WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #18 Guest post by Carla King (@CarlaKing) Today there are so many quick and easy ways to publish a book it’s almost dangerous. Why dangerous? Because books need editing, proofreading, formatting, and design and, honestly, a prematurely distributed book can be embarrassing. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t publish it for beta readers, iterating often and…
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WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #17 Guest post by Holly Brady (@HollyBrady) Nonfiction writers are increasingly turning to the world of self-publishing—in part because traditional publishers are so difficult and slow to work with; and in part because self-publishing offers full control over the creative process. But the world of self-publishing is also tricky to navigate. Here are some of the…
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WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #16 Guest post by Carla Douglas (@CarlaDouglas) What’s a macro? Simply put, a macro is a set of instructions for your word processor—a short computer program that automatically performs repetitive tasks. You can run macros using Microsoft Word or WPS Writer (pro version), and Google Docs now features the lite version of the macro editors love,…
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WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #15 Guest post by Eliza Tutellier (@RecoveryPress) If books and blogs on how to create the perfect book proposal were key to success, I wouldn’t be shaking my head nine times out of ten when opening a query letter. I wouldn’t lose my faith in humanity a little more each day as I read things like…
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WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #14 Guest post by Katharine Sands A huge Homeland fan, I recently read an article about how people are recruited as spies. Reviewing the TV depiction of spy-spotting, a CIA agent shared the mnemonic MICE for what they look for and how agency recruiters assess new potential spies to become assets. The mnemonic MICE hits on…
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