This past weekend I attended a National Speakers Association event. I’ve been doing so for almost a year now. I recommend all writers consider attending these events; in fact, become a member of NSA if you have 20 or more paid speaking gigs a year. NSA offers the best place for writers to learn how to speak, and writers need…
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How's Your Writing Year Shaping Up?
With less than a week left until January ends, it’s time to see how how your writing year is shaping up. Often the remaining 11 months take on the same basic energy of the first month of the year. So, how’s the year looking for you? Mine wasn’t looking so great at first. With my daughter home from college and…
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Speak Your Way to Faster Content
I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking for faster ways to churn out content. I have four active blogs, an online column (and possibly another in the works), and books I’m writing. Plus, I need to promote my work with e-zine articles and news releases. So, when I saw this article from Jeff Herring, I wanted to share…
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Feeling Overwhelmed? Write a Short Book
If you feel overwhelmed by the idea of writing a full-length book, here’s one tactic that helps many of my clients begin writing–and end up with a finished product they can sell. Write a short book, e-book or tip book. I’ve written short books that range in length from 24 pages to 48. The fact that they are short makes…
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As iPad Sales Increase, So Do E-book Purchases
Today the news in the publishing world supports what I heard this weekend from self-publishing guru and publishing “futurist” Dan Poynter: Authors must be publishing ebooks. Apple reported Tuesday afternoon that it sold 7.3 million iPads in the quarter ended December 25, up from 4.2 million in the previous quarter. “Since the company released the tablet in April, it has…
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