight on the movies starring controversial actress, Lindsay Lohan. Less
- [Writing Prompt: Write about a Catchphrase from MTV’s Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-about-a-catchphrase-from-mtvs-newlyweds-nick-and-jessica/) - Celebrity Quotes Friday We’ve had fun choosing celebrity quotes to write about and learning about a famous dancer from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Today, we rekindle an old romance between Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson just long enough to revisit their MTV show and laugh at their catchphrases. Almost 10 years ago, celebrity newcomers and then-newlyweds
- [Writing Prompt: Write a Review of the January Jones Fansite](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-a-review-of-the-january-jones-fansite/) - January Jones Wednesdays It’s hard to believe that today is our last writing prompt for the month of January! Hopefully, you have enjoyed January’s pop culture theme where we had Pop Culture Mondays, January Jones Wednesdays, and ended off the weeks with Celebrity Quotes Fridays. For our final writing prompt in the month of January, we’ll
- [Writing Prompt: Write about Dr. Maya Angelou’s Recent Business Venture](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-about-dr-maya-angelous-recent-business-venture/) - Dr. Maya Angelou Wednesday In today’s writing prompt, we focus on an interesting turn of events that leads Dr. Maya Angelou to a unique business venture. We already know that Dr. Angelou has done a great deal of writing. She’s a published author, an accomplished public speaker, a champion within the civil rights movement, and
- [Writing Prompt: Write About African American Inventors and their Inventions](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-about-african-american-inventors-and-their-inventions/) - History Friday 2013 is flying by! Today is the last Friday in February and our final History Friday writing prompt. Let’s go back in time to honor a little-known inventor from the mid 1800s, Joseph Lee, whom I fondly dub “the Bread Crumb Guy.” Joseph was a forward-thinking African American man who revolutionized the food
- [Writing Prompt: Will You Participate in the National Day of Prayer?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-do-you-plan-to-participate-in-the-national-day-of-prayer/) - Group Prayer Friday Perhaps the largest gathering of group prayer in the United States is the annual national day of prayer. Created by a presidential task force, the national day of prayer seeks to encourage persons from all religions to join in prayer one day each year in deference to the understanding that “one nation,
- [Writing Prompt: Write a Profile About Blogger Muddy Kinzer](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-write-a-profile-about-blogger-muddy-kinzer/) - Cool Mud Folks, Week #2 This week, we have talked about people whose names have some variations of “mud” in them. We started off with singer Muddy Waters, moved on to the band Puddle of Mudd, and today, we finish with blogger Muddy Kinzer. Your job is to find out who Muddy is and write
- [Writing Prompt: What is the Difference Between Communal and Private Worship?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-what-is-the-difference-between-communal-and-private-worship/) - Group Prayer Friday The act of worshipping the creator of the universe takes many forms, as we have already seen. Two distinct ways people may choose to worship is in private or as part of a community. These two forms of prayer are uniquely tied to a person’s choice of affiliation or nonaffiliation to a
- [Writing Prompt: Provide an Opinion on Engaging to Benefit Others](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-provide-an-opinion-on-engaging-to-benefit-others/) - Social Media Engagement, Week #4 Social media engagement for the purpose of benefiting others is very different than social media engagement to benefit you. It is easy to do and gives an instant push of humanity to any person on social media. Try it out by commenting on peoples’ feeds in Google+, Facebook, or Twitter.
- [Writing Prompt: Track Your Social Media Experiments in a Blog!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-track-your-social-media-experiments-in-a-blog/) - Social Media Engagement, Week #5 I can hardly believe that this is the last writing prompt in our social media experiments theme this month. This also closes out our fourth month of doing writing prompts here at WriteNonFictioninNovember.com. I hope you are finding these prompts to be useful. Today, your job is to attempt to
- [Writing Prompt: Training Continues with Piano Interpretation Theme and Prompt](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-training-continues-with-piano-interpretation-theme-and-prompt/) - Piano Interpretation: Background Accompaniment, Week #1 June is a particularly important month here at Write Nonfiction in November. It marks the halfway point of our 10-month training program, “I Know I Can” Write Nonfiction in November. Since January 2, 2013, Nina Amir and I have provided 63 writing prompts to nonfiction writers. We do not
- [Writing Prompt: Who are the Thought Leaders of Emerging Trends?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-who-are-the-thought-leaders-of-emerging-trends/) - Week #1 – Nuts and bolts of emerging trends Having discussed a good definition of emerging trends and listing reasons why it makes sense to follow them, we now turn our attention to the thought leaders of emerging trends. Everyone has their preferred thought leaders in any given industry. I know I have my favorites in writing.
- [Writing Prompt: Research, List, Describe Target Markets for Offline Writing.](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-research-list-describe-target-markets-offline-writing/) - Writing Prompt 113 Research, list, and describe target markets for offline writing. Today’s writing prompt is part research, part writing. It is intended to motivate nonfiction writers by encouraging them to seek paid opportunities in writing by doing research. The best guide in existence for nonfiction writers is, of course, Writer’s Digest’s Writer’s Market series
- [Writing Prompt: Promote Native Peoples from January Jones’ Birth State](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-create-an-ad-promoting-the-native-peoples-from-january-jones-birth-state/) - January Jones Wednesday How did you do with the January Jones writing prompt from last week? Wasn’t it interesting learning more about her show? Today’s writing prompt has a clever six degrees of separation quality to it. How does January Jones relate to the native peoples listed in today’s prompt? Basic research should yield fascinating details.
- [Writing Prompt: Provide an Opinion on Engaging for Your Benefit](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-provide-an-opinion-on-engaging-for-your-benefit/) - Social Media Engagement, Week #4 Though there are many different definitions of social media engagement, there are two forms of engagement that dominate: doing it to benefit you and doing it to benefit others. Today, we explore social media engagement that is used to primarily benefit you, your blog, your causes, or your projects. Your
- [Writing Prompt: Profile Standout Blogger Kiril Kundurazieff](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-profile-standout-blogger-kiril-kundurazieff/) - Preparing for NaNonFiWriMo 73 days left until NaNonFiWriMo 2013 is here! This annual event is entering its seventh year. In November, nonfiction writers will be working on writing an entire work of nonfiction. In fact, this nonfiction program is similar to its more popular fiction program. Nina Amir is working on building a community for
- [Writing Prompt: Profile Standout Blogger Nina Amir](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-profile-standout-blogger-nina-amir/) - NaNonFiWriMo is for Nonfiction Writers 71 days left until NaNonFiWriMo 2013! Time is ticking! I hope you have been enjoying August’s focus on lesser-known bloggers in our “All About You” month. Please help us create a buzz for NaNonFiWriMo! You will receive a virtual token of appreciation by helping us spread the word. Thanks! Tokens
- [Writing Prompt: Profile Your Favorite Standout Blogger](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-profile-your-favorite-standout-blogger/) - NaNonFiWriMo is Coming! 69 days left until NaNonFiWriMo 2013! Is ANYONE attempting the writing prompts listed here on WNFIN? I have received good feedback from the featured bloggers but no indication that anyone is remotely interested in doing the ACTUAL prompt. Bueller? Bueller? Is anyone out there interested in practicing, honing, and training themselves to
- [Writing Prompt: Profile Emerging Trends Leader Shashi Bellamkonda](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-profile-emerging-trends-leader-shashi-bellamkonda/) - Week #3 – Leaders who discuss emerging trends Welcome to an exciting week here at WNFIN! The theme for this month’s series of writing prompts is emerging trends. We’ve discussed the nuts and bolts of emerging trends and touched upon some pop culture in emerging trends last week. This week, we feature leaders who discuss
- [Writing Prompt: Profile Foodies Michael Lee West, Tara Kuczykowski, Robyn Stone](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-profile-foodies-michael-lee-west-tara-kuczykowski-robyn-stone/) - What is Write Nonfiction in November – a.k.a. NaNonFiWriMo? As of today, nonfiction writers have 87 days to prepare for a month-long marathon of writing nonfiction in November. As a recap, NaNonFiWriMo is: Like a marathon because writers are encouraged to write a lot, write every day, and write a complete nonfiction work during the
- [Writing Prompt: Profile Brainiacs Martilla, Nash, Hudgins, Young, and Rose](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-profile-braniacs-martilla-nash-hudgins-young-and-rose/) - What is Write Nonfiction in November – a.k.a. NaNonFiWriMo? As of today, nonfiction writers have 85 days to prepare for a month-long marathon of writing nonfiction in November. Are you busy writing nonfiction these days? If so, we want to hear from you! Let’s get some momentum going for Nina Amir’s uber-clever alternative to NaNoWriMo.
- [Writing Prompt: Profile Photojournalists Black, Roth, Sumin, Romero.](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-profile-photojournalists-black-roth-sumin-romero/) - What is Write Nonfiction in November – a.k.a. NaNonFiWriMo? As of today, nonfiction writers have 83 days to prepare for NaNonFiWriMo 2013 - - a month-long marathon of writing nonfiction in November (the nonfiction version of NaNoWriMo). Are you getting ready? Create a Buzz for NaNonFiWriMo As promised on Wednesday, Nina Amir and I will
- [Writing Prompt: Profile Bloggers Stelzner, Brinker, Klems, and Miller](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-profile-bloggers-stelzner-brinker-klems-and-miller/) - Write Nonfiction in November is NaNonFiWriMo There are 78 days left before NaNonFiWriMo 2013 is upon us. Are you ready? Do you remember what this is? It is basically the nonfiction version of NaNoWriMo. We have several friendly folks helping us promote the program. We could sure use your help! Please consider helping us create
- [Writing Prompt: Profile Bloggers Steel, Young, Stafford, and Jordan](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-profile-bloggers-steel-young-stafford-and-jordan/) - What is Write Nonfiction in November – a.k.a. NaNonFiWriMo? As of today, nonfiction writers have 80 days to prepare for NaNonFiWriMo 2013 - - a month-long marathon of writing nonfiction in November (the nonfiction version of NaNoWriMo). Promotion is under way. Are you on board with us? Create a Buzz for NaNonFiWriMo I’m incredibly grateful
- [Writing Prompt: Profile Bloggers Sam Kemp-Jackson, Jamie Meteer, Anne Kimball, J.D. Bailey.](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-profile-bloggers-sam-kemp-jackson-jamie-meteer-anne-kimball-j-d-bailey/) - Write Nonfiction in November is also known as NaNonFiWriMo The clock is ticking. There are now 76 days to go until we are upon NaNonFiWriMo 2013. I have to keep repeating myself because so many, many, many people have no idea what this is. Everyone knows about the other popular program for fiction writers, but
- [Writing Prompt: Profile Bloggers Pawlik-Kienlen, Joy, Cipressi, Lundquist, and Rubin](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-profile-bloggers-l-pawlik-kienlen-joy-cipressi-lundquist-rubin/) - Today’s Sub-Theme – Positive 64 days and counting until November's NaNonWriMo 2013. Are you ready? Our tenth sub-theme in August’s “All About You” theme is “positive.” Each of today’s featured bloggers writes about a variety of things in a positive way. Whether through joy, happiness, shifts in the mindset, starting over, or living your best
- [Writing Prompt: Pick a Celebrity Quote and Write About It](https://writenonfictionnow.com/pick-a-celebrity-quote-and-write-about-it/) - Celebrity Quotes Friday Welcome to our first Celebrity Quotes Friday! Here is Writing Prompt 003 in our 44-week, 120-prompt training program en route to the WNFIN challenge! Every Friday in the month of January we’ll be featuring celebrity quotes. Time to Research: Which Celebrity Said What? Look at the celebrity quotes below. Can you figure out which celebrity
- [Writing Prompt: Practice Spontaneous Prayer!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-practice-spontaneous-prayer/) - Approach to Prayer Wednesday In the beginning of March, we discussed form prayers. Today, we discuss the opposite of form prayers, which is spontaneous prayer. There are many schools of thought associated with the benefits of one form of prayer versus the other. Today, I will not just ask you to reflect upon your current prayer
- [Writing Prompt: Observe and Note Bellamkonda’s Patterns of Activity](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-observe-and-note-bellamkondas-patterns-of-activity/) - Week #3 – Leaders who discuss emerging trends On Monday, we began discussing a person who does a great job discussing emerging trends – Shashi Bellamkonda. http://writenonfictioninnovember.com/2013/07/15/writing-prompt-profile-emerging-trends-leader-shashi-bellamkonda/ Shashi does a lot of different things using social media and blogging. If you haven’t already completed Monday’s prompt by writing a profile on Shashi, now is a
- [Writing Prompt: Necessary for SAHPs to Keep Abreast of Technology?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-necessary-for-sahps-to-keep-abreast-of-technology/) - Week #4 – Emerging trends in technology A SAHP is the lesser-known twin of the SAHM (stay-at-home-mom) or SAHD (stay-at-home-dad). Just to simplify things, I broadened the scope of today’s writing prompt to include all parents who stay at home acting as the primary caretakers of the kids while the other spouse works outside of the
- [Writing Prompt: Profile Bloggers Knight, Filian, Riter, Moll, and Wakeman](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-profile-bloggers-knight-filian-riter-moll-wakeman/) - Celebration – 100 Writing Prompts! In 66 days, NaNonFiWriMo 2013 will be upon us! Until then, please help me celebrate our 100th writing prompt here at Write Nonfiction in November! Today’s Sub-Theme – Passionate Redheads Our ninth sub-theme in August’s “All About You” theme is passionate redheads. Today’s featured bloggers have varying degrees of
- [Writing Prompt: Profile Bloggers Emily McClements, Gina Lincicum, Charlene Haugsven](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-profile-bloggers-emily-mcclements-gina-lincicum-charlene-haugsven/) - Today’s Sub-Theme – Frugal Living Today is the last day of August and the end of August’s “All About You” theme. Just 62 days left until NaNonFiWriMo 2013 is here. Please start preparing now! Our eleventh and final sub-theme is “frugal living.” The concept of frugality involves spending less. It is a basic principle of
- [Writing Prompt: List Reasons Why You Should Follow Emerging Trends](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-list-reasons-why-you-should-follow-emerging-trends/) - Week #1 – Nuts and bolts of emerging trends On Monday, we talked about distinguishing between trends and emerging trends. The difference has to do with time. I place limits on emerging trends because of their rapidly changing nature. Trends within the current calendar year count as emerging whereas trends in the previous year are
- [Writing Prompt: List Your Favorite Pop Culture Content Curators](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-list-your-favorite-pop-culture-content-curators/) - Week #2 – The emerging trends of pop culture On Monday, we discussed the intrigue of pop culture memes as one way of learning about emerging trends in pop culture. Today, we talk about another easy way to come across emerging trends - - content curators. Many people go through great lengths to curate content
- [Writing Prompt: List Five Retailers that Feature Pop Culture in Packaging](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-list-5-retailers-that-feature-pop-culture-in-packaging/) - Week #2 – The emerging trends of pop culture Today is the last day of our week discussing pop culture in emerging trends. A great way to finish off this week is by talking about one of the most visual things that retailers do to attract customers, encourage sales, and stay on top of emerging
- [Writing Prompt: List Five Reasons Why it’s Good to Follow T.V. Trends](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-list-five-reasons-why-its-good-to-follow-t-v-trends/) - Week #5 – Emerging trends in television Since there are five weeks in July, this last week gives us a good, short opportunity to discuss emerging trends in television. There are two ways to interpret that. The obvious way is for you to copy emerging trends that come from television shows themselves. For example, if
- [Writing Prompt: Marathon Training Continues with September Theme, Prompt](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-marathon-training-continues-september-theme-prompt/) - Final Two Months of Training: Marketing and Nonfiction Writing Definitions Happy Labor Day! What an appropriate day to announce the final two themes in our 10-month writing marathon training program for nonfiction writers. The final two themes will make you work harder than you’ve worked before. I am here to help you get serious about
- [Writing Prompt: List and Describe your Strengths and Expertise.](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-list-describe-strengths-expertise/) - Writing Prompt 109 List and describe your strengths and expertise. We’ve been talking for some time about finding creative and interesting ways to describe your talents and skillsets. Today’s prompt builds upon previous prompts and gets you back into the professional mindset. Do you know what your strengths are? Do you come up with mind-blowing
- [Writing Prompt: List and Describe your Weaknesses, Learning Needs.](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-list-describe-weaknesses-learning-needs/) - Writing Prompt 110 List and describe your weaknesses, learning needs. Have you ever noticed in job interviews how the interviewer asks about weaknesses? That is probably not the best time to admit your bad hygiene, snoring, sloppiness in the kitchen, or other similar weaknesses. We all have embarrassing weaknesses from time to time, but there’s
- [Writing Prompt: Interpret Maya Angelou's A Prayer for Peace](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-interpret-maya-angelous-a-prayer-for-peace/) - Dr. Maya Angelou Wednesday Welcome to our very last writing prompt in the month of February. This concludes a successful turn with the theme of Black History Month and drops hints for what will come on Friday. Today, we focus on Dr. Angelou’s power to move people through her writing. Your job is to interpret
- [Writing Prompt: How Do You Feel About Confession?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-how-do-you-feel-about-confession/) - Approach to Prayer Wednesday The act of confession typically involves the telling of one’s perceived sins to a religious official, like a priest or another who has the power to forgive. In my opinion, confessions are controversial because they put the power of forgiveness and healing into man, when such power is best left to
- [Writing Prompt: Give an Opinion of Pope Francis’ Holy Thursday Ritual](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-give-an-opinion-of-pope-francis-holy-thursday-ritual/) - Group Prayer Friday Today is our last writing prompt in the month of March. We began March with a question regarding the departure of Pope Benedict, and we end March with a totally different question regarding Pope Francis’ recent actions. Yesterday marked a day of observance for Roman Catholics. Holy Thursday is celebrated by mass
- [Writing Prompt: List 10 Emerging Trends Spotted by Bellamkonda](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-list-10-emerging-trends-spotted-by-bellamkonda/) - Week #3 – Leaders who discuss emerging trends This week has been a great time to feature Shashi Bellamkonda as a leader of emerging trends. Hopefully by now, you will have researched Shashi, learned about his background, and followed his patterns of activity. All of that builds up to today’s prompt. Your job is to
- [Writing Prompt: Identify Negatives, Shortcomings, and Address Them.](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-identify-negatives-shortcomings-address/) - Writing Prompt 112 Identify negatives, shortcomings, and address them in writing. We can all stand to improve upon something in our writing, but how do we do it in a way that is professional and worthwhile? One good way is by addressing our shortcomings in writing by blogging about them. Some people write about pet
- [Writing Prompt: Identify Positives and Motivating Factors.](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-identify-positives-motivating-factors/) - Writing Prompt 113 Identify positives and motivating factors. On Monday, we talked about why it’s important to address weaknesses in a professional setting. Today, it’s time to address the opposite - - anything that is positive or motivates us to greatness. Today’s prompt is not exactly resume material and is not informal blog writing either.
- [Writing Prompt: Focus on January Jones’ Western Movie Costume](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-focus-on-january-jones-western-movie-costume/) - January Jones Wednesday Researching January Jones’ personal and professional life has led us to create ad campaigns for Nina Amir’s writing services and the native peoples of January’s birth state. Today, it is time to focus on the costume that January Jones is wearing in her upcoming western movie. From January 17 to January 27, January Jones
- [Writing Prompt: Express Gratitude for 100 Things in a Thanksgiving Prayer](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-express-gratitude-for-100-things-in-a-thanksgiving-prayer/) - Prayer Definitions Monday This may be perhaps the easiest writing prompt I’ll ask you to do. I want you to look at your lifestyle and surroundings and carefully compose a list of 100 things to be thankful for. That is basically what a thanksgiving prayer is - - a prayer expressing gratitude. Irrespective of any
- [Writing Prompt: Express Emotions About Little Richard’s Good Golly, Miss Molly](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-express-emotions-about-little-richards-good-golly-miss-molly/) - The Energetic Piano, Week #2 Welcome to week two of piano interpretation, our theme for June. This week, we’re turning up the heat on the piano, turning it into a living thing that is full of energy and zest. In every song this week, the piano does a great job catching up with the artist
- [Writing Prompt: Express Emotions About Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-express-emotions-about-queens-bohemian-rhapsody/) - The Energetic Piano, Week #2 What a great privilege it is to write about the late, great Freddie Mercury. I remember seeing some reality t.v. show a few years back, a show about regular people who sang and dressed like celebrities. I can’t remember who won the competition, but I distinctly remember that the guy
- [Writing Prompt: Express Emotions About Paul McCartney’s Maybe I’m Amazed](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-express-emotions-about-paul-mccartneys-maybe-im-amazed/) - The Subdued Piano, Week #3 Sir Paul has made it to my writing prompts on piano interpretation. Of course he has. He is one fourth of the legendary Beatles. Not including him would be tantamount to travesty. Today, your job is to express emotions about Paul McCartney's song, Maybe I'm Amazed. Creative Idea Gal’s Thoughts
- [Writing Prompt: Express Emotions About Marc Cohn’s Walking in Memphis](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-express-emotions-about-marc-cohns-walking-in-memphis/) - The Piano as the Frame, Week #4 The piano becomes the teacher today, telling us how it should be played and in what order the keys should be. Our instructor emeritus is pop singer Marc Cohn. Your job today is to express emotions about Marc Cohn’s song, Walking in Memphis. Creative Idea Gal’s Thoughts I
- [Writing Prompt: Express Emotions About Billy Joel’s All for Leyna](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-express-emotions-about-billy-joels-all-for-leyna/) - Piano Interpretation: Background Accompaniment, Week #1 This week, we celebrate the piano as a gentle giant - - a nonthreatening background accompaniment to popular songs with lyrics. No piano theme would be complete without a mention of the Piano Man himself, Billy Joel. Interestingly, news sources focus on Billy’s most popular hits when describing or defining
- [Writing Prompt: Express Emotions About Alicia Keys’ Fallin’](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-express-emotions-about-alicia-keys-fallin-2/) - Piano Interpretation: Background Accompaniment, Week #1 As we wrap up our first week of piano interpretation, I’m pleased to end on a high note and give a glimpse into next week. Today’s writing prompt features a classic by an African American singer, songwriter, and pianist – the incomparable Alicia Keys. Her song features both a meek
- [Writing Prompt: Express Emotions About Liberace’s Boogie Woogie](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-express-emotions-about-liberaces-boogie-woogie/) - The Energetic Piano, Week #2 No conversation about an energetic piano would be complete without mentioning the epitome of flamboyancy, Liberace. Quite the showman, Liberace played the piano with gusto, relishing in audience participation and feedback. He wasn’t too shabby with the piano skills, either. Today, your job is to express emotions about Liberace’s song,
- [Writing Prompt: Express Emotions About Commodores’ Three Times a Lady](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-express-emotions-about-commodores-three-times-a-lady/) - The Subdued Piano, Week #3 Last week was all about the energetic piano. This week, we keep things low-key with a softer, more subdued piano. This week’s songs feature the piano in a way that sets the stage for reflection. Not every song has to be hard-core. Not every piano note must be blaring in
- [Writing Prompt: Express Emotions About King and Taylor’s So Far Away](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-express-emotions-about-king-and-taylors-so-far-away/) - The Subdued Piano, Week #3 A lovely way to end the week of the subdued piano is by featuring a classic tune by songwriter Carole King. Carole is well-known for producing hit songs for others, but did she do it for herself? Today, your job is to express emotions about a song by Carole King
- [Writing Prompt: Express Emotions About Lady Gaga’s Edge of Glory](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-express-emotions-about-lady-gagas-edge-of-glory/) - The Piano as the Frame, Week #4 June seems to have flown by! The summer is finally here, school is finally out, and we’re in our last week of piano interpretation. I thought I’d finish off this week with a bang. In this last week of June, we’ll be referring to the piano as a
- [Writing Prompt: Express Emotions About Connick Jr.’s Miss New Orleans](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-express-emotions-about-connick-jr-s-miss-new-orleans/) - The Piano as the Frame, Week #4 So sad. Today is the last prompt for the month of June! Before we begin a new theme on Monday, let’s take an unexpected walk in piano interpretation with a musician who is also a funny actor – Harry Connick, Jr. Your job is to express emotions about
- [Writing Prompt: Do You Recite Form Prayers?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-do-you-recite-form-prayers/) - Prayer Definitions Monday During the month of March, we’ll discuss different definitions of prayer and how those definitions fit into your life. Today is all about form prayer, which is often referred to as pre-written or repetitive prayer. Frankly, I like to call form prayers “school prayers” because it is the stuff we learned at
- [Writing Prompt: Explore and Review the Gospel Singing Approach to Prayer](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-explore-and-review-the-gospel-singing-approach-to-prayer/) - Approach to Prayer Wednesdays Did you know that people choose different approaches to prayer? Every person from every religion has a different way of praying. So long as people pray with sincerity and meaning, their varied approaches to prayer are all valid. One of the most exciting approaches to prayer I’ve ever witnessed is gospel
- [Writing Prompt: Do You Support the Mission of the Coexist Foundation?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-do-you-support-the-mission-of-the-coexist-foundation/) - Group Prayer Friday The concept of group prayer fascinates me. What do you think of group prayer? Is it possible for there to be some sort of universal definition of prayer that people can agree upon? For today’s prompt, we delve into one group’s idea of a universal prayer ? the concept of coexistence, which
- [Writing Prompt: Do You Offer Intercessory Prayers for Others?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-do-you-offer-intercessory-prayers-for-others/) - Prayer Definitions Monday Are you familiar with intercessory prayers? They are prayers that we, as a person or group, offer on behalf of others. For example, when we hear that a family in our community has lost a child to cancer, we feel their pain and say to them, “I’m sorry. I will keep you
- [Writing Prompt: Do You Add Prayer Requests to the Prayer Basket?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-do-you-add-prayer-requests-to-the-prayer-basket/) - Approach to Prayer Wednesday A unique approach to prayer is the concept of adding one’s private prayer requests to a piece of paper, folding it, and dropping it into a basket that contains many prayers from others. It reminds me so much of the story I heard a long time ago about a dad who
- [Writing Prompt: Evaluate the Strengths and Weaknesses of Facebook](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-evaluate-the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-facebook/) - Social Media Site Evaluations, Week #2 Last week, we discussed basic definitions of social media experiments. This week, we are going to jump right into social media sites. The Internet offers us many choices of social media sites with which to experiment. The top three, however, consistently rank as follows: 1st Facebook, 2nd, Twitter, 3rd
- [Writing Prompt: E-mail good for following technology emerging trends?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-email-good-for-following-technology-emerging-trends/) - Week #4 – Emerging trends in technology Today's ultra-wired society gives us all so many opportunities to stay connected and catch up on emerging trends in technology. If you are Jane Friedman, you'll be adamant about connecting in certain ways. The average Joe may feel differently. Your job is to discuss whether e-mail is the best
- [Writing Prompt: Describe the Duchess of Cambridge's Medical Issues](https://writenonfictionnow.com/describe-the-duchess-of-cambridge-medical-issues/) - Pop Culture Monday Welcome to our second blog post in Pop Culture Monday as part of our month-long focus on the pop culture theme. Miss last Monday’s prompt? No problem. Here it is again. This is week 2, Writing Prompt 004 in our 44-week, 120-prompt training program en route to the WNFIN challenge! In today's writing prompt, we are
- [Writing Prompt: Describe Your Reaction to Tim Tebow’s Action on the Field](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-describe-your-reaction-to-tim-tebows-action-on-the-field/) - Pop Culture Monday I can’t believe it. January is almost over and this is our last Pop Culture Monday writing prompt. If you started with us back in the beginning of January, congratulations for making it this far! If you are visiting WNFIN for the first time, welcome! Today, we are digging into sports trivia
- [Writing Prompt: Determine the Success of Your Social Media Experiments](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-determine-the-success-of-your-social-media-experiments/) - Social Media Basics, Week #1 In doing my research for the topic of social media experiments, I’ve learned an important fact - - almost no one classifies their activities or participation in social media as an experiment! That is a fact worth noting because if I can’t seem to find research on how people performed
- [Writing Prompt: Describe Five Positive Uses for Four-Wheel Drive Vehicles](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-describe-five-positive-uses-for-four-wheel-drive-vehicles/) - Muddy Sports, Week #4 Boy, was I excited learning about mud bogging! I learned that mud bogging is one form of sport involving the driving of vehicles through mud trenches. I have no idea if this is considered to be an extreme sport like mud runs, but it certainly is interesting. Despite the differences in
- [Writing Prompt: Describe the Legacy of Steve Jobs](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-describe-the-legacy-of-steve-jobs/) - Week #4 – Emerging trends in technology July brings us five weeks of writing prompt pleasure. In the fourth week of July, we focus on emerging trends in technology. This week’s set of prompts is particularly exciting because it affects a large number of people. Technology changes rapidly. One man revolutionized it. Do you know
- [Writing Prompt: Describe your Enthusiasm and Preferences in Topics.](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-describe-enthusiasm-preferences-topics/) - Writing Prompt 111 Describe your enthusiasm and preferences in topics. People don’t often factor in their own enthusiasm when asked to write. Nonfiction writers, like other types of writers, look at writing as a job or task or function. I look at writing as a passion - - as something I sincerely love to do.
- [Writing Prompt: Describe a Dancer and Dance Style from Hollywood's Golden Age](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-describe-a-dancer-and-dance-style-from-the-golden-age-of-hollywood/) - Celebrity Quotes Friday Last week’s writing prompt offered many choices of celebrity quotes. This week, we focus on one celebrity only. In today’s prompt, we go back in time to an era of old-fashioned goodness, also known as the Golden Age of Hollywood. See if you can figure out which celebrity said the famous quote, below.
- [Writing Prompt: Define Social Media Experiments](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-define-social-media-experiments/) - Social Media Basics, Week #1 Perhaps the most exciting part of social media, next to learning, is the aspect of experimenting. Diving in, connecting with people across multiple websites, creating user profiles, and sharing interesting data are all examples of simple social media experiments. There are also examples involving more concentrated efforts by individuals and
- [Writing Prompt: Describe Five Old-fashioned Games that Kids Play Outside](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-describe-five-old-fashioned-games-that-kids-play-outside/) - Mud and Kids, Week #1 When you think of mud and kids, one thought should come to mind immediately - - mud pies! Remember those? Mud pies are what kids invent when they’re playing with dirt and add a little water. Voila! An instant mess and hours of enjoyment with a simple outdoors game. If
- [Writing Prompt: Describe Five Extreme Sports](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-describe-five-extreme-sports/) - Muddy Sports, Week #4 Welcome to week #4 in our month-long celebration of mud. We have talked about mud and kids, cool mud people, and my favorite, mud and food. Now, it’s time to turn our attention to muddy sports. Your job is to research, write about, and describe five extreme sports. Creative Idea Gal’s Thoughts Mud
- [Writing Prompt: Define the Term ‘Meme’ within Pop Culture](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-define-the-term-meme-within-pop-culture/) - Week #2 – The emerging trends of pop culture Following the emerging trends of pop culture is a fun thing to do. So many people do it as a pastime while others do it as a profession, turning their observations into eloquent blog posts. If you’re a curious person like me and you notice things
- [Writing Prompt: Describe 5 Sources that Track T.V. Shows](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-describe-5-sources-that-track-t-v-shows/) - Week #5 – Emerging trends in television Today is our last writing prompt for the month of July. In July, we have been discussing emerging trends, leaders of emerging trends, and emerging trends in pop culture, and technology. Today, your job is to describe five sources that track television shows. Creative Idea Gal’s Thoughts This almost feels
- [Writing Prompt: Create an Ad Campaign Based on January Jones' Show](https://writenonfictionnow.com/ad-campaign-based-on-january-jones-show/) - January Jones Wednesday Welcome to our first January Jones Wednesday! Here is Writing Prompt 002 in our 44-week, 120-prompt training program en route to the WNFIN challenge! Wednesdays in January are about to get hot - - smoking hot, if you find blondes attractive (or even if you don't). Every Wednesday in January, we’ll be writing
- [Writing Prompt: Compare Slavery Timeline with Emancipation Proclamation](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-compare-slavery-timeline-with-emancipation-proclamation/) - History Friday In today’s writing prompt, we will be discussing the sensitive, but critical issue of slavery in the United States. The beauty, advancement, and noted achievements of African Americans of today do not make much sense without a meaningful understanding of the history of slavery. The earliest recorded period of slavery begins in the
- [Writing Prompt: Define One Form of African American Dialect](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-define-one-form-of-african-american-dialect/) - Funky Language Monday Today, we’ll be intermingling history and language a little bit. To understand the meaning and significance of some of the words spoken by the African Americans of today, it is a good idea to take a walk in the past to visit the origins of language. There are many plausible theories as
- [Writing Prompt: Compare how HUSL Achieved Objectives from 1869-2013](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-compare-how-husl-achieved-objectives-from-1869-2013/) - History Friday Today, we go back in time to 1869, the date when Howard University School of Law (HUSL) was founded. This is an important fact in the history of African Americans because it marks the creation of the first law school intended for black people. It is also important to me; Howard University School
- [Writing Prompt: Define Rap Music By Considering its History and Current Styles](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-define-rap-music-by-considering-its-history-and-current-styles/) - Funky Language Monday There is no better way to tackle the topic of funky language than with rap music. Let me loosely define rap as “a tiny bit of history of words with a little bit of pop culture and music mixed in for good measure.” Also referred to as hip hop music or MCing,
- [Writing Prompt: Define Social Media Engagement Based on Personal Experiences](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-define-social-media-engagement-based-on-personal-experiences/) - Social Media Engagement, Week #4 In our last full week of social media experiments, it is time to talk about the most interesting aspect of social media – engagement. Just like every other buzz word out there, the term “engagement” is loaded with meaning. It literally means something different to every person. Your job is
- [Writing Prompt: Define Musical Influence and Describe Five Artists](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-define-musical-influence-and-describe-five-artists-who-do-it-well/) - Cool Mud Folks, Week #2 We are now in the second week of our mud theme in conjunction with the writing principle of creative brainstorming. As we move on to cool folks with some variation of “mud” in their name, it’s clear that we need to begin with famed blues musician, Muddy Waters. Muddy was
- [Writing Marathon Training Begins with Pop Culture Theme and Prompt](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-marathon-training-begins-with-pop-culture-theme-and-prompt/) - Welcome to week 1 of our 44-week marathon training! Today, I offer you Writing Prompt 001. Numbering the writing prompts in sequential order will make it easy for you to revisit the prompts throughout the year or possibly do them over! The training will be offered on WNFIN starting today and running through the end
- [Writing Prompt: Answer the Question – Why Does a Caged Bird Sing?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-answer-the-question-why-does-a-caged-bird-sing/) - Dr. Maya Angelou Wednesday Every Wednesday during the month of February, we’re going to focus on different aspects of Dr. Maya Angelou’s life, including her written works, inspirational sayings, and current events. Perhaps the most recognizable African American woman author in today’s society, Dr. Maya Angelou and her extraordinary life story bring valuable lessons to
- [Writing Prompt: Are Your Prayers of Petition Granted?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-are-your-prayers-of-petition-granted/) - Prayer Definitions Monday A petition is very simply the act of asking someone for something. It is a stronger way of saying “request,” and generally carries some air of formality to it, as in petitioning the government. A prayer of petition is a formal prayer asking God for specific things, though it is said with
- [Writing Prompt: Chart Progress with Twitter Lurking and Research Tasks](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-chart-progress-with-twitter-lurking-and-research-tasks/) - Social Media Site Evaluations, Week #2 On Monday, we discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the most important social media site, Facebook. The second in line of importance is Twitter. In my opinion, Twitter is the most misunderstood of the social media sites and for that reason, the most criticized and debated. Let’s try to
- [Writing Prompt: Attempt to Blog a Book During April’s NaBoBloMo Event!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-prompt-attempt-to-blog-a-book-during-aprils-naboblomo-event/) - Social Media Writing, Week #3 On Monday, we discussed the social media experiment of writing about your personal blogging experiences. Today, we take things one step further and really encourage you to blog, by blogging an entire book during the month of April. April is also known as National Book Blogging Month (NaBoBloMo). Nina Amir
- [Writing Marathon Training Continues with Mud Theme and Prompt](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-marathon-training-begins-with-mud-theme-and-prompt/) - Associating Prompt Themes with Writing Concepts We are now officially in month five of our 10-month “writing marathon” training program for nonfiction writers. If you are joining us for the first time, welcome! Catch up at your own speed. In January, we focused on pop culture, February was the month of Black History Month, March saw us
- [Write What You Know or Know About What You Write](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-what-you-know-or-know-about-what-you-write/) - I want today to give nonfiction writers a pat on the back for taking what they know and putting it down on paper. I spend a lot of time editing books written by authors who have come up with a great idea of their own, fleshed it out and put it down on paper. They
- [Writing in Small Time Incriments](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-in-small-time-incriments/) - As anyone who has been following this blog may have noticed, I fell down on the job these last two days. I blame it on having too much editing work, too much non-work stuff to handle, too many promotional projects with deadlines I had to meet, a sick kitty, and just too little time in
- [Writing Booklets vs. Books](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-booklets-vs-books/) - I’ve gotten quite infatuated with writing short booklets rather than books. I came upon this form of nonfiction writing when a friend of mine shared with me what she had learned in a class about speaking and promotion for writers. (Surprise, surprise. We’re back on that subject again, but only briefly.) The man who taught
- [Write Nonfcition in November Comes to an End](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-nonfcition-in-november-comes-to-an-end/) - The month has come to an end. I hope you’ve risen to my Write Nonfiction in November challenge and finished your nonfiction writing project. Depending upon where you live, you might still have a few hours left to do so. As with NaNoWriMo, if you have finished, you can now take some time to edit,
- [Write About What You Know and About What You Don't Know](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-about-what-you-know-and-about-what-you-dont-know/) - When I was in college studying to become a magazine journalist, I was taught to write what I know. No matter whose class I took or the type of class, the professor always told the students the same thing: Write what you know. The caveat to this rule lay in its reverse: If you can't write
- [Write Nonfiction in November gets Red Room "Best Blog" Honor](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-nonfiction-in-november-gets-red-room-best-blog-honor/) - Write Nonfiction in November was voted Best Blog the day the series ended.
