Authors constantly ask me what they can blog about. They have a book–fiction or non-fiction–and they want to know how…
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How to Use a Rifle and Shotgun to Accomplish Your Book Promotion Goals
A few days ago I ran a post about how to pitch the media. However, sometimes getting media attention takes…
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How to Build Online Relationships and Sell More Books
Not every author wants to speak in front of audiences, although speaking has been the publishing industry standard for promoting…
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The Five Biggest Questions Publishers Ask Before They Will Buy Your Manuscript
I know we’ve only just hit day number six, but it’s time to get into the real nitty-gritty of nonfiction…
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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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How to Create an Author Showcase Website for the Media
Not only does every writer need to have a website or blog, but every writer trying to build a platform…
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Are You a Traditional Publishing Holdout or a Self-Publishing Maven?
Yesterday’s post brought up an important issue with which most nonfiction (and some fiction) authors today need to grapple: Are…
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How to Get a 6-Figure Book Advance
We are at the end of week #1 for Write Nonfiction in November. Is your nonfiction project unfolding easily and…
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What’s a Platform? Why Do You Need One? And 18 Ways to Build One
If you are writing a nonfiction book, you need to know one word: platform. Not only do you need to…
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