Bestselling authors don’t reach that status simply with good ideas and writing. Mega authors focus on book marketing and promotion. In today’s guest post, Kathleen Gage (@KathleenGage), an internationally recognized Internet marketing advisor, explains the importance of podcasts and radio shows in the making of successful authors and books. Ask most authors if they would like the success mega authors…
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Every month for a year I’ve challenged you to up your game as a nonfiction writer. Before that, I offered you 52 nonfiction writing prompts. But it’s a new year—and time to switch things up a bit. This year, I want to challenge you to step into your best writing self. What does that mean? I want to challenge you…
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Things get pretty quiet in the publishing industry in late December. That doesn’t mean you need to stop moving toward your writing goals. In fact, this is a great time to develop some tenacity and make big strides forward. In this guest post, W. Terry Whalin (@TerryWhalin) offers a variety of tips on how to move forward during December…or any…
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Reviews can make or break a book. The more reviews your book receives, the more likely readers will find and purhcase it. Today, Kyle Bell (@kbeezy902) offers tips on how to find and develop reelationships with reviewers. Book reviews are regarded as the Holy Grail of marketing because they allow you to present social proof to new readers. They create…
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Foreword. Preface. Introduction. What’s the difference between these parts of a nonfiction book, and which of them are required? In this guest post, book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) answers these commonly asked questions. The lingo that editors and other publishing types use for different parts of books and their creation can get confusing. And no publishing terms are more often…
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Every year in December you hear the same advice: set goals. To achieve your nonfiction writing goals, however, you need to plan your year. Did you compose writing goals last year? How’d you do on those goals? If you are like most people—not just writers—you didn’t do so well. I get it. I don’t always achieve my goals either. But…
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This post is the final one in the 2017 Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) Challenge, also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo). The event is sponsored by the Nonfiction Writers’ University — join today for just $1! To find out more or participate in the WNFIN challenge, click here. Compare a successful nonfiction writer to an unsuccessful one, and,…
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