- [Working With A Book Designer: 10 Tips for Success](https://writenonfictionnow.com/working-with-a-book-designer-10-tips-for-success/) - Learning how to work and communicate with your book designer can make or break your self-published book. Here are 10 for achieving success.
- [WNFIN Participants can be Friends on Facebook Page](https://writenonfictionnow.com/wnfin-participants-can-be-friends-on-facebook-page/) - Write Nonfiction in November participants can use the official Facebook page to keep in touch with each other and check on progress.
- [Write a Book During WNFIN 2012 and Pitch it to Agents!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-a-book-during-wnfin-2012-and-pitch-it-to-agents/) - Lots of Write Nonfiction in November participants write books, although you can take on a shorter nonfiction project. This year, those who do, indeed, decide to write a book from scratch, have the chance to participate in a post-WNFIN virtual pitch slam. Even though WNFIN is not a contest, participants who do, indeed, write a
- [WNFIN Virtual Pitch Slam Panel of Agent Judges Revealed](https://writenonfictionnow.com/wnfin-virtual-pitch-slam-panel-of-agent-judges-revealed/) - For those of you planning to write a book during WNFIN and then pitch it during the post-WNFIN Virtual Pitch Slam, I thought you might like to know who will be judging your pitches. I've got a fabulous line-up of literary agents! The literary agents who will make up the panel of judges for the
- [WNFIN Training Continues with Black History Month Theme and Prompt](https://writenonfictionnow.com/wnfin-training-continues-with-black-history-month-theme-and-prompt/) - Writing Marathon Training Continues On January 2, 2013, this blog announced a brand new concept for readers of Write Nonfiction in November—comparing the month-long November nonfiction writing challenge to a writing marathon. To help nonfiction writers train for the November writing marathon, we created a series of nonfiction writing prompts known formally as the “I Know
- [WNFIN Training Continues with Social Media Experiments Theme and Prompt](https://writenonfictionnow.com/wnfin-training-continues-with-social-media-experiments-theme-and-prompt/) - Today begins our fourth month in our 10-month training program for nonfiction writers! Get a quick refresher on “I Know I Can” Write Nonfiction in November’s unique program en route to November’s month-long challenge. For today’s prompt, your job is to define social media. Social Media Basics, Week #1 If you’ve been following along since
- [Will Amazon/BookSurge Send Authors Running from PODs to Traditional Publishing Houses?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/will-amazonbooksurge-send-authors-running-from-pods-to-traditional-publishing-houses/) - Well, things are still smoldering away at the Amazon/BookSurge bonfire. The flames have died down, but the fire's definitely not out. I'm posting below all the news from Angela Hoy and WritersWeekly.com. She does it much better than I do. Before I let you read the news, however, let me just say that after reading
- [Why Writers (or This Writer) Would Rather Stick to Writing than Speaking](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-writers-or-this-writer-would-rather-stick-to-writing-than-speaking/) - I became a writer simply because I love to write. However, as a nonfiction writer with aspirations of becoming a published book author, I’m often asked to do something other than what I love to do. I’m asked to speak. You see, typically these days a nonfiction writer like myself needs more than just a
- [Why Social Networking is a Must for Authors](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-social-networking-is-a-must-for-authors/) - When I mention social networking to my writing friends, they cringe. “It’s too time consuming,” they complain. "I don't have time." It’s true. Social networking does take up time, but so does every other thing you must do as a nonfiction writer to promote yourself as a writer and your published work. And promote you
- [WNFIN Has a New Relative: Write Nonfiction Now!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/wnfin-has-a-new-relative-write-nonfiction-now/) - WNFIN has a new reltative: Write Nonfiction in November Yes, at long last the sister blog to Write Nonfiction in November is now live. Write Nonfiction NOW! will host all my posts about writing and publishing nonfiction--articles, essays, books, e-books, etc.--when the Write Nonfiction in November challenge is not up and running. That means you can
- [WNFIN Ends but the Great Information and Writing Continues](https://writenonfictionnow.com/wnfin-ends-but-the-great-information-and-writing-continues/) - The Write Nonfiction in November blog archived post for viewing all year. It's sister blog, Write Nonfiction NOW, offers post all year.
- [Why and How I Became a Nonfiction Writer](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-and-how-i-became-a-nonfiction-writer/) - I thought I’d start out on this third day of November by telling anyone reading this blog why and how I became a nonfiction writer – in case you are interested. I’ve been a nonfiction writer since I was about 16 years old, and (I hate to admit it) I’m now 47. Actually, I had
- [Why I like Nonfiction Writing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-i-like-nonfiction-writing/) - As you know, I had dreams of being a fiction writer. My most recent foray into fiction during the 2005 NaNoWriMo event was loads of fun, and I was so excited to have agents interested in that novel. I remember running around at the San Francisco Writers Conference mumbling to myself, “I’m going to sell
- [Why and How to Write Ebooks](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-and-how-to-write-ebooks/) - If you haven't decided on a Write Nonfiction in November project yet, it's not too late to start. In fact, with just 20 days left to the month you might consider writing an ebook. With the introduction of the Kindle, ebooks of all kinds have become quite popular, but I'm not talking about producing a
- [Whoo Hoo! WNFIN has a Forum and a Facebook Page!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/whoo-hoo-wnfin-has-a-forum-and-a-facebook-page/) - This year Write Nonfiction in November has a forum and a Facebook page! Find out all about them and how to access them here.
- [Why are Some Book Proposals Better than Others?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-are-some-book-proposals-better-than-others/) - Every aspiring author wants to know how to make their book proposal get noticed. Jeff Herman explains what makes a proposal stand out.
- [Why Every Writer Needs a Brand and How to Brand Yourself](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-every-writer-needs-a-brand-and-how-to-fearlessly-brand-yourself/) - If writers don’t brand themselves, someone else will. They can change or create their image and make themselves authorities or experts.
- [Why Halloween is Important to Nonfiction Writers](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-halloween-is-important-to-nonfiction-writers/) - Halloween is important to nonfiction writers who want to participate in the Write Nonfiction in November challenge. They must prepare to begin on November 1.
- [What Will You Write About in November? Better Decide soon...](https://writenonfictionnow.com/what-will-you-write-about-in-november-better-decide-soon/) - Yesterday someone asked me if they could post a blog about what they plan to write about this year during Write Nonfiction in November. I said, "Sure!" Let's build some excitement and get people thinking about their ideas. I sent her off to compose her blog. I want to extend the invitation to other readers
- [What's a Platform? Why Do You Need One? And 18 Ways to Build One](https://writenonfictionnow.com/whats-a-platform-why-do-you-need-one-and-18-ways-to-build-one/) - If you are writing a nonfiction book, you need to know one word: platform. Not only do you need to know what it means, you need to know how to build a big, strong, wide one for yourself and for your book to stand upon. Fiction writers need a platform, too, as do both
- [What Really Happens When You Land a Traditional Book Deal?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/what-really-happens-when-you-land-a-traditional-book-deal/) - Landing a book deal can come with unexpected surprises. Here’s what writers need to know about traditional publishing contracts.
- [What Query Letter Errors Mean to an Agent](https://writenonfictionnow.com/what-query-letter-errors-mean-to-an-agent/) - Learn about some of the most common errors aspiring authors make in query letters and how they translates in literary agents’ eyes.
- [What It Means to Be a Self-Publisher](https://writenonfictionnow.com/what-it-means-to-be-a-self-publisher/) - You may not realize that when you decide to self-publish you become a publishers as well as a writer. This is particularly true if you decide to produce your book alone without an author services company that offers editing, design, printing, and distribution services. True self-publishing happens when you find individual experts to do these
- [What Is Line Editing?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/what-is-line-editing/) - As mentioned in yesterday’s post, no matter how you publish your book, you may need an editor. But do you need a developmental, substantive, copy, or line editor? Today, Claire Petrie, who works with me at NinaAmir.com, continues the discussion and defines the role of a line editor. NA When authors engage the skills of
- [Understanding Your Publishing Options](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-difference-between-traditional-publishing-self-publishing-and-print-on-demand-publishing/) - Thanksgiving Day dinner offers us many food choices, so I figure Write Nonfiction in November should offer a blog about choices - in this case publishing choices - on November 27th as well. As you finish up your Write Nonfiction in November project (just four days until it's over if you're writing on the holiday),
- [What Do Agents Look For? Great Writers, Great Professionals](https://writenonfictionnow.com/what-do-agents-look-for-great-writers-great-professionals/) - Nonfiction writers looking for traditional book publishing contracts—wanting to sell their manuscripts to small, medium or large traditional publishing houses, need to find themselves literary representation. While finding an agent may not be necessary for many small publishing houses that accept unagented work, most mid-sized and large publishing houses, indeed, only accept agented book proposals.
- [What is Information Marketing and Why Should Writers Care?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/what-is-information-marketing-and-why-should-writers-care/) - Information marketing offers writers a way to put their talents to use selling books, e-books, coaching, teleseminars, and newsletters on the Internet 24-7.
- [Using a Mind Map to Plan Your Nonfiction Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/using-a-mind-map-to-plan-your-nonfiction-book/) - The easiest and fastest way you can plan your nonfiction book is to use a mind map, which maps out your topic and relate subtopics and helps you organize them.
- [Websites, Blogs & Content Management Systems: Which One is Right for You?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/websites-blogs-content-management-systems-which-one-is-right-for-you/) - You have many choices today for how to start your website--one you can run yourself. Learn about those choices and how to decide which is best for you.
- [What Can A Literary Agent Do For You?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/what-can-a-literary-agent-do-for-you/) - Many writers no longer feel they need a literary agent. They figure they can self-publish (or blog) their way to a traditional publishing deal—or forget about traditional publishers totally. Yet, literary agents continue to serve a valuable role, and many indie authors eventually end up needing one. Today, literary agent and publishing consultant Peter Beren
- [What Does It Take to Be a Multiple-Book Author?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/what-does-it-take-to-be-a-multiple-book-author-2/) - Last Friday I learned I’ll soon be writing a second book for a traditional publisher. I couldn’t feel more proud and excited. And I couldn’t feel more afraid and overwhelmed about being a multiple-book author. (To continue reading this post, click here.) Photo courtesy of microsoftclipart.com
- [To Blog for Free or Not to Blog for Free, That's the Question](https://writenonfictionnow.com/to-blog-for-free-or-not-to-blog-for-free-thats-the-question/) - Okay...don't take my word for it. I asked two "experts" if guest bloggers normally get paid for their work. First, I asked Linda Lee, the owner of Smart Writers, Stupid Computers,a writer, speaker, educator, and expert in website design and on-line promotion and marketing. She also is the expert presenter on websites and online marketing
- [Top 10 Ways for Writers to Establish Expert Credentials](https://writenonfictionnow.com/top-10-ways-for-writers-to-establish-expert-credentials/) - Back to the topic of building platform, your goal as a nonfiction writer needs to revolve around becoming the expert on your subject matter. By that I mean that the media needs to see you as an expert. Actually, you don't just want to be seen as an expert; you want to become THE EXPERT.
- [Tips for Authors Doing Radio Interviews](https://writenonfictionnow.com/tips-for-authors-doing-radio-interviews/) - In early March I traveled to Connecticut to do two talks related to two of my book projects. As part of that trip, I managed to land two radio interviews. Although I do a monthly podcast on Conversations with Mrs. Claus, I don't have much experience with radio interviews. Really, I'm a writer more than
- [Tips for Inducing Labor When Your Words Don't Want to Be Born](https://writenonfictionnow.com/tips-for-inducing-labor-when-your-words-dont-want-to-be-born/) - For a writer, sometimes getting started represents the hardest part of the writing process. Getting that first word or sentence out onto the paper or screen can feel like trying to give birth to a breach baby. For me, it’s the lead to an article or the first paragraph or two of an essay or
- [Time Management for Nonfiction Writers: The Fine Art of Repurposing Your Work](https://writenonfictionnow.com/time-management-for-nonfiction-writers-the-fine-art-of-repurposing-your-work/) - Many writers don’t write full time. They fit their writing in and around their full-time jobs or around caring for their families. If they write for a living, or, like me, write and edit for a living, they may have little time to work on personal writing projects during the day. Plus, as we’ve seen
- [Time to Start Preparing for Write Nonfiction In November 2012](https://writenonfictionnow.com/time-to-start-preparing-for-write-nonfiction-in-november-2012/) - Time to prepare for Write Nonfiction in November, or National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo), formerly called WNFIN. Here's the expert roster for 2012.
- [The Need for a Professional Editor](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-need-for-a-professional-editor/) - Okay, so I know that at least Linda is still reading this blog. (Thanks, Linda, for giving me reason to keep blogging! And congratulations on writing 45,000 words of fiction and finishing your nonfiction proposal all in less than 30 days. You deserve more than just a gold star!) Linda has asked me to go
- [Things Heat Up Over Amazon/BookSurge Demands -- This Writer's Waiting for the Smoke to Clear](https://writenonfictionnow.com/things-heat-up-over-amazonbooksurge-demands-this-writers-waiting-for-the-smoke-to-clear/) - Things are heating up in the Amazon/BookSurge debate, if you can call it that. No one sitting on this side of the fence (meaning on the side opposite Amazon and BookSurge) sees anything to debate. Amazon and BookSurge are obviously in the wrong. It's a case of the big guys against the little guys. The
- [The Top Six Questions Memoir Writers Ask](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-top-six-questions-memoir-writers-ask/) - It's Day #9 of the Write Nonfiction in November challenge! We've covered a lot of ground already, and I thought we'd take a break from the business side of nonfiction writing to talk a bit about actual writing—memoir writing to be exact. Memoir writing represents an area of nonfiction writing I know much less about,
- [Three Ways to Write a Short Book in Under 30 Days](https://writenonfictionnow.com/three-ways-to-write-a-short-book-in-under-30-days/) - To become a self-published author in a month, try writing a tip book, booklet, or using repurposed content to create a short e-book or POD book.
- [The Top 4 Book Marketing Tactics in Today's World](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-top-4-book-marketing-tactics-in-todays-world/) - These marketing techniques work for almost any kind of book and give you better results than social media, ezine articles or other popular marketing fads.
- [The Secret to Getting Reviews in Online Bookstores](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-secret-to-getting-reviews-in-online-bookstores/) - Book reviews and recommendations in online bookstores can have a powerful influence on book sales. Learn to actively solicit positive reviews for your book.
- [The Top 10 Things You Can Do in 2013 to Sell More Books](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-top-10-things-you-can-do-in-2013-to-sell-more-books/) - The job of selling books begins the moment you decide you want to become an author. You need to build an author platform—a built-in readership for your books—long before your book is published. Platforms are created with the promotion of aspiring author, published author, published books, and forthcoming books. And you are the one who
- [The Internet as Your Promotional and PR Resource](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-internet-as-your-promotional-and-pr-resource/) - These days publishing houses expect their authors to put up the money for most of the publicity and public relations necessary to make any book a success. That can be an expensive proposition for any author, especially since writers can’t rely on advances big enough to cover these costs. It seems the more money and
- [The Dream of Landing an Literary Agent](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-dream-of-landing-an-literary-agent/) - Whether you write nonfiction or fiction writer, you’ve probably dreamt of finding a literary representation – landing an agent. I know I did. While I did approach some publishers with my book proposals, more often than not I sent those very same proposals out to agents. It took me many years of sporadically searching (six
- [The Many Varied Forms of Nonfiction](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-many-varied-forms-of-nonfiction/) - The I received a request to write about the different forms of nonfiction. I teach this – at least in terms of article forms – in my “Writing for Publication” teleseminar and class, but I’ll give it a go here as well in shortened form and without telling you how to structure any of these
- [The Feds Drop the Ball; Will You Pick It Up?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-feds-drop-the-ball-will-you-pick-it-up/) - According to Angela Hoy's latest report, the Feds have dropped the ball and its up to authors and writers to pick it up and start writing letters. Will you heed the call? Here's the latest from WritersWeekly.com: (Sorry for the formatting problems...) April 30, 2008 Special Report Was the Washington State Attorney General's Office Bamboozled?
- [The Five Biggest Questions Publishers Ask Before They Will Buy Your Manuscript](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-five-biggest-questions-publishers-ask-before-they-will-buy-your-manuscript/) - I know we’ve only just hit day number six, but it’s time to get into the real nitty-gritty of nonfiction writing: the business end of book publishing. (I warned you we would!) If you’re going to write a nonfiction book, you must be sure you have a marketable product. (This is true of articles, too,
- [The eBook Revolution is Here! Is it Passing You By?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-ebook-revolution-is-here-is-it-passing-you-by/) - We're half way through the month of November. That means we are also half way through the Write Nonfiction in November challenge. (You should be half way finished with your nonfiction project!) If for some reason you haven’t already chosen a nonfiction project to work on this month, or if you’re working on a book
- [The Immortal Ebook Fights for Survival](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-immortal-ebook-fights-for-survival/) - You’ve probably heard tales of writers making tons of money and hitting the bestseller lists with indie ebooks, and you’re wondering if you could do the same. But you might have questions about the best place to publish and distribute your ebook. And you should have those questions... In this guest post, Mark Coker, founder
- [The Benefits of Attending a Writers Conference](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-benefits-of-attending-a-writers-conference/) - Today I'd like to encourage you to attend a writers conference if at all possible. I know these can be expensive, but I feel they are well worth the money and the time. Given that I live in Northern California, for the last three years I've attended the San Francisco Writers Conference. When I lived
- [The Book Proposal:8 Hooks to Make Agents and Editors Eager to Read Your Proposal](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-book-proposal8-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 nonfiction writer wanting to find an agent and have their book published by a traditional publisher, this document represents a necessary evil. While fiction writers can simply write their book, and turn in a synopsis,
- [Start the New Year by Writing Your Media Bio](https://writenonfictionnow.com/this-month-write-your-media-bio/) - Okay, Write Nonfiction in November readers, I'm going to ask you this month to stop working on whatever nonfiction projects you have and make time to do something a bit different. Here's why: If you don't do it now, you're likely not to do it at all. Plus, according to PR expert Annie Jennings, who
- [Ten Top Editing Errors to Avoid](https://writenonfictionnow.com/ten-top-editing-errors-to-avoid/) - Yesterday we discussed query letters and how to make them immaculate. However, all the writing nonfiction writers turn in to editors, agents or publishers must be immaculate. Therefore, they must learn to be great editors of their own work. That is not to say that all writers don’t need to have their work edited by
- [Sign-In to Write Nonfiction in November and Win a Free Book!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/sign-in-to-write-nonfiction-in-november-and-win-a-free-book/) - Write Nonfiction in November participants who sign in, plan on writing a complete book manuscript in 30 days can win a copy of Rochelle Melander's Write-a-Thon.
- [Sound Bites for Authors](https://writenonfictionnow.com/sound-bites-for-authors/) - Authors need to learn to use a variety of soundbites and be at the sound bite ready because they can make a connection anywhere with anyone at any time.
- [The #1 Strategy that Changes an Author's Life](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-1-strategy-that-changes-an-authors-life/) - 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
- [Research vs. Procrastination and I'm Off to See The Agents, The Wonderful Agents of Mine (Sung to the Wizard of Oz)](https://writenonfictionnow.com/research-vs-procrastination-and-im-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 means how long I have to promote myself and my work before they can help me get this next project of mine off and running. If you recall, my agent did not manage to sell
- [Self-Publishing World in an Uproar! POD Publishers Held Hostage by Amazon/BookSurge!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/self-publishing-world-in-an-uproar-pod-publishers-held-hostage-by-amazonbooksurge/) - I know this blog was supposed to lie dormant until almost November, at which time it would gear up for another flurry of writing activity during the 2008 Write Nonfiction in November challenge. However, I had to show my face (well...words) here today to let you all know about some pretty darn important developments in
- [Self-Publishing: Timing Is Everything!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/self-publishing-timing-is-everything/) - Have you ever considered self-publishing your work? Does the idea of being your own “publisher” sound enticing? Are you frustrated with the traditional publishing world? Do you want to make all the profit on your book—since you will have to do the work promoting it no matter who publishes it? If so, you might want
- [Ready, Set…Almost Go! Write Fast and on Point During WNFIN](https://writenonfictionnow.com/ready-setalmost-go-write-fast-and-on-point-during-wnfin/) - If you take the Write Nonfiction in November challenge, use these 3 tips for writing fast and on point so you finish a project in 30 days.
- [Rethinking Book Marketing: Why Discovery Matters More](https://writenonfictionnow.com/rethinking-book-marketing-why-discovery-matters-more/) - Now that books stay in online bookstores for extended periods, marketing will take a back seat to discovery, the method by which readers discover your book.
- [Self-Publish Your Way to More Book Sales, Client Leads or New Jobs](https://writenonfictionnow.com/self-publish-your-way-to-more-book-sales-client-leads-or-new-jobs/) - Lots of reasons exist to write a book and self-publish it. One of the strongest arguments revolves around the ability for authors to make more money. However, the money doesn’t always come in the form of Amazon sales. In this guest post author and Internet marketing professional Jim Kukral, founder of Author Marketing Club, explains
- [Promote Your Book -- and Yourself -- with Online Articles](https://writenonfictionnow.com/promote-your-book-and-yourself-with-online-articles/) - You can gain exposure for yourself and your books by using your nonfiction writing ability to write articles and “news releases” (short articles) that you post to online article directories and distribution services. You can also submit them to e-zines, which represents a more targeted approach. I’ve done this consistently for more than a year,
- [Query Letters: E-mail or Snail Mail](https://writenonfictionnow.com/query-letters-e-mail-or-snail-mail/) - Query letters represent a necessity in the world of nonfiction writing. If you want to get your writing published, you have to know how to write a query letter, and you have to, of course, send it out to the correct person. There used to be no choice about how to do the latter. You
- [Polish Your Writing in May](https://writenonfictionnow.com/polish-your-writing-in-may/) - Anyone want to polish their writing in May? Join me for 4-week teleseminar sponsored by The Institute for Radical Forgiveness. You can find all the details here. Also, if you are interested in increasing your platform via joint-venture publishing, consider this course and/or submitting a chapter to one of Colin Tipping's upcoming joint-venture publishing projects.
- [Promoting Yourself Online for Writers: How to Get Started Without Losing Your Mind](https://writenonfictionnow.com/promoting-yourself-online-for-writers-how-to-get-started-without-losing-your-mind/) - Once upon a time I had a webmaster who did everything for me. Then I had another webmaster. At first she did everything for me, but then she encouraged me to be my own webmaster...unless I needed help. Now, I have control over my own websites as well as over my own blogs. (I have
- [Plot, Structure, and Theme in Your Memoir](https://writenonfictionnow.com/plot-structure-and-theme-in-your-memoir/) - Certain techniques, like those that focus on plot, structure and theme, help writers ground their stories so they write successful memoirs.
- [Query Letters: The Hook, the Book and the Cook](https://writenonfictionnow.com/query-letters-the-hook-the-book-and-the-cook/) - A query is a 1-page letter that describes the why, what, and who of your book: the hook, the book, and the cook. Here are query essentials.
- [Query Letters: Avoiding “The Oops Factor”](https://writenonfictionnow.com/query-letters-avoiding-the-oops-factor/) - Avoiding common mistakes made in query letters can help get yours read by agents and acquisition editors. Here are a few to avoid.
- [My New Attitude About Self-publishing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/my-new-attitude-about-self-publishing/) - Today’s blog will have to be short. It’s actually already tomorrow, so I’ve officially missed today’s (yesterday’s) blog. Whatever. It’s 12:40 a.m., and I’m ready for bed. I never wanted to self-publish my work. As I’ve waited for query after query to be answered by agents and publishers, and years have gone by with my
- [Nonfiction Writer Turned Speaker](https://writenonfictionnow.com/nonfiction-writer-turned-speaker/) - Okay, so this blog isn’t really about nonfiction writing. It’s about speaking – speaking about what you write as a means of promoting yourself and your writing projects (books). I’m choosing this topic for one reason: I recently discovered that I didn’t know enough about it, and I had to go searching for information. So,
- [Of Time Lines, Platforms, Niche Craft, Too Many Ideas, and Getting in the Game](https://writenonfictionnow.com/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 went for a lovely lunch at a nice restaurant. He brought all the materials I had sent to him, and we ate and talked for almost two and a half hours. We never really did
- [Overcoming the Overwhelm of Becoming a First-Time Author](https://writenonfictionnow.com/overcoming-the-overwhelm-of-becoming-a-first-time-author/) - I often find myself struggling with simply getting started on a book project of my own. I can dig into the editing of someone else's manuscript with no problem; after all, they've already overcome their own overwhelm and written the whole book. Plus, I'm still struggling with the idea of self-publishing my work. I'm a traditional publishing
- [News for POD Publishers and Those Wanting to Self-Publish: Amazon/BookSurge Issues Still in Court](https://writenonfictionnow.com/news-for-pod-publishers-and-those-wanting-to-self-publish-amazonbooksurge-issues-still-in-court/) - Has anyone been wondering what ever happened with the Amazon/Booksurge issue? Remember, Amazon wanted all Print-on-Demand (POD) publishers to use its subsidiary, BookSurge, to print their books or else...or else it would turn off the "buy" buttons for those books on Amazon.com? And remember, BookLocker filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon? Well, the saga continues...and
- [Nine Essentials for Self-Publishing Success](https://writenonfictionnow.com/nine-essentials-for-self-publishing-success/) - Print-on-demand and ebook technology make this a great time to self-publish. Ensure your self-published book isn’t in the majority each year that don’t sell.
- [NaNonFiWriMo Kick-Off Event Teaches You How to Write a Book in a Month](https://writenonfictionnow.com/nanonfiwrimo-kick-off-event-teaches-you-how-to-write-a-book-in-a-month/) - Many writers who choose to participate in NaNonFiWriMo do so instead of participating in NaNoWriMo. They don't want to be NanoRebels or they simply choose to take part in a purely nonfiction event with an educational twist. But they want to write a complete nonfiction book, not a shorter work like an article or an
- [Memoir Writing: Telling Your Truth](https://writenonfictionnow.com/memoir-writing-telling-your-truth/) - I've always wanted to write a memoir. One agent even recommended that I write one of my prescriptive nonfiction books as a memoir. I never did. I saw her a few months ago. It had been about two years since she wrote that response to my book proposal. She told me now she would probably
- [Marketing Yourself and Your Book on the Cheap](https://writenonfictionnow.com/marketing-yourself-and-your-book-on-the-cheap/) - Let's say you managed to land that publishing deal, or you've successfully self-published your book. One way or another, to get those copies selling you need to market not only the books but yourself. You can choose for a variety of ways to do this, including hiring someone to help you do the job. You
- [Making the Perfect Nonfiction Pitch](https://writenonfictionnow.com/making-the-perfect-nonfiction-pitch/) - Let’s backtrack for a day to the all-important topic of pitches and query letters. I just received an expert blog post from agent Katharine Sands, editor of Making the Perfect Pitch: How to Catch a Literary Agent's Eye, a collection of pitching wisdom from leading literary agents, and this one makes it well worth revisiting
- [Media Coaching Tips: 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Promoting Your Book on Radio or TV](https://writenonfictionnow.com/media-coaching-tips-5-mistakes-to-avoid-when-promoting-your-book-on-radio-or-tv/) - Yesterday's WNFiN blog post discussed tips for building platform and becoming an expert by becoming a socially relevant writer so the media will seek you out often. However, many nonfiction writers find speaking to the media intimidating. In fact, speaking to the media -- radio and television show hosts, internet radio show hosts and journalists
- [Marketing Nonfiction Begins with Creating Relationships](https://writenonfictionnow.com/marketing-nonfiction-begins-with-creating-relationships/) - The first time I had the need to research book marketing for myself, a publisher told me to purchase 1001 Ways to Market Your Books by John Kremer. I immediately purchased a copy of the book and have been referring to it ever since—and telling other authors to do the same. So, when I contacted
- [Mind Map Your Project from Start to Finish](https://writenonfictionnow.com/mind-map-your-project-from-start-to-finish/) - To write any project you must decide on its contents. These mind mapping instructions help you use this tool for making content decisions.
- [Mining Your Memories to Write Memoir](https://writenonfictionnow.com/mining-your-memories-to-write-memoir/) - Linda Joy Myers offers tools and tips on how to mine our memories of past events, places and people so we can write a memoir.
- [Make Every Word Count When Pitching to Agents or Acquisition Editors](https://writenonfictionnow.com/make-every-word-count-when-pitching-to-agents-or-acquisition-editors/) - A writer wanting to obtain a literary agent most often has to send an agent a pitch or query letter before ever entering into a conversation about representation. Additionally, if aspiring authors decide to approach publishing houses without literary representation, they must take the same route: compose and send a pitch or query letter. Sometimes,
- [Make $150,000 from Your Book Before It's Written](https://writenonfictionnow.com/make-150000-from-your-book-before-its-written-2/) - Many professionals choose to write books to help them achieve expert status, bring in more clients and, ultimately, build their businesses. This offers a viable strategy for many business people, especially those whose companies have a client base, such as consultants and coaches. With the ease and affordability of print-on-demand (POD) publishing, almost anyone wanting
- [Looking for Good Writing Resources](https://writenonfictionnow.com/looking-for-good-writing-resources/) - I've recently realized that one thing missing from this blog is a good list of resources. By that I mean that I'd like to list the best writing blogs around . I started thinking about this when I found the most recent Write Nonfiction in November post featured in a "Sunday Wash-Up" on Shack's Comings
- [Listen to a Podcast about WNFIN and NaNoWriMo](https://writenonfictionnow.com/listen-to-a-podcast-about-wnfin-and-nanowrimo/) - This podcast explains how writers can get involved in National Novel Writing month as a NaNo "rebel" or in Write Nonfiction in November.
- [Learning to Love Passive Construction](https://writenonfictionnow.com/learning-to-love-passive-construction/) - Good writing provides the best marketing device. And good writing means knowing how to use passive sentence construction-or correct it.
- [Learn Top 10 Book Title Tips](https://writenonfictionnow.com/learn-top-10-book-title-tips/) - Learn 10 tips for choosing nonfiction book titles, based on the essential characteristics of successful book titles.
