self-publishing vs. traditional publishing

Will you pick yourself or wait to be picked?

March 25, 2011 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

In a recent blog post, best-selling author and marketing expert made this statement:”No one is going to pick you. Pick…
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Do Traditional Publishers Hinder Your Ability to Reach Readers?

February 23, 2011 By Nina Amir 2 Comments

While at the San Francisco Writers Conference I had the pleasure to hear Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, speak about…
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Are You a Traditional Publishing Holdout or a Self-Publishing Maven?

November 15, 2008 By Ruth Tuffnell Leave a Comment

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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Nina Amir, the Inspiration to Creation Coach, inspires writers and bloggers to create published products and careers as authors. Additionally, she helps her clients and readers achieve their potential, fulfill their purpose and make a positive and meaningful difference with their words. She is the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1599635402/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1599635402&linkCode=as2&tag=copywrcommun-20">How to Blog a Book</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1599631458/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1599631458&linkCode=as2&tag=copywrcommun-20">The Author Training Manual</a>, and <a href="http://ninaamir.com/creativevisualizationforwriters">Creative Visualization for Writers</a>, all published by Writer’s Digest Books. As a hybrid author, she also has published 17 books independently. She is a nonfiction book editor and doctor, proposal consultant, and an Author Coach and Trainer as well as a Book and Blog Coach. Some of her clients have sold 320,000+ copies of their books and been published by major publishing houses. Nina also is an award winning blogger and journalist, international speaker and founder of National Nonfiction Writing Month, also known as the <a href="http://www.writenonfictioninnovember.com/">Write Nonfiction in November Challenge</a>, and the <a href="http://www.nonfictionwritersuniversity.com/">Nonfiction Writers’ University</a>. Also a Certified High Performance Coach, Nina strives to help creative people Achieve More Inspired Results personally and professionally.