To start off week #2 of Write Nonfiction in November, I’m going to change the topic a bit. Actually, I’m going to let publishing consultant Randy Peyser of Author One Stop pose five different topics that she says most authors need to know about but don’t. (We’ll get back to platform building a bit later, don’t worry; it’s too big…
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How to Get a 6-Figure Book Advance
We are at the end of week #1 for Write Nonfiction in November. Is your nonfiction project unfolding easily and effortlessly? Are you learning new and useful information by reading this blog? I hope so. Today we combine a bit of information about platform building with some great tips on writing the all-important platform, markets and promotion sections of a proposals. Media…
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What’s a Platform? Why Do You Need One? And 18 Ways to Build One
If you are writing a nonfiction book, you need to know one word: platform. Not only do you need to know what it means, you need to know how to build a big, strong, wide one for yourself and for your book to stand upon. Fiction writers need a platform, too, as do both self-published and traditionally-published authors. All…
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The Book Proposal:8 Hooks to Make Agents and Editors Eager to Read Your Proposal
If you are writing a book proposal during Write Nonfiction in November, I’m posting this blog for you. For the nonfiction writer wanting to find an agent and have their book published by a traditional publisher, this document represents a necessary evil. While fiction writers can simply write their book, and turn in a synopsis, author’s bio and chapter summaries,…
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5 Quick Tips for Improving Your Writing
After reading Vicki Weiland’s guest post yesterday, I finally got off my rear end and decided on my Write Nonfiction in November project. (Yes, I’m actually beginning my writing two days late, which puts me at a disadvantage, I suppose.) She wrote about her pet editing peeve, which had nothing to do with grammar per se. Instead, her pet peeve involved writers…
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