Do you write no matter what life throws your way? Most writers allow “life” to get in the way of writing. And I know it can…if you let it. I’ve been there, done that. I bet you have, too. I added “Certified High Performance Coach” to my Author Coach and Trainer credentials to discover strategies and tools to help my…
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No matter how you publish, one fact remains the same: You need to market your book before and after publication. In today’s guest post, Kathleen Gage (@KathleenGage), an internationally recognized Internet marketing advisor, provides a close look at book marketing. Every author has a reason for writing a book. It could be simply for the pleasure of writing. For some,…
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Everyone says, “Self-publishing is easy!” But is it really? That depends upon who answers the question. In this guest post, W. Terry Whalin (@TerryWhalin) provides his view on why self-publishing is not easy and what you need to do to self-publish successfully. Almost everyone has a keyboard and a computer with the ability to crank out words and produce a…
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It doesn’t matter if I speak at a conference, work with a coaching client, or teach a class, aspiring writers share one common complaint: I don’t write. That’s why this month my challenge to nonfiction writers is to write or write more. It’s time to stop whining. I don’t know why I don’t write. I want to…but I just don’t….
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Most writers need to consider themselves business people—and create the correct structure for that business. However, this becomes all the more important when you self-publish. If you choose to open your own publishing company, you are, indeed, a business. In this guest post, the first in a series, Helen Sedwick (@HelenSedwick) explains the four steps to opening a writing business….
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For years I’ve been talking about turning short pieces of work—blog posts and articles—into books. But this type of project is not something you slap together without thought or revision. In fact, I recommend that you have to have a solid plan for the project before you begin compiling it. In this guest post, book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) explains…
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Although I’ve been using creative visualization for years, and I even published a book about the topic in 2016, many people don’t have any idea of the power imagination has to help them create what they desire. That desire could be for a new car, a relationship, a successfully completed marathon, or a finished book manuscript. It doesn’t matter what…
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