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A Writer’s Check List for Finished Written Work

November 29, 2009 By Ruth Tuffnell

29 Nov

Tomorrow marks the end of the Write Nonfiction in November 2009. I had one more guest blog post, but it consisted of more advice about promoting books. I figured we did enough of that for one month. Instead, I though I’d offer you my check list for finished work. This seems appropriate since you should be nearing the end of…
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Time Management for Nonfiction Writers: The Fine Art of Repurposing Your Work

November 28, 2009 By Ruth Tuffnell

28 Nov

Many writers don’t write full time. They fit their writing in and around their full-time jobs or around caring for their families. If they write for a living, or, like me, write and edit for a living, they may have little time to work on personal writing projects during the day. Plus, as we’ve seen if writers seriously take on…
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7 Nonfiction Book Marketing Traps to Avoid

November 27, 2009 By Ruth Tuffnell

27 Nov

The year I won the San Francisco Writer’s Conference pitch conference, I had just gained some really valuable information in a morning session. (I mentioned this in an earlier WNFiN post.) The session was taught by writing-career-coach Teresa LeYung Ryan and public relations/marketing consultant Elisa Southard. I’ve never forgotten the lesson Elisa taught me and shares again in today’s WNFiN…
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How Nonfiction Writers Can Find Personal Value in their Marketing and Promotion Efforts

November 26, 2009 By Ruth Tuffnell

26 Nov

Happy Thanksgiving! It’s November 25th, and Write Nonfiction in November has just five more days left before the challenge ends. Blog readers have been busy reading, but I’ve heard little from writers. I hope that means you’ve been busy writing. I did notice, however, that many of the article on marketing and promotion garner less readers than others. I’m not…
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Why Social Networking is a Must for Authors

November 25, 2009 By Ruth Tuffnell

25 Nov

When I mention social networking to my writing friends, they cringe. “It’s too time consuming,” they complain. “I don’t have time.” It’s true. Social networking does take up time, but so does every other thing you must do as a nonfiction writer to promote yourself as a writer and your published work. And promote you must if you want it…
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