Blogging for Authors—Lesson #6 For years—as in a lot of years—I tried to land a traditional book publishing deal. No luck. Not that I didn’t get great feedback on my ideas, writing, book titles, and book proposals. I did. Every bit of positive feedback, however, came with that dreaded word: But. But…you don’t have an author platform. Author Platform Defined…
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Week #2 – The emerging trends of pop culture On Monday, we discussed the intrigue of pop culture memes as one way of learning about emerging trends in pop culture. Today, we talk about another easy way to come across emerging trends – – content curators. Many people go through great lengths to curate content for others. Your job is…
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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. No matter what type of book you plan to write, once your chapter summaries are complete as detailed in Step #6 of the Author Training Process, Decide if Your Book’s Content Matches Your Initial Vision of Your…
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Week #2 – The emerging trends of pop culture Following the emerging trends of pop culture is a fun thing to do. So many people do it as a pastime while others do it as a profession, turning their observations into eloquent blog posts. If you’re a curious person like me and you notice things over time, eventually, you’ll learn…
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Week #1 – Nuts and bolts of emerging trends Having discussed a good definition of emerging trends and listing reasons why it makes sense to follow them, we now turn our attention to the thought leaders of emerging trends. Everyone has their preferred thought leaders in any given industry. I know I have my favorites in writing. Today, your job is to…
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