- [M is for Magnificient Writing Prompt: Personal Blogging Experiences](https://writenonfictionnow.com/m-is-for-magnificient-writing-prompt-personal-blogging-experiences/) - Social Media Writing, Week #3 We are now in our third week of April during social media experiments month. This week, we are discussing experiments that have to do with writing. We are also kicking off an exciting 2-week raffle right here on Write Nonfiction in November! (See below for details.) Perhaps the single-most popular
- [It's November! So, Why Write Nonfiction Now?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/its-november-so-why-write-nonfiction-now/) - Yesterday was the first day of November, and if you're a writer -- especially if you are a fiction writer -- you should know what that means. It means it was time to start writing your novel! November marks the annual start of National Novel Writing Month, affectionately called NANOWRIMO (www.nanowrimo.org). I am proud to
- [Interviewing Intensive: The Basics Every Nonfiction Writer Should Know About Conducting an Interview](https://writenonfictionnow.com/interviewing-intensive-the-basics-every-nonfiction-writer-should-know-about-conducting-an-interview/) - My journalism training included just a little bit of information on how to conduct interviews. However, interviews represent an essential part of what I do as both a journalist and as an author. I use interviews every time I write an article for which I need expert sources to quote and every time I write
- [Latest News on the Amazon/BookSurge Debacle](https://writenonfictionnow.com/latest-news-on-the-amazonbooksurge-debacle/) - Best I can tell, the fire seems to be dwindling over at Amazon/BookSurge. Amazon's not stoking it since everyone got all up at arms about them threatening to turn off those "buy" buttons. And the general reading public hasn't even gotten wind of it yet. When it does, I think they'll stand by their authors
- [Improve Your Nonfiction Book Writing with Journalistic Skills](https://writenonfictionnow.com/improve-your-nonfiction-book-writing-with-journalistic-skills/) - Taking a break from my guest bloggers, I though today I'd treat you to a look at the similarity between writing articles, essays and books-the view from where I sit. I'm a journalist by trade, and, while I happen to be a working freelance journalist, I really make my living editing nonfiction books for my
- [Is Blogging Really Writing?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/is-blogging-really-writing/) - An earlier posting on the need for writers to have either a website or a blog - or both - generated a bit of debate. However, those of you reading this blog have not been privy to those comment, because they were left on identical posts published at www.redroom.com. I'm proud to say Write Nonfiction in November
- [It’s Almost Time to Take the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge…Are You Ready?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/its-almost-time-to-take-the-write-nonfiction-in-november-challengeare-you-ready/) - Today is October 31st, but I’m not writing this post to wish you a Happy Halloween. I’m writing it to remind you that it’s almost time…to for the beginning of the third annual Write Nonfiction in November (WNFiN) challenge! If putting on a costume and eating candy helps you write, so be it. If hoarding
- [It’s November 1: Let the Business of Nonfiction Writing Begin!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/its-november-1-let-the-business-of-nonfiction-writing-begin/) - Are your hands posed over the keyboard ready to begin? Are you waiting, as if for the gun to go off so you can start writing your book, e-book, article, essay, query letter, proposal, or whatever work of nonfiction you’ve chosen to create during the Write Nonfiction in November (WNFiN) 2009 challenge? No need to
- [How to Write Magazine Articles and Essays](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-magazine-articles/) - In case you've only recently discovered Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) or you're still struggling with what to write for the challenge - or you simply haven't found time until now to get started, here's another idea that you can still complete before month's end: write a newspaper or magazine article. Put your pen to
- [How Writers Can Create Their Own Media Brand](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-writers-can-create-their-own-media-brand/) - "Branding" has become quite a catch word these days. As nonfiction writers, we, too, need to "brand" ourselves and our work. We even need to go so far as to become a "media brand." In the process, however, we can make our writing more marketable to publishers, and, ultimately, to readers. What exactly is a media
- [I declare November "National Writing Month"](https://writenonfictionnow.com/i-declare-november-national-writing-month/) - November revolves around writing, and, like the Thanksgiving holiday celebrated during this month, that's something for which to be grateful. First, it was named National Novel Writing Month by Chris Baty, who began in 1999 with 21 San Francisco Bay Area friends writing a novel in 30 days. Of the 21, six of them succeeded
- [How to Write Successful Nonfiction—Books & Products that Sell!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-write-successful-nonfiction-books-products-that-sell/) - To create successful nonfiction books, articles, and information products, writers need authenticity, passion and purpose. Agents and publishers seek these.
- [How to Write Fast and Well](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-write-fast-and-well/) - It's possible to write quickly and well at the same time. Here are a few powerful tips that will enable you to write quickly and well every time.
- [How to Write Nonfiction Fast and Well](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-write-nonfiction-fast-and-well/) - The WNFIN challenge focuses on finishing a nonfiction project in 30 days. A deadline like this often means you have to write fast. As a magazine journalist and a blogger with five blogs, I know all about writing fast to meet deadlines. However, it's not enough to write fast; you also have to write well.
- [How to Write Your Memoir in 30 Days](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-write-your-memoir-in-30-days/) - Of all the different types of nonfiction books, memoir, or life story, seems to take writers the longest to write. Delving into experiences and memories from long ago and making them into a coherent and interesting story--one that reads like a novel and adds value to a reader's life--isn't easy. And many write their memoirs
- [How to Turn a Writer Into a Speaker](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-turn-a-writer-into-a-speaker/) - Most writers don't want to become speakers, but speaking and writing go hand in hand. Here is great advice on how writers become speakers.
- [How to Use a Rifle and Shotgun to Accomplish Your Book Promotion Goals](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-use-a-rifle-and-shotgun-to-accomplish-your-book-promotion-goals/) - Learn how to directly contact the media and get your content-rich Web pages and marketing material in the “top ten” of major search engines.
- [How to Write a Nonfiction Book in a Month](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-write-a-nonfiction-book-in-a-month/) - Rochelle Melander offers 5 steps for successfully writing a nonfiction book in a month--or fast--during Write Nonfiction in November or any time.
- [How to Use Linked In to Research, Write and Market a Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-use-linked-in-to-research-write-and-market-a-book/) - Learn how an author used LinkedIn pre-publication to research and write her business book and post-publication is using the same network to promote it.
- [How To Write An eBook Fast And Publish It in 30 Days Or Less!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-write-an-ebook-fast-and-publish-it-in-30-days-or-less/) - Ebooks are all the rage these days. You've probably heard stories of authors making tons of money on them, selling thousands of copies, giving them away, using them to build their mailing lists, and producing them quickly and inexpensively. You might even read about successful ebook authors who have landed traditional publishing deals. All of
- [How to Write a How-To Article: 10 Things You Should Know](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-write-a-how-to-article-10-things-you-should-know/) - Let's say you don't want to take my journalism school professor's advice and, instead, want to write an article--or two or three--as your WNFIN challenge project even if you don't have a paying assignment yet. Today, Zachary Petit, managing editor of Writer’s Digest magazine and author of the forthcoming A Year of Writing Prompts: 366 Story
- [How to Succeed as a Nonfiction Writer](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-succeed-as-a-nonfiction-writer/) - 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
- [How to Publicize your Book: Getting Started](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-publicize-your-book-getting-started/) - Many would-be nonfiction authors make the mistake of not beginning to think about publicity for their book until after they have written it. In fact, they don’t even need to write the book until after it has been purchased by a publishing house, but they do need to begin working on publicity prior to ever
- [How to Publish Successful E-Books](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-publish-successful-e-books/) - Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, offers tips and information on how and why to publish e-books successfully.
- [How to Prepare for a Media Interview: A Formula for Success](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-prepare-for-a-media-interview-a-formula-for-success/) - Learn to achieve effective media appearances by connecting with listeners by getting them to recognize a common want, need or experience.
- [How to Sell a Book by Answering the Essential Questions](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-sell-a-book-by-answering-the-essential-questions/) - The Author Questionnaire contains intel related to your book. Answering it's questions communicates information about your book's marketability to a publisher.
- [How to Stay Motivated and Inspired While Writing Your Memoir](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-stay-motivated-and-inspired-while-writing-your-memoir/) - Of all the nonfiction book formats, memoir seems the one that stalls writers in the middle the most often. That’s not a good thing when you are trying to write a memoir in 30 days. So I asked my colleague Linda Joy Myers, president of the National Association of Memoir Writers and author of The
- [How to Promote Your Book with a Virtual Book Tour](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-promote-your-book-with-a-virtual-book-tour/) - You can do just about anything online, including a book tour, and do it more successfully than offline. Knowing how to do it is another story. I’ve had a lot of success with virtual book tours, so I asked Dana Lynn Smith, the Savvy Book Marketer and author of Virtual Book Tour Magic: The Secrets
- [How to Prepare for November 2013’s Nonfiction Writing “Marathon”](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-prepare-for-november-2013s-nonfiction-writing-marathon/) - In mid-October 2012, I entered my seventh month of consistent blogging, successfully laying to rest my original misgivings about blogging in the first place. Yes, that’s right—I had been blogging less than a year and was so proud of my accomplishments I decided to up the ante and give myself another challenge. Personal Blogging Challenges
- [How to Maximize Your Book Sales on Amazon.com](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-maximize-your-book-sales-on-amazon-com/) - Amazon.com is a vital market for authors and publishers. Here are 10 ways to maximize exposure and boost book sales through this outlet.
- [How to Make Your Prose Marketable](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-make-your-prose-marketable/) - Today's agenda: Learning ways to make our writing more marketable, a necessary skill for writers to learn if they are to successfully sell their writing. After all, if we want to be published writers, or authors, we have to be able to sell our writing. That means what we write must be marketable. Makes sense,
- [How to Make Your Manuscript Compelling](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-make-your-manuscript-compelling/) - Writers can never get too much advice from editors about how to improve their writing. And even editors can learn from other editors. That's why I asked yet another editor to join me in writing a blog for Write Nonfiction in November. Teresa Leyung Ryan and I move in similar circles, and many of my
- [How to Make the Most of a Writers Conference](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-make-the-most-of-a-writers-conference/) - In this current economy, many writers may opt out of attending a writers' conference. However, in any economy, a writers' conference represents a treasure trove of information and opportunity for the serious writer wanting to become a published author. I've attended the San Francisco Writers Conference three times in a row and served as a
- [How to Keep the Energy Going After Write Nonfiction in November Ends](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-keep-the-energy-going-after-write-nonfiction-in-november-ends/) - As participants' fingers slow to a halt over keyboards and then hit the save and print buttons indicating the completion of their projects, the second year of the Write Nonfiction in November challenge and blog comes to an end. For those not ready to say "I'm done" quite yet, you've got until 11:59 p.m. to actually
- [How to Land a Nonfiction Magazine Assignment… And Get Asked to Write a Second Article When You’re Done](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-land-a-nonfiction-magazine-assignment-and-get-asked-to-write-a-second-article-when-youre-done/) - During this month, we will explore a variety of nonfiction forms. For the next few days, however, we will take a closer look at journalistic endeavors. Many nonfiction writers have aspirations of writing for newspapers or magazines. Plus, many authors of nonfiction books find it necessary at times to write journalistic pieces to establish themselves
- [How to Market Books with Articles, Podcasts and Videos](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-market-books-with-articles-podcasts-and-videos/) - Learn to increase book sales by creating articles, podcasts and videos with the same content submitted to EzineArticles, Itunes and Youtube.
- [How to Get a 6-Figure Book Advance](https://writenonfictionnow.com/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 effortlessly? Are you learning new and useful information by reading this blog? I hope so. Today we combine a bit of information about platform building with some great tips on writing the all-important platform, markets and
- [How to Earn More and Work Less by Managing the Rights to Your Articles and Considering the World Your Market](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-earn-more-and-work-less-by-managing-the-rights-to-your-articles-and-considering-the-world-your-market/) - My writing roots are grounded in magazine journalism, and I still spend a good bit of my time each year writing articles for a variety of publications. I have a monthly gig writing an article for a trade magazine, and I try to write a variety of articles related to my interests and to the
- [How to Guarantee You Write a Successful Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-guarantee-you-write-a-successful-book/) - To guarantee you write a successful nonfiction book—one that actually sells to readers and to publishers—evaluate your idea with the "proposal process."
- [How to Evaluate Your Book Idea’s Success Potential](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-evaluate-your-book-ideas-success-potential/) - It's a worthwhile venture to evaluate your book idea’s success potential prior to writing a word. Do this by using the nonfiction book proposal as your guide.
- [How to Have a Successful Blog Without It Taking Over Your Life](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-have-a-successful-blog-without-it-taking-over-your-life/) - Learn how to keep your creative drive going, how to mine your own ideas, and how to maintain focus as a blogger as well as to avoid obsessing over SEO.
- [How to Create an Author Showcase Website for the Media](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-create-an-author-showcase-website-for-the-media/) - Not only does every writer need to have a website or blog, but every writer trying to build a platform or publicize a book also needs a website that showcases himself or herself as an author. This website specifically serves as a landing spot for the media. When a radio or television show host coming
- [How to Build Online Relationships and Sell More Books](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-build-online-relationships-and-sell-more-books/) - Not every author wants to speak in front of audiences, although speaking has been the publishing industry standard for promoting books. (It remains the gold standard for building platform prior to publishing a book as well.) While most publishers will expect you to do at least some speaking as part of your book marketing and
- [How to Break Through Distractions and Get Your Projects Done](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-break-through-distractions-and-get-your-projects-done/) - Here's a way to breaking through distractions so you can create new products, complete writing projects and advance your business.
- [How to Blog a Book or Book a Blog](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-blog-a-book-or-book-a-blog/) - Learn to write a book while promoting your writing and building author platform by blogging a book or blogging. Also learn to repurpose your blog into a book.
- [How to Determine the Right Publishing Strategy for You and Your Books](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-determine-the-right-publishing-strategy-for-you-and-your-books/) - It’s important to discover the right publishing strategy for you and your books. You have more opportunities and options to publish your work today than ever before. This also means you have more decisions to make. Today, Literary Change Agent and Author Advocate April Eberhardt explains how to make your publishing choices and to find
- [How to Build a Real Business Around Your Non-Fiction Books](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-build-a-real-business-around-your-non-fiction-books/) - 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
- [How Nonfiction Writers Can Find The Right Writers’ Conference](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-nonfiction-writers-can-find-the-right-writers-conference/) - Writers’ conferences provide a wonderful resource for writers of all types. More and more conferences are providing great information not only getting published in general but also on nonfiction writing and building platform. Thus, they are becoming almost a necessity if you want to keep up to date on what’s going on in the industry
- [How Nonfiction Writers Can Find Personal Value in their Marketing and Promotion Efforts](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-nonfiction-writers-can-find-personal-value-in-their-marketing-and-promotion-efforts/) - Happy Thanksgiving! It's November 25th, and Write Nonfiction in November has just five more days left before the challenge ends. Blog readers have been busy reading, but I've heard little from writers. I hope that means you've been busy writing. I did notice, however, that many of the article on marketing and promotion garner less
- [How Does a Deadline Help You Write?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-does-a-deadline-help-you-write/) - The beauty of a deadline is that you start and finish a writing project in a given amount of time. They help you accomplish writing goals.
- [How Authors Can Find Their Unique Brand](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-authors-can-find-their-unique-brand/) - without a strong brand, you go into “brand default" and no one sees you. With these 2 strategies, you ensure you and your books get seen.
- [How To Be An Irresistable Client for a Literary Agent](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-be-an-irresistable-client-for-a-literary-agent/) - You can read tons of articles or blog posts about how to write a query letter or book proposal that makes a literary agent want to take you on as a client. And it’s all well and good to know how to pitch. But what really makes an agent want to take you on as
- [Good News for Bloggers...A Breath of Fresh Air in the Amazon/BookSurge Fire Storm](https://writenonfictionnow.com/good-news-for-bloggersa-breath-of-fresh-air-in-the-amazonbooksurge-fire-storm/) - Just for a brief change of subjects -- and an equally brief posting, for the first time ever, Time magazine released its list of the top 25 blogs. Yes, its experts went out to the blogosphere and researched and read who knows how many blogs and chose 25 that they deemed the best of the
- [Here's a Unique Writing Conference for Change Agents](https://writenonfictionnow.com/heres-a-unique-writing-conference-for-change-agents/) - No, it's not November yet, and I've got no good news on the Amazon/BookSurge mess at this time (except to tell you that Angela Hoy at Booklocker is taking them on single handedly), but I'm back briefly to tell you about a really cool conference that's happening this summer. I'll be there volunteering, and I
- [Go! Start Writing Nonfiction Now! And Don’t Stop Until November 30!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/go-start-writing-nonfiction-now-and-dont-stop-until-november-30/) - Welcome to the first day of Write Nonfiction in November! The title of this blog post reminds me of all those timed tests I took in high school. I hated taking those tests, but hopefully you won’t hate the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge. It’s supposed to be fun, educational and productive all at the
- [Go!Write Books Fast AND Build Platform and Promote Them](https://writenonfictionnow.com/gowrite-books-fast-and-build-platform-and-promote-them/) - Increase your chances of selling a book with 4 tips for building platform and promoting it while writing fast during a writing challenge.
- [Get 30 Million Unique Visitors to See Your Content Per Month](https://writenonfictionnow.com/get-30-million-unique-visitors-to-see-your-content-per-month/) - By putting free content in front of more than 30 million unique visitors a month, authors and writers can build platform and sell books.
- [Have You Gotten the Proper Training for this Writing Challenge?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/have-you-gotten-the-proper-training-for-this-writing-challenge/) - Today most people, including the writers and bloggers I know, are writing and talking about ghosts, goblins, witches, and candy. After all, it’s Halloween. They may be cavorting around in costumes and gorging on sweets. The ones who plan on taking the Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) challenge that begin tomorrow, November 1, however, are
- [Forced to Blog Before November](https://writenonfictionnow.com/forced-to-blog-before-november-2/) - For anyone showing up at this blog because of a posting by Angela Hoy at www.WritersWeekly.com, let me inform you that this blog lies dormant, with a few exceptions, except during the month of November. Thus, its name....Write Nonfiction in November. Occasionally, I am prompted to write something newsworthy, as I did when the Amazon/Booksurge
- [Gear Up to Take the 2nd Annual Write Nonfiction in November Challenge](https://writenonfictionnow.com/gear-up-to-take-the-2nd-annual-write-nonfiction-in-november-challenge/) - My email box has been filling up with notices about the annual start of National Novel Writing Month (www.nanowrimo.org). However, in general, I write nonfiction. If you, like me, consider yourself a nonfiction writer, don’t sit around for the next 30 days twiddling your thumbs and wishing you had a cool contest to enter this
- [Gearing up for Write Nonfiction in November - Don't Miss this Teleseminar!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/gearing-up-for-write-nonfiction-in-november-dont-miss-this-teleseminar/) - To kick off Write Nonfiction in November, Nina Amir appears on the National Association of Memoir Writers Teleseminar on October 16, 2009 at 11 am Pacific | 12 noon Mountain | 1 pm Central | 2 pm Eastern. Hear her speak about the challenge and a variety of other topics related to nonfiction writing. Cost: Free for NAMW Members; To join: info@namw.org or http://www.namw.org
- [Five Things to Avoid for a Pristine Query Letter](https://writenonfictionnow.com/five-things-to-avoid-for-a-pristine-query-letter/) - If you want to sell your nonfiction writing, at some point you'll have to write a query letter. This holds true whether you are writing a book, an article or an essay. If you remain uncertain about what writing a query letter entails, return to the origins of the word itself. The word "query" means
- [Five Tips for Authors Who Want to Pitch the Media](https://writenonfictionnow.com/five-tips-for-authors-who-want-to-pitch-the-media/) - Here are 5 ways authors can help get media placements by answer these questions: Why should the media care? Why should the media care now?
- [Editing for Word Count Improves Your Writing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/editing-for-word-count-improves-your-writing/) - I tend to be a fairly verbose writer. My husband actually calls me “The Queen of Verbosity.” Yes, I can write a lot in a short amount of time. I admit it. When I’m working on assignment, I often find that I have exceeded my 1, 500-word article requirement, for example, by at least double
- [Editing IS Marketing: Boning Up on First Impressions](https://writenonfictionnow.com/editing-is-marketing-boning-up-on-first-impressions/) - Since we are on the topic of editing (see yesterday’s post), I thought we should follow that line of thinking into another area: marketing. This gives us another way to look at what we do when we edit our work or have professional editors help us polish our writing. To do this, I’ve asked Carolyn
- [Easy Ways to Get Your Nonfiction Book Noticed on Amazon](https://writenonfictionnow.com/easy-ways-to-get-your-nonfiction-book-noticed-on-amazon/) - To sell more books on Amazon, raise your book's visibility in the site's search results by increasing how your books fits search terms and its popularity.
- [Easy Internet Marketing Opportunities for Non-fiction Authors](https://writenonfictionnow.com/easy-internet-marketing-opportunities-for-non-fiction-authors/) - These days the Internet is the golden ticket to books sales. Here is a list of some of Stephanie Chandler's favorite online promotion strategies for authors.
- [Five Nonfiction Book Structures for Fast Writing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/five-book-structures-for-fast-writing/) - Some writers pore over their books for years. Other knock them out in months. Still others churn out a complete manuscript in weeks. The reason for this can come down to writing style or ability--maybe you simply have the ability to write quickly--or to the format of the book they choose to write. Today, Rochelle
- [Eliminate Your "Starving-Writer" Status by Writing for Businesses](https://writenonfictionnow.com/eliminate-your-starving-writer-status-by-writing-for-businesses/) - 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
- [Don’t Let Your Mood Stop You From Writing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/dont-let-your-mood-stop-you-from-writing/) - Seven Tips for Getting Past Depression and Discouragement and Back to Joyous and Passionate Writing Today I’m depressed. I’m dejected. I’m discouraged. I’ve had trouble getting the contributions I need for the book I’m compiling and which must be completed in a few weeks. When my new book contract didn’t arrive after three months of
- [Creative Nonfiction: How to Stay Out of Trouble](https://writenonfictionnow.com/creative-nonfiction-how-to-stay-out-of-trouble/) - If, like me, you enjoy journalistic endeavors, but you also enjoy the more literary side of writing, you might want to try your hand at a piece of creative nonfiction this month. If offers a journalist with a fiction-like flair to have some fun while still reporting on true events. However, creative nonfiction writers must
- [Do-It-Yourself Publishing: Is It For You?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/do-it-yourself-publishing-is-it-for-you/) - Find out if you as an author are cut out to run a self-publishing business and publish your own books--and make money from them as well.
- [Dealing with Google’s Duplicate Content Penalties without Doubling your Workload](https://writenonfictionnow.com/dealing-with-googles-duplicate-content-penalties-without-doubling-your-workload/) - Google’s Panda crushed sites that contained duplicate content or were considered “thin.” Here are tips, tools and strategies to increase ranking with content.
- [Development Editing: Getting Your Book Moved in and Settled](https://writenonfictionnow.com/development-editing-getting-your-book-moved-in-and-settled/) - Once you’ve finished your book manuscript, you might want to hire a professional editor. This is a necessary step if you plan on self-publishing and want your book to meet the same standards as a traditionally published book. However, many writers hire professional editors prior to submitting work to agents and publishers to increase the
- [Did You Write a Book During WNFIN? Enter the Pitch Slam!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/did-you-write-a-book-during-wnfin-enter-the-pitch-slam/) - 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.
- [Comments to Angela Hoy's Posting](https://writenonfictionnow.com/comments-to-angela-hoys-posting/) - If you are coming here rather than to the old Write Nonfiction in November blog, which is/was hosted on Blogger, you might be missing out on all the action...I was going to say "fun," but I really don't think that would be the correct choice of words. Anyway, the comments are all being posted there...So,
- [Creating a Winning Pitch:The Writer's Elevator Speech](https://writenonfictionnow.com/creating-a-winning-pitchthe-writers-elevator-speech/) - Imagine yourself riding in the elevator at a hotel where you are attending a writer's conference. The door opens and in steps the one agent you really, really think would serve as the perfect literary representative for you and your book. You open your mouth, introduce yourself and begin to speak. What do you say?
- [Coaxing Creativity Into Your Writing Life](https://writenonfictionnow.com/coaxing-creativity-into-your-writing-life/) - Day two of Write Nonfiction in November has dawned. Are you feeling the pressure of moving forward with your nonfiction writing project? Are you fingers sitting over the keyboard and...not moving? Do you know what you want to write but are you having trouble getting the words to flow? Or are you having difficulty even
- [Classes and Workshops to Help You Write Your Book and Get it Published](https://writenonfictionnow.com/classes-and-workshops-to-help-you-write-your-book-and-get-it-published/) - I just returned from speaking and working as a "book doctor" at the San Francisco Writers Conference. I've attended or worked as a volunteer at this particular conference for six years! This was my first year as a presenter. If I could pass along just one bit of information I heard stressed over and over
- [Check Out WINFIN 2011's Expert Bloggers and Special Features](https://writenonfictionnow.com/check-out-winfin-2011s-expert-bloggers-and-special-features/) - This post reveals the list of 2012 WNFIN expert guest bloggers and additional special features, such as contests and free teleseminars.
- [Can't Get Started? Four Questions Will Cure Your Writer's Block](https://writenonfictionnow.com/cant-get-started-four-questions-will-cure-your-writers-block/) - I’d like to introduce you to my first guest blogger, my colleague Vicki Weiland, a freelance developmental editor and speaker working in the San Francisco Bay area and specializing in business, fine arts, and history. In addition, Vicki serves as a board member of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association and the Women’s National Book
- [Building Platform and Promoting Books on the Internet](https://writenonfictionnow.com/building-platform-and-promoting-books-on-the-internet/) - On this, the second to last day of Write Nonfiction in November, I'd like to devote a blog posting to how to build your platform and promote books on the Internet. The Internet offers a vast resource of free promotional tools, if we, as writers, only know how to use them - and actually use
- [Can You Become a Nonfiction Author in a Month?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/can-you-become-a-nonfiction-author-in-a-month/) - Welcome to 2012 National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo) and the 2012 Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) challenge! I’m going to start WNFIN off with some cold hard facts about becoming published. I don’t care if you want to become a freelance journalist, a ghostwriter, a corporate writer, a blogger, or a book author. If you
- [Blast Out Article Queries to Get More Writing Assignments in a Month](https://writenonfictionnow.com/blast-out-article-queries-to-get-more-writing-assignments-in-a-month/) - Not every nonfiction writer dreams of writing a book. Some dream of bylines in glossy magazines or in newspapers or even on popular websites. I know; that was my dream when I began my writing career. I went to college to study magazine journalism. While there, however, my professors told never to write a word
- [Become a Writer Entrepreneur to Succeed in to Today's Publishing World](https://writenonfictionnow.com/become-a-writer-entrepreneur-to-succeed-in-to-todays-publishing-world/) - 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
- [Articles are Nonfiction, Too](https://writenonfictionnow.com/articles-are-nonfiction-too/) - I focus so much of my time on editing my client's nonfiction books and on writing and promoting my own nonfiction book projects that I sometimes forget that I'm trained as a magazine journalist. I still love writing articles, though, and I often use my skills as a journalist. I love to query magazines with
- [Be Your Own Best Editor](https://writenonfictionnow.com/be-your-own-best-editor/) - I spend a lot of my time editing other people’s articles and books. However, I happen to think I work as a pretty decent editor for myself as well. However, most people don’t find it so easy to edit their own work. Here are a few tricks to help you be your own best editor
- [Are You a Traditional Publishing Holdout or a Self-Publishing Maven?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/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 you a traditional publishing holdout or a self-publishing maven? Bothroutes to becoming an author have their merits, and both have their pros and cons. However, these days, the benefits of one over the other are
- [Are You Pregnant with a Book? Give Birth to It!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/are-you-pregnant-with-a-book-give-birth-to-it/) - If you live in the San Francisco Bay area, please come join me for this workshop... Birthing Your Book How to Move from Nonfiction Book Conception to Finished Product A 10-Hour Workshop Led by Nina Amir (over the course of two Saturdays) March 13 and 20 10am-4pm 1590 Oakland Road, Suite B114, San Jose, CA
- [Are You Keeping Up the Writing Pace?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/are-you-keeping-up-the-writingpace/) - When Write Nonfiction in November ends, it's important to keep up the writing pace so you continue producing work.
- [Announcement of 2012 Post-WNFIN Virtual Pitch Slam Winners](https://writenonfictionnow.com/announcement-of-2012-post-wnfin-virtual-pitch-slam-winners/) - This past year, WNFIN offered those participants who started and finished a book during the challenge the chance to pitch their books to a panel of four judges. We had a small field of participants in this year’s pitch slam, but I’m happy at this time to announce the winners. The winners of the first
- [After-Turkey-Day-and-Travel, Pre-Big-Work-Week Blahs](https://writenonfictionnow.com/after-turkey-day-and-travel-pre-big-work-week-blahs/) - Okay...I admit it. I don't feel like blogging today. I don't feel like writing today. I've been working on my new booklet, but it's been slow going. I should have gotten a lot more done than I have. I've stuck with it for several hours, however, and at least I've gotten something done. Sometimes as
- [An Insider's View on Freelance Writers (How to Land a Second Assignment)](https://writenonfictionnow.com/an-insiders-view-on-freelance-writers-how-to-land-a-second-assignment/) - If you've always dreamed of being a freelance journalist, and if you want to pitch that article you're working on for Write Nonfiction in November to a magazine or newspaper, you might be wondering what editors and publisher look for in freelance writers. You might also be asking why publications even use freelancers when they
- [Agent Reveals Pet Peeves So Writers Can Avoid Them](https://writenonfictionnow.com/agent-reveals-pet-peeves-so-writers-can-avoid-them/) - Now that you know where to find an agent, and you know the essentials of writing a book proposal - which you will submit to land a contract with an agent, it's time to learn how not to blow your big chance to gain literary representation. Here today to tell us all about literary agents'
- [All Quiet on the WNFIN Front...Not Really](https://writenonfictionnow.com/all-quiet-on-the-wnfin-front-not-really/) - If you've been wondering why it's been so quiet here, let me explain. I'm getting ready for a change...and I thought it would happen a while ago...but it's taking longer than expected. Earlier this month I thought this blog would be changing from a free Wordpress blog to a hosted blog. That is still going
- [An Endless Stream of Blog Post Ideas](https://writenonfictionnow.com/an-endless-stream-of-blog-post-ideas/) - 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
- [A Nonfiction Writer's Identity Crisis](https://writenonfictionnow.com/a-nonfiction-writers-identity-crisis/) - I promised to tell you about my writer’s identity crisis. I’m not sure that fiction writers suffer from this affliction, but I’m fairly sure that many nonfiction writers suffer along with me. All indicators point to me being a writer, but some days I’m not sure that is who I am. I have a literary
- [A Platform Built One Talk at a Time Leads to A Published Book and More Talks](https://writenonfictionnow.com/a-platform-built-one-talk-at-a-time-leads-to-a-published-book-and-more-talks/) - I'm a member of a very unique writing group. We call ourselves a Jewish writing group, but we focus less on the writing - we don't critique each other's writing (although we would if asked) - and more on the business end of writing. By this I mean, our meetings, which happen in a teleconference
- [A Writer’s Check List for Finished Written Work](https://writenonfictionnow.com/a-writers-check-list-for-finished-written-work/) - Tomorrow marks the end of the Write Nonfiction in November 2009. I had one more guest blog post, but it consisted of more advice about promoting books. I figured we did enough of that for one month. Instead, I though I’d offer you my check list for finished work. This seems appropriate since you should
- [A Reason to Challenge Yourself to Write a Book During November](https://writenonfictionnow.com/a-reason-to-challenge-yourself-to-write-a-book-during-november/) - Although you can take on any number of different nonfiction projects during Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN), finishing a book in 30 days tends to be one of the larger goals writers set out to achieve during the challenge. For those who might also write fiction, I suppose this gives them a clearer sense that
- [A Pitch is Still a Pitch](https://writenonfictionnow.com/a-pitch-is-still-a-pitch/) - When you hone your subject into a great pitch, you know what your book is about—and you can communicate that in a query letter or aloud. Pitchcraft™ is an invaluable tool—not just for landing an agent but for selling books. In this guest post, agent Katharine Sands, who coined the term, answers an important question
- [7 Reasons Why Every Writer Needs Needs a Website or a Blog](https://writenonfictionnow.com/7-reasons-why-every-writer-needs-needs-a-website-or-a-blog/) - Almost every week I find myself having a conversation with one writer or another about why he or she needs to have a website or a blog. I'm getting a bit tired of the discussion, but I keep repeating myself for one reason: I know how important it is in this day and age for every
- [A Cautionary Self-Publishing Tale with 10 Tips and A Great Ending](https://writenonfictionnow.com/a-cautionary-self-publishing-tale-with-10-tips-and-a-great-ending/) - I hadn't been editing books long when I was approached by the husband of one of my good friends, Colin Tipping. He had written a book, called Radical Forgiveness, and was looking for someone to help him edit it and get it ready for self-publishing. Given that I am "spiritually- and metaphysically inclined," and this was a
- [8 Publicity Tips to Build Your Platform and Achieve Expert Status](https://writenonfictionnow.com/8-publicity-tips-to-build-your-platform-and-achieve-expert-status/) - Now that we are more than halfway through the month, it’s time to get really serious about platform building and promoting ourselves as writers. We must also take a hard look at how to promote our writing work. (That’s next…) Part of building platform involves becoming a socially relevant author/speaker and achieving expert status. This
- [8 Tips for Would-Be Book Authors](https://writenonfictionnow.com/8-tips-for-would-be-book-authors/) - If you want to writing a book, desire, passion for your topic, and these 8 tips will get you started.
- [9 Reality Checks for Writers Considering Self-Publishing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/9-reality-checks-for-writers-considering-self-publishing/) - Before a writer self-publishes with dreams of best-seller status, they should read these 9 reality checks and take action upon them.
- [8 Tips for Taking the Psychological Trip of Writing a Memoir](https://writenonfictionnow.com/8-tips-for-taking-the-psychological-trip-of-writing-a-memoir/) - Writing a memoir is like taking a trip through your past. To make sure you get to your destination, take note of the tips offered by Linda Joy Myers in this post.
- [7 Nonfiction Book Marketing Traps to Avoid](https://writenonfictionnow.com/7-nonfiction-book-marketing-traps-to-avoid/) - The year I won the San Francisco Writer’s Conference pitch conference, I had just gained some really valuable information in a morning session. (I mentioned this in an earlier WNFiN post.) The session was taught by writing-career-coach Teresa LeYung Ryan and public relations/marketing consultant Elisa Southard. I’ve never forgotten the lesson Elisa taught me and
- [5 Ways to Tap into Your Creativity and Let Your Writing Flow](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-ways-to-tap-into-your-creativity-and-let-your-writing-flow/) - Waiting for the muse to arrive is not a wise, or profitable, idea for writers. Here are five ways to tap into your creativity and let your writing flow.
- [5 Tips for Overcoming Writer’s Block](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-tips-for-overcoming-writers-block/) - Here is an overview of some of the factors that impact writing productivity, such as writer's block, as well as 5 strategies for addressing these problems.
- [5 Ways To Give Your Proposal A Winning Edge](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-ways-to-give-your-proposal-a-winning-edge/) - Agent Jeff Herman provides 5 tips for giving your nonfiction book proposal a winning edge--that little something extra to make it stand out from the pack.
- [7 Principles to Build a Powerful Author Brand](https://writenonfictionnow.com/7-principles-to-build-a-powerful-author-brand/) - 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
- [5 Quick Tips for Improving Your Writing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-quick-tips-for-improving-your-writing/) - After reading Vicki Weiland's guest post yesterday, I finally got off my rear end and decided on my Write Nonfiction in November project. (Yes, I'm actually beginning my writing two days late, which puts me at a disadvantage, I suppose.) She wrote about her pet editing peeve, which had nothing to do with grammar per se. Instead,
- [5 Sneaky Things Every Author Should Know](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-sneaky-things-every-author-should-know/) - To start off week #2 of Write Nonfiction in November, I’m going to change the topic a bit. Actually, I’m going to let publishing consultant Randy Peyser of Author One Stop pose five different topics that she says most authors need to know about but don’t. (We’ll get back to platform building a bit later,
- [5 Nonfiction Book Writing Mistakes and Their Solutions](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-nonfction-book-writing-mistakes-and-their-solutions/) - All writers should take this targeted advice from Judy Cullins on how to write well and in a way that attracts more readers.
- [5 Social Networking Mistakes To Avoid](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-social-networking-mistakes-to-avoid/) - No matter what social networks authors and writers use, some principles can be applied to all and mistakes can be avoided that will make your efforts effective.
- [5 Simple Steps to Get Your eBook From Written to Published](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-simple-steps-to-get-your-ebook-from-written-to-published/) - Despite the fact that you’ve been told ebooks are simple and inexpensive to produce, you may still be scratching your head and wondering how to produce and publish one after you've written it. And the fact that an ebook is digital may cause you some concern if you’re a technophobe (which many writers are). Kristen
- [15 Days and Counting until Write Nonfiction in November 2010!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/15-days-and-counting-until-wnfin-2010/) - Write Nonfiction in November begins in 15 days with a roster of expert guest bloggers and a deadline of 30 days to finish a project.
