I used to be a dedicated journaler. I have stacks of my old diaries dating back to high school…or maybe even middle school. Then, in my 30s, I stopped keeping a hand-written journal and switched to the computer. Later, I stopped journaling altogether. I felt I could better use that time. Computer Journaling First, let me explain why I switched…
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Too often we fail to acknowledge our own accomplishments. In the process, we lose sight of how much we have done or how far we have come. Recently I decided to write a post that listed some facts about my writing career. I found it an interesting exercise. It did, indeed, offer me a chance to look back over my…
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On April 5, I turned 55. This event made me think about my life, including all the writing related things I’ve accomplished. For fun, I thought I’d share some of these writing career facts with you today. In this way, I hope you’ll get to know me a bit better. I began writing in elementary school.The first things I wrote…
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To make a living as a nonfiction author, think beyond writing and books. Consider yourself both an author and an entrepreneur—an authorpreneur. Publishing is a business, plain and simple. If you choose to self-publish, you create a start-up publishing company. If you traditionally publish, you ask a publisher to become your venture-capital partner. But here’s the rub: Most books don’t…
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I am pleased to welcome Kathleen Gage as a regular contributor here on Write Nonfiction NOW! Kathleen is the author of Power Up for Profits: The Smart Woman’s Guide to Online Marketing and will be sharing her online marketing advice with us. You can follow Kathleen on Twitter at @KathleenGage. I’ve been consulting authors for many years now. The one…
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