Today, more people read audiobooks than ever before. If you aren’t turning your print and ebooks into listenable content, you are missing readers. Today, Nishil Prasad (@nick6974) provides a quick guide to producing your first audiobook. Historically, books came in the form of bound and printed texts. Now, however, you can find books in different mediums, like ebooks and audiobooks. And…
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I don’t often talk about my writing process or share about times when I am struggling to write. In fact, in the past, I didn’t struggle to write…ever. Really. Once upon a time, I struggled with ideas. I didn’t think I had any. Then, as if by magic, the ideas came faster than I could write them down. But I…
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Whether you like outlining or not, most writing pros recommend starting your nonfiction book project with an outline. We’ve discussed the importance of outlining previously on the blog, but the topic is worth a second visit from a different perspective. So, today, author Gregory Diehl (@identitypublic) offers his best advice on creating an outline that works—from start to finish of…
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I bet you’d love to turbocharge your writing. I want that, too. Like you, though, sometimes my writing is anything but charged up. I feel like I’m writing in low gear with an engine that’s struggling to move forward an inch. Know what I mean? When that happens, it’s hard to write at all. But I learned something a few…
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Marketing a nonfiction book can feel like an overwhelming task. That’s why so many authors seek the help of a marketer. However, they might not be ready for a book marketer’s help yet. Today Emmanuel Nataf (@EmmanuelNataf), co-founder of Reedsy, offers some tips on how to prepare to work with a marketer…and to know you are ready for this collaboration….
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You’ve heard the advice to choose a nonfiction niche for your books and blogs, and you took action. But what if your niche suddenly plummets in popularity? What do you do then? In today’s guest post, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) ,a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, explains how she handled this very situation. Discover some powerful tips on how…
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Bestselling books are not created after their publication dates. The real work of gaining book sales happens long before. In today’s guest post, Kathleen Gage (@KathleenGage), an internationally recognized Internet marketing advisor, shares her best tips on creating a book marketing plan you can implement as you write your book. The challenge: Market a book to an audience that doesn’t…
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Most people who decide to start a nonfiction book project begin writing the moment the light bulb goes on. Writing when inspired can make you quite productive but also can produce a manuscript that isn’t as salable as you’d like. To avoid this problem, start your nonfiction book project by coupling inspiration with planning. This will allow you to write…
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Your excuses won’t get you published, but your consistent and tenacious attempts to become a writer and published author will. Today, writer and acquisitions editor W. Terry Whalin (@TerryWhalin) discusses how he has managed to become prolific and productive as a writer and how you can do the same. Writers have a litany of excuses why they can’t get their…
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