Today’s post goes out to all those Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) participants writing a complete nonfiction book in 30…
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What Do You Know?
Yesterday I wrote about becoming a change agent by sharing your words. I said everyone had received something they can…
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What writers can learn from Groundhog Day
I woke up today thinking about Groundhog Day. What a strange holiday. We wait for a little animal named Punxsutawney…
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Does Your Book Idea Fill an Empty Spot on the Shelf?
The other day a potential client asked me what I thought about her book idea. She said, “The book I…
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9 Ways to Make Sure Your Nonfiction Book Succeeds
Today…a commercial break. Here’s a plug for a workshop I’m giving in the N. CA Bay Area. I hope some…
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Editing IS Marketing: Boning Up on First Impressions
Since we are on the topic of editing (see yesterday’s post), I thought we should follow that line of thinking…
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Five Things to Avoid for a Pristine Query Letter
If you want to sell your nonfiction writing, at some point you’ll have to write a query letter. This holds…
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What Do Agents Look For? Great Writers, Great Professionals
Nonfiction writers looking for traditional book publishing contracts—wanting to sell their manuscripts to small, medium or large traditional publishing houses,…
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It’s November 1: Let the Business of Nonfiction Writing Begin!
Are your hands posed over the keyboard ready to begin? Are you waiting, as if for the gun to go…
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