- [4 Free Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Website or Blog](https://writenonfictionnow.com/4-free-ways-to-drive-traffic-to-your-website-or-blog/) - To sell yourself, your books, or your products you must have a website or blog that gets traffic. Here are 4 free ways to get visitors.
- [28 Days and Counting Until WNFIN 2011 Begins!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/28-days-and-counting-until-wnfin-2011-begins/) - Are you ready to take this year's Write Nonfiction in November challenge? If not, there's still 28 days to prepare. Complete a work of nonfiction in 30 days.
- [13 Misteaks That Turn Your Book Proposal into Chopped Liver](https://writenonfictionnow.com/13-misteaks-that-will-turn-your-book-proposal-into-chopped-liver/) - Here are a 13 ways writers fail to create an impeccably written and presented nonfiction book proposal and how you can prevent these common mistakes.
- [12 Ways to Organize Your Book Ideas Before You Start to Write](https://writenonfictionnow.com/12-ways-to-organize-your-book-ideas-before-you-start-to-write/) - Many WNFIN participants write a nonfiction book in a month--one reason I've chosen this year to also call this event National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo). So many nonfiction books get written in November in addition to articles, essays, book proposals, and more. To accomplish the task of completing a book in 30 days, however, it's
- [5 Essential Components for Continued Sales After Your Book Release](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-essential-components-for-continued-sales-after-your-book-release/) - Today, aspiring and published authors have to constantly keep pace with technology, especially if they want to sell books. That means knowing where and how to sell books on the Internet--before and after your book release. I asked bestselling indie ebook author (A Walk in the Snark) and social media consultant Rachel Thompson to provide
- [11 Ways to Find a Literary Agent](https://writenonfictionnow.com/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 how to secure representation by a literary agent. Why? Because the large publishing houses won't look at manuscripts or proposals from "unagented" writers. Some mid-sized, and most small, university, niche, and regional publishers will look
- [11 Ways to Zig When Everyone Else is Zagging in Social Media](https://writenonfictionnow.com/11-ways-to-zig-when-everyone-else-is-zagging-in-social-media/) - Here are 11 social networking tips, tools and tricks designed to save an author's sanity and time while pulling in potential book buyers.
- [10 Ways to Build Your Author Platform Online](https://writenonfictionnow.com/10-ways-to-build-your-author-platform-online/) - As mentioned in yesterdays WNFiN post, when a publisher or acquisition editor examines a prospective author's nonfiction book proposal, he or she will look long and hard at a number of things that have little to do with that writer's writing. In particular, purchase of a manuscript depends to a great extent upon a proposal
- [10 Tips for Prepping Your Manuscript: A Self-Publishers' Checklist](https://writenonfictionnow.com/10-tips-for-prepping-your-manuscript-a-self-publishers-checklist/) - Here are 10 tips for getting a manuscript ready for production after it's been edited and proofread. Do these things and the design process will go smoothly.
- [10 Ways to Excite Agents and Editors About Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/10-ways-to-excite-agents-and-editors-about-your-book/) - Every year during WNFIN, I ask a few literary agents to offer trips about how to write book proposals and query letters. (You can read some here, here, here, and here, or search the site for more.) This year, I've asked my experts to discuss what agents and acquisitions editors seek--what makes them want to
- [5 Tips To Help You Publish A Personal Essay](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-tips-to-help-you-publish-a-personal-essay/) - If you’d like to see your personal essay published in a literary journal or magazine, these 5 tips help ensure your work will get accepted.
- [“I Know I Can” WNFIN 10-Month Training Program Basics](https://writenonfictionnow.com/i-know-i-can-wnfin-10-month-training-program-basics/) - On Wednesday, I published my first guest blog post on Write Nonfiction in NOVEMBER!. That blog post successfully broke the tradition of seeing this blog go dark for 10 or 11 months preceding November’s nonfiction writing challenge, which takes place during National Nonfiction Writing Month. From now until the end of October 2013, you will see
- [“I Know I Can” WNFIN Training Continues with Prayer Theme and Prompt](https://writenonfictionnow.com/i-know-i-can-wnfin-training-continues-with-prayer-theme-and-prompt/) - Writing Marathon Training Continues How are you doing with your marathon training, en route to November’s Write Nonfiction in November writing challenge? Encouraged, energized, and holding steady, I hope. The marathon training, known formally as the 10-month “I Know I Can” Write Nonfiction in November training program, is now 20% complete! In the month of
- [How to Overcome Procrastination by Increasing Necessity](https://writenonfictionnow.com/overcome-procrastination-necessity/) - Procrastination. If you are a procrastinator, you might delay writing tasks, including working on your manuscript, sending query letters to literary agents or publications, or marketing yourself and your work. No matter when or why you procrastinate, the impact is always the same—your productivity plummets, and your self-esteem, self-trust, and self-confidence decline. But throw a
- [How to Stop Letting Imposter Syndrome Impact Your Writing Career](https://writenonfictionnow.com/imposter-syndrome-writing-career/) - Do you believe you aren’t really a writer or author or don’t have the expertise or experience to write and publish your work? It’s time to change the beliefs that make you feel like an imposter. After all, you already realize that Imposter Syndrome negatively impacts your writing career. Imposter Syndrome is a psychological phenomenon
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- [How to Develop Content for a Workbook Based on Your Nonfiction Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/develop-content-workbook/) - Sometimes, readers need more than a book to take consistent and concrete steps toward a goal. That's where a workbook comes into play. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) provides foundational information on how to turn your nonfiction book into a companion workbook to support readers. If you’re planning to write a self-help or how-to book, producing
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- [3 Techniques to Help You Write a Book in a Month](https://writenonfictionnow.com/techniques-help-write-book-month/) - You've decided to write a book in a month. And now that November and the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge have arrived, you're finding it difficult to write. How do you get in the flow? That's what Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) discusses in today's post. Put the three strategies she offers to use, and you'll be
- [How to Write a Book that helps you Earn a Living](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-book-earn-living/) - The vast majority of authors do not make a living from their books. Most traditionally published books never “earn back” their advances, which means the authors don’t sell enough copies to make any money past the initial fee paid for the manuscript. Most ebooks don’t sell more than about 550 copies per year, and only
- [7 Ways Journaling Lends Magic to Your Nonfiction Writing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/journaling-magic-nonfiction-writing/) - Too often, nonfiction writers find themselves struggling...for lots of reason. But there's a magical fix to many of their challenges. Today, Lisa Tener (@LisaTener) explains what that fix is and how to use it. As nonfiction writers, we often seek that magic habit, ritual, or tool to make our finished work potent and get the
- [5 Ways to Bring Your Writing Ideas (and Career) to Life](https://writenonfictionnow.com/bring-writing-ideas-career-life-2/) - How do you take your writing ideas, write a book, and become a published author? This question typically is met with practical advice, tactical tasks, and skill-based tips. There are other ways to help yourself become an author that have little to do with book structure, producing business and promotion plans, or even writing ability.
- [How to Use Fiction Techniques to Write Compelling Nonfiction](https://writenonfictionnow.com/use-fiction-techniques-write-nonfiction/) -  Most nonfiction writers don't employ fiction techniques. It's no wonder sometimes their writing is judged as dry or boring. Today writing teacher and New York Times bestselling author Jerry Jenkins (@JerryBJenkins) explains how to write nonfiction as if you were a novelist. Our job as writers—whether we write fiction or nonfiction—is to tell a
- [3 Things Aspiring Authors Need to Succeed](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-things-aspiring-authors-needs-to-succeed/) - There are some things that authors need to succeed that may not be so obvious. A bit of gratitude for these helps achieve success as well.
- [Should You Pay for Your Writing to be Published in an Anthology?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/pay-writing-published-anthology/) - You notice the call for submissions. An influencer or expert is compiling an anthology, or someone well known is creating a compendium of stories on a specific subject. You can submit your writing and, if accepted, pay for inclusion in the book. If you throw your name in the hat, your chapter might be accepted
- [How To Stay Focused on Your Writing Priorities](https://writenonfictionnow.com/stay-focused-writing-priorities/) - It's easy to get distracted or off track with your writing projects. However, knowing your mission and vision for your writing career helps you set priorities. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) explains how to prioritize your projects so you stay on track and achieve your writing goals. You stand a better chance of writing success if
- [How to Find Writing Ideas using Meditation, Prayer, and Intention](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-ideas-meditation-prayer-intention/) - You've been sitting at your desk for 15 minutes staring at the screen. So far, you haven't written a word. Even when your mind happens to throw you ideas, they don't seem worth pursuing. So you continue to sit there, frustrated because you just don't know what to write. Have you been there and done
- [How to Take Control of Your Writing Career](https://writenonfictionnow.com/control-writing-career/) - Writers often embark on their writing journeys with great clarity about the direction they want to sail. Feeling like the captains of their writing ships, they know what topics they want to cover and the types of writing they want to do. Later, that clarity may wane, though, and their ships may drift off course.
- [How to use Meditation to Increase Your Creativity and Word Count](https://writenonfictionnow.com/meditation-increase-creativity-word-count/) - When it comes to creativity and productivity, the largest challenge you face is yourself. More specifically, it's what goes on in your head. When you quiet the mental chatter, you become more creative and increase your ability to produce more words each day. In this post, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer
- [How to Increase Your Writing Consistency, Productivity, and Performance](https://writenonfictionnow.com/increase-writing-performance-productivity-consistency/) - You’ve heard the stories about the most productive and prolific writers. They sit down at their desk on a schedule—five or seven days per week at the same time. Then they knock out a predictable number of pages or words every single time. No excuses. No procrastination. No distraction. To succeed as a writer, you,
- [Do Old-School Grammar Rules Apply to Modern Day Writing?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/old-school-grammar-modern-writing/) - I'm a sticker for old-school grammar rules, but times change, and so have the rules I write by. In today’s post, Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB), discusses several grammar rules that have changed over the years. Have you ever sat down to read a new book, and, just a few pages in, you notice the writing seems
- [How to Understand Your Ebook Distribution Options](https://writenonfictionnow.com/ebook-distribution-options/) - Your ebook is ready for publication, but you still have one important decision to make. How will you get it in readers' hands. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) discusses three strategies for ebook distribution. Earlier this year, we published a summary of the benefits and advantages of only publishing an ebook. If you’ve decided that publishing
- [How to Develop a Writing Habit Fast!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/develop-writing-habit-fast/) -  You may call yourself a writer, but are you really a writer? Writers have the habit of writing. Do you write consistently every day or week? Writers write. Be honest. Are you a writer? Or do you like to call yourself a writer when, in fact, you write sometimes…rarely…sporadically…when you feel like it…or hardly
- [The Definitive Answer to the Question of Why Writers Don't Write](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-writers-dont-write/) - You say you are a writer, yet you don’t write. You know writers write, and you want to write (or so you say), but you rarely, if ever, produce written words. Why don’t you put fingers on the keyboard and knock out some powerful writing? That’s the million-dollar question for many, many writers. So, what’s
- [There’s No Such Thing as Writer’s Block](https://writenonfictionnow.com/theres-no-such-thing-as-writers-block/) - I can’t remember too many times when I couldn’t find something to write about. I’ve never sat down at my computer and had nothing to say or no way to say it. I've never experienced so-called "writer's block," and I don't believe it exists. I can remember many times when: I felt afraid to write
- [How to Write When You Get Stuck in the Middle of Your Manuscript](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-when-stuck-middle-manuscript/) - Just like marathon runners, writers know that making it through and beyond the halfway point of a writing project can feel the hardest. That’s when you need to stay energized, inspired, and productive, so you complete the first draft of your manuscript. The middle of your book project can be hard, tedious, and doubt-filled. Suddenly,
- [A Primer on How to Use Amazon’s POD Service](https://writenonfictionnow.com/amazons-pod-service/) - You dream of becoming an author and have researched self-publishing. But you put your dream on hold when you decided becoming an indie author was too costly. In fact, most writers can afford to self-publish if they use Amazon's print-on-demand or POD service. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) provides the basic info you need to decide
- [How to Get Your Book into More Amazon Categories](https://writenonfictionnow.com/book-more-amazon-categories/) - Don't make this common mistake: focus on marketing your newly self-published book and spend little time choosing the Amazon categories in which it will be sold. In this post, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) explains why categories are so important and how to get your book in 10...not just two or three. Your book’s metadata is the
- [5 Reasons Why Nonfiction Writers are Leaders](https://writenonfictionnow.com/reasons-nonfiction-writers-leaders/) - It always surprises me that nonfiction writers don’t see themselves as leaders. Yet, each and every book, article, essay, or blog post they share sets them up as authorities, influencers, and role models. In the Inspired Creator Community, I coach writers on the 12 Leadership sessions, which are part of the group Certified High Performance
- [4 Ways to Boost Your Writing Business in 2021](https://writenonfictionnow.com/boost-writing-business-2021/) - A pandemic may not seem like a situation offering opportunities for writers. In fact, it provides an important one. In today's post, Rodney Laws, an e-commerce expert (@EcomPlatforms.io), discusses four ways to focus your attention on boosting your writing business. No matter what type of writing you do, you can use this time to advance
- [Nonfiction Writers Feed Their Souls with Words](https://writenonfictionnow.com/nonfiction-writers-feed-souls/) - Nonfiction writers immerse themselves in facts and real-life events. Therefore, it’s easy to conclude that nonfiction writing isn’t work that feeds a writer’s soul. That’s far from the truth. If you’ve been considering pursuing a career as a nonfiction writer, know this: Nonfiction writers possess a strong sense of mission and purpose. They know they
- [How to Bring New Energy and Excitement to Last Year’s Writing Project](https://writenonfictionnow.com/energy-excitement-last-years-project/) - It's possible to bring new energy and excitement to the writing projects you began last year but never finished. In this post, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) describes the three-part process she used to "adjust the sails of her leftover 2020 projects in the new year. This is the second part of a two-part series. Read part
- [How to Use Last Year’s Failed Writing Goals as Tools For New Year Success](https://writenonfictionnow.com/failed-writing-goals-tools-success/) - To start off the new year, let’s look at how you can turn last year’s failed writing goals into this year’s success stories. In this post, the first of a two-part series about writing disaster recovery, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) will show you how to reframe your failure and understanding it, so you achieve more success
- [How to Free Yourself from a Writing Rough Spot](https://writenonfictionnow.com/free-writing-rough-spot/) - Are you stuck in a writing rough spot? You are doing more procrastinating than writing. Maybe you feel overwhelmed. Possibly your negative self-talk has gone wild, or perfectionism has stalled your creativity. In this post, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, offers tips to get you writing again, so you
- [4 Ways Keyword Research Helps You Sell More Books](https://writenonfictionnow.com/keyword-research-sell-more-books/) - It's essential for nonfiction writers to fully understand and effectively use keywords. They help your website get found, which makes you more discoverable. More important, they help your books become discoverable in Internet and Amazon searches. Today, Dave Chesson (@DaveChesson), the creator of Kindlepreneur.com, explains how to find and use Keywords on Amazon, so you
- [How to Revise and Edit the First Draft of a Nonfiction Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/revise-edit-first-draft-nonfiction-book/) - November creates a whirlwind of writing. Many writers participate in 30-day book-writing events, like the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge. Maybe you, too, spent an entire month composing a manuscript as fast as you could. However, when November comes to an end, even if you’ve typed “The End,” your manuscript is not done. You’ve produced
- [How to Successfully Write a Nonfiction Book (Part 1)](https://writenonfictionnow.com/successfully-write-nonfiction-book/) - The majority of people who decide to write a nonfiction book start at the end. They write first. That’s a mistake. It’s not that you can’t just start writing when you get inspired by a new idea or decide “today is the day” to write the book you’ve thought about for years. You can. But
- [How to Successfully Write a Nonfiction Book (Part 2)](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-nonfiction-book-part-2/) - You’ve heard the sound advice to plan your nonfiction book with readers in mind. However, writing for your readers isn’t enough. You also need to write a book that stands out from the competition. To do that requires understanding both your market and competition. Only then can you craft a marketable book—one that will sell
- [How to Successfully Write a Nonfiction Book (Part 3)](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-nonfiction-book-part-3/) - While some people like to write nonfiction books by the “seat of their pants,” the most prolific and productive writers plan their books’ content before composing a word. If you want to complete a manuscript effectively and increase your books’ chances of success, become a “planner” rather than a “pantser.” Create the table of contents
- [How to Successfully Write a Nonfiction Book (Part 4)](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-nonfiction-book-part-4/) - You can find tons of information online about how to write a nonfiction book. In fact, you could spend days, weeks, even months learning all the ins and outs of writing a nonfiction book. Ultimately, though, you have to apply what you know. You must sit down and write the book. That’s the only way
- [How to Effectively Complete Your Writing Project Research from Home](https://writenonfictionnow.com/complete-writing-project-research/) - It's easy to get overwhelmed by the research needed for a book or article. That's when you might put the project on the back burner, especially if you prefer or are forced to stay home. If, however, the project is important to you, you need to find a way to get the research done now...not
- [Are you Ready to Write a Nonfiction Book in a Month?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/ready-write-nonfiction-book-month/) - It is possible to write a nonfiction book in a month. However, taking on a 30-day writing challenge requires preparation. And that preparation is what ensures your success. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, offers her best tips for the "training" period before a month-long nonfiction writing sprint. If
- [Using BookFunnel and Free Ebooks to Grow your Email List](https://writenonfictionnow.com/bookfunnel-free-ebooks-grow-email-list/) - After working so hard on your nonfiction book, it can feel difficult to give it away. But a free ebook campaign can be a powerful promotional strategy, especially if it helps build your mailing list. In this post, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, explains how and why to use
- [How To Stay Organized As A Digital Writer](https://writenonfictionnow.com/stay-organized-digital-writer/) - Writing is a business. That means there are many things you have to keep track of in addition to getting the writing accomplished. But many creatives aren't organized, and those other things can feel overwhelming and become time-consuming distractions. Today, Sam Bowman, a seasoned nonfiction digital writer, offers tips on how to stay organized, so
- [How to Approach Writing Nonfiction as a Spiritual Practice](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-nonfiction-spiritual-practice/) - A focus on sales, marketing, and competition can kill your desire to write. That's why it's important to tap into your purpose and passion and approach writing as a spiritual practice. Today Emmanuel Nataf (@EmmanuelNataf), co-founder of Reedsy, offers tips on how to write from your heart and soul. The growth of the nonfiction publishing
- [What Authors Need To Know About Marketing On Instagram](https://writenonfictionnow.com/authors-know-marketing-instagram/) - Writers work with words. That's why too many shy away from promoting their nonfiction books or building an author platform on image-heavy social media sites, like Instagram. That's a mistake since many nonfiction readers hang out on this social media site. Today, Kayleigh Alexandra (@getmicrostarted), a writer for Micro Startups, offers writers some proven tips
- [How Nonfiction Writers can Craft and Use a Signature Story](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writers-craft-use-signature-story/) - Every nonfiction author needs to develop at least one signature story—probably more than one. Even if you write prescriptive nonfiction or how-to, rather than creative nonfiction, you will use this story to help promote your book and brand yourself. And if you plan to speak in conjunction with your book, your personal stories give you
- [How to Make the Most of Your Amazon Author Page](https://writenonfictionnow.com/make-most-amazon-author-page/) - No matter how you publish your book, it will (or should) be listed on Amazon. In conjunction with your book's sales page, you also should have an Amazon Author page. But many writers don't know how to make the most of this promotional opportunity. In this post, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time
- [Don't Believe These Four Common Publishing Myths](https://writenonfictionnow.com/common-publishing-myths/) - You have an idea for a book, but you know nothing about the publishing industry or how to become a successful author. So you begin to research online. Maybe you take an online course or read a few books. At that point, you think you're good to go, and perhaps you are…unless you've been given
- [4 Resilience Strategies to Help You Write No Matter What](https://writenonfictionnow.com/resilience-strategies-write/) - Writers need resilience. Without this ability to bounce back no matter what happens in your life, career, or the world, you'll find yourself writing inconsistently. To develop more resilience, try the strategies posed in today's post by memoirist and blogger Kathleen Pooler (@kathypooler). The COVID-19 pandemic forced you to stay home indefinitely, and sheltering-in-place meant
- [Recession-Proof Your Freelance Writing Business](https://writenonfictionnow.com/recession-proof-freelance-writing-business/) - This month, my colleague, Carol Tice (@ticewrites), founder of the award-winning Make a Living Writing blog and Freelance Writers Den, offers a challenge to you: recession-proof your freelance writing business. Take her up on this challenge if you want to be a recession success story. Are you worried about how you’ll earn and retain clients
- [How to Write Encouraging Nonfiction Pieces During the Pandemic](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-encouraging-nonfiction-pandemic/) - The news always provides fodder for nonfiction writers. However, it also provides an opportunity to make a difference—to produce pieces that uplift, inspired, motivate, and provide hope. Today, Sam Bowman, a seasoned nonfiction digital writer, offers tips for writing encouraging pieces during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, you can put the same strategies to use at
- [7 Reasons Why You Don't Write Even When You Have the Time](https://writenonfictionnow.com/reasons-dont-write-when-have-time/) - Unless you are an essential worker, it’s highly likely you’ve spent most of your time at home for the last month, if not longer. The Covid-19 pandemic forced most people all over the world to shelter at home for at least a few weeks if not a few months. That means you have had more
- [The GPS You Need to Get Your Writing Career on Track](https://writenonfictionnow.com/gps-writing-career-track/) - Given the highly competitive nature of the nonfiction writing industry, it’s easy to focus on what to write, so your work gets published rather than on what you really want to write. But that’s a surefire way to get off track. And when your writing career takes a detour, you lose passion for your work
- [Nonfiction Writers - The World Needs You Now!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/nonfiction-writers-world-needs-you/) - If ever there were a time to use your nonfiction writing skills, it’s now. The world needs you, nonfiction writers! During times of crisis, like this Covid-19 pandemic, people rely on journalists, bloggers, and authors to provide news, analysis of information, tips, strategies, stories, inspiration, and hope. And you don’t have to be a professional
- [How to Bring Your Writing Ideas and Career to Life](https://writenonfictionnow.com/bring-writing-ideas-career-life/) - How do you take your writing ideas, write a book, and become a published author? This question typically is met with practical advice, tactical tasks, and skill-based tips. There are other ways to help yourself become an author that have little to do with book structure, producing business and promotion plans, or even writing ability.
- [The Real Reasons You Don't Write](https://writenonfictionnow.com/real-reasons-dont-write/) - This morning, I opened my current writing project in Scrivener. I reviewed what I needed to write next, and then thought it wise to check my email…then Facebook…and post about my latest book release on social media… That was at 10:30 a.m. It’s now 2 p.m., and I haven’t added a word to my manuscript.
- [Use the Power of Storytelling in Your Nonfiction](https://writenonfictionnow.com/power-storytelling-nonfiction/) - Many nonfiction writers forget the importance of telling stories, especially if they write prescriptive nonfiction or how-to books. Yet, stories provide a powerful tool—one well worth using in almost any type of nonfiction project. Today, Kate Farrell (@KateStoryteller), storyteller, author, and librarian, explains why you should use stories in nonfiction work and shares her own
- [The Direct Path to Becoming a Successful Author](https://writenonfictionnow.com/direct-path-successful-author/) - A ton of information exists everywhere…online and off…about how to become a successful author. However, if you follow all that advice, you’ll find yourself going this way and that rather than taking a direct route to publishing success. Even worse, the overabundance of advice can leave you unsure of which path is the best. (After
- [10 Reasons to Use the Proposal Process Before You Write a Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/10-reasons-to-use-the-proposal-process-before-you-write-a-book/) - Many writers simply dive into their book projects as soon as the proverbial light bulb goes off. That’s really not the best plan of action. It’s much better to spend some time evaluating your idea to discover if it’s a viable one. Not only that, it’s important to evaluate yourself to see if you are
- [Sell More Books by Utilizing Super Fans and a Street Team](https://writenonfictionnow.com/sell-books-super-fans-street-team/) - Have you been wondering how to promote your new book upon release? There's a strategy you might not have considered that puts to use that hard-earned author platform you've been building. Enlist a Street Team along with Super Fans to get the world out about your book. Today, Penny Sansevieri (@Bookgal) explains this strategy and
- [The Benefits and Advantages of Only Publishing an Ebook](https://writenonfictionnow.com/benefits-advantages-publishing-ebook/) - Don't give up on your dream of becoming a published author simply because the process of self-publishing a print book feels overwhelming. Instead, consider publishing an ebook. In this post, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, discusses the pros and cons of publishing ebooks—and waiting to publish a print book
- [How to Interest a Literary Agent in Your Nonfiction Book Project](https://writenonfictionnow.com/interest-literary-agent-nonfiction-book-project/) - While the publishing industry continually changes, it also remains the same—especially when it comes to the requirements for landing an agent and traditionally publisher. In this guest post, literary agent Gordon Warnock (@gordonwarnock), a founding partner at Fuse Literary, discusses the three things nonfiction writers need to know about publishing or becoming published in the
- [How to Take a Spiritual Approach to Developing Writing Ideas](https://writenonfictionnow.com/spiritual-approach-writing-ideas/) - When you want to become a published nonfiction writer, it’s easy to end up picking all your writing project topics by what you think will “sell.” Writing for the market, as they say, does yield results, but it also can cause you to lose enthusiasm for your work. The writing becomes about business rather than
- [5 Surprisingly Simple Ways to Write Faster](https://writenonfictionnow.com/surprisingly-simple-ways-write-faster/) - Lots of people claim they write slowly. If you are one of them, here's some good news: You can train yourself to write faster. Today Emmanuel Nataf (@EmmanuelNataf), co-founder of Reedsy, provides five tips for speeding up your writing process. It is a truth universally acknowledged that writing a book constitutes a long game. There’s
- [Understanding How Freewriting can Clear Your Writer's Block](https://writenonfictionnow.com/freewriting-clear-writers-block/) - The majority of writers encounter days...or even weeks and months...when they struggle to put words on paper. But there is a way to break through so-called writer's block: freewriting. In this post, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, discusses how freewriting pushes you to write and, in the process gets
- [New Year's Writing Resolutions You Actually Can Keep](https://writenonfictionnow.com/new-years-writing-resolutions/) - The New Year always brings new intentions. Writers call them New Year's writing resolutions. But sometimes, despite our best intentions, we lose our resolve and don't follow through. Today, writer and acquisitions editor W. Terry Whalin (@TerryWhalin) offers a few New Year's writing resolutions he feels most writers are more likely to keep during the
- [Where to Find Beta Readers for Your Nonfiction Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/find-beta-readers-nonfiction-book/) - It's essential to have your book edited by a professional editor. However, the feedback you get from beta readers can be game-changing. But where do you find these test readers? Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, discusses the different ways you can find beta readers for your nonfiction book.
- [Choose a New Focus for a New Decade Of Nonfiction Writing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/new-focus-new-decade-nonfiction-writing/) - A new year has arrived, and most serious writers are hunkered down creating writing goals for 2020. However, a new decade has begun as well. That means it’s time to take a big-picture view and plan more than just the next 12 months of your nonfiction writing career. It’s time to strategize for the next
- [How to Use LinkedIn to Connect with Publishing Professionals](https://writenonfictionnow.com/linkedin-connect-publishing-professionals/) - As in most industries, knowing the right people can make a huge difference in your ability to move toward achieving your goals. Today, writer and acquisitions editor W. Terry Whalin (@TerryWhalin) discusses how to connect with publishing professionals by using LinkedIn. Within the publishing community, who you know is almost as important as what you
- [Build Your Author Brand by Monetizing What You Know](https://writenonfictionnow.com/build-author-brand-monetizing-what-know/) - Authors are experts and authorities. Even if you are just starting to think about writing a book, if you know enough to write a book, you know enough to create products and services that teach others what you know. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, describes several ways you
- [10X Your Success as a Nonfiction Writer in the Next 10 Years](https://writenonfictionnow.com/10x-success-nonfiction-writer-10-years/) - In just about four weeks, you will usher in a totally new decade. Take a moment and think about what you accomplished in the last 10 years. Did you achieve your goals? Have you become the nonfiction writer you wanted to and know you can be? Are you satisfied with what you accomplished as a
- [Use Your Skills to Envision Your Perfect Writing Year](https://writenonfictionnow.com/use-your-skills-to-envision-of-your-perfect-writing-year/) - To create your best writing year, write a vision as well as using a vision map and writing goals and lists. Here are instructions on how to writ one.
- [How to Refine Your Raw Nonfiction Writing Talent](https://writenonfictionnow.com/refine-raw-nonfiction-writing-talent/) - Most writers start with raw talent. It's what they do with that talent that determines if they succeed or not. Today writing teacher and New York Times bestselling author Jerry Jenkins (@JerryBJenkins) offers proven advice on how to refine your raw talent. Discouraging, isn’t it? You write a few blog posts and friends shower you
- [Why You Should Never Reach the End of a Writing Challenge](https://writenonfictionnow.com/never-reach-end-writing-challenge/) - You’ve come to the end of a 30-day nonfiction writing event, like the Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) Challenge, and you reached your goal. Pat yourself on the back, and then sit back down at your computer. Typing “The End” just means you need to start writing again—this time on a new project. In other
- [Can You Really Write for 30 Days Straight?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/really-write-30-days-straight/) - I turn off my computer and pull out my planner. It's time to check off what I accomplished today and plan tomorrow's goals and tasks. I begin to review the list. Phone calls made. Check. Respond to emails. Check. Promotional emails written. Check. Blog post written. Check. Create artwork and SEO completed for blog post.
- [The #1 Reason to Take a 30-Day Writing Challenge](https://writenonfictionnow.com/1-reason-take-30-day-writing-challenge/) - I remember hearing all the hype about National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). I had given up the dream of writing fiction years before—in fact, when I was a junior in high school—but an experience in 1989 birthed the idea for a novel. I started writing the manuscript in 2013 and produced about 3,000 words, which
- [How to Turn Your Writing Passion Into a Habit](https://writenonfictionnow.com/turn-writing-passion-into-habit/) - It's one thing to have a passion for writing. It's quite another to make that passion into a writing habit and become a productive writer. Today, author Linda L. Kane offers her top tips on turning that desire to write into a consisting writing practice. Why do writers write? To educate, inspire, or share skills
- [How a Production Schedule Helps You Develop a Lasting Writing Habit](https://writenonfictionnow.com/production-schedule-writing-habit/) - Sticking to a writing schedule, obviously, helps you write more consistently. However, you can keep that writing habit going by using your daily writing blocks in conjunction with a production schedule. Today, Mridu Khullar Relph (@mridukhullar), an award-winning journalist, author and founder of TheInternationalFreelancer.com, explains how a production schedule can help you develop a daily
- [2 Powerful Tools to Optimize Your Daily Writing Productivity](https://writenonfictionnow.com/powerful-tools-optimize-daily-writing-productivity/) - Developing a daily writing habit takes more than consistency. It also takes knowledge about how to optimize your natural rhythms and ability to recharge. That may sound a bit counterintuitive given the fact that we more-often-than-not are told to make ourselves write and to write every single day no matter what. Carol Tice (@TiceWrites), founder
- [Your Write Nonfiction in November Challenge Preparation Checklist](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-nonfiction-november-challenge-preparation-checklist/) - If you've ever taken a personal development class or seminar, you know that your transformation beings at the moment you register. It's as if your commitment—putting money down and scheduling the time on your calendar—starts your unconscious mind working toward self-improvement. The same is true when you decide to take on a 30-day writing challenge,
- [How To Develop A Consistent Daily Writing Practice](https://writenonfictionnow.com/develop-consistent-daily-writing-practice/) - The majority of writers struggle to develop a consistent daily writing practice. Yet, there are ways to do so even when you feel pressed for time. Today, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Marc Guberti (@MarcGuberti) provides several tips to get you writing every day. Daily writing makes you a better writer and
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- [How to Brainstorm New Writing Projects for the New Year](https://writenonfictionnow.com/brainstorm-new-writing-projects-new-year/) - Holiday downtime can prove enormously productive for writers—especially those who begin to focus on writing projects they might want to take on in the New Year. In this guest post, book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) provides tips on how to use that downtime to brainstorm and evaluate new writing projects. The end of the year
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- [6 Scary-Good Tricks to Help You Write a Book in a Month](https://writenonfictionnow.com/6-tricks-help-write-book-month/) - Halloween. Time to take the kids trick or treating, dress up for your friend’s party, and cue up The Night of the Living Dead. But when you wake up tomorrow morning with a sugar hangover, you’ll wish you’d spent some time accumulating tricks and treats to help you tackle your Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN)
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- [How to Avoid Second Nonfiction Book Project Issues](https://writenonfictionnow.com/avoid-second-nonfiction-book-project-issues/) - Once you've completed that first big nonfiction book project, you might think the second one will be without challenges. Wrong...unless you approach this new project correctly. Today, book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) explains how to avoid the three most common challenges faced by nonfiction writers ready to move on to the next big writing project.
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- [Why Writers Should Never Say Never](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writers-never-say-never/) - As a writer, what have you refused to do—on principle, because you thought it was a waste of time, or simply because you didn't want to? Today, writer and acquisitions editor W. Terry Whalin (@TerryWhalin) explains why saying you will "never" do something can close the door to opportunities. If you haven’t said them, I
- [Why Writers Write Even When It Feels Hard](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-writers-write-when-feels-hard/) - Writing can be tough, and sometimes it takes you in unplanned directions. So what do you do when you feel a bit shaky—unsure if you should continue writing at all or in the direction your work has flowed? Today, professional writer Deb Hemley (@dhemley) explores why writers write—even when it's tough—and offers advice on to
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- [How and Why to Use Subheads in Your Nonfiction Writing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-why-subheads-nonfiction-writing/) - Subheads. They're an essential element in most nonfiction writing. Today book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) explains how and why to use them. Apply her tips to make your nonfiction easier to read. Until I got to my first entry-level publishing job formatting finished manuscripts for the copyeditors, I had no idea what a “subhead” was.
