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. To make this decision, you…
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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 past five years, I have…
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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 viable, but the authors have…
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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 I’ve given a tool and…
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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 writing can make the difference…
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