Every book needs a business plan. I donât care if you write nonfiction or fiction, if you plan on self-publishing or traditionally publishing, a business plan helps you produces a book that can succeed in todayâs highly competitive publishing marketplace. The reason why is simple: A business plan helps you produce a marketable bookâone that sells. Think Like a Business…
Read More
Writing Prompt 104 Write your professional (business) biography. On Monday, we talked about the need to write a personal biography. Now that youâve written a statement containing personal details about yourself and your upbringing, itâs time to get professional. A professional biography is different from a personal biography because it contains factual statements about your education and work history. Think…
Read More
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 donât need resumes to land jobs or get financial backers for their projects, though. They need…
Read More
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 youâve worked before. I am here to help you get serious about your quest to be a…
Read More
Todayâs Sub-Theme â Frugal Living Today is the last day of August and the end of Augustâs âAll About Youâ theme. Just 62 days left until NaNonFiWriMo 2013 is here. Please start preparing now! Our eleventh and final sub-theme is âfrugal living.â The concept of frugality involves spending less. It is a basic principle of life that applies to people…
Read More