As an aspiring book author who opts for traditional publishing, you will need to prove to agents and publishing houses that you know what you are talking about. A known publishing house will likely invest thousands of dollars into your book and they do not want to lose money. Your job is to convince them that you and your book idea are worth their time and money. How you establish credibility with them depends on…
Continue readingThere are many excellent reasons to take the time to write and publish a book. Having authored a book gives you instant credibility as an expert and that immediately sets you apart from everyone else in your field. It helps to fill your pipeline with perfect clients and gives you a reason to raise your rates. Publishing a book, and having one in your marketing toolkit is smart because now you also have the perfect giveaway…
Continue readingPeople type “how to write a book” into their search engines and hope that a bestseller will come out of their computer. Unfortunately, it does not work that way. Whether you write song lyrics, or comedy, poetry or are looking for insights and information on how to write a book, this little ‘single shot’ from Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee will lighten your load — and in under three minutes you will realize that no two…
Continue readingVoltaire is reputed to have said to a client “… madam, here is the novel you commissioned it’s in two volumes, if I had more time I could have written it in one.” What a dramatic statement! It gets to the heart of new writers problems – how to be clear and concise. As an established writer I am frequently asked for advice but fail miserably in supplying answers. I have been writing now for…
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