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- [Use Podcasts to Help You Earn a Living as an Author](https://writenonfictionnow.com/use-podcasts-help-earn-living-author/) - Books don't make authors rich. Neither do book-related products and services—unless the writer consistently uses marketing strategies. In today's guest post, Kathleen Gage (@KathleenGage), an internationally recognized Internet marketing advisor, shares information on her favorite marketing tool—podcasts. In a perfect world, every author would make millions of dollars with each book they write. In the
- [Successful Writers Use Video to Encourage Readers to Know, Like, and Trust Them](https://writenonfictionnow.com/successful-writers-use-video-encourage-readers-know-like-trust-them/) - Writers tend to hide behind their computers. They claim to be introverts or private people. They say they want to let their books serve as their public face—the one seen by their fans and followers. And many writers don’t want to speak their message aloud or in front of a live audience; they feel more
- [Getting, Accepting, and Incorporating Feedback on Your Writing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/getting-accepting-incorporating-feedback-on-writing/) - Revision is a fact of life for writers. It's a necessary part of crafting a well-written manuscript or book. And, while writers need to do their own revision work, it's also a must to get feedback on yoru work from others. In this guest post, book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) answers common questions about how,
- [3 Types of Training that Support a Successful Writing Career](https://writenonfictionnow.com/3-training-support-successful-writing-career/) - I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what type of training is necessary to succeed as a writer and in life. And I now clearly see that writers need three specific types of training to achieve successful authorship or develop a writing career: Author, Authorpreneur, and High Performance. Let me explain. If you want
- [5 Ways to Write About Quickly Captured Personal Experiences](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-ways-write-quickly-captured-personal-experiences/) - Every day, you have new personal experiences, many of which might make good fodder for an essay, article, or book. The key? Quickly capture those experiences on paper and then put them to use. How? Today, W. Terry Whalin (@TerryWhalin) answers that question. Are you capturing your personal experiences and using them for your writing
- [How to Find Story Ideas in Images, Phone Numbers, and Journal Entries](https://writenonfictionnow.com/find-story-ideas-images-phone-numbers-journal-entries/) - If you are looking for new story ideas or need to get unstuck, don't just tough it out. Instead, try some unique creativity hacks that require you to focus on what you see rather than on what you write. Today, professional writer Deb Hemley (@dhemley) offers three ways to call up images and memories that
- [How to Increase Productivity by Reducing Email and Social Media Time](https://writenonfictionnow.com/increase-productivity-reducing-email-social-media-time/) - Every day I struggle to spend less time on two activities: handling email and social media. Why? My productivity plumments when I let myself get sucked into spending loads of time on these two tasks. I bet you understand. In fact, I hear more client complaints about the need for and time spent on email
- [Branding Tips to Help Build Your Writing Career](https://writenonfictionnow.com/branding-tips-help-build-writing-career/) - I have often written and spoken about the need for nonfiction writers and authors to brand themselves and look at their careers from a business perspective. These ideas are often met with resistance. That is why I'm thrilled to offer an excerpt from Jane Friedman's (@JaneFriedman) new book, The Business of Being a Writer, in
- [How to Start Writing a Nonfiction Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-start-writing-a-nonfiction-book/) - Figuring out how to start a nonfiction book can seem like the hardest step to writing one. But it doesn't have to be. In this guest post, book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) explains the basics of this task—from an acquisitions editor's perspective. And she recommends you stand in her shoes to get going on your
- [How to 5X Your Success as a Nonfiction Writer this Year](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-5x-success-as-nonfiction-writer/) - Every month for a year I’ve challenged you to up your game as a nonfiction writer. Before that, I offered you 52 nonfiction writing prompts. But it’s a new year—and time to switch things up a bit. This year, I want to challenge you to step into your best writing self. What does that mean?
- [How to Use Life Story and Personal Experience in an Essay](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-use-life-story-and-personal-experience-in-an-essay/) - For the memoirist, it makes total sense to branch off into personal essay since this form lends itself well to anecdote and vignette with a lesson for readers.
- [4 Reasons Why You Can't (But Should) Stop Writing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/reasons-why-cant-stop-writing/) - Do you have a hard time completing your nonfiction writing projects? You do more research, revise, and go back to writing...again. You can't seem to stop writing. Your malady is not uncommon amongst writers. In this guest post, book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) offers four reasons why you struggle to stop writing—and explains how and
- [How to Format Your Book for Kindle Using Microsoft Word in 6 Easy Steps](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-format-your-book-for-kindle-using-microsoft-word-in-6-easy-steps/) - This guest post is written by publishing authority and two time best-selling author Kristen Eckstein. Anyone who’s tried formatting their eBook themselves will tell you it’s no small feat. There are hundreds of conversion programs and Kindle “meatgrinders” that promise clean Kindle files, yet deliver a file full of gobbledygook. Some common formatting issues include
- [The Power of Setting Writing Intentions](https://writenonfictionnow.com/power-setting-writing-intentions/) - Do you set writing intentions? And does it help you write better, faster, or more creatively? Today, professional writer Deb Hemley (@dhemley) explores how sitting down to write with a clear intention changes your writing results. Over the years, I’ve been a participant in several weeklong and weekend workshops and a member of an ongoing
- [How to Increase Your Writing Productivity in the Next Three Months](https://writenonfictionnow.com/increase-writing-productivity-three-months/) - If you increased your productivity, what would that do for your success as a nonfiction writer and author? Imagine yourself producing five times as much written work per year (or per month). What would that mean for you? How would your life or career change? Could you write two blog posts per week? Might you
- [Too Boring, Not Boring Enough: Getting the Pizzazz Factor Right in Your Writing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/boring-getting-pizzazz-factor-just-right/) - Do you worry about your writing being too boring for your readers? Maybe it's time to stop worrying about that. In this guest post, book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) explains the value of boring writing—or having just the right amount of boring in your work. Everyone wants their writing to stand out. You don’t want
- [Why Writers Should Fish Every Day](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-writers-should-fish-every-day/) - Are you "fishing" daily for new connections? If not, you need to read this post. W. Terry Whalin (@TerryWhalin). He provides tips and reasons to cast consistently and catch new "fish." In many ways, publishing your writing is a lot like becoming a highly skilled fisherman. While some people occasionally fish as a hobby, the
- [How to Write a Book When Writing Is NOT Your Strength](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-write-book-writing-not-strength/) - Not all writers consider themselves writers, but they still write books and get them published. How can this be true? In this guest post, book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) provides five tips anyone can use to become a better writer. I’m going to let you in on a big secret: not all writers are born
- [8 Reasons All Authors Need a Blog in Their Book Promotion Tool Kit](https://writenonfictionnow.com/8-reasons-all-authors-need-a-blog-in-their-book-promotion-tool-kit/) - Blogging for Authors—Lesson #8 I can think of many reasons authors also should become bloggers. When it comes to promoting books, however, every aspiring or published author needs a blog in his or her tool kit. Here are 8 reasons why: A blog provides an essential promotional tool. Your blog provides the centerpiece for your
- [Four Essential Characteristics You Need to Write a Transformational Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/four-essential-characteristics-need-write-transformational-book/) - You want to write a nonfiction book that inspires lasting change—to become a transformational book author. But you wonder, “Have I got what it takes to transform readers’ lives?” And you believe you aren’t an expert or leader and don’t know enough or have the credentials to tell anyone how to do anything…let alone change.
- [The 4 Stages of Creation for Nonfiction Authors](https://writenonfictionnow.com/4-stages-creation-nonfiction-authors/) - This blog post is a slightly revised excerpt of the "Four Stages of Creation" chapter in my most-recently published book, Creative Visualization for Writers. Find out more and purchase a copy here. How do nonfiction writers create? There are many ways, but I love using a mystical creation process. In fact, you can create anything,
- [What’s at the Root of Your Writing Impasse?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/whats-root-writing-impasse/) - In her recent post about How Writers Write: Lessons Learned from Monica Hesse, professional writer Deb Hemley (@dhemley) explored how writing in-depth narrative nonfiction can require immersing yourself in the story. Today, she discusses how to continue writing when immersion isn’t enough to keep the words flowing. Sometimes, even after the most immersive writing experiences,
- [3 Ways Authors Can Gain Visibility Using Twitter](https://writenonfictionnow.com/3-ways-authors-gain-visibility-using-twitter/) - So many aspiring and published authors think Twitter is a stupid or worthless social media network. so they decide to focus their energy and attention on other social media sites. In today's guest post, Kathleen Gage (@KathleenGage), an internationally recognized Internet marketing advisor, explains why and how to use Twitter to become more visibile to
- [The One Factor that Will Help You Write Consistently](https://writenonfictionnow.com/finally-write-consistently/) - The most significant challenge writers face is learning to write consistently. They say they want to write daily but instead do so sporadically if at all. I bet you understand—unless you are one of the few who sits down at the computer every day at the same time and knocks out a specific number of
- [5 Reasons Why Nonfiction Authors Need Career Plans](https://writenonfictionnow.com/reasons-nonfiction-authors-need-career-plans/) - Most nonfiction writers and authors take a haphazard approach to their careers. Doing so offers a sure-fire way to bypass success. To achieve your goals as a nonfiction writer, you need to have a big-picture vision of your career—where you are now, where you want to go, and how you will get there. But it’s
- [Is My Idea Fit to Become a Nonfiction Book?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/idea-fit-become-nonfiction-book/) - Not all ideas are fit to become books. In this guest post, book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) offeres important distinctions that help writers determine if an idea should become a book or would be better served as a blog post or article. Before you decide to write a book, you need to determine if the
- [How Writers Write:  Lessons Learned from Monica Hesse](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-writers-write-lessons-learned-monica-hesse/) - How do writers write? That's a common question asked by newbie (and even more seasoned) writers. A peek at someone else's successful writing process can provide keys for developing your own. Today, professional writer Deb Hemley (@dhemley) gives us an inside look at how one narrative nonfiction writer produced her acclaimed book. “At its best,
- [How Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hanson Became Mega Authors](https://writenonfictionnow.com/jack-canfield-mark-victor-hanson-mega-authors/) - Bestselling authors don't reach that status simply with good ideas and writing. Mega authors focus on book marketing and promotion. In today's guest post, Kathleen Gage (@KathleenGage), an internationally recognized Internet marketing advisor, explains the importance of podcasts and radio shows in the making of successful authors and books. Ask most authors if they would
- [How to Keep Moving Toward Your Writing Goals in December](https://writenonfictionnow.com/keep-moving-toward-writing-goals/) - Things get pretty quiet in the publishing industry in late December. That doesn't mean you need to stop moving toward your writing goals. In fact, this is a great time to develop some tenacity and make big strides forward. In this guest post, W. Terry Whalin (@TerryWhalin) offers a variety of tips on how to
- [Four Proven Ways to Help Authors Gain More Book Reviews](https://writenonfictionnow.com/four-proven-ways-help-authors-gain-more-book-reviews/) - Reviews can make or break a book. The more reviews your book receives, the more likely readers will find and purhcase it. Today, Kyle Bell (@kbeezy902) offers tips on how to find and develop reelationships with reviewers. Book reviews are regarded as the Holy Grail of marketing because they allow you to present social proof
- [What's the Difference Between a Nonfiction Book's Foreword, Preface and Introduction?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/whats-difference-between-nonfiction-books-foreword-preface-introduction/) - Foreword. Preface. Introduction. What's the difference between these parts of a nonfiction book, and which of them are required? In this guest post, book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) answers these commonly asked questions. The lingo that editors and other publishing types use for different parts of books and their creation can get confusing. And no
- [October Nonfiction Writing Challenge: Prepare to Write a Book in a Month](https://writenonfictionnow.com/september-writing-challenge-prepare-to-write-a-book-in-a-month/) - November is a big writing month. Why do I mention this at the beginning of October and what does it have to do with your November nonfiction writing challenge? If you plan on participating in National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiwriMo), aka the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge, you have 30 days to prepare. You could
- [December Nonfiction Writing Challenge: Plan Your Year](https://writenonfictionnow.com/december-nonfiction-writing-challenge-plan-your-year/) - Every year in December you hear the same advice: set goals. To achieve your nonfiction writing goals, however, you need to plan your year. Did you compose writing goals last year? How’d you do on those goals? If you are like most people—not just writers—you didn’t do so well. I get it. I don’t always
- [One Quality You Need to Finish a 30-Day Writing Event](https://writenonfictionnow.com/quality-you-need-finish-30-day-writing-event/) - This post is the final one in the 2017 Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) Challenge, also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo). The event is sponsored by the Nonfiction Writers' University -- join today for just $1! To find out more or participate in the WNFIN challenge, click here. Compare a successful nonfiction writer
- [How to Get from Halfway-Done to Finished First Draft](https://writenonfictionnow.com/get-from-halfway-done-to-finished-first-draft/) - This post is part of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WNFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo), which is sponsored by the Nonfiction Writers' University -- join today for just $1! To find out more or participate in the WNFIN challenge, click here. You set out to write a book in a
- [9 Steps to Help You Write a Good First Draft in a Month](https://writenonfictionnow.com/9-step-help-you-write-good-first-draft-month/) - This post is part of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WNFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo), which is sponsored by the Nonfiction Writers' University -- join today for just $1! To find out more or participate in the WNFIN challenge, click here. November 1st has arrived, and you’ve decided to write
- [5 Must-Have Habits for Writing a Book in a Month](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-must-have-habits-writing-book-in-month/) - This post is part of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WNFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo), which is sponsored by the Nonfiction Writers' University -- join today for just $1! To find out more or participate in the WNFIN challenge, click here. Good habits make for productive writing. But never do
- [Develop the Energy to Write a Book in a Month](https://writenonfictionnow.com/develop-the-energy-to-write-book-in-month/) - This post is part of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WNFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo), which is sponsored by the Nonfiction Writers' University -- join today for just $1! To find out more or participate in the WNFIN challenge, click here. Energy. Few writing teachers or book coaches speak about
- [15 Ways to Write Faster](https://writenonfictionnow.com/15-ways-to-write-faster/) - To make a living as a writer or succeed as an author, you must be able to write on demand...and write fast. Today, Daisy Hartwell (@DaisyHartwell) offers tips on how to consistenly write faster than you thought possible. So, you have chosen nonfiction writing as your trade. And you plan to make a living as
- [Write a Perennial Seller](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-a-perennial-seller/) - What makes a book sell or not sell over the long term? That's an important—and a difficult—question to answer. In this guest post, W. Terry Whalin (@TerryWhalin) offers insight on the topic of book sales and provides a review of a new book on producing books that are perennial sellers. Every writer dreams of writing
- [Writing the Perfect Conclusion for your Nonfiction Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-the-perfect-conclusion-for-nonfiction-book/) - Most nonfiction books end with a conclusion. But too may writers rush through this important last chapter in the book. In this guest post, book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) offers a variety of ways to write a conclusion for your nonfiction book and explains why you need to spend time finishing your book well. I
- [The #1 Reason Why You'll Fail to Write Your Book in a Month](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-1-reason-why-youll-fail-write-your-book-in-month/) - You’ve made the decision. You’re going to write a book in a month by participating in the Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) Challenge. Congratulations. But I hope you don’t follow in the footsteps of many writers who make the same decision…but do not write their book in those 30 days. They sign up for the
- [Five Easy Ways to Launch Your Writing into the Twittersphere](https://writenonfictionnow.com/five-ways-launch-writing-into-twittersphere/) - Many aspiring authors don't want to build author platform...especially not on social media sites. Even more writers don't think Twitter will prove useful, so they avoid it. That's a mistake in most cases. Today, author Cathy Turney explains why you should use Twitter when building your platform and how to do so quickly, effectively, and
- [September Nonfiction Writing Challenge: Develop a Daily Word Count Goal](https://writenonfictionnow.com/september-nonfiction-writing-challenge-develop-daily-word-count-goal/) - You say you want to write a nonfiction book. Maybe you plan to write a full-length book of 60,000 words or so, or maybe you have a smaller goal, such as to write a 7,000-word ebook. What’s your plan to accomplish that goal? If you don’t have a plan, you’ll have a difficult time bringing
- [The Periodic Elements of the Nonfiction Book Proposal](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-periodic-elements-nonfiction-book-proposal/) - Literary agent Mark Gottlieb sees a lot of book proposals every week. That’s a lot of nonfiction book ideas passing across his desk at Trident Media Group every year. In this guest post, he provides his tips on writing a book proposal that will show off your idea in a manner that makes an agent
- [7 Simple Steps to Gain Visibility for You and Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/7-simple-steps-gain-visibility-and-your-book/) - You can never start marketing your book too soon. That means you must create visiblity for yourself and your work. In today's guest post, Kathleen Gage (@KathleenGage), an internationally recognized Internet marketing advisor, explains how to sell more books by getting more visible to your target audience. In the last fifteen years, I’ve been published
- [August Nonfiction Writing Challenge: Create a Daily Writing Habit](https://writenonfictionnow.com/august-nonfiction-writing-challenge-create-a-daily-writing-habit/) - Writers write…daily. If you haven’t developed the daily writing habit yet, it’s time to start—especially if you want to succeed as a writer. A perfect time to write will never arise. You can’t wait for inspiration to hit. You have to put fingers on the keyboard and invoke your muse to join you every day.
- [Why Writers Need to Get Involved with Audiobooks](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-writers-need-get-involved-audiobooks/) - If you think the only way for someone to read your nonfiction book involves them actually reading every word, think again. Audiobooks are hot and provide a valid way for readers to get the benefits provided in the pages of your book. In this guest post, W. Terry Whalin (@TerryWhalin) offers some powerful statitics and
- [10 Tactics to Help You Write a Book and Change the World](https://writenonfictionnow.com/10-tactics-help-write-book-change-world/) - Many nonfiction writers want to create change. They want to positively and meaningfully impact the lives of those who read their books. Or they want to inspire others to take up their cause for organizational or world change. But they can’t do it. Why? They don’t write and publish their books. Maybe you can relate.
- [Income Tax Basics for Writers](https://writenonfictionnow.com/income-tax-basics-writers/) - Taxes. They're inevitable, right? But if you find yourself required to pay taxes on your writing and publishing business, that means you are making money...and that's a good thing. Today, author and attorney Helen Sedwick (@HelenSedwick) offers advice on tax basics for writer. This post is the fifth, and final, in Helen’s series on the
- [3 Essential Things to Know About Publishing a Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/3-essential-things-know-publishing-book/) - I believe there is a misconception about writing and publishing a book. Many aspiring authors hear that it’s easy to become an author. Not only that, they’ve been told they can write and publish a book quickly—sometimes in a weekend. For the majority of people, that’s simply not true…not if you want to publish a
- [Writing the Perfect Introduction for your Nonfiction Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-perfect-introduction-nonfiction-book/) - Most nonfiction books begin with an introduction. If you've ever written one, you know it's a difficult chapter to write...especially whe you've not written the rest of the book. In this guest post, book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) explains how to get your book written even when you are struggling with the introduction. Now that
- [July Nonfiction Writing Challenge: Create a New Helpful Writing Habit](https://writenonfictionnow.com/july-nonfiction-writing-challenge-create-helpful-writing-habit/) - A lot of aspiring writers say they want to write but don’t. Others write consistently but aren’t productive; they get distracted or procrastinate. Others write inconsistently. No matter what type of writer you are, here’s the truth: You can improve your results by improving your habits. You only an improve your current level of writing
- [There's More to Writing than Writing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/theres-more-to-writing-than-writing/) - There’s more to writing than writing. Everything in your life affects your ability to write. Your personal life, professional life, hobbies, emotional state, physical state, ability to focus, habits, mindsets, the conditions in which you live… All of this—and more—makes a huge difference on whether or not you sit down and produce words each day.
- [Taking the Intimidation Out of Setting Up Business Accounts](https://writenonfictionnow.com/taking-intimidation-setting-business-accounts/) - Your writing is a business. Therefore, you need business accounts to run it, including a business bank account, credit cards, and methods to get paid by your clients. Today, author and attorney Helen Sedwick (@HelenSedwick) offers advice on how to create your business accounts and which ones you need. This post is the fourth in
- [How to Speed Up Your Writing Progress and Productivity](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-speed-up-writing-progress-productivity/) - Do you think learning how to become more productive is the primary factor that will make you successful as a nonfiction writer? Or do you think success comes solely from your writing skill and marketable ideas? In fact, while productivity, craft, and ideas that sell, indeed, can make you successful as a nonfiction writer, you
- [Make Book Reviews Part of Your Book Selling Process](https://writenonfictionnow.com/make-book-reviews-part-your-book-selling-process/) - No matter how you publish your book, you need to develop a marketing plan. If that plan doesn't include book reviews, you are missing a huge opportunity to sell more copies. In today's guest post, Kathleen Gage (@KathleenGage), an internationally recognized Internet marketing advisor, offers advice on how to get reviews for your book. Without
- [June Nonfiction Writing Challenge: Build Your Tribe](https://writenonfictionnow.com/june-nonfiction-writing-challenge-build-tribe/) - Platform. You know you need it, but you hate all that self-promotion. To get over that hurdle, reframe platform building into tribe building. Build a tribe of like-minded people who want to spend time with you. Seth Godin coined the term "tribe," and I find it a much more appealing way to look at creating
- [Five Ways to Keep Your Writing Moving Forward](https://writenonfictionnow.com/five-ways-keep-writing-moving-forward/) - Despite the huge number of people who would like to write a book, few realize that dream. The reason is simple: Writing and publishing a book is not easy. In fact, it can be extremely difficult, and the thoughts and emotions that arise as we pursue the goals of becoming an author can stop us
- [How to use Humor Effectively in Your Nonfiction Work](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-use-humor-effectively-in-your-nonfiction-work/) - Do you use—or try to use—humor in your nonfiction writing? Writing humorous content isn't as easy as it looks. In this guest post, book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) provides excellent tips on how to become a funny nonfiction writer. Humor is an important tool to have in your arsenal. It can help get readers’ attention,
- [Painless Government Filings for Writers and Authors](https://writenonfictionnow.com/painless-government-filings-writers-authors/) - Forms...government forms. Most of us want to avoid filing these out at all costs. But any writer, like you, who wants to run a writing and publishing business needs to file with the government for a variety of reasons, and you want to know what forms to fill out as well as how and when
- [May Nonfiction Writing Challenge: Start a Movement](https://writenonfictionnow.com/may-writing-challenge-start-movement/) - Movements. There are tons of them. Occupy Wall Street. The Labor Movement. The Women’s Rights Movement. Arab Spring. The Animal Rights Movement. The Anti-bullying Movement. The Anti-Apartheid Movement.Black Lives Matter. The Pro-Life Movement. As a writer, you can start your own movement. How? With a book, a blog, and an online presence. If you want
- [How to Join the Grand Tradition of Authoring Change](https://writenonfictionnow.com/join-grand-tradition-authoring-change/) - Through the ages, writers have been part of a grand tradition of authoring change. In the process, these writers have left a legacy in the form of published words that inspired movements, causes and changes in mindset. Think back to the Bible, Bhagavad Gita, I Ching, and Koran. How about the Declaration of Independence? Books
- [A Goodreads Primer for Nonfiction Authors](https://writenonfictionnow.com/goodreads-primer-nonfiction-authors/) - If you aren't using Goodreads as a way to build platform and promote your books, you're missing a huge opportunity. And if you love to read, this social media site will feel easy and fun to use. In today's guest post, Frances Caballo (@CaballoFrances) explains how to get started and use Goodreads effectively. Goodreads has
- [Blossom into Your Best Writing Self](https://writenonfictionnow.com/april-challenge-blossom-best-writing-self/) - Spring has arrived and with it a challenge for you to bloom as a writer. I love this quote from Elizabeth Appell, which applies perfectly to this challenge: …And then the day came when the risk to remain tight, in a bud, became more painful than the risk it took to blossom… Think about it…
- [Why and How to Choose a Name for Your Writing or Publishing Company](https://writenonfictionnow.com/choose-name-for-your-writing-publishing-company/) - Most writers function as sole proprietors and choose to "do business as" (DBA) whatever company name they create. Have you ever wondered what how a DBA name works or how to choose a name for your writing business? Today, author and attorney Helen Sedwick (@HelenSedwick) provides the information you’ve been looking for about DBAs. This
- [How to Write No Matter What Life Throws Your Way](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-no-matter-what/) - Do you write no matter what life throws your way? Most writers allow “life” to get in the way of writing. And I know it can…if you let it. I’ve been there, done that. I bet you have, too. I added “Certified High Performance Coach” to my Author Coach and Trainer credentials to discover strategies
- [Why Most Authors Never Make Money and How You Can Be Different](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-most-authors-never-make-money/) - No matter how you publish, one fact remains the same: You need to market your book before and after publication. In today's guest post, Kathleen Gage (@KathleenGage), an internationally recognized Internet marketing advisor, provides a close look at book marketing. Every author has a reason for writing a book. It could be simply for the
- [Do You Think Self-Publishing is Easy or Hard?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/self-publishing-easy-or-hard/) - Everyone says, "Self-publishing is easy!" But is it really? That depends upon who answers the question. In this guest post, W. Terry Whalin (@TerryWhalin) provides his view on why self-publishing is not easy and what you need to do to self-publish successfully. Almost everyone has a keyboard and a computer with the ability to crank
- [March Nonfiction Writing Challenge: Write More](https://writenonfictionnow.com/nonfiction-writing-challenge-write-more/) - It doesn’t matter if I speak at a conference, work with a coaching client, or teach a class, aspiring writers share one common complaint: I don’t write. That’s why this month my challenge to nonfiction writers is to write or write more. It’s time to stop whining. I don’t know why I don’t write. I
- [What Indie Authors Need to Know About Business Set Up](https://writenonfictionnow.com/authors-need-know-indie-business-set-up/) - Most writers need to consider themselves business people—and create the correct structure for that business. However, this becomes all the more important when you self-publish. If you choose to open your own publishing company, you are, indeed, a business. In this guest post, the first in a series, Helen Sedwick (@HelenSedwick) explains the four steps
- [How to Find the Bigger Story in Your Body of Work](https://writenonfictionnow.com/find-bigger-story-your-body-work/) - For years I've been talking about turning short pieces of work—blog posts and articles—into books. But this type of project is not something you slap together without thought or revision. In fact, I recommend that you have to have a solid plan for the project before you begin compiling it. In this guest post, book
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- [Why Writers Benefit from Using Creative Visualization](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writers-benefit-creative-visualization/) - Although I've been using creative visualization for years, and I even published a book about the topic in 2016, many people don't have any idea of the power imagination has to help them create what they desire. That desire could be for a new car, a relationship, a successfully completed marathon, or a finished book
- [5 Reasons to Hire a Professional Book Editor](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-reasons-hire-professional-book-editor/) - I often field questions about editing. Many aspiring authors think they can self-edit their work, and they can. But that's not enough. They need a second set of eyes—and sometimes a third—on their work before it gets published. Today, Piers Golden offers five reasons why you should hire a professional editor before you complete your
- [A Field Guide to Writing a Nonfiction Book (with a Lot of Help from Austin Kleon)](https://writenonfictionnow.com/a-field-guide-to-writing-a-nonfiction-book/) - I was thrilled when Deb Hemley (@dhemley) asked if I would be interested in publishing her blog post about writing a nonfiction book, which she based on the principles in Austin Kleon’s book, Show Your Work. This book has a spot close to my desk. Every time I see it, I’m reminded to share my
- [The One Thing You Must Do to Achieve Your Writing Goals](https://writenonfictionnow.com/one-thing-must-do-achieve-writing-goals/) - Do you achieve your writing goals always, occasionally, or never? If you didn’t answer “always,” the reason you don’t achieve your goals more often can be explained in one word: you. Yes. It’s your fault. I don’t want to make you feel guilty but admit it… You stop yourself from achieving the results you desire.
- [Personally Challenge Yourself to Write More this Year](https://writenonfictionnow.com/personally-challenge-yourself-write-more-this-year/) - For the last few years, I’ve provided you with writing and publishing related prompts. This year, I’d like to change things up a bit. I want to offer you a monthly challenge. Why a challenge? You must rise to a challenge! It helps you grow, stretch, move through your fears, and take on something you
- [Plan Your Year: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #52](https://writenonfictionnow.com/plan-your-year-nonfiction-writing-prompt-52/) - The most successful nonfiction writers know the value of planning. Whether you are writing a blog post, an essay, an article, or a book, planning is necessary. But you must plan your writing career as well. To become a successful writer, you need a one-year plan as well as three- and five-year plans. You want
- [7 Ways to Beat Obsolete Book Marketing Trends](https://writenonfictionnow.com/7-ways-beat-obsolete-book-marketing-trends/) - Today, Penny Sansevieri (@Bookgal), CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc. and a best-selling author and internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert, offers book marketing strategies for reluctant marketers. If you are an authors who prefers to write rather than promote your books, read on to learn how to create a marketing
- [How to Accomplish More (Not Less) Writing During the Holiday Season](https://writenonfictionnow.com/accomplish-more-writing-during-holiday-season/) - Work in the publishing industry slows down during the holiday season, but you don't have to stop writing. In fact, you can gear up. This time of year provides a fabulous opportunity to write and pursue your writing goals. In this guest post, W. Terry Whalin (@TerryWhalin) offers tips on how to give yourself the
- [How to Avoid the Post-Writing-Challenge Slump](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-avoid-post-writing-challenge-slump/) - Have you ever noticed what happens after you finish a writing challenge? It’s the same thing that happens after you meet a deadline. You fall into a slump. You go from amazingly productive—churning out thousands of words every day—to writing almost nothing. Right? Where did your flow go? What happened to your energy and commitment?
- [What is High Performance  and Why Do Writers Need It?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/what-is-high-performance-and-why-do-writers-need-it/) - Many people think the term “high performance” applies only to machines, like cars. However, high performance applies to people like you—writers—as well. The most successful people in any industry are high performers. Writers, also, need to become a high-performers if they want to succeed. You may not have been born with high performance characteristics. However,
- [16 Tips to Help You Write a Nonfiction Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/16-tips-to-help-you-write-a-nonfiction-book/) - This post is part of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WNFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo), which is brought to you by the Nonfiction Writers' University -- join today for just $1! To find out more or participate in the WNFIN challenge, click here. There's nothing to writing a nonfiction book,
- [18 Things You Need to Know About Publishing a Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/18-things-need-publishing-book/) - This post is part of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WNFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo), which is brought to you by the Nonfiction Writers' University -- join today for just $1! To find out more or participate in the WNFIN challenge, click here. It's easier than ever before to publish
- [18 Ways to Make More Money as an Author](https://writenonfictionnow.com/18-ways-make-money-author/) - This post is part of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WNFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo), which is brought to you by the Nonfiction Writers' University -- join today for just $1! To find out more or participate in the WNFIN challenge, click here. Nonfiction authors have a superb opportunity to
- [15 Productivity Tips for Nonfiction Writers](https://writenonfictionnow.com/15-productivity-tips-for-nonfiction-writers/) - This post is part of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WNFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo), which is brought to you by the Nonfiction Writers' University -- join today for just $1! To find out more or participate in the WNFIN challenge, click here. A 30-day writing challenge requires a high
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- [18 Creativity Hacks for Nonfiction Writers](https://writenonfictionnow.com/18-creativity-hacks-nonfiction-writers/) - This post is part of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WNFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo), which is brought to you by the Nonfiction Writers' University -- join today for just $1! To find out more or participate in the WNFIN challenge, click here. A 30-day writing challenge—or any deadline—can be
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- [Visualization Tools for a 30-day Writing Challenge](https://writenonfictionnow.com/visualization-tools-30-day-writing-challenge/) - Have you tried to complete a 30-day writing project...and failed? Did you find yourself riding the struggle bus? Did you miss the Easy Street stop? Don’t repeat that experience during the 2016 Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) Challenge. Instead, use visualization to take the struggle out of completing your WNFIN project, and make your participation
- [A Whole-Brain Approach to Nonfiction Writing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/whole-brain-approach-nonfiction-writing/) - Right brained. Left brained. As a nonfiction writer, does your success depend on upon what side of the brain you use most? No. Your ability to use both sides of your brain will make you more creative and productive. Right Brain vs. Left Brain It’s true. Your brain has two hemispheres, and each serves
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- [7 Types of Articles You Can Write and Submit to Publications](https://writenonfictionnow.com/7-types-articles-write-submit-publications/) - Nonfiction writing is not just about writing and publishing books. You also can write and submit articles to publications. And many nonfiction writers earn a decent living writing for publications. Writing articles for publications also provides a phenomenal way to promote your books in your target market. When magazines (online or off) in your target
- [The Truth About Why Most Books Earn Less than $100 Per Year and What You Can Do So Yours Makes More](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-truth-about-why-most-books-earn-less-than-100-per-year-and-what-you-can-do-so-yours-makes-more/) - For a long time I've been quoting the same book sale figures: The average book today earns $250 per year, according Neilsen Bookscan. Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, claims the average ebook earns only $560 per year. That means most authors are not earning a living from their books because the books don't sell. In
- [Why Should An Author Think Carefully About Online Image?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-should-an-author-think-carefully-about-their-online-image/) - Your online image as a writer doesn't just rely on the written work you share. It revolves around everything you do online, including the comments you leave on blogs and review and the security you measures you take to ensure your site visitors and email subscribers feel safe. In this guest post, blogger Caroline Black
- [5 Strategies that Turn Your Blog Into a Book-Writing Machine](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-strategies-that-turn-your-blog-into-a-book-writing-machine/) - If you are like most writers I know, you struggle to find time to write, especially if you are trying to build author platform. When life doesn’t get in the way, you spend precious writing hours on blogging, social media and general promotion—so you can produce a successful book. But your manuscript remains unwritten. For
- [7 Essential Ways for Authors to Be Newsworthy](https://writenonfictionnow.com/7-essential-ways-authors-newsworthy/) - One of the best ways to promote a book is to tie into the news. When you make yourself and the topic of your book newsworthy, you will get the free publicity you seek. Today, media veteran Chris Well (@BuildYourBrandA) provides a guest post that details exactly what you need to do to gain media
- [How to Understand the Competition for Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-understand-the-competition-for-your-book/) - I've written numerous posts about a book's competition. I've also included this information in my books on business plans and book proposals. (Check out booksbyninaamir.com.) This information is so critical to crafting a book that will sell—and getting it sold to a traditional publisher, that I asked another expert to give you his take on
- [10 Habits to Help You Become a High-Performance Writer](https://writenonfictionnow.com/10-habits-to-help-you-become-a-high-performance-writer/) - Eighty-one percent of Americans say they want to write a book. Why do only two percent accomplish that goal? First, the majority of aspiring authors don’t want to achieve this status badly enough to take action. Thus, they don’t manifest their dreams. Second, they don’t do what it takes to write their books. Their lack
- [Master the 6 Pillars of High-Performance Writing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/master-the-6-pillars-of-high-performance-writing/) - Successful nonfiction writers master six key areas known as the Pillars of High Performance. By doing so, you achieve heightened and sustained levels of energy, clarity, courage, productivity, and influence, all of which affect your ability to become a high-performing nonfiction writer. The six Pillars of High Performance are: Physiology Psychology Productivity Persuasion Presence Purpose
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- [Why Writers Need Courage to Succeed](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-writers-need-courage-to-succeed/) - Successful authors have courage. If you want to succeed as a nonfiction author, develop the willingness to move through your fear and toward your goals and dreams of successful authorship and a career as a writer. Become courageous. To develop courage, master your psychology, which is one of the six Pillars of High Performance. Fear
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- [The Key to Achieving Your Writing Potential and Purpose](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-key-to-achieving-your-writing-potential-and-purpose/) - Do you ever wonder if you are making the right decision, feel confused about what to write next, or find yourself unsure about your writing career? If so, you lack clarity. Clarity helps you achieve your writing potential and purpose and write more easily and effectively. Lack of clarity leaves you questioning and wondering in
- [The One Thing that Precedes Successful Authorship](https://writenonfictionnow.com/one-thing-that-precedes-successful-authorship/) - Good writing and ideas represent the only necessities for a career as an author, right? Wrong. You need the ability to work hard, because hard work precedes successful authorship every time. Many people today want to become authors. Like them, you’ve been told that it’s easier to publish a book today than ever before. And
- [5 Must-Have Book Marketing Tools for a First-Time Author](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-must-book-marketing-tools-first-time-author/) - Authors constantly seek the best book promotion tools, especially since virtual marketing options change and appear almost daily. In this guest post, award-winning former publicist Sandra Beckwith (@sandrabeckwith) provides five tried-and true book marketing techniques for you to try. What’s one of the first things you do when starting a crafting or home improvement project?
