I’ve been hearing lots of talk about National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). That’s not surprising since it’s already October 9th and the annual novel writing contest begins in three and a half weeks. I haven’t heard much mention of National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo), though. I realize that NaNoWriMo has been around longer than NaNonFiWriMo, and more writers write novels…
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The digital age has made it difficult for print publications to stay in business. That has given many a budding journalist reason to wonder if pursuing a career in print journalism still represents a wise choice. Those wanting to freelance as magazine or newspaper writers also pause to consider if querying these traditional publications is a waste of time. In…
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My guest post today is written by Jamie Cawley, author of The Self Publishers Guide to Book Marketing. A major challenge we face as non-fiction authors is choosing a book topic that will sell. Fortunately, the common availability of information on the internet means you can do a small amount of research to find out if there will be demand…
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Many writers feel called to write books that inspire others to create change. Maybe you are one of them. If so, your book might cause readers to change their personal lives, habits, work, health, relationships, thinking, or spiritual practice. Or your book might move them to create change in the world—by becoming more ecologically minded, politically involved, or ethically outspoken….
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There are many ways to promote a book. Giving it away seems to have become a poplar one. Many authors choose to do this with the hope that the book will than garner some on-line reviews or build up some word-of-mouth reviews so sales increase. I’d like to suggest that you begin giving your book away from day one, from…
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I often encourage clients and readers to repurpose their work. One piece of work can become many things before ultimately becoming a book. Today, instead of a guest post, I have an interview with Mary C. Earle, author of Days of Grace: Meditation and Practices for Living With Illness, who explains the interesting and varied path her work took prior…
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As the great mystic Bob Dylan wrote, “The times they are a changin’.” And not just in the economic, political, ecological, or some other specific part of our life. Not just in the publishing world, though that changes all the time, too. And not just in the United States or in one country. Everything is changing all the time. Some…
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Someone once totally slammed me publicly for asking her to write a guest blog post for free. I’ll never forget that or her. She had something like 70,000 subscribers and (without my permission) she shared part of our email correspondence with all of them to show what a ignorant jerk I was for asking her to write anything, let alone…
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