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10 Ways to Build Your Author Platform Online

November 7, 2009 By Nina Amir

7 Nov

As mentioned in yesterdays WNFiN post, when a publisher or acquisition editor examines a prospective author’s nonfiction book proposal, he or she will look long and hard at a number of things that have little to do with that writer’s writing. In particular, purchase of a manuscript depends to a great extent upon a proposal section called the “Author’s Platform.”…
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The Five Biggest Questions Publishers Ask Before They Will Buy Your Manuscript

November 6, 2009 By Nina Amir

6 Nov

I know we’ve only just hit day number six, but it’s time to get into the real nitty-gritty of nonfiction writing: the business end of book publishing. (I warned you we would!) If you’re going to write a nonfiction book, you must be sure you have a marketable product. (This is true of articles, too, but we’re going to talk…
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How to Earn More and Work Less by Managing the Rights to Your Articles and Considering the World Your Market

November 5, 2009 By Nina Amir

5 Nov

My writing roots are grounded in magazine journalism, and I still spend a good bit of my time each year writing articles for a variety of publications. I have a monthly gig writing an article for a trade magazine, and I try to write a variety of articles related to my interests and to the books I am writing and…
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Creative Nonfiction: How to Stay Out of Trouble

November 4, 2009 By Nina Amir

4 Nov

If, like me, you enjoy journalistic endeavors, but you also enjoy the more literary side of writing, you might want to try your hand at a piece of creative nonfiction this month. If offers a journalist with a fiction-like flair to have some fun while still reporting on true events. However, creative nonfiction writers must know the rules of this…
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How to Land a Nonfiction Magazine Assignment… And Get Asked to Write a Second Article When You’re Done

November 3, 2009 By Nina Amir

3 Nov

During this month, we will explore a variety of nonfiction forms. For the next few days, however, we will take a closer look at journalistic endeavors. Many nonfiction writers have aspirations of writing for newspapers or magazines. Plus, many authors of nonfiction books find it necessary at times to write journalistic pieces to establish themselves as experts in their field…
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