- [Eat Passion Fruit, Not Frogs, First: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #51](https://writenonfictionnow.com/eat-passion-fruit-not-frogs-first-nonfiction-writing-prompt-51/) - In his book, Eat That Frog! Brian Tracy recommends that you learn to focus on the most challenging task—the frog—first thing in the morning. Take on the “needle-moving” projects before you do anything else. I’d like to propose a different strategy: Eat the passion fruit! In other words, start the day by tackling a project
- [Four Book Marketing Strategies for Reluctant Marketers](https://writenonfictionnow.com/four-book-marketing-strategies-for-reluctant-marketers/) - Today, Penny Sansevieri (@Bookgal), CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc. and a best-selling author and internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert, offers book marketing strategies for reluctant marketers. If you are an authors who prefers to write rather than promote your books, read on to learn how to create a marketing
- [How to Reach #1 Bestseller Status on Amazon](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-reach-1-bestseller-status-on-amazon/) - Today Kathleen Gage (@KathleenGage), an internationally recognized Internet marketing advisor, offers advice about how to help your book reach Amazon #1 bestseller status in a category or even in more than one category by optimizing your Author Central page. Many authors believe the most important thing they can do to hit #1 in various categories
- [11 Reasons to Write Nonfiction](https://writenonfictionnow.com/11-reasons-write-nonfiction/) - The majority of aspiring authors dream of becoming novelists. Fiction has an allure. It seems artistic, creative and fun. Yet, nonfiction accounts for approximately half of all trade books published. And nonfiction provides opportunities for aspiring authors to explore interesting topics and, more imporatant, to make a positive and meaningful difference with their words. As
- [How to Reduce Errors in Your Written Work](https://writenonfictionnow.com/reduce-errors-written-work/) - Many writers and authors are solo entrepreneurs. They run their writing business alone. If you are the only person who works on your articles, essays, query letters, book proposals and blog posts, you know what this means. You write, edit, and proof your own work before you hit the "Publish" or "Send" button. Allowing your
- [How to Write a How-To Article](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-article/) - As a nonfiction writer, your purpose revolves around inspiring transformation or making a difference. You might want to change lives, communities, organizations, or the world. And you can accomplish these goals with a how-to article. Even if you dream of becoming an author, writing for publications provides an avenue to reach your readers—and authoring change
- [5 Reasons Novelists Should Write Nonfiction](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-reasons-novelists-write-nonfiction/) - Many novelists are purists. They only want to write fiction. They don’t realize that their writing careers would benefit from writing nonfiction. Crossing over to nonfiction—even for one book—benefits a fiction author by: Making you an expert. Providing more ways to build platform. Landing you more speaking engagements. Making it possible to sell more books.
- [6 Elements for an Outstanding Nonfiction Book Proposal](https://writenonfictionnow.com/6-elements-for-an-outstanding-nonfiction-book-proposal/) - If you want to attract a literary agent or an acquisitions editor from a publishing house, you need more than unique and necessary book idea, a manuscript, or an author platform. When a publishing professional contacts you or responds affirmatively to your query letter, it's a requirement to have a book proposal written, edited and
- [How to Write a Query Letter for a Nonfiction Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-write-a-query-letter-for-a-nonfiction-book/) - You can write a killer query letter in three steps--by composing a hook, a pitch, and a bio. Add some finishing touches, and send it off.
- [Weave Personal Story Into an Article: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #50](https://writenonfictionnow.com/weave-personal-story-into-an-article-nonfiction-writing-prompt-50/) - If you are a memoirist or an essayist, you can take your desire and ability to write personal stories and put it to use in reported articles. Even if you don’t usually write pieces based on your life experiences, using personal anecdotes and vignettes can provide a powerful way to produce articles for publication. I
- [A Powerhouse Strategy to Build a Sustainable Readership](https://writenonfictionnow.com/a-powerhouse-strategy-to-build-a-sustainable-readership/) - Today Kathleen Gage (@KathleenGage), an internationally recognized Internet marketing advisor offers advice about getting readers onto your subscriber list with opt-in offers placed in your book. By doing so, you create a sustainable readership—and revenue—for your book and business. Writers like to write. That’s a given. When you’re an engaging writer you do tend to
- [Pitch Influencers to Garner Attention for Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/pitch-influencers-to-garner-attention-for-your-book/) - Today, Penny Sansevieri (@Bookgal), CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc. and a best-selling author and internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert, explains how your ability to get endorsements for your book from the "right" people—"influencers"—influences your book sales. As a marketer, I know how hard it is to make your book
- [Nonfiction Writing Prompt #49: Write a Short Article](https://writenonfictionnow.com/nonfiction-writing-prompt-49-write-a-short-article/) - You might find it difficult to write an article for a major magazine if you have no previous experience doing so. Without “clips,” many mass media publications won’t give a newbie a chance—at least not on a long piece. However, many magazines will offer contracts to less-seasoned writers if you query them with an idea
- [6 Ways to Build a Mailing List with an Ebook](https://writenonfictionnow.com/6-ways-to-build-a-mailing-list-with-an-ebook/) - Nothing matches the power of a large mailing list when it comes to marketing your books, products or services. That’s why it behooves aspiring and published nonfiction authors to focus time and energy on list creation. You can do this effectively using your writing skills. Write and produce a quick ebook and give it away
- [Nonfiction Authors can Become Authorpreneurs](https://writenonfictionnow.com/nonfiction-authors-can-become-authorpreneurs/) - The most successful authors become authorpreneurs. They build businesses around their books. They put on their business hats and find ways to leverage their content—or the themes and topics in their books—into additional streams of income. In this way, they prevent themselves from relying solely on revenue gained from book sales. Put Your Entrepreneurial Spirit
- [12 Blogging Strategies to Help Writers Become Experts](https://writenonfictionnow.com/12-blogging-strategies-to-help-writers-become-experts/) - Blogging for Authors: Lesson #13 A blog provides a useful tool for authors, especially nonfiction authors. Not only does it help you become discoverable to potential readers, which means buyers, it also helps you become an expert in your subject area. Plus, it provides you with a way to build a business around your book(s)
- [How to Use Your Blog to Inspire Change](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-use-your-blog-to-inspire-change/) - Blogging for Authors: Lesson #12 Your passion and sense of purpose inspired you to write a book. You want to inspire change or transform readers' lives. You want to become an author of change. Indeed, each time you put your fingers on the keyboard, you have the opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference
- [What to Do when You Don't Stick to Your Writing Resolutions](https://writenonfictionnow.com/what-to-do-when-you-dont-stick-to-your-writing-resolutions/) - March has arrived. That means two months have come and gone since you set your writing resolutions for the new year. If you haven’t made progress on them by now, it’s highly likely you won’t. Another year will pass with your writing goals and potential unmet. If that’s not how you want this year to
- [Make Your Book Your Best Marketing Tool](https://writenonfictionnow.com/make-your-book-your-best-marketing-tool/) - Today, Penny Sansevieri (@Bookgal), CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc. and a best-selling author and internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert, explains how to bring in more readers, clients and customers by using your book as a marketing tool. There is a growing trend of business owners, experts, and leaders who
- [The New SMART Goals You Need to Succeed as a Writer](https://writenonfictionnow.com/new-smart-goals-need-succeed-writer/) - The most successful people in almost every industry use goals as the roadmap to help them reach their desired destination. It’s no different for writers. If you want to produce a successful article, essay, book, or career, you need to set goals. Setting goals before the New Year or in January is a great idea.
- [Nonfiction Writing Prompt #48: Conduct an Interview](https://writenonfictionnow.com/nonfiction-writing-prompt-48-conduct-an-interview/) - Is there one person you’ve looked up to or admired? If you could ask that person five or six questions, what queries would you include? Would speaking with this person be a dream come true...but seem impossible? It’s not. As a nonfiction writer, you can use your “journalistic powers” to meet almost anyone. In fact,
- [How to Turn 351 Pages into $1,000,000](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-turn-351-pages-into-1000000/) - Today, Jason Gracia (@jasongracia), author of Shifting the Balance and founder of Authorpreneur U, explains how to monetize your nonfiction book. When you understand how to leverage your content into a business built around your book you become an authorpreneur and create a sustainable livelihood. I remember the scene as if it happened yesterday. I
- [Five Keys to Becoming a Successful Author in 2016](https://writenonfictionnow.com/five-keys-to-becoming-a-successful-author-in-2016/) - Every year we say the same thing: This is the best year ever to be a writer and author. Indeed, there are more ways to publish than ever, and you don’t have to choose one publishing path over another. However, no matter how or what you publish, you need to mastered a variety of tools,
- [8 Reasons Why Aspiring Authors Need Training](https://writenonfictionnow.com/8-reasons-why-aspiring-authors-need-training/) - Surprisingly, the majority of aspiring authors have little or no author training. It’s no wonder that many of the people who want to pursue their love of writing by producing a manuscript and publishing it are ill equipped for this “job.” If you decided to become an artist, you’d likely take some art classes. If
- [4 Proven Ways to Increase Book Sales](https://writenonfictionnow.com/4-proven-ways-to-increase-book-sales/) - Today Kathleen Gage (@KathleenGage) offers advice about book marketing. No matter how you publish, you need to master this task if you want to sell books. “Writing the book is the easy part. Then begins the work.” This is a statement very few authors want to hear, yet those who pay heed to it are
- [Don't Write Your Nonfiction Book...Yet!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/dont-write-nonfiction-book-yet/) - I know you want to write a book…so do a lot of people. But if you are like me, you probably don’t want to write just any book. You want to write a book that becomes a bestseller. That’s a book that sells more than the average number of books. In fact, it outsells the
- [The Advice You Need to Succeed as a Nonfiction Author](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-advice-you-need-to-succeed-as-a-nonfiction-author/) - Many writing or publishing experts can advise you on how to write a book and become a published nonfiction author. Fewer authorities can tell you how to succeed as a nonfiction author, but that’s the advice you need most—and it has little to do with writing or publishing. I’m not talking about receiving tips on
- [10 Habits and Strategies to Help You Write Through the Holidays](https://writenonfictionnow.com/10-habits-and-strategies-to-help-you-write-through-the-holidays/) - Holidays of all types can wreck havoc on a writer's schedule. Your kids are home from school, your husband doesn't go to work, and family members descend upon your home—and sleep on the couch in your office. Holidays simply don't help you write. So how the heck is a writer supposed to work during "vacations"
- [5 Ways Procrastinators Can Become Writers](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-ways-procrastinators-can-become-writers/) - Writers write. That’s the adage, right? But sometimes—more often than you care to admit—writers don’t write. You know it’s true. Like me, sometimes when you sit down at your computer to work (which means “write”), you don’t do anything close to producing work. You don’t type a word—except in a Facebook update, a comment on
- [Nonfiction Writing Prompt #47: Create a Year-End To-Do List](https://writenonfictionnow.com/nonfiction-writing-prompt-47-create-a-year-end-to-do-list/) - You have exactly 22 days until the end of the year. Have you taken time to look back over the goals you developed in January last year? If not, you'll never know if you achieved what you set out to accomplish—or if there are still things you need to get done. A quick evaluation of
- [10 Ways to Move Through Fear of Starting to Write Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/10-ways-to-move-through-the-fear-of-starting-to-write-your-book/) - Too many wanna-be nonfiction authors don’t ever start their books. Fear stops their fingers from touching the keyboard. If you can relate, to achieve your dream of becoming a nonfiction author you must find a way to move through whatever scares you. So what scares you? Success? Failure? The blank computer screen? What Aspiring Writers
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- [How to Become a Productive Nonfiction Writer](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-become-a-productive-nonfiction-writer/) - This post provides preliminary information for those taking the 2015 Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WNFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo). To find out more or participate in the Challenge, click here. In the past, during WNFIN this blog featured a post every day of November. This year, however, during the Challenge
- [How to Boost a Nonfiction Writer's Creativity Level](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-boost-a-nonfiction-writers-creativity-level/) - This post is part of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WINFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo). To find out more or participate, click here. Although this site focuses on writing nonfiction, the blog does not offer tips on the craft of writing nonfiction. You can find posts about how to write
- [19 Tips on How to Write a Nonfiction Book in 30 Days](https://writenonfictionnow.com/19-tips-on-how-to-write-a-nonfiction-book-in-30-days/) - This post is part of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WINFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo). To find out more or participate, click here. You've decided to take on a 30-day writing challenge, such as the Write Nonfiction in November (WINFIN) Challenge, also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo). Now
- [How to Publish a Nonfiction Book Successfully](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-publish-a-nonfiction-book-successfully/) - This post is part of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WINFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo). To find out more or participate, click here. I’m a big advocate of exploring all your publishing options before you decide to become a traditionally published author or a self-published author. You don’t want to
- [17 Tips for Publishing a Nonfiction Book Successfully](https://writenonfictionnow.com/17-tips-for-publishing-a-nonfiction-book-successfully/) - This post is part of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WINFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo). To find out more or participate, click here. You decided to write a nonfiction book. Maybe you've produced a complete manuscript for a memoir or a few chapters of a prescriptive nonfiction or creative nonfiction
- [The Best Ways to Market Your Book in 2015](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-best-ways-to-market-your-book-in-2015/) - This post is part of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WINFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo). To find out more or participate, click here. Marketing. It’s the bane of most writers' existence. But it’s also a necessary task if you want to succeed as a nonfiction author. I get it, though. You
- [Monetize Your Book to Become a Profitable Author](https://writenonfictionnow.com/monetize-your-book-to-become-a-profitable-author/) - This post is part of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WINFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo). To find out more or participate, click here. Books don't make authors rich. At least not most authors...and rarely nonfiction authors. If you want to earn a living from your book or books, learn how
- [21 Tips to Help You Turn Your Book Into a Business](https://writenonfictionnow.com/21-tips-to-help-you-turn-your-book-into-a-business/) - This post is part of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge (WINFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo). To find out more or participate, click here. As a nonfiction author or writer, you can fulfill your dreams of making a living as a writer. Just don't expect to do it only with written
- [10 Ways to Prepare to Write a Nonfiction Book in a Month](https://writenonfictionnow.com/10-ways-to-prepare-to-write-a-nonfiction-book-in-a-month/) - With the Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) Challenge just a week and a half away, it’s time to prepare for your 30-day nonfiction writing event. As with any activity that requires that you produce or do more in a short period, you have to get ready. For instance, you can’t just go out and run
- [5 Things an Acquisitions Editor Sees from Your Proposal](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-things-an-acquisitions-editor-sees-from-your-proposal/) - If you are like most aspiring or published authors—or like most writers, you see your work from a biased perspective. If you are savvy, however, you hire a developmental or line editor to obtain a more objective viewpoint on your manuscript. However, the most important perspective from which to see a book idea—and even yourself—is
- [Use Surveys to Discover Marketable Nonfiction Book Topics](https://writenonfictionnow.com/use-surveys-to-discover-marketable-nonfiction-book-topics/) - To produce a marketable nonfiction book, you need to write something people in your target market need or want. However, often aspiring writers don’t put words on paper (or screen) because they don’t know to target that market with content. Or they do, indeed, write but with no idea if anyone will want to read
- [Become a Multiple-Book Author](https://writenonfictionnow.com/become-a-multiple-book-author/) - I’m a big proponent of authors planning out their careers. When they come to me with one book idea, I ask them what other books they plan to write. This allows me to see the possible trajectory of their career and how all their books might work together. One book builds on the next and
- [The Three Most Important Reasons Authors Need a Blog](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-three-most-important-reasons-authors-need-a-blog/) - Blogging for Authors—Lesson #11 Lot’s of people will tell you blogs are dead. Too many of them exist. The Internet is too noisy. No one will ever find your site.I know you’d like to believe them because you’d rather be writing your book than blogging. But they are wrong. Blogs are alive and well. Not
- [Nonfiction Writing Prompt #46: Create a Call to Action](https://writenonfictionnow.com/nonfiction-writing-prompt-46-create-a-call-to-action/) - An email list serves as your most powerful platform element. However, with the amount of email we all receive today, it’s difficult to obtain new subscribers without offering huge value in return for that email address a new subscriber provides. That’s why you must create a compelling “call to action” that makes visitors to your
- [Four Branding Tips for Authors](https://writenonfictionnow.com/four-branding-tips-for-authors/) - Branding can seem an ominous job for an author. The “big brands” like Nike, Levis, Audi, and Apple have put millions of dollars into plans that ensure they are perceived and known a specific way by potential customers. How can an author accomplish the same feat, and why should you bother? Tell Readers What
- [Blog Your Book to Build Author Platform](https://writenonfictionnow.com/blog-your-book-to-build-author-platform/) - When I advise aspiring authors to become bloggers, they usually ignore me. They don’t want to begin a promotional activity that takes time away from writing their books. When I tell them they can blog their books and build author platform at the same time, they pay attention. If you are like most writers,
- [Are You a Good Partner for a Publisher?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/are-you-a-good-partner-for-a-publisher/) - If you are a writer who dreams of landing a traditional publishing deal, you might have a nagging question in your mind. It’s probably phrased something like, “Is my book idea what a publisher wants?” In fact, a better question to ask yourself is, “Do I have what publishers really want?” What publishers seek in
- [7 Ways to Build a Business Around Your Nonfiction Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/7-ways-to-build-a-business-around-your-nonfiction-book/) - Despite the popular stories of indie authors making a killing with Kindle books or as authors, in general, the income most nonfiction authors receive from book sales isn’t enough to pay their bills. According to the 2014 Digital Book World and Writer's Digest Author Survey, which was based on responses from more than 9,000 aspiring
- [Use a Guide to Easily Write—and Finish—Your Manuscript](https://writenonfictionnow.com/use-a-guide-to-easily-write-and-finish-your-manuscript/) - If you are like many nonfiction writers, you haven't completed your book because writing an entire manuscript feels too daunting. However, a writing guide based on your nonfiction book provides a step-by-step process you can follow and makes the task feel manageable.Think of a writing guide like a map to get you from the start
- [How to Tackle List Building](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-tackle-list-building/) - Today Kathleen Gage (@KathleenGage) offers advice about list building, one of the most important online activities for anyone wanting to sell anything, including books. The heart of any online business, including a writing or publishing business, is a responsive subscriber list. Without this, you are on an uphill climb to success. In the early
- [Nonfiction Writing Prompt #45: Improve Your Author Website](https://writenonfictionnow.com/nonfiction-writing-prompt-45-improve-your-author-website/) - Your author website serves as your home in cyberspace. It’s also a showcase for your books and accomplishments as a writer. It’s a reflection of you and your brand. The media, as well as potential readers, customers, and clients, discover you and your work when they discover your site. As such, it’s where you make
- [16 Ways to Take a Writers' Conference or Retreat Home](https://writenonfictionnow.com/16-ways-to-take-a-writers-conference-or-retreat-home/) - If you have ever attended a writers' conference, you know how excited you get about the things you learn and the information you receive while at the event. At the time, you make plans to go home and put all that new knowledge to use. And then you don't. You get busy. You forget. You
- [How to Get Early Feedback on Your Book Idea or Manuscript](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-get-early-feedback-on-your-book-idea-or-manuscript/) - How do you know if your book idea or manuscript is publication ready or publication worthy? You can gather reader feedback on your manuscript before you to print. If you want to produce a successful book, this might be the most valuable step you take prior to going to press. You can obtain this feedback
- [How to Deal with Rejection](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-deal-with-rejection/) - Rejection. It’s part and parcel of a writer’s life—at least if you plan to become a published writer. Let’s face it, though; it’s never easy to receive a rejection letter. When you do, you can respond—or react—in a variety of ways. However, a response might get you closer to achieve your goals. When you get
- [How to Know When to Press the Brakes or the Gas](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-know-when-to-press-the-brakes-or-the-gas/) - If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that when it comes to blogging I’ve been singing the same song for a long time. The song has simple lyrics: Blog often and consistently if you want to get any traction in the search engine results pages. But there’s a time to press the
- [Nonfiction Writing Prompt #44: Speak Your Way to Successful Authorship](https://writenonfictionnow.com/nonfiction-writing-prompt-44-speak-your-way-to-successful-authorship/) - Most writers don’t want to become speakers. That’s not surprising since many writers are introverts, and Americans tend to fear public speaking more than death. However, speaking provides a powerful path to successful authorship.That’s why I want to challenge you to become a speaker as well as a writer. It’s not as difficult as you
- [Where to Find Your Author Community](https://writenonfictionnow.com/where-to-find-your-author-community/) - It's not enough to just write a good book. Today, authors need help promoting their work after launch. In this guest post, Sandra Beckwith (@sandrabeckwith) from Build Book Buzz shares five places you can create the all-important community necessary to help your books sell well. An author in a Facebook group I belong to recently
- [The Hats Every Self-Published Author Must Wear](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-hats-every-self-published-author-must-wear/) - “Self-publishing is easy. Writing is hard.” I hear these statements all the time, but I think someone got these beliefs backward. For writers, writing is easy. Self-publishing can be hard. You see, writers write. That’s what they do—or you do. Yes, sometimes you get stuck or don’t feel inspired or good enough to write, but,
- [20 Reasons Why Nonfiction Writers Should Blog Books](https://writenonfictionnow.com/20-reasons-why-nonfiction-writers-should-blog-books/) - As a nonfiction writer, you are perfectly equipped to blog a book. That’s great news for a lot of reasons. The most important reason is this: You should be blogging books! I know; you don’t want another “should.” But really…blogging a book (or more than one book) help you accomplish more in less time—more of
- [Make Your Blog a Media Magnet and an Agent Attractor](https://writenonfictionnow.com/make-your-blog-a-media-magnet-and-an-agent-attractor/) - Thinking and acting outside the box can mean the difference between success and failure in today’s competitive publishing marketplace. That’s definitely true when it comes to attracting the media, literary agents and publishers. However, one tool can help aspiring authors gain the attention of all these professionals—while doing what they do best—writing. That tool is
- [How to Turn out Marketable Books that Feed Your Soul](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-turn-out-marketable-books-that-feed-your-soul/) - I encourage aspiring authors to begin a book project by performing a competitive analysis. Writers typically make this type of evaluation as part of a book’s business plan. Doing so in the conception phase of a project, however, helps develop a unique and necessary book idea or story, one that is highly marketable. While it
- [Jazz Up a Nonfiction Writing Career with Seasonal Promotions](https://writenonfictionnow.com/jazz-up-a-nonfiction-writing-career-with-seasonal-promotions/) - Writers often miss annual promotional opportunities. In today's guest post, Carolyn Howard-Johnson (@FrugalBookPromo), The Frugal Book Promoter, shares her strategy for using holidays an seasonal events to sell more books and make more money as a writer. Have you heard of The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans? It was originally self-published. Evans believed in himself
- [Become an Authorpreneur to Sell More Nonfiction Books](https://writenonfictionnow.com/become-an-authorpreneur-to-sell-more-non-fiction-books/) - Today Justine Schofield (@heyyojscho) explains why nonfiction writers should become authorpreneurs and how to achieve this goal. As a non-fiction writer, you have a unique advantage in the book market in that your book is helping to build your own personal brand. This is true for memoirists as much as business writers. Whether you’re telling
- [A Post a Day is a Book (or Two) Per Year](https://writenonfictionnow.com/a-post-a-day-is-a-book-or-two-per-year/) - An enormous number of people have the desire to become authors. In fact, 81 percent of all Americans say someday they will write a book, but that day only arrives for about two percent of the U.S. population. More people become bloggers each year. They don't necessarily decide to blog because they have dreams of
- [A New Publishing World Requires a New Type of Writer](https://writenonfictionnow.com/a-new-publishing-world-requires-a-new-type-of-writer/) - A new publishing world requires a new type of writer—one who is more than just a writer. Besides a good idea and writing you must be a good business person.
- [The Value of Good Editing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-value-of-good-editing/) - Good editing brings your manuscript up to professional standards. That's what you want whether you plan on self-publishing or querying an agent or publisher.
- [Are You Sure You Want to Be an Author?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/are-you-sure-you-want-to-be-an-author/) - Are You Sure You Want to Be an Author? The answer to that question determines whether or not you can succeed in all the jobs an author must take on or not.
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- [How Accountability Decreases Writer’s Overwhelm](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-accountability-decreases-writers-overwhelm/) - Accountability helps you feel less overwhelmed as a writer because having deadlines and the support of a coach or partner helps you get your work done.
- [Do You Need a Ghostwriter?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/do-you-need-a-ghostwriter/) - You do not need a ghostwriter to complete your book. Speak it with the help of a book coach, so the the information and the voice that comes across is yours.
- [Do You Give Up too Easily?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/do-you-give-up-too-easily/) - To become a published author your must have determination. Don't let rejection, frustration, overwhelm, or writer's block stop you from finishing projects.
- [Do You Need a Professional Editor for Your Book Proposal?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/do-you-need-a-professional-editor-for-your-book-proposal/) - If you don't do everything possible to make a good first impression-and to ensure you and your proposal have everything necessary-you won't land a book deal.
- [How to Create Content for a Blogged Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-create-content-for-a-blogged-book/) - If you are a nonfiction authors who also blogs, you have a unique opportunity to write your books on your blog. That's right, blog your book.
- [How Long Should A Manuscript Be?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-long-should-a-manuscript-be/) - With digital as well as print books available, the length of books varies. People read shorter and less often. So how long should a manuscript be? Find out.
- [Get Into Olympic Shape as a Writer](https://writenonfictionnow.com/get-into-olympic-shape-as-a-writer/) - How do writers train to get in shape to win medals--to get published? Here are 20 activities to get yourself in Olympic writing shape.
- [How a Request for Meditations Turned Into a Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-a-request-for-meditations-turned-into-a-book/) - This interview with Mary C. Earle shows the varied paths a writer's work can take prior to becoming a book and the importance of jumping at opportunities.
- [6 Reasons You Want to Give Away the First Draft of Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-reasons-you-want-to-give-away-the-first-draft-of-your-book/) - Why giving away your first draft by writing the first draft on your blog--blogging your book-- makes total sense.
- [How to Find and Attract an Agent and Publisher](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-find-and-attract-an-agent-and-publisher/) - Chuck Sambuchino answers the questions: How do I find a literary agent and how do I attract a literary agent and publisher to my work?
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- [Are You the Type of Writer Who Takes a Nonfiction Writing Challenge?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/are-you-the-type-of-writer-who-takes-a-nonfiction-writing-challenge/) - Every year on October 31st, I feel the spirits get activated and start to move. Not the ghosts and goblins, mind you, but rather the muses of many nonfiction writers preparing themselves for a month of intense work on projects. They will start and finish a work of nonfiction in 30 days as they take
- [Do You Have to Change to Inspire Readers to Change?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/do-you-have-to-change-to-inspire-readers-to-change/) - I'm the type of nonfiction writer with a mission. Maybe you feel the same way. I don't simply write for my own sake. I write to fulfill my mission: to author change. I want to help my readers create change on some level. No matter the topic I choose to write about--writing and publishing, human
- [Reduce Social Media Overwhelm by Blogging Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/reduce-social-media-overwhelm-by-blogging-your-book/) - You can write your book, blog and promote yourself and your book via social networking, and have time left over. How? By blogging your book.
- [How to Write Books that Inspire Change](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-write-books-that-inspire-change/) - If you want to write a book that inspires change in your readers, write it. The most important aspect of any inspirational book—one that inspires someone to action—is found in your desire—to write the book and to inspire others. The authors of books that create positive movements feel called to do so. They feel a
- [Content Sharing Strategy Builds Platform and Sells Books](https://writenonfictionnow.com/content-sharing-strategy-builds-platform-and-sells-books/) - Do you struggle with the idea of building author platform on social networks? Does creating personal relationships on Twitter and Facebook—in cyberspace—seem too time consuming and “unreal”—maybe even fake? Maybe you don’t really want any more friends, or you really want only close friends—the kind you can meet for coffee. Despite the emphasis so many
- [Why Nonfiction Writers Still Must Build Platform to Succeed as Authors](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-nonfiction-writers-still-must-build-platform-to-succeed-as-authors/) - Recently the discussion about when and if writers should focus on building author platform heated up again. I say “again,” because it’s not a new discussion. This time it was fueled by a post published on Jane Friedman’s blog by L.L. Barkat in which she said writers should stop blogging and focus on writing. This
- [How and Why Writers and Authors Should Start Blogging](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-and-why-writers-and-authors-should-start-blogging/) - Blogging for Authors—Lesson #1 Many writers are interested in learning about blogging. On the other hand, a sizable number still resist adding this new activity to their full lives and work schedules, and some jump for joy when a publishing expert tells them to focus on craft over promotion. As far as I’m concerned, though,
- [How to Write an Overview for Your Book's Business Plan or Proposal](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-write-an-overview-for-your-books-business-plan-or-proposal/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. If you have followed the posts related to Step #2 in the Author Training process, Find Out If You Know What Your Book's About and Why Someone Would Want to Read (Buy)
- [Use Your Life Experiences: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #43](https://writenonfictionnow.com/use-your-life-experiences-nonfiction-writing-prompt-43/) - As a nonfiction writer, you should never be without ideas for articles, essays, and books. You life provides a constant source of information and inspiration for writing projects. If you haven’t realized that, you haven’t been paying attention. It’s time to challenge yourself to become more present and aware. Look at your life. Look at
- [Why Don’t You Start—or Finish—a Writing Project? Answer #2](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-don’t-you-start—or-finish—a-writing-project-answer-2/) - Many writers don't start projects out of fear of failure. This post encourages them to change thoughts and beliefs and move through fear.
- [Jonathan Fields on Best Book Marketing Practices](https://writenonfictionnow.com/jonathan-fields-on-best-book-marketing-practices/) - How do you make your book a bestseller? Jonathan Fields says it takes a platform, a business model, hard work, great release strategies, and a great book.
- [Should Writers be Afraid of Stolen Content on the Internet?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/should-writers-be-afraid-of-stolen-content-on-the-internet/) - Content "scraping" does happen on the Internet, but it can be prevented and shouldn't stop writers from publishing their work on the internet often and freely.
- [Creating Human Presence in Your Media Message](https://writenonfictionnow.com/creating-human-presence-in-your-media-message/) - For authors to be good radio and tv personalities, they need to get listeners emotionally and personally involved in their media message.
- [Taking Inspired Action to Achieve Your Writing Goals](https://writenonfictionnow.com/taking-inspired-action-to-achieve-your-writing-goals/) - It's important to take inspired action to manifest your publishing dreams.When you feel inspired to create a written product, take action.
- [Improve Writing Creativity and Productivity by Blogging](https://writenonfictionnow.com/improve-writing-creativity-and-productivity-by-blogging/) - blogging or blogging a book helps you move through fear (writer's block), thus freeing up your creativity and productivity.
- [Obsolete Tools in the Writer’s Critique Toolbox](https://writenonfictionnow.com/obsolete-tools-in-the-writers-critique-toolbox/) - Want to be an effective critique partner? Here's the challenge: Drop the comment "I liked or didn't like..." from your critique tool box. Sure, when reading for pleasure, likability of a work is important. However, when in the draft stage and developing the work, someone “liking” or “not liking” what you wrote is not all
- [How to Successfully Market Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-successfully-market-your-book/) - Today Kathleen Gage (@KathleenGage) offers a powerful plan for marketing a book before, during and after release. In the past becoming a self-published author was a very different experience from what it is today. There were many obstacles that are no longer limitations. Not only was the process much more cumbersome than it is today,
- [The Really Special Thing About Becoming an Author](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-really-special-thing-about-becoming-an-author/) - There’s something really special about becoming an author, and it has nothing to do with holding a published book in your hands, "author" status, seeing your name in print or selling a lot of copies. It has everything to do with having a positive impact on other people’s lives. That means you can inspire them
- [Everyone Knows Something About Something](https://writenonfictionnow.com/everyone-knows-something-about-something/) - Everyone knows something about something. That makes you an expert. Experts write books--even short books--and become expert authors.
- [Why Aspiring Authors Need Training to Become Published Authors](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-aspiring-authors-need-training-to-become-published-authors/) - Out of a U.S. population of approximately 311.5 million people, 81 percent want to write a book. While the number of books published each year increases, the number of people—and publishers—who buy them decreases annually as well. That means aspiring nonfiction authors must ensure they write a book deserving one of the few open spots
- [4 Things You Need Before You Publish Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/4-things-you-need-before-you-publish-your-book/) - You’ve got a book idea. Maybe you’ve even written a manuscript. You’re ready to move forward and publish your book, because you’re eager to get to the end goal: Published Author. After all, it’s your dream to become an author. Ask yourself this question before you go to press (digitally or physically): Do you want
- [It's Time to Give Me Feedback!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/its-time-to-give-me-feedback/) - Since the beginning of the year, I've been doing some major planning and reorganizing of my work. This involves all aspects of my business. As part of that process, I'm making decisions about the direction I will take. That means I'm deciding what changes to make in my blogs, the courses and services I offer,
- [Rest, But Don't Stop, After Meeting a Writing Milestone](https://writenonfictionnow.com/rest-but-dont-stop-after-meeting-a-writing-milestone/) - 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
- [Do You and Your Book Have a Purpose to Fulfill?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/do-you-and-your-book-have-a-purpose-to-fulfill/) - Many writers feel a strong sense of purpose or mission. This might feel like your soul purpose—something almost spiritual, a benefit you want to provide or a legacy you want to leave. It might feel like an overriding mission for your life or work—what you want to achieve. A book’s purpose revolves around the benefit
- [How to Prepare to Meet Your 2013 Writing Goals: Action Plan](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-prepare-to-meet-your-2013-writing-goals-action-plan/) - In my last two posts I focused on how to prepare to meet your writing goals. I explained that you need to take three steps to do so. First, I discussed how to do a yearly review and then how to set writing goals. Today, in the final post in this series, I will detail
- [1 Thing You Must Do to Sell Your Nonfiction Book to a Publisher](https://writenonfictionnow.com/1-thing-you-must-do-to-sell-your-nonfiction-book-to-a-publisher/) - Nonfiction writers must have more than a good idea to land a traditional publishing deal. In fact, I could list numerous things aspiring nonfiction authors must do to convince an acquisitions editor to offer them a contract for a book idea. However, when it’s all said and done, one thing above all others sells a
- [4 More Reasons Blogging Gives Writers and Authors a Necessary Tool](https://writenonfictionnow.com/4-reasons-blogging-offers-an-effective-tool-for-writers-and-authors/) - Blogging for Authors—Lesson #3 While some might argue that blogging does not present a worthwhile activity for writers or authors, I heartily disagree, as I noted in my first post in this series. In that post I focused on three main reasons to blog—a blog provides you with a website, makes you and your work
- [A Blog Provides Serious Writers With an Author Website](https://writenonfictionnow.com/a-blog-provides-serious-writers-with-an-author-website/) - Blogging for Authors—Lesson #4 Many people—not just writers—don’t understand blogs. They don’t really know what they are or what function they serve, which means they don’t know why they would need one. In fact, a blog serves as a website, and serious writers, aspiring authors and published authors need a website. That's why it's important
- [20 Reasons to Write Your Nonfiction Book Now](https://writenonfictionnow.com/20-reasons-to-write-your-nonfiction-book-now/) - Do you have an idea for a nonfiction book, but you haven’t started writing yet? Or have you started writing but not finished your manuscript? Or have you completed the manuscript and not had it edited or designed, so you aren’t yet ready to publish it. Don’t wait. There’s no time like the present to
- [Author Platform Helps Readers and Reviewers Find You and Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/author-platform-helps-readers-and-reviewers-find-you-and-your-book/) - I am hungry for knowledge – any kind really – but mostly about writing because next to reading its what I enjoy most. So, I attend writing conferences, lectures, buy books about writing (such as the latest writing how-to by experts Natalie Goldberg and Phillip Lopate), and participate in groups online and off where I
- [How to Write a Query Letter for Magazines and Other Publications](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-query-letter-magazines-publications/) - I’ve written query letters and sent them to many magazines and other types of publications—some accepted, some not. In my past editorial positions for several regional magazines I had to read queries written by other writers and decide whether to accept them. In both roles, I’ve had a chance to see what works and what
- [Social Networking Helps Authors Before and After Book Release](https://writenonfictionnow.com/social-networking-helps-authors-before-and-after-book-release/) - So many writers balk at getting involved in social networking, yet in this day and age the Internet provides the key to book marketing. That’s not to say that traditional book marketing, like speaking and radio and television appearances, doesn’t still help sell books; it does. But ignoring—or rebelling against—social networking can prove a mistake
- [The Top 3 Misconceptions about Self-Publishing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/top-3-misconceptions-self-publishing/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #17 Guest post by Holly Brady (@HollyBrady) Nonfiction writers are increasingly turning to the world of self-publishing—in part because traditional publishers are so difficult and slow to work with; and in part because self-publishing offers full control over the creative process. But the world of self-publishing is also tricky to navigate.
