Aspiring writers come to conferences from all over the country–and even the world–hoping to get in an elevator with an agent and to give their “elevator pitch.” They pay to go to “pitch slam” or “pitchapalooza” sessions where they have 3-10 minutes to tell an agent or editor about their idea. They hope to leave with a card in hand…
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Lots of Write Nonfiction in November participants write books, although you can take on a shorter nonfiction project. This year, those who do, indeed, decide to write a book from scratch, have the chance to participate in a post-WNFIN virtual pitch slam. Even though WNFIN is not a contest, participants who do, indeed, write a book in a month during…
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This final section of a book proposal is pretty self-explanatory. You will simply attach two or three of your best chapters to the end of your book proposal. That said, aspiring authors tend to have some questions about the Sample Chapters anyway. Let me cover a few. Which chapters should you attach? As I said, usually your best chapters, but…
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Many writers who choose to participate in NaNonFiWriMo do so instead of participating in NaNoWriMo. They don’t want to be NanoRebels or they simply choose to take part in a purely nonfiction event with an educational twist. But they want to write a complete nonfiction book, not a shorter work like an article or an essay. Although a nonfiction book…
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Although you can take on any number of different nonfiction projects during Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN), finishing a book in 30 days tends to be one of the larger goals writers set out to achieve during the challenge. For those who might also write fiction, I suppose this gives them a clearer sense that they are paralleling National Novel…
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