If you are one of the many writers who really doesnât want to have anything to do with online author platform building, donât despair. Itâs 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 spending your time on social…
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Youâve 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 âwritersâ garretâ and out into the âreal world.â You have to give your work and yourself to the worldâwarts…
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Many authors struggle to findâor makeâtime to promote their books. In todayâs 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 theyâd rather use their time writing than promoting. Who can blame them? Theyâre writers, after all, not marketers. And yet, nearly every…
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You say you want to become a nonfiction author, but are you ready? If you think all you need is a publishable manuscript, youâre 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 idea. You need the courage…
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With this nonfiction writing prompt I want to make you an author. And I donât 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, Iâd love for you to do it in a week. No more aspiring author, just published author. Refer back…
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