- [Transform Yourself from Nonfiction Writer Into Authorpreneur](https://writenonfictionnow.com/transform-yourself-from-nonfiction-writer-into-authorpreneur/) - To make a living as a nonfiction author, think beyond writing and books. Consider yourself both an author and an entrepreneur—an authorpreneur. Publishing is a business, plain and simple. If you choose to self-publish, you create a start-up publishing company. If you traditionally publish, you ask a publisher to become your venture-capital partner. But here’s
- [How to Achieve Your Writing and Publishing Goals](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-achieve-your-writing-and-publishing-goals/) - Eighty-one percent of the American public says they want to write a book, but only two percent actually follow through on that goal and achieve it. If you, too, dream of becoming an author, make sure you end up in the two percent by employing more than just good writing skills and tenacity. Become Your
- [Skip The Bookstores and Recruit A Sales Force Of 65,000](https://writenonfictionnow.com/skip-the-bookstores-and-recruit-a-sales-force-of-65000/) - Today, book publicist Scott Lorenz of Westwind Communications discusses a new way for indie authors to distribute their books. Over the years many authors have complained about the time, energy, harassment, and money required to get bookstores to stock their book. They bemoaned the fact that there was not a better way and dealing with
- [You Aren't Too Tired to Write](https://writenonfictionnow.com/you-arent-too-tired-to-write/) - During a group coaching session today, a client asked me if fatigue was a reason not to write. She was worried she might produce low-quality work if she wrote when tired. I told her to throw that excuse out the window. In fact, she might write better when feeling tired. It’s true that you typically
- [The One Thing You Must Do to Become a Nonfiction Writer](https://writenonfictionnow.com/the-one-thing-you-must-do-to-become-a-nonfiction-writer/) - I could teach you a lot of things about becoming a successful nonfiction writer. Scan through the posts on this site, and you’ll find a plethora of topics I’ve covered to provide you with a nonfiction education. I’ve written about everything from article and book ideation and structure to pitching agents and publishers to platform
- [8 Reasons Nonfiction Writers are Special](https://writenonfictionnow.com/8-reasons-nonfiction-writers-are-special/) - I consider nonfiction writers special. They possess unique qualities and skills and have a particular set of needs. Yet, in many ways, nonfiction writers get overlooked. More people want to write fiction. Therefore, novelists tend to get the most attention, for example, at writing events. And their needs are addressed more often on writing blogs
- [How to Make Time to Write](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-make-time-to-write/) - If your manuscript remains unfinished because you don’t have enough time to write, you aren’t alone. “Lack of time” is the reason most-often mentioned by those who say they want to write a book but haven’t achieved this goal. However, time isn’t you problem. Your problem involves priorities and attention. You believe some activities are
- [6 Steps to Creating Your Author Brand](https://writenonfictionnow.com/6-steps-to-creating-your-author-brand/) - Branding seems like an activity best suited to companies, like Nike, Audi, Best Buy, Rolex, or Amazon. Books and words brand nonfiction authors, right? And they do so in an authentic and organic manner. In fact, authors do need brands, but most writers don’t think about branding—or don’t want to think about it. Those writers
- [Make Time to Exercise Your Writing Muscles](https://writenonfictionnow.com/make-time-to-exercise-your-writing-muscles/) - Writing a book is like exercising. At some point, if you truly want to become an author—or get in shape for authorship—you have to follow Nike’s advice and “Just do it.” You have to stop finding excuses and start a book manuscript. Then you have to keep writing until you reach your goal—finish your manuscript.
- [Put Your Journaling Time to Better Use](https://writenonfictionnow.com/put-your-journaling-time-to-better-use/) - I used to be a dedicated journaler. I have stacks of my old diaries dating back to high school...or maybe even middle school. Then, in my 30s, I stopped keeping a hand-written journal and switched to the computer. Later, I stopped journaling altogether. I felt I could better use that time. Computer Journaling First, let
- [Acknowledge Your Accomplishments: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #42](https://writenonfictionnow.com/acknowledge-your-accomplishments-nonfiction-writing-prompt-42/) - Too often we fail to acknowledge our own accomplishments. In the process, we lose sight of how much we have done or how far we have come. Recently I decided to write a post that listed some facts about my writing career. I found it an interesting exercise. It did, indeed, offer me a chance
- [Do Your Readers Know You or Your Book Exist?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/do-your-readers-know-you-exist/) - I am pleased to welcome Kathleen Gage as a regular contributor here on Write Nonfiction NOW! Kathleen is the author of Power Up for Profits: The Smart Woman’s Guide to Online Marketing and will be sharing her online marketing advice with us. You can follow Kathleen on Twitter at @KathleenGage. I’ve been consulting authors for
- [55 Writing Related Facts You May Not Know About Me](https://writenonfictionnow.com/55-writing-related-facts-you-may-not-know-about-me/) - On April 5, I turned 55. This event made me think about my life, including all the writing related things I've accomplished. For fun, I thought I'd share some of these writing career facts with you today. In this way, I hope you'll get to know me a bit better. I began writing in elementary
- [Why You Should Blog Your Book--FAST!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-you-should-blog-your-book-fast/) - Many of you know me as the founder of National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo), or the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge. You may not realize that I'm also the founder of National Book Blogging Month (NaBoBloMo), a similar challenge that involves blogging a nonfiction book in a month, which takes place in April. Why would
- [Write Your Author Bio: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #41](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-your-author-bio-nonfiction-writing-prompt-41/) - One of the most important documents you may write is your author biography. It tells people who you are, explains why they should read your work and describes your qualifications for authoring your book or blog. I'm not talking about writing a resumé. This is a story of your experience as it pertains to your
- [Crowdfunding For Your Business Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/crowdfunding-for-your-business-book/) - I am happy to welcome Justine Schofield, the development director of Pubslush, as a regular contributor to Write Nonfiction NOW! You can follow her on Twitter at @heyyojscho. Her first post explains why crowdfunding is a superb strategy for business writers. Crowdfunding is one of the latest buzzwords. From technology to the arts, entrepreneurs are taking
- [Why Speakers Can--and Should--Become Authors](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-speakers-can-and-should-become-authors/) - I know many speakers who are authors. On the other hand, many speakers haven’t authored books—although some which they had. If you fall into the latter group, you may think of yourself as a speaker rather than a writer, but if you can speak you can write. And your speaking career will flourish when you
- [What Authors Can Learn From Motown Hits](https://writenonfictionnow.com/what-authors-can-learn-from-motown-hits/) - Today, book publicist Scott Lorenz of Westwind Communications points out the publishing lessons contained in the titles of Motown hits. Who doesn’t love the music of Motown? Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight, The Temptations, Lionel Richie and The Four Tops—their classic songs have entertained people from all walks of life for over
- [5 Reasons You Don't Write (When You Say You Want To)](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-reasons-you-dont-write-even-you-say-you-want-to/) - You say you want to write, but you don’t put words on paper or screen. Every day you say, “Today I will start my book (article, essay, or blog).” And by the time you go to bed, you haven’t completed even one sentence. Why don’t you write when you say you want to do so?
- [3 Mistakes Nonfiction Writers Make and How to Fix Them](https://writenonfictionnow.com/3-mistakes-nonfiction-writers-make-and-how-to-fix-them/) - You know your subject. You have the experience and knowledge to write about it, and you should do just that. By all means share what you know with the world in the form of blog posts, articles and books, but don’t let your ego get in the way of producing the best work possible. Be
- [Your Past is a Source of Inspiration](https://writenonfictionnow.com/your-past-is-a-source-of-inspiration/) - Where does your inspiration come from as a nonfiction writer? What causes you to generate ideas for books, essays, blog posts, and nonfiction books? It’s possible that the current world around you provides you with content for your projects, but often what you do is tinged by your past. In fact, your past offers you
- [Why You Should Take Book Cover Design Seriously](https://writenonfictionnow.com/take-book-cover-design-seriously/) - By Michele DeFilippo (@1106Design) Today Michele DeFilippo explains why it's so important to make the right impression with our book covers. Let’s pause for a moment and consider the role of the book cover – what is its purpose? A book cover is the packaging for the book. Much like a box of cereal, a
- [You Can Write Nonfiction](https://writenonfictionnow.com/you-can-write-nonfiction/) - You may have many reasons to wonder if you should embark on a career as a nonfiction writer. Maybe you believe you don’t have the talent, the expertise, the knowledge, or the platform to attract readers, agents, or publishers. More simply said, you may think you don’t have what it takes to succeed. The truth
- [Why You Should Write Nonfiction Now...or Any Time](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-you-should-write-nonfiction-now-or-any-time/) - The majority of writers want to become novelists. Why should you choose to write nonfiction instead? You write nonfiction because you want to make a positive and meaningful difference in readers’ lives. Nonfiction allows you to help people—to inspire them, to give them answers, to solve their problems, and to ease their pain. When you
- [Write About What You Know: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #40](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-about-what-you-know-nonfiction-writing-prompt-40/) - Everyone knows something about something. Maybe you know something about your life or your work. Maybe you know something about your hobby. If you write about what you know—no matter the topic—you become an expert. That's the awesome thing about being a nonfiction writer. This month's nonfiction writing prompt revolves around this basic premise: You
- [Before You Start to Write Your Memoir](https://writenonfictionnow.com/start-write-memoir/) - Writing a memoir, which is a full-length book after all, is not going to be easy. You know—or, at least, suspect—that it will take a lot of time and, ultimately, a lot of sacrifice. But, it is not more difficult than you can tackle—if the task is right for you. Are you ready? Should you
- [2 Ways to Test Market Your Book Idea with a Blog](https://writenonfictionnow.com/2-ways-test-market-book-idea-blog/) - I once heard Ellen Archer, president and publisher of Hyperion Books, say the advent of blogs provided publishers for the first time with a way to test market potential books. In other words, a successful blog equals a successfully test marketed book idea. Why? Publishers consider loyal blog readers and subscribers potential buyers of a
- [Must-Have iPhone Apps for Authors and Writers](https://writenonfictionnow.com/must-iphone-apps-authors-writers/) - Today, book publicist Scott Lorenz of Westwind Communications lists must-have iPhone apps for authors and writers. As a modern day writer, you've learned when and where you write best. Rarely, I'm sure, does inspiration strike when you're seated at your desk in front of your computer at 9:00 am. More likely, you're inspired while you're
- [How to Write a Short Book Fast](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-short-book-fast/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #8 Post by Nina Amir (@NinaAmir) In my work coaching writers, I have discovered a primary reason aspiring authors don’t become published authors: the thought of writing and publishing a 150-250 page book, or 35,000 to 50,000 words sends them into overwhelm and feelings of inadequacy. When that happens, they freeze
- [10 Ways to Test Market Your Book Idea](https://writenonfictionnow.com/10-ways-test-market-book-idea/) - Even if you spend time evaluating your book idea prior to writing and publishing it, you still may lack certainty about its ability to sell once released in the marketplace. If you approach your book as an entrepreneur would approach any new product under consideration and development you can gain additional information. That means employing
- [Evaluate Your Progress: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #39](https://writenonfictionnow.com/evaluate-progress-nonfiction-writing-prompt-39/) - It seems like just yesterday I composed my list of goals and wrote a vision for 2015. Now the end of January has arrived. It feels like the month flew by! It's time for an honest evaluation of my progress: Have I made strides toward achieving my goals? That's the focus of this writing prompt.
- [What Not to Do When Working with an Editor](https://writenonfictionnow.com/not-working-editor/) - No matter how you publish, you need to turn your work over to an editor. If you traditionally publish, the publisher typically provides editors. (Yes, more than one.) If you self-publish, you must hire a similar team of editors. Doing so ensures you produce a book that stands up to industry standards, which means your
- [How to Overcome the Biggest Obstacle to Successful Authorship](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-overcome-the-biggest-obstacle-to-successful-authorship/) - Have you ever wondered what makes one author more successful than another? It’s possible that one writes better or another devised a fabulous, more-marketable book idea. It could even be that an author with a not-so-great book mastered the art of promotion. More than likely, you’ll find that successful authors, much like successful people in
- [3 Ways to Overcome the Most Common Obstacle to Success](https://writenonfictionnow.com/3-ways-overcome-common-obstacle-success/) - Some writers have visions of grandeur and wholeheartedly believe they can achieve the big dreams and goals they have for themselves and their careers. More commonly, writers—like a lot of other people—doubt their ability to achieve success. Therefore, they create goals and dreams that fit the mental construct they have created. They think and dream
- [Who Said Becoming a Bestselling Author Was Easy?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/who-said-becoming-a-bestselling-author-was-easy/) - No matter where I teach or speak, writers meet me with the same complaints. Aspiring authors say the necessary tasks required to achieve their goals—and dreams—of becoming successful, bestselling, published authors feel too difficult, occupy too much time, focus on business more than craft, and, worst of all, put their writing on hold. I understand
- [Bestseller Status is Not About Book Sales](https://writenonfictionnow.com/bestseller-status-not-book-sales/) - Lately, I’ve been writing a lot about how to write bestsellers and how to create a career as a bestselling author. I don’t want you to think, however, that becoming a bestselling author is all about money. Of course, for publishers (even indie publishers), success is equivalent to sales, which means money. But not every
- [Writing a Bestseller Doesn't Have to Take a Long Time](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-a-bestseller-doesnt-have-to-take-a-long-time/) - Do you have a picture in your mind of what it takes to become a bestselling author? Does it include someone toiling over his manuscript for many hours per day or late into the night for years? I’d like to debunk the idea that it has to take a long time for a writer to
- [Succesful Authors Think Beyond the Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/succesful-authors-think-beyond-the-book/) - Many wannabe authors have one-tracked minds. They think only about the book they want to write. If you have dreams of creating a career as a successful author and spending your days writing bestselling books, you may be focused primarily on your book idea and time at your computer cranking out manuscripts. In today’s publishing
- [The Secret to Successful Book Promotion Isn't in the Plan](https://writenonfictionnow.com/secret-successful-book-promotion-isnt-plan/) - You’ve written a book or plan to write a book, and you want it to succeed. You dream of it becoming a bestseller. Everyone tells you the same thing: For your book to outsell all the other titles in its category– for it to become a #1 Amazon bestseller or even a New York Times
- [5 Mistakes to Avoid If You Want to Be a Successful Author](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-mistakes-to-avoid-if-you-want-to-be-a-successful-author/) - Over and over again, I find the same mistakes prevent aspiring authors from achieving their goals of becoming successful—even bestselling—published authors. You can avoid them, however, once you know what they are. The 5 Mistakes that Stop You From Succeeding as an Author You don’t develop marketable book ideas. To become a successful author, you
- [Should Your Website Have a Privacy Policy?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/website-privacy-policy/) - By Helen Sedwick (@HelenSedwick) Today’s writers wear many hats. We are Tweeters, Pinteresters, YouTube-ists and most of all, bloggers. Maybe we have heard about privacy policies, but we don’t know whether we need one. After all, we are not challenging Wall Street, City Hall, or Big Data. Most of us are not selling advertising space
- [Create Your Dream Nonfiction Writing Career in 2015](https://writenonfictionnow.com/create-your-dream-nonfiction-writing-career-in-2015/) - You always can think of a reason not to do what you say you want to do, which is to create a fabulous career as a nonfiction writer. How often do you find reasons to do what is necessary instead? Not often. I've heard the reasons: You don’t have the money. You don’t have the
- [Embed Your Social Media Posts to Boost Engagement](https://writenonfictionnow.com/embed-social-media-posts-boost-engagement/) - By Frances Caballo (@CaballoFrances) We use social media to attract traffic to our blogs. Did you know that you can also encourage traffic to certain social media accounts by embedding code? Don’t worry. You won’t have to learn HTML in order to embed tweets or pinboards on your blog or website. You will, however, need
- [Repurpose Your Work: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #38](https://writenonfictionnow.com/repurpose-work-nonfiction-writing-prompt-38/) - As a blogger and magazine journalist, repurposing work is a concept I’m familiar with—but I don’t always put this strategy to work often enough. When I do, I get my work in front of more potential readers and increase my earning potential, however. That’s why in this nonfiction writing prompt I’d like to encourage you
- [20 Ways to Repurpose Your Work for Profit and Promotion](https://writenonfictionnow.com/20-ways-to-repurpose-your-work-for-profit-and-promotion/) - There’s a high likelihood you missed opportunities to get your work, expertise and name in front of more people—or even left some money on the table—over the past eleven months. You may think you’ve done all you can this year in the amount of time you had, but it’s possible for you to do more.
- [Five Ways to Make the Most of Your Writing Time ](https://writenonfictionnow.com/five-ways-make-writing-time/) - By Kelly James-Enger (@kellyjamesenger) You've got a month, or maybe just a week or two, to meet a nonfiction writing deadline. But few of us are able to completely set aside family, work, and other obligations when we need to write—meals have to be made, clothes washed, dogs walked, jobs attended to. So it comes
- [Reach More Readers and Sell More Books with Teleseminars](https://writenonfictionnow.com/reach-readers-sell-books-teleseminars/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #25 Guest post by D’vorah Lansky, M.Ed. (@marketingwizard) If you are an author who wants to reach more readers, you’ll want to know about and participate in Teleseminars. Teleseminars allow you to gain credibility with your audience as you are endorsed by leaders in your field. This will help to position
- [How to Make More Money as an Author](https://writenonfictionnow.com/make-money-author/) - As the writing frenzy of November ends, it would be easy for you to relax into December. After all, the holiday season is upon you, and you may feel burned out from participating in the Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) Challenge. Don’t slow down now; instead, gear up and put to use the 30 days
- [A Media Kit: The Primary Marketing Package for You and Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/media-kit-primary-marketing-package-book/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #23 Guest post by Joan Stewart (@PublicityHound) When you finish your book, it's as though you've crossed the finish line after a marathon. You're exhausted. You've been working so hard you're practically numb. And you're probably thinking, "It's finally done." Don't derail your efforts by forgetting to create a Media Kit
- [Blog to Book to Business - Tools for Success](https://writenonfictionnow.com/blog-book-business-tools-success/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #30 Guest post by Joel Friedlander (@JFBookman) In today’s amazing online world, one tool stands out for nonfiction writers above all the others. Bigger than video, better than podcasting, more powerful than teleseminars, and more robust than webinars. Yes, it’s blogging. Let me explain why. Bookselling From the Inside Out The
- [Creative Nonfiction Out Loud](https://writenonfictionnow.com/creative-nonfiction-loud/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #12 Guest post by Philip Gerard One of the best ways I know to explore material you have already discovered and to generate new material is to write a short radio essay—sometimes called a commentary. To me such a piece is more narrative—story—than it is commentary—which is what makes it so
- [How to Get an Agent's Attention](https://writenonfictionnow.com/ways-get-agents-attention/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #13 Guest post by Gordon Warnock (@GordonWarnock) I attend a lot of writers’ conferences, and inevitably, someone will ask the question: Where do you get most of your clients? They mostly want to confirm their hopes that I end up signing more from conferences than from the slush pile, and my
- [Your Book as an Extreme Money Machine](https://writenonfictionnow.com/book-extreme-money-machine/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #29 Guest post by Kathleen Gage (@KathleenGage) Most authors dream of making lots of money from their writing. Some would be happy with earning enough to be able to write full time. Others fantasize their books will end up in the hands of millions of readers. Most are somewhere in between.
- [Use Hangouts On Air to Grow Your Author Platform](https://writenonfictionnow.com/use-hangouts-air-grow-author-platform/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #28 Guest post by Denise Wakeman (@DeniseWakeman) The Fastest Way To Get Seen, Be Heard, Build Trust And Connect With Your Readers As humans we have an inherent drive to connect. The moment we connect, you have my attention. As an author, you want your readers’ attention – the ones you
- [Why You Should Consider Growing Your Platform with a Podcast](https://writenonfictionnow.com/consider-growing-platform-podcast/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #27 Guest post by Jeff Brown (@THEJeffBrown) Chances are, you’ve heard more than once recently that podcasting is ripe for rapid growth. Truth be told, people in the medium have been saying this since nearly the beginning (about 10 years). Why then should you believe now is any different? Fair question.
- [Leverage Your Podcast To Promote Your Nonfiction Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/leverage-podcast-promote-nonfiction-book/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #26 Guest post by Dr. Ellen Britt (@EllenBritt) When it comes to promoting your non-fiction book, you’ve probably considered all the angles...from setting up an attractive website to filling out endless social media profiles to writing and distributing a compelling press release to everything in between. But you may be overlooking
- [Speak to Sell Books](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-speak-to-sell-books/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #24 Guest post by Patricia Fripp (@PFripp) Today's NaNonFiWriMo/WNFIN post is actually a vlog, or a video. Why? Because if you want to learn how to promote and sell your books as a professional speaker, it's important to see and hear what professional speakers look and sound like. The lesson has
- [Tips for Consistently Writing Traffic-Attracting Blog Posts](https://writenonfictionnow.com/tips-for-consistently-writing-traffic-attracting-blog-posts/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #22 Guest post by Frances Caballo (@CaballoFrances) So you’re trying to write a nonfiction book in one month, eh? Well, guess what? You also need to keep blogging. Consistency is key to blogging. Whether you’ve committed to writing a new post twice a month or twice a week, once you establish
- [3 Essential Tools for Self-Publishing](https://writenonfictionnow.com/3-essential-tools-self-publishing/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #19 Guest post by Corina Koch MacLeod (@CKMacLeodwriter) Self-publishing authors are doing everything that traditional publishers once did: writing, editing, and designing and formatting books. These tasks require authors to be more tech aware than ever before. Tech tools can help with tasks once handled by traditional publishers. Below, I'll share
- [How to Build a Marketing Plan for Your Nonfiction Book ](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-build-a-marketing-plan-for-your-nonfiction-book/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #21 Guest post by Stephanie Chandler (@bizauthor) Before you launch a new book, it’s essential to build a marketing plan that will help you reach as many potential readers as possible. Without a plan, chances are high that you’ll sell very few copies. Consider the number of titles available on Amazon
- [How to Get Your Book Published on Kindle in 30 Days](https://writenonfictionnow.com/get-book-published-kindle-30-days/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #20 Guest post by Tom Corson-Knowles (@JuiceTom) If you’re participating in National Nonfiction Writing Month, I applaud you! Writing a book in a month is an impressive feat. But then what? Should you just leave your manuscript sitting on an old thumb drive and forget about it for 30 years? Should
- [Use MICE to Recruit Your Most-Valuable Asset: An Agent](https://writenonfictionnow.com/use-mice-recruit-valuable-asset-agent/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #14 Guest post by Katharine Sands A huge Homeland fan, I recently read an article about how people are recruited as spies. Reviewing the TV depiction of spy-spotting, a CIA agent shared the mnemonic MICE for what they look for and how agency recruiters assess new potential spies to become assets.
- [How to Write a Memoir in a Month ](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-write-a-memoir-in-a-month/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #7 Guest post by Dr. Roberta Temes Do you have a book humming in your brain? Do you want to share your knowledge and your experiences with others? Do you believe that if you could find the time to sit down and write, and if you knew how to begin, you
- [Ghostwrite Your First Draft in 30 Days! ](https://writenonfictionnow.com/ghostwrite-first-draft-30-days/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #6 Guest post by Toni Robino (@ToniRobino) If you’re properly prepared, you can ghostwrite the first draft of a nonfiction manuscript in thirty days. Planning a book that’s shorter than full-length will make this goal a lot easier, but you can ghost a full-length first draft in a month if you’re
- [Quick Ways to Create, Publish and Sell Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/quick-ways-create-publish-sell-book/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #18 Guest post by Carla King (@CarlaKing) Today there are so many quick and easy ways to publish a book it's almost dangerous. Why dangerous? Because books need editing, proofreading, formatting, and design and, honestly, a prematurely distributed book can be embarrassing. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't publish it for
- [3 Ways to a Better Nonfiction Book with Macros](https://writenonfictionnow.com/3-ways-to-a-better-nonfiction-book-with-macros/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #16 Guest post by Carla Douglas (@CarlaDouglas) What’s a macro? Simply put, a macro is a set of instructions for your word processor—a short computer program that automatically performs repetitive tasks. You can run macros using Microsoft Word or WPS Writer (pro version), and Google Docs now features the lite version
- [How to Protect Your Blog Content](https://writenonfictionnow.com/protect-blog-content/) - By Helen Sedwick (@HelenSedwick) If someone steals your car or wallet, you know who to call for help. But what do you do when someone steals content from your website and blog? Sooner or later, it will happen. Content scrapers are programs that pick up RSS feeds and repost them on various sites. If you
- [9 Things to Do Before You Turn in an Article: A Checklist](https://writenonfictionnow.com/9-things-turn-article-checklist/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #11 Guest post by Zachary Petit (@zacharypetit) Before rocketing a tin can full of people into the clouds, pilots do something amazingly simple to reduce the daunting set of complexities before them: They tick off items on a checklist. Sure, writing is less high-stakes than safely transporting the Johnston family from
- [From Pixels to Pay: Six Tips to Writing Articles—and Getting Paid for it ](https://writenonfictionnow.com/pixels-pay-six-tips-writing-articles-getting-paid/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #10 Guest post by Kelly James-Enger (@kellyjamesenger) There’s plenty of advice out there when it comes to writing, but what if you want to do more than write? What if you want to write—and get paid for it? Then you must consider more than simply writing well—you have to be able
- [How to Write a Non-Fiction Book… FAST… In 5 Easy Steps](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-non-fiction-book-fast-5-easy-steps/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #9 Guest post by Kristen Eckstein, The Book Ninja (@KristenEckstein) On August 26, 2013 I woke up at 3 AM with an idea. Snuggling down under the covers so as to not wake my husband, I lit up my phone’s Notes app and went to work. I started brainstorming a list
- [How to Speak Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/speak-book/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #5 Post by Nina Amir (@NinaAmir) Many people don’t believe they are writers. However, they want to become authors. This leaves them in a quandary. They want and—maybe need—a book, but they don’t feel they can write it. Others are in a hurry and don’t have the time to write, even
- [How to Structure Your Nonfiction Blogged Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/structure-nonfiction-blogged-book/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #4 Post by Nina Amir (@NinaAmir) You’ve got an idea for a blogged nonfiction book. Maybe you’ve even brainstormed some ideas for content, completed a mind map or come up with a tentative outline. Now you’re wondering about how to structure your book. It’s really not that difficult to create a
- [A Fast, Pain-Free Way to Create Concise, Compelling, Less-Costly Copy](https://writenonfictionnow.com/a-fast-pain-free-way-to-create-concise-compelling-less-costly-copy/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #3 Guest post by Marcia Riefer Johnston (@MarciaRJohnston) "Write when there is something that you know; and not before; and not too damned much after.” These wise words come to us from Ernest Hemingway, master of minimalism. Wait. Did he minimize here? Consider this tighter version: Write when you know something;
- [Just Do It: Start and Finish Your Nonfiction Project in 30 Days](https://writenonfictionnow.com/just-do-it-start-and-finish-your-nonfiction-project-in-30-days/) - It's almost the end of October. To some writers that means it’s time to don a Halloween costume. For many, it means it’s just about time to write-a-book-in-a-month. A bit like throwing on running shoes and deciding finally to start that exercise routine (or run a marathon), they move to their computers and begin writing
- [Mind Mapping: Your Multipurpose Creative-Process Tool](https://writenonfictionnow.com/mind-mapping-multipurpose-creative-process-tool/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #2 Guest post by Michael J. Gelb (@MichaelJGelb) If I were to recommend just one method for mastering the creative process, it would be mind mapping. Originated by English author and poet Tony Buzan, Mind Mapping is a versatile tool for generating and organizing ideas using images and keywords in a
- [Focus To The Finish Line](https://writenonfictionnow.com/focus-finish-line/) - WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #1 Guest post by Bob The Teacher Jenkins (@BobTheTeacher) This month is National Nonfiction Writing Month and, if you’re like me, you’ve set ambitious goals for yourself to publish amazing, high-impact content over the next few weeks. Will you reach the finish line in time – maybe even before Thanksgiving? As
- [9 Blogging Tools for Nonfiction Writers](https://writenonfictionnow.com/9-blogging-tools-nonfiction-writers/) - By Frances Caballo (@CaballoFrances) Blogging takes work, don’t you agree? You need to plan your topics, and then you should set up an editorial calendar and follow it. Thank goodness there are tools to make blogging easier. No, there isn’t an application that will do the writing for you, but there are apps that will
- [Be SMART about Your Writing Goals in November](https://writenonfictionnow.com/smart-writing-goals-november/) - By Frances Caballo (@CaballoFrances) In 2013, I had the best of intentions. I issued a call to my writing friends and asked them if they wanted to join me in trying to write a book in one month by participating in NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo is the acronym for National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to
- [How to Use Images of People Without Violating Privacy and Publicity Rights](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-use-images-of-people-without-violating-privacy-and-publicity-rights/) - By Helen Sedwick (@HelenSedwick) Suppose you find the perfect image for your book cover on the internet—a dark-eyed woman who evokes mystery and romance. Even better, the photo is available under a Creative Commons attribution-only license that permits commercial use. What a money saver! But wait. Do you have a release from the dark-eyed woman?
- [How to Increase Your Income By Writing Short Books](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-increase-your-income-by-writing-short-books/) - Your goal might be to write one or two (or more) full-length books. However, most authors don’t make a living from their books—at least not from one or two published titles. Now, write 10 or 15, or 20 or 25 books, and you might discover that you can pay for more than just your monthly
- [Earn More Money with a Short Book: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #37](https://writenonfictionnow.com/earn-more-money-with-a-short-book-nonfiction-writing-prompt-37/) - If you are like me, you love writing, and you’d like to make a living from your writing. However, the vast majority of writers do not make a living from their work—especially not from their books. If you strategically publish many short books rather than just a few long books you can make more money
- [How Authors Can Create Successful Blog Plans](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-authors-can-create-successful-blog-plans/) - Blogging for Authors—Lesson #10 A blog provides a solid foundation for any author’s promotion plan. It serves as an author website as well as a content-marketing machine to help you and your book become discoverable. The more book-related content you produce, the higher the likelihood readers find you and your published work. However, I see
- [How to Work with a Book Designer](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-work-with-a-book-designer/) - By Michele DeFilippo (@1106Design) In her last post, Michele DeFilippo provided examples of how a book designer can make a book more appealing to readers. Today she gives us some great tips on how to work with a book designer. You and your book designer will develop a relationship over the course of designing your
- [Why Bother with NaNonFiWriMo or Take the WNFIN Challenge](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-bother-with-nanonfiwrimo-or-take-the-wnfin-challenge/) - It’s that time of year again. I’m starting to hear writers everywhere talk about NaNoWriMo this and NaNoWriMo that. And it reminds why I created NaNonFiWriMo, or the WNFIN Challenge. I wanted nonfiction writers to have their own event in November. Are you confused? Are you tongue tied? Just forget about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing
- [Should You Be Writing Shorter Nonfiction Books?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/should-you-be-writing-shorter-nonfiction-books/) - For years I’ve thought writing short books was better than long books. The time we have to read has decreased, we are all in a hurry, and we are distracted. Most of us need to read in short bursts. And if we read nonfiction, we want answers, solutions, transformation right now—not 200 pages from now.
- [Write an Article for a Niche Magazine: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #36](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-an-article-for-a-niche-magazine-nonfiction-writing-prompt-36/) - Niche publications remain super resources for writers who want to build freelance businesses or expert status. If you have no bylines to your name, a publication targeted to a specific audience, such as crafters, writers, Christian business owners, people living in Silicon Valley, or motorcycle enthusiasts, can provide you with your first. They tend to
- [It's Not About Selling Books, It's About Getting Read](https://writenonfictionnow.com/selling-books-getting-read/) - Ever since How to Blog a Book was published, I’ve been thought of as a book marketing expert. This isn’t surprising since the book is about writing, publishing and promoting a book one post at a time. The publication of The Author Training Manual only seems to have enhanced this general opinion of me. After all,
- [Impact: What Nonfiction Writers Really Want to Achieve](https://writenonfictionnow.com/impact-nonfiction-writers-really-want-achieve/) - Impact. That’s what you want to achieve with your nonfiction writing projects. I don’t care if you write an essay, a blog post, an article, or a nonfiction book. If your work doesn’t positively or meaningfully impact your ideal readers, those people in your target market, that piece of nonfiction writing fails to do its
- [4 Ways Writers Can Make Money from a Blog](https://writenonfictionnow.com/3-ways-writers-can-make-money-blog/) - Many writers consider blogging a waste of time because time spent blogging “for free” takes them away from time spent on paid work—like articles and books. In fact, blogging can lead to more paid writing gigs. And your blog can even generate income. Let’s take a look at some of the ways in which your
- [Do You Need an ISBN for Your Ebook?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/do-you-need-an-isbn-for-your-ebook/) - It’s mandatory to have an ISBN for a paper book if you want your book to be available in bookstores, but you may also need one for your e-book.
