Writing Prompt 104 Write your professional (business) biography. On Monday, we talked about the need to write a personal biography. Now that you’ve written a statement containing personal details about yourself and your upbringing, it’s 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…
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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 don’t need resumes to land jobs or get financial backers for their projects, though. They need…
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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 you’ve worked before. I am here to help you get serious about your quest to be a…
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Today’s Sub-Theme – Frugal Living Today is the last day of August and the end of August’s “All About You” theme. Just 62 days left until NaNonFiWriMo 2013 is here. Please start preparing now! Our eleventh and final sub-theme is “frugal living.” The concept of frugality involves spending less. It is a basic principle of life that applies to people…
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As a writer, you probably set goals for yourself. You want to get your book published this year, land your first byline in a magazine, increase your income as a professional writer, or get more subscribers to your blog. You may even set New Year’s resolutions or write these goals down or create a vision board for yourself once a…
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