Itās been said that a marketing, or promotion, plan can make or break a traditional publishing deal. However, a marketing plan also can mean success or failure for an indie book or a traditionally published book. The hard work of selling copies of a book no matter how published gets done by none other than the author. And this is…
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If you plan to self-publish your book after National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo) is over, youāll need to consider how you might design not only the cover but the interior. Indie publishers most often hire out design, but these days you have many other options, such as high-quality book designs created in WordPress from book designer Joel Friedlander. Still, you…
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Today, on Day 16 of National Nonfiction Writing Month, itās time to talk about how to improve your manuscript once completed. No matter what you write, itās important to know how to edit your own work, especially if you plan to freelance or to blog. There are many times when the only eyes that will see your work before you…
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Your query letter helps you get the attention of a literary agent or acquisitions editor at a publishing house, but your nonfiction book proposal keeps these publishing professionalsā attention. This document sells both you and your book. It proves you are a good business partner for a publisher and that your book is a viable, or marketable, product. You see,…
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If your dream of authorship includes traditional publishing, at some point you will need to approach a literary agent to try and obtain representation. Only small, independent publishing houses accept what are called āunagentedā submissions. The mid-sized and large published houses all require that book proposals arrive via “agented” submissions. That means your first job involves sending a query letter…
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