If you are a serious nonfiction writer or author, you don’t just want to get your writing read, you want to make a living as a writer and author. That means you want to make money. Here’s the bad news: Books are not big money makers–especially not nonfiction books. They can provide a nice trickle of income, but they aren’t…
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Today’s guest blog post is the third part of a three-part series by Stephanie Chandler, author of Own Your Niche and Booked Up! Read part 1 here and part 2 here. In the first two posts in this series, I covered what you need to know before you pitch the media and how to build a list of media contacts….
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Do you suffer from inertia? Do you set writing goals and simply not take action on them? Are you passionate? Do you feel a sense of purpose? But do you just never get started? It’s time to get really honest. There are two reasons I think writers don’t take action on their writing goals (me included): 1.  lack of desire…
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I get asked a lot of questions about how to get published. I offer a lot of answers in response–lots of advice on what to do and what not to do. I can’t, however, guarantee that anyone who follows my advice will actually end up published traditionally or successfully self-publish their own book. (By successfully I mean that they will…
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Today’s guest blog post is the second of a three-part series by Stephanie Chandler, author of Own Your Niche and Booked Up! The last part will appear next Friday. Read the first part here. In my previous article, I covered what you need to know before you pitch the media. Now I’ll share with you how to build your list…
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