- [Why I chose Assisted Self-Publishing and Enjoy Being a Hybrid Author](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-i-chose-assisted-self-publishing-and-enjoy-being-a-hybrid-author/) - I’m proud to be a hybrid author, one who publishes her work both traditionally and independently, but I’ve recently opted to use assisted self-publishing for my indie books. And I still enjoy and choose traditional publishing when I have the option. Is that odd in today’s publishing world? I don’t think so. Let me explain
- [Creating Standout Book Interiors](https://writenonfictionnow.com/creating-standout-book-interiors/) - By Michele DeFilippo (@1106Design) If you've ever wondered how much difference a professionally designed book interior can make to the appeal of your book, you'll want to read today's post by book designer Michele DeFilippo and don't miss the before and after examples! Wrapping a beautiful cover around a cheap or tacky book interior is
- [ Purposely Write in a Journal: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #35](https://writenonfictionnow.com/purposely-write-journal-nonfiction-writing-prompt-35/) - For years I kept a journal. I wrote in it religiously. In fact, I still have many of those journals on a shelf in the closet of my office. I would sit down in the morning and, as part of my morning routine, after exercise and meditation, I’d write in my journal. I also tried
- [How to Journal Your Way to Published Author Status](https://writenonfictionnow.com/journal-way-published-author-status/) - Humans have had an inclination to write down their experiences almost since the beginning of time, it seems. We’ve kept diaries and journals, writing in them regularly, mostly for our own purposes and doing so, for the most part, with the express intention of keeping them private. The advent of the Internet Age, however, changed
- [The Real Reason to Write a Book Proposal](https://writenonfictionnow.com/real-reason-write-book-proposal/) - Most writers I know compose a proposal for a nonfiction book for one reason and one reason only: to sell that project to a publisher. They want to become traditionally published authors. That’s not the real reason you should want to put together a nonfiction book proposal. Write a proposal because you want to prove,
- [Evaluate Your Author Website: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #34](https://writenonfictionnow.com/evaluate-author-website-nonfiction-writing-prompt-34/) - The foundation for all author promotion and platform building revolves around an author website. Today, however, you only need a blog because this type of content management system serves all your website needs and it’s easily managed by most writers once designed and “live.” Yet, your author website must work for you; it must accomplish
- [Writers: Track Your Analytics and Measure Your Success](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writers-track-analytics-measure-success/) - Today social media expert and regular contributor for Write Nonfiction NOW!, Frances Caballo (@CaballoFrances), is here once again to offer tips to help you track and analyze your social media efforts. It's one thing to get involved in social media; it's quite another to make what you do on those networks effective. Many writers make
- [20 Ideas for Sharing on Social Media](https://writenonfictionnow.com/20-ideas-sharing-social-media/) - Today social media expert and regular contributor for Write Nonfiction NOW!, Frances Caballo (@CaballoFrances), gives authors some great ideas about what content to share on their social media sites. Many writers who are newly published or new to social media can feel confused about what they should share publicly as they make their first foray
- [5 Visual Content Tools for Writers (Plus Where to Find Free Photos)](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-visual-content-tools-writers-plus-find-free-photos/) - By Frances Caballo (@CaballoFrances) As writers, we grow attached to the paragraphs of text we create. But do you know what draws the eye to a page more than the lines of black text we write? Images. Pictures of sandy beaches, fields of red poppies, or a rising full moon will trump our words any
- [How to Conduct a Market Analysis for Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/conduct-market-analysis-book/) - 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
- [Research Agents and Submit a Query Letter: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #33](https://writenonfictionnow.com/research-agents-and-submit-a-query-letter-nonfiction-writing-prompt-33/) - 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
- [5 Reasons to See Yourself and Your Book Through Acquisitions Editors' Eyes](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-reasons-to-see-yourself-and-your-book-through-acquisitions-editors-eyes/) - If you are like most aspiring authors, you see you work from a biased perspective. Maybe you hired an editor for a more objective viewpoint on your manuscript. However, the most important perspective from which to see a book idea—and even yourself—is through the eyes of an acquisitions editor. If you seek a traditional publisher
- [Beware of Empty Subsidy Publisher Promises](https://writenonfictionnow.com/beware-empty-subsidy-publisher-promises/) - By Helen Sedwick (@HelenSedwick) Today lawyer Helen Sedwick cautions writers about using self-publishing service companies, also known as subsidy publishers. Writing a book is a romantic adventure complete with hope, excitement, anxiety, and frustration. Perhaps that’s why writers are so vulnerable to cads promising literary fame and fortune. Specifically, I am talking about self-publishing service
- [How to Fill a "Hole" on the Bookstore Shelf](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-fill-a-hole-on-the-bookstore-shelf/) - 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
- [18 Essential Parts to a Successful Start-Up Indie Publisher's Business Plan](https://writenonfictionnow.com/18-essential-parts-to-a-sucessful-start-up-indie-publishers-business-plan/) - The idea of becoming a published author is an exciting one. Even if you are planning to produce an ebook, rather than a printed book, adding “author” to your credentials could represent the fulfillment of a dream you’ve had your whole life or might catapult you into the ranks of the other authorities and thought
- [Do-It-Yourself Copyright Protection](https://writenonfictionnow.com/copyright-protection/) - 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
- [How to Put Creativity Into Writing a Business Plan for Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/put-creativity-writing-business-plan-book/) - 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
- [10 Things You Must Do to Write a Winning Nonfiction Book Proposal](https://writenonfictionnow.com/10-things-you-must-do-to-write-a-winning-nonfiction-book-proposal/) - Many writers are in a hurry to turn in a proposal to an agent who voices interest. Here are 10 things to do to produce a winning nonfiction book proposal.
- [Brainstorm and Pitch Spin-Off Books: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #32](https://writenonfictionnow.com/brainstorm-pitch-spin-books-nonfiction-writing-prompt-32/) - The more books you write, the more books you sell. That means you stand a higher chance of making a living as a writer and author if you become a multiple-book author. Statistics show that hybrid authors, those that publish both traditionally and independently, who earn a living from their books typically have about 12
- [Do What's Hard First: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #31](https://writenonfictionnow.com/do-whats-hard-first-nonfiction-writing-prompt-31/) - This week during a session, one of my clients complained about her constant procrastination. She wanted so badly to write her book and to get published—or so she said—but she just couldn’t get herself to sit down and write or to take steps to build platform. Instead, she piddled away her day on other activities
- [ISBNs: The Single Most Important Action Item for Self-Publishers](https://writenonfictionnow.com/isbns-single-important-action-item-self-publishers/) - By Carla King (@MissAdventuring) I see more questions in Facebook and LinkedIn forums, as well as elsewhere on the Internet, about ISBN numbers. That's why I'm pleased to introduce guest post author Carla King. Today she provides some basics on what self-published authors need to know about ISBNs. Recently I was interviewed by a journalist
- [Survey Results: Time for Change at Write Nonfiction NOW!](https://writenonfictionnow.com/survey-results-time-for-change-at-write-nonfiction-now/) - This year I’ve run two surveys to help me analyze my readers and how best to serve them. The reason I did that was simple: I'd like to be sure I'm providing you, my reader, with posts that meet your needs. I'd also like to find ways to continuously improve this blog. At this time,
- [How to Get Organized to Write Your Nonfiction Book Quickly](https://writenonfictionnow.com/get-organized-write-nonfiction-book-quickly/) - By Rochelle Melander (@WriteNowCoach) I'm pleased to welcome back author Rochelle Melander, the Write Now! Coach. Today she offers tips to help you organize your nonfiction books so you can write them quickly, easily and effectively. If you want to learn more about this topic, register for the upcoming NFWU FREE telesminar with Rochelle, The
- [How to Map Your Path From Idea to Successful Authorpreneurship](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-map-your-path-from-idea-to-successful-authorpreneurship/) - Ideation—the formation of ideas or concepts. This activity represents a mainstay for most writers. Without ideas, you’re lost…or, at least, you’re not writing or making money. How do you work with your ideas so you can become an author? How do you work with them to become a multiple-book author? And how do you work
- [Create and Take a Survey: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #30 ](https://writenonfictionnow.com/create-take-survey-nonfiction-writing-prompt-30/) - Today's prompt has two purposes. The first is to give me feedback on these nonfiction prompts. The second is for you to learn how to get feedback on what you are doing by using surveys. Feedback can be enormously helpful. It can help us shape our blogs, our manuscripts, our brands, our products, and our
- [How to Start Your Nonfiction Book Easily and Effectively Every Time](https://writenonfictionnow.com/start-nonfiction-book-easily-effectively-every-time/) - I work with a lot of aspiring writers who can’t quite get clarity, find a structure or flesh out on their nonfiction book ideas. The come to me for help because the overwhelming nature of getting started stops them from writing their book. If you, too, possess an idea for a nonfiction book but can’t
- [What One Writer Learned During the World Cup](https://writenonfictionnow.com/what-one-writer-learned-during-the-world-cup/) - I like soccer, but not in the same way my husband likes soccer. I even used to play the game and I enjoy watching it, but I’m not a fanatic. My husband is an aficionado. As you can imagine, recently he’s spent a lot of time watching the World Cup. Games were recorded so he
- [Follow Success Clues: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #29](https://writenonfictionnow.com/follow-success-clues-nonfiction-writing-prompt-29/) - Success leaves clues. I've heard this said over and over again, and it's so true. This means you can find the keys to success by learning from those who have already succeeded. Their behaviors, attitudes, habits, methodologies, techniques, approaches, and ways of seeing the world all tell you something about how you, too, can find
- [How to Come up with Good Nonfiction Ideas](https://writenonfictionnow.com/come-good-nonfiction-ideas/) - Some writers’ minds overflow with ideas while others suffer from a drought. If you struggle to find ideas for your articles, essays, blog posts, or books, you might wonder how to turn on your own faucet and get the flow going. It’s really not that difficult to find a well of great ideas. You must
- [Choose Your Purpose: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #28](https://writenonfictionnow.com/choose-purpose-nonfiction-writing-prompt-28/) - There are two types of people: Those who know their purpose in life and those who wish they knew their purpose in life. For the latter, numerous books, podcasts, programs, and courses exist to help them find their purpose. If you fall into the latter category and would like to know your purpose, call it
- [How Purpose Helps You Focus a Nonfiction Book for Success](https://writenonfictionnow.com/purpose-helps-focus-nonfiction-book-success/) - Knowing why you write can make a huge difference in your success as a nonfiction writer. It often determines what you write about and defines who you are as a writer and how you are known by your readers—your brand. Plus, your reasons can fuel your passion for your topic and for your writing. It
- [One Author’s Journey to Serialized Self-Publication](https://writenonfictionnow.com/one-authors-journey-serialized-self-publication/) - By Victoria Noe (@Victoria_Noe) Not every writer decides to write a book all at once. In today’s guest post, Victoria Noe explains why serializing a book, publishing it in parts, can prove a better option. When Nina asked me to share my story about going from aspiring to published author, her question really boiled down
- [Create an Author Website: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #27](https://writenonfictionnow.com/create-an-author-website-nonfiction-writing-prompt-27/) - The most important element in your platform is your author website. This is your home in cyberspace. It's where readers, agents, publishers, fans, the media, and clients find you. It's the place where you send people from all your social networks and from your books and media appearances. Without an author website, all the work
- [Can You Write a Good Book in a Month?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/can-you-write-a-good-book-in-a-month/) - There are plenty of challenges to write a book in a month. I’ve been known to host one or two of them for nonfiction writers and bloggers. Yet, many people believe it takes a long time to write a book, which explains why I’m often asked if it’s possible to write a book, or a
- [9 Reasons I've Decided to Use Scrivener to Write My Nonfiction Books](https://writenonfictionnow.com/9-reasons-ive-decided-use-scrivener-write-nonfiction-books/) - I recently wrote a post about choosing Scrivener a blogging tool. However, I’ve chosen to use Scrivener as a nonfiction book writing tool a well. I’d like to explain why, especially since much of the information on this program revolves around using it for writing fiction. I’ve been toying around with the idea of using
- [Evaluate the Effectiveness of Your Author Platform: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #26](https://writenonfictionnow.com/evaluate-effectiveness-author-platform-nonfiction-writing-prompt-26/) - A platform is a necessity for a nonfiction author. It provides the foundation for your promotion plan, which you will put to use when your book is released. Without a platform, your promotion plan won’t be effective; you won’t have the visibility, reach, authority, or influence in your target market to help you sell books.
- [Pre-Promote to Create Successful Post-Book-Release Promotional Events](https://writenonfictionnow.com/pre-promote-create-successful-post-book-release-promotional-events/) - At every conference I go to, the conversation ends up at least touching on author platform. What most aspiring authors don’t realize, however, is why platform is so important. Platform constitutes pre-release promotion of yourself and your book for the sake of creating successful post-release promotion activities. Without a platform, you have a lower likelihood
- [Create a Play-Big Game Plan: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #25](https://writenonfictionnow.com/create-play-big-game-plan-nonfiction-writing-prompt-25/) - You’ve decided you want to do what it takes to succeed as a nonfiction author. No hiding behind the computer for you. You are going to show up and play big! Good for you! It takes courage to move beyond the “writers’ garret” and out into the “real world.” You have to give your work
- [7 Ways to Find Time to Promote Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/7-ways-find-time-promote-book/) - Many authors struggle to find—or make—time to promote their books. In today’s guest post, Sandra Beckwith (@sandrabeckwith) from Build Book Buzz shares some ideas for accomplishing this important task. Time and time again, authors complain to me that they’d rather use their time writing than promoting. Who can blame them? They’re writers, after all, not
- [Help for Reluctant Online Platform Builders](https://writenonfictionnow.com/help-reluctant-online-platform-builders/) - If you are one of the many writers who really doesn’t want to have anything to do with online author platform building, don’t despair. It’s possible to create a built-in readership for your book using social media without hardly lifting a finger. Let me qualify that statement. If you really hate social media, object to
- [Do You Have the Courage and Desire to Play Big?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/courage-desire-play-big/) - You say you want to become a nonfiction author, but are you ready? If you think all you need is a publishable manuscript, you’re wrong. To succeed as a nonfiction author you need something else, something that overrides all the things you've been told you must have, such as platform, promotion plan, craft, and marketable
- [Write a Short Book Fast: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #24](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-short-book-fast-nonfiction-writing-prompt-24/) - With this nonfiction writing prompt I want to make you an author. And I don’t want you to accomplish that goal in six months or in a year. I want you to do it in a month or less. In fact, I’d love for you to do it in a week. No more aspiring author,
- [5 Reasons to Write a Short Book Fast](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-reasons-write-short-book-fast/) - Most people think a book has to be long and must take them quite a while to write. That’s not true. You can become an author by writing a short book fast, and there are many reasons you might want to do so. I’ve self-published 12 books, all of them short. Most of them also
- [Choose a Business-Building Book Structure: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #23](https://writenonfictionnow.com/choose-business-building-book-structure-nonfiction-writing-prompt-23/) - If you want to build a business around your nonfiction book or with a nonfiction book, you can’t just sit down and write any book. You need to write a nonfiction book that accomplishes that purpose. What type of book will do that? In my last post, I mentioned several different structures that might achieve
- [How to Write a Book that Creates a Business](https://writenonfictionnow.com/write-book-creates-business/) - Many authors decide to build businesses around their books after the books are released. But you might specifically want to write a book that creates a business. Or you may want to write a book to enhance an existing business. To accomplish these goals, you need to set out to write a book with that
- [How to Write a Transformational Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-write-a-transformational-book/) - If you feel called or compelled to write about a certain topic or you feel it fulfills your sense of purpose, you probably want to publish transformational or inspirational books. Maybe you want to start a movement with your book, or you hope your book will support a cause. You may want to write a
- [Decide What Type of Book to Write: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #22](https://writenonfictionnow.com/decide-type-book-write-nonfiction-writing-prompt-22/) - When you sit down to write your book, it’s best to know what type of book you want to write. I’m not talking about structure or topic. I’m talking about how your book helps achieve your goals. Earlier this week I suggested that you might write a book of your heart or a marketable book.
- [Create a Writing Guide for Your Book: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #21](https://writenonfictionnow.com/create-writing-guide-book-nonfiction-writing-prompt-21/) - You can write a nonfiction book off the top of your head or by the seat of your pants, but you’ll be a more effective writer and turn out a better book if you plan out the book and then stick to that plan as you write. Now that you’ve created your business plan and
- [10 Lessons Learned by a Memoir Writer](https://writenonfictionnow.com/10-lessons-learned-by-a-memoir-writer/) - In today's guest post, Kathy Pooler (@KathyPooler) reflects on what she has learned on her journey as a memoir writer. We can always benefit from those who go before us on the path. After years of journaling, studying the art and craft of memoir writing and shaping my vignettes in a slice-of-life memoir over these
- [Should You Write the Book of Your Heart?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/should-you-write-the-book-of-your-heart/) - Often aspiring authors come to me with book ideas that they have been dreaming for years of writing and publishing. However, the books don’t have markets large enough to attract publishers or to promise them more than a few sales as indie publishers. Or the books might have reasonably sized markets, making the ideas commercially
- [6-Step Writing Guide for a Book that Sells (Gets Read)](https://writenonfictionnow.com/6-step-writing-guide-book-sells-gets-read/) - With 600,000+ books published each year, it’s getting harder and harder for a book to be noticed by your ideal audience. That’s why taking the time to plan a book that targets a market and fills a need in a category is so important. Indeed, creating a business plan for your book before you begin
- [Create Your Plan: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #20](https://writenonfictionnow.com/create-plan-nonfiction-writing-prompt-20/) - The best way to create a business plan for your book is to produce a book proposal. Book proposals have served as business plans for books for centuries. Traditional publishers use them to determine the marketability of a book idea, and indie publishers should use them in the same way—to determine if their ideas are
- [Why It's Better to be a Planner than a Seatser](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-its-better-to-be-a-planner-than-a-seatser/) - In the writing world, there’s an ongoing debate about whether or not to plan out the content of a book prior to typing that first word. It’s the “mappers vs. pantsers,” those who like to map out what they will write first versus those who like to write “by the seat of their pants” or
- [How to Create a Business Plan for Your Nonfiction Writing Career](https://writenonfictionnow.com/create-business-plan-nonfiction-writing-career/) - If you want to get to the place called “Successful Authorship,” you need a map. A business plan for your career, just like the business plan for your book, provides such a map. And these two plans work together. If you take the time to create both, you end up with a big picture view,
- [Decide How to Publish: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #19](https://writenonfictionnow.com/decide-publish-nonfiction-writing-prompt-19/) - Today, you have a choice about how to publish. You can become an “indie” author and self-publish, effectively starting your own publishing company. You also can seek a traditional publisher as your venture capital, or business, partner. Or, you can be a hybrid author, who both self-publishes and traditionally publishes. Not only that, you can
- [Set a Deadline and Meet It: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #18](https://writenonfictionnow.com/set-deadline-meet-nonfiction-writing-prompt-18/) - Some people hate deadlines, and some people love them. I wouldn’t say I love them, but I would say they help me get things accomplished. That’s why I often claim, “Deadlines are my friends.” As a journalist and author, I’ve had to meet deadlines for magazines, newspapers and publishers. I’ve also had to meet deadlines
- [Create a Sacred Writing Space: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #16](https://writenonfictionnow.com/create-sacred-writing-space-nonfiction-writing-prompt-16/) - Talking about making writing time a priority is one thing. Talking about making your writing and your writing time sacred is something else entirely. Now we are into the realm of spirituality. I won’t bring up the “G” word here, but with this prompt I do want you to consider what you hold sacred and
- [Indie Book Business Plan Essentials: What You Need and Why](https://writenonfictionnow.com/indie-book-business-plan-essentials-need/) - If you plan to self-publish your nonfiction book, more than almost any other type of aspiring author, you need a business plan. As the publisher of your own start-up publishing company, the business plan you create for your book will guide you to produce a marketable product and to run a successful publishing company. Of
- [Business Plan Essentials:  What You Need for Traditional Publishers and Why](https://writenonfictionnow.com/business-plan-essentials-need-traditional-publishers/) - Today, you can choose from a variety of ways to publish your nonfiction book. You can produce a print book or an ebook. You can seek a traditional publisher or self-publish. And you can take a hybrid approach to your career, doing a little indie publishing and a little traditional publishing. Why You Need
- [How a Business Plans Helps Your Book Get Read](https://writenonfictionnow.com/business-plans-helps-book-get-read/) - After months or years spent writing a nonfiction book, the worst thing that could happen after release is for no one to read it. That means no one buys it. All that time, effort and, possibly, money you spent, and your work results in little or no impact on anyone’s life because your book doesn’t
- [Time-Saving Twitter Tips for Nonfiction Writers](https://writenonfictionnow.com/time-saving-twitter-tips-nonfiction-writers/) - Some writers refuse to use Twitter; others adore it. Some find themselves sucked into the constant flow of tweets and can't find their way out...at least not often enough to write! Today social media expert and regular contributor for Write Nonfiction Now, Frances Caballo (@CaballoFrances), offers some tips to help you use this powerful social
- [Discover the REAL Reason You Don’t Write: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #17](https://writenonfictionnow.com/discover-real-reason-dont-write-nonfiction-writing-prompt-17/) - When you don’t write, it’s usually not for the reasons you believe. To get yourself writing, you need to get really honest with yourself and uncover: Why you think you aren’t writing. Your payoffs for not writing. Your fears about writing. The negative thoughts that stop you from writing. When you do this, you can
- [Writing Rituals to Invoke Your Muse, Creativity and More](https://writenonfictionnow.com/writing-rituals-to-invoke-your-muse-creativity-and-more/) - Writing is about so much more than simply putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard. It’s about tapping into the creative part of yourself—call it your muse, your soul or, for those less spiritually inclined, your right brain. Maybe it’s even about inviting in, or invoking, something Higher—call it God—to join you as you
- [Think Short to Reach Your Long Nonfiction Writing Goal](https://writenonfictionnow.com/think-short-to-reach-your-long-nonfiction-writing-goal/) - Often writers don’t get their writing finished because they don’t start. They don’t start because their projects feel too intimidating, too large, too big, too long. Whether it’s an article or a book you want to write, you may sense that even if you type your way across the starting line, you won’t have the
- [7 Ways to Block Out the Noise and Distraction So You Can Write](https://writenonfictionnow.com/7-ways-block-noise-distraction-can-write/) - No matter how much you say you want to write, I bet, like me, you can find a million and one ways not to write. Today the world is a noisy, distracting place—and that world comes right to your keyboard. That means that if for any reason you don’t want to write, can’t write or
- [10 Twitter Tips for Nonfiction Writers](https://writenonfictionnow.com/10-twitter-tips-nonfiction-writers/) - Today's guest post is written by social media expert Frances Caballo (@CaballoFrances). I am very pleased to announce that Frances has agreed to regularly share her social media know-how with Write Nonfiction Now. Twitter is the most important social media network for writers. This microblogging platform is perfect for disseminating your newest blog posts, asking
- [Schedule Your Writing: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #15](https://writenonfictionnow.com/schedule-writing-nonfiction-writing-prompt-15/) - Now that you have found writing time in your days, weeks or months, you need to put it to use. How else will you ever get your book, article, essay, or blog written? I know I wrote about organizing your time and making writing a priority, but that doesn’t mean you actually made the effort
- [The Busy-Man’s Guide for Finding Time to Write](https://writenonfictionnow.com/busy-mans-guide-finding-time-write/) - The number one excuse most writers have when asked why they haven’t yet written, finished or published a book is that they don’t have time. In this guest blog post, fantasy writer and blogger Jevon Knights (@JevonKnights) explains how every writer—even the busiest man or woman—can find time to write. So you’ve decided to be
- [How to Schedule Your Writing Time ](https://writenonfictionnow.com/schedule-writing-time/) - I don’t know how many different reasons I’ve heard offered for why writers don’t write. Of course, lack of time tends to be the #1 reason cited. The second most-cited reason is lack of time management. Once writers find time to write, they simply don’t manage that time well. If you find yourself in this
- [Find Writing Time: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #14](https://writenonfictionnow.com/find-writing-time-nonfiction-writing-prompt-14/) - The most common complaint I hear from writers of all types, not just nonfiction writers, is that they don't have enough time to write. In fact, most of them have more time than they think—or realize. I'm not saying that you may not have real time constraints, but in most cases you can find the
- [3 Tactics for Dealing with Nonfiction Book Research](https://writenonfictionnow.com/3-tactics-dealing-nonfiction-book-research/) - Picture this: You’re steadily typing away at your keyboard. The words are flowing, and you’re making great progress on your nonfiction book project. The writing feels effortless, until…you realize you’re missing some information. You feel you need this key research before you can move on. So, you stop. Maybe you leaf through some papers on
- [5 Ways to Get Organized to Write Your Nonfiction Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/5-ways-to-get-organized-to-write-your-nonfiction-book/) - There’s a disconcerting moment in a nonfiction writer’s life just before beginning on a book project. You want to get started, but you know you need to get organized first. Organization. That can prove a challenging task for the creative person whose desk can tend to be a jumble of papers, sticky notes and books
- [Flesh Out Your Book Idea: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #13](https://writenonfictionnow.com/flesh-book-idea-nonfiction-writing-prompt-13/) - Now that you have a nonfiction book idea that will fulfill your purpose, provide value to readers and be unique and necessary in its category, it’s time to flesh that idea out. You need to give your book structure and determine the content you will include in your book. This is an important stage in
- [Nonfiction Authors: Get Bloggers to Promote Your Books](https://writenonfictionnow.com/nonfiction-authors-get-bloggers-to-promote-your-books/) - Getting your book reviewed by bloggers can push sales skyward fast. For nonfiction authors, finding book bloggers, as such reviewers are often called, can prove more difficult a task than for fiction authors. Today, book publicist Scott Lorenz of Westwind Communications offers a phenomenal resource to help you find book bloggers. Book Bloggers, i.e. people
- [Create a Nonfiction Book Idea Filled with Multiple Ideas](https://writenonfictionnow.com/create-a-nonfiction-book-idea-filled-with-multiple-ideas/) - While I was at the San Francisco Writer’s Conference a week and a half ago, I went to dinner with a colleague and agent Jodie Reins. During the course of our conversation, I happened to mention one of my many book projects. Jody exclaimed, “That’s not just a book. It’s a system!” “A what?” I
- [How to Become an Authorpreneur](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-become-an-authorpreneur/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. You can help brand yourself as an author by becoming a writer entrepreneur, or an authorpreneur. Consider turning yourself into a brand, like Nike, which began with a pair of running shoes
- [How to Spin Your Book Into Multiple Titles and a Brand](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-spin-your-book-into-multiple-titles-and-a-brand/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. If you take the time to brainstorm spin-offs, additional books ideas related to the one you want to write now, you’ll be amazed what you think of. You’ll soon discover you are
- [How to Sell More Books by Writing More Books ](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-sell-more-books-by-writing-more-books/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. If your book’s business plan includes spin-offs, a series of books or follow-up books related to the one you plan to write, it shows that you have a long-term view of your
- [Discover Ways to Brand Yourself and Earn More Money as a Writer](https://writenonfictionnow.com/discover-ways-to-brand-yourself-and-earn-more-money-as-a-writer/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. Now that you have your map and directions for the completion of your manuscript, the next step in the Author Training Process asks you to extend your vision of success past publication
- [Why It's Important to Know the Length of Your Book Before You Write It](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-its-important-to-know-the-length-of-your-book-before-you-write-it/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. It’s handy to know how many pages and words your book might end up having when complete and to use this as a guide for writing your book. This remains true whether
- [How to Evaluate Your Chapter Summaries Prior to Writing Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-evaluate-your-chapter-summaries-prior-to-writing-your-book/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. No matter what type of book you plan to write, once your chapter summaries are complete as detailed in Step #6 of the Author Training Process, Decide if Your Book’s Content Matches
- [Does Your Table of Contents Make Readers Want to Buy Your Book?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/does-your-table-of-contents-make-readers-want-to-buy-your-book/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. Once you have completed your table of contents (TOC), it’s time to continue your Author Training by looking at what you’ve created from a publishing business perspective—as if you were an acquisitions
- [How to Create a Table of Contents for Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-create-a-table-of-contents-for-your-book/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. As an author in training, you want to approach your Table of Contents (TOC) as both a creative and business process. In the first case, creating your TOC offers you a chance
- [A Table of Contents Provides a Map and Structure for Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/a-table-of-contents-provides-a-map-and-structure-for-your-book/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. Remember Alice from Alice in Wonderland? She didn’t have a map. No destination. That’s why she wandered around and didn’t care where she ended up. If you have been following along as
- [Why a Competitive Analysis Improves Your Book’s Chances of Success](https://writenonfictionnow.com/why-a-competitive-analysis-improves-your-books-chances-of-success/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. All aspiring authors should complete a competitive analysis for the books they plan to write. No matter how you plan to publish your book, look carefully at the competition it faces and
- [Is Your Book Idea Still Viable Even if Your Market is Small?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/is-your-book-idea-still-viable-even-if-your-market-is-small/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. Once you know the size of your market—big or niche—it’s time to evaluate your book idea with that market in mind. Determine if your project seems viable or how to make it
- [How to Describe the Target Market for Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-describe-the-target-market-for-your-book/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. Not every book has to have a huge market. It’s possible to sell a lot of books by targeting your work to small niche markets. You do, however, have to have a
- [What’s A Market and Why Do You Need One?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/whats-a-market-and-why-do-you-need-one/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. As a writer who wants someone in addition to yourself to read your work, you need a market for your book. You can’t write “the book you want to read” and make
- [How to Craft a Successful Title for Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-craft-a-successful-title-for-your-book/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. It’s time to take the work you’ve done to hone your book idea and discern the benefits it provides readers and create a title for your book. In previous posts, you learned
- [Do You and Your Book Have a Purpose That Promises Benefit to Readers? ](https://writenonfictionnow.com/do-you-and-your-book-have-a-purpose-that-promises-benefit-to-readers/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. When you first conceived the idea for your book, you might have believed writing it fulfilled a sense of personal purpose. Or maybe you thought your book had its own purpose to
- [Create a Successful Book with Focus on Reader Interest and Benefits](https://writenonfictionnow.com/create-a-successul-book-with-focus-on-reader-interest-and-benefits/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. To create a successful book—one that sells to many readers, you must conceive your idea with the “WIIFM Factor” in mind. The WIIFM factor represents the value you will add to your
- [Angles and Themes Make Your Book Idea More Marketable](https://writenonfictionnow.com/angles-and-themes-make-your-book-idea-more-marketable/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. A nonfiction book begins with an idea. This can be defined as an opinion, conviction, view, belief or principle. For nonfiction, that idea might be quite broad. It could be based on
- [Can You Tell a Publisher Why You Should Write and Publish Your Book?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/could-you-justify-writing-and-publishing-your-book/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. Most aspiring authors think they know exactly what their book is about and why someone would want to read it, which means buy it. In truth, they often don’t. Typically, they have
- [How Writing a Book Proposal Helps You Prepare to Write Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-writing-a-book-proposal-helps-you-prepare-to-write-your-book/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. I’ve written a number of book proposals, and I’ve helped a lot of clients with theirs as well. Writing a nonfiction book proposal takes a lot of time and entails a lot
- [How to Achieve Publishing Success and Reach Writing Goals](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-achieve-publishing-success-and-reach-writing-goals/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. Unlike the Alice Attitude that leaves you wandering around aimlessly, the best attitude to have if you want to train to become an author is an “Author Attitude.” You adopt an Author
- [How Willing are You to Wear a Business Hat and Sell Books?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-willing-are-you-to-wear-a-business-hat/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. To reach your goal of becoming a successful published author, you must do more than write. You have to become a writer entrepreneur. You will have to wear a business hat. You
- [How Will You Help Your Book Succeed?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/will-help-book-succeed/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. An integral part of your business plan involves considering how you actually will help your book succeed—what you will do to promote it once published. That’s what a promotion plan details and
- [Do You Feel Compelled to Write and Publish Your Book?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/feel-compelled-write-publish-book/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. In addition to writing and evaluating your author bio and platform, Step #8 in the Author Training Process, Weigh Whether You Are the Best Person to Write This Book…Now, involves looking at
- [How Big Does Your Author Platform Need to Be?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/big-author-platform-need/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. Publishing houses look at the size and elements that make up your author platform to determine if they want to offer you a book contract. They use this information, including how many
- [What is Author Platform and How Do You Create One?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/what-is-author-platform-and-how-do-you-create-one/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. What does “author platform” really mean? There are numerous definitions as well as opinions about how you create one--or if you should. A Few Definitions According to Chuck Sambuchino, author of Create
- [When is The Right Time to Write and Publish Your Book?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/right-time-write-publish-book/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. Despite what you think, now might not be the right time to write and publish your book. It’s possible that you need to take some time to get more experience. Maybe you
- [How to See Yourself Through an Acquisitions Editor’s Eyes](https://writenonfictionnow.com/see-though-acquisitions-editors-eyes/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. The training in this step requires seeing yourself through the eyes of a prospective business partner: an agent or publisher. Authors don’t need resumes to land jobs or get financial backers for
- [Are You the Best Person to Write Your And Publish Your Book Right Now?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/best-person-write-publish-book-right-now/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. Like most aspiring authors, when inspiration hit you probably assumed you were the right person to carry out your idea from start to finish. You also probably wanted to complete and publish
- [Are You Financially Ready and Able to Write and Publish?](https://writenonfictionnow.com/are-you-financially-ready-and-able-to-write-and-publish/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. The last part of Step #7 in the Author Training Process involves evaluating if you have the financial ability to move forward with writing and publishing your book and if you have
- [Chapter Summaries Help You Prepare to Write and Sell Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/chapter-summaries-help-you-prepare-to-write-and-sell-your-book/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. At this point in the process, you get to do some real writing. Whoo hoo! How much writing you do in Step #6 of the Author Training Process, Decide if Your Book’s
- [How to Produce a Competitive Analysis of Your Book](https://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-produce-a-competitive-analysis-of-your-book/) - This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. The competitive analysis completed during Step #4 of the Author Training Process, Make Sure You Write a Unique and Necessary Book, parallels the nonfiction book proposal section called “Competing Books” (also sometimes
- [Create a Unique and Necessary Book Idea: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #12](https://writenonfictionnow.com/create-unique-necessary-book-idea-nonfiction-writing-prompt-12/) - If you want to write a commercial book that stands out in its category—the shelf where you find it in a virtual or physical bookstore, you must develop an idea that is unique and necessary. That means you not only need to provide a book with a high degree of value to readers, as I
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- [Create Book Ideas to Support Your Goals: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #10](https://writenonfictionnow.com/create-book-ideas-to-support-your-goals-nonfiction-writing-prompt-10/) - If you want to write and publish books, the first step involves developing ideas. You may be a nonfiction writer with just one book idea or with many. However, if you have nonfiction writing goals, your book ideas should support your goals. I have many book ideas. Despite the fact that some of them really
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