Most of you know I’m a huge fan of using blogging for building and author’s platform. I even encourage writers to blog their books if they think they might have an idea that will generate enough on-line readers to attract a publisher’s Web surfing eyes. Therefore, I found myself particularly attracted to some comments related to blogging I recently saw…
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How to Query a Magazine Editor and Land an Assignment
As a seasoned magazine journalist and a nonfiction editor, I know how to query a magazine editor and what type of pitch makes an editor sit up and take notice. I also know what mistakes will make one never get past the first sentence or two. These days, the best way to approach an editor is with an emailed query…
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You Can Realize Your Dream of Publishing a Book
When you come home from a conference and think about all the things you need to do—and haven’t yet done or aren’t quite sure how to do—before you try to publish your book, do you feel discouraged? You aren’t alone. After hearing all those speakers and experts tell them what they should or must do to get published, many writers…
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Your Published Work Reflects Your Level of Professionalism
Writers must remember that every time they publish their work, they put their professionalism on the line. That means that when they publish a blog post, an information product, an e-zine article, or a book, they must be sure they are putting their best work out into the world. This week a writer approached me for an estimate on editing…
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Writers Need to Include Speaking in Author Platform and Book Promotion Efforts
With all the talk about how to build author platform and promote books on the internet, sometimes good old tried and true speaking to audiences gets forgotten. Indeed, speaking, whether in the form of talks, seminars, workshops, or classes, remains an important platform and promotion element for both aspiring and established authors. For those aspiring authors wanting to build platform,…
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Why You Shouldn’t Publish Your Manuscript Without an Editor
As a nonfiction editor, as well as a writing coach and publishing mentor, I’ve seen a lot of manuscripts come across my desk that were in dire need of help; their author’s did the right thing by spending the time and money on a professional editor prior to sending them out to agents or publishers or deciding to self-publish. I’ve…
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How to Use Life Story and Personal Experience in an Essay
Last week I wrote two posts related to memoir, 10 Ways to Use Life Story in Nonfiction Writing and How to Use Life Story or Personal Experience in Articles. Today, I’d like to add to these with a post about how to use life story and personal experience in essay. For the memoirist, it makes total sense to branch off…
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How to Use Life Story and Personal Experience in Articles
Often writers want to use life stories and personal experiences in their writing. They think the only way to do so in the realm of nonfiction involves writing a memoir. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. Yesterday I offered 10 ways to use life story in nonfiction writing. Today, I’d like to expand on how to do so in…
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