Have you ever dreamed of a writing career? The dreaming will never be enough to reach your goal. If you want to write nonfiction professionally, you need to start working on your writing skills now. Of course, you will never learn how to write until you start to practice your skill. So if you want […]
1. Test-market your idea: Try it out on trustworthy writers, authors in your field, booksellers, and book buyers to gauge its potential against past and future competition. 2. Test-market your book title, chapter titles, and content: a blog, a website, articles, talks, videos, podcasts, and social media will provide feedback and help build a community […]
Visibility is Salability: Making the World Ready for Your Book * Register your name as your website asap. If your name is taken, tweak it by, for example, adding your middle initial. * Use your name for your email address: [your first name]@[your first name followed by your last name].com. Keep your address clear, simple, […]
Create a portrait of the writer you want to be by describing your short- and long-term personal, literary and publishing goals and how you will achieve them by answering these questions. When possible, start your answers with the word “I.” Why do you want to write? What do you want to write–novels, nonfiction, children’s, MG […]
While you may think that these corporate sponsorships are few and far between, I can assure you that they are easier to get than you might think. Corporations aren’t looking for a bargain. First, you should know that big companies have equally big budgets. On average they allocate 10% to 15% of profits toward marketing […]
Selling books one at a time is a sure-fire way to generate enough money to fund your coffee habit, but selling them in large quantities can earn enough to actually pay some bills! Selling in bulk to non-bookstore markets can not only be lucrative, it can also minimize the headaches that come from distributing books […]
1. An idea that * Has been proven by successful books like it * Will benefit from a long-term trend * Is promotable to the trade, the media, and book buyers * Has subsidiary-rights potential * Has adoption potential for schools * Has bulk-sales potential * Will generate reviews * Is the first book in […]
Each month, the Nonfiction Authors Association asks a burning publishing question of the industry’s best, brightest, and most innovative experts. Here’s what they have to say! NFAA: What is the best piece of advice you’d offer to an author about developing a marketable book title? JODY REIN There’s no denying it: the title you choose […]
When it comes to information products, it’s important the content meet a need for your audience. To increase your chances of success, start by doing a bit of research and planning prior to product development. Following are the steps you can take. 1. Generate Product Ideas Start by listing the questions you are asked most […]
The phrase “now in its second edition” would sound pretty great next to your nonfiction book title, wouldn’t it? Traditional publishers might suggest a second edition if the first one sells well or if the content changes regularly. Indie authors can decide for themselves when the time is right to do a second, third, or […]
Carolyn Howard-Johnson was interviewed by Jo Lindsell. I have enjoyed working with you, Carolyn, from day one of my Promo Day event and I was especially honored to be a speaker at the Rome Retreat you sponsored with Eve LaSalle Caram. Interviews are another great way to get better acquainted to here goes! What genre […]
Round-Up Question of the Week: What are your favorite mobile apps?
Last week we asked our community on Facebook to answer this question: What are your favorite mobile apps? Here’s what they had to say: Pamela Cummins: Pinterest’s app has made my life easier! This app enables me to pin wherever I am, plus check if there are any inappropriate pins on my group board. Stephanie […]
Recently there has been much discussion in the publishing community around whether authors should publish their books with both IngramSpark/Lightning Source and CreateSpace or choose just one publishing platform. Below we break down some of the pros and cons you should know about. But first, let’s clarify that IngramSpark is a publishing platform for indie […]
Name: Janet Grant Book Title: Spirit Animals of the Chinese Zodiac: Using Spirit Animal Wisdom from Eastern Astrology for Self-Discovery Your book’s Amazon purchase link: Spirit Animals of the Chinese Zodiac What is your book about? By using the principles of the Chinese Zodiac along with the Native American paradigm of spirit animals, you can […]
Carolyn Howard-Johnson was interviewed by Jo Lindsell. I have enjoyed working with you, Carolyn, from day one of my Promo Day event and I was especially honored to be a speaker at the Rome Retreat you sponsored with Eve LaSalle Caram. Interviews are another great way to get better acquainted to here goes! What genre […]
Round-Up Question of the Week: What are your favorite mobile apps?
Last week we asked our community on Facebook to answer this question: What are your favorite mobile apps? Here’s what they had to say: Pamela Cummins: Pinterest’s app has made my life easier! This app enables me to pin wherever I am, plus check if there are any inappropriate pins on my group board. Stephanie […]
Recently there has been much discussion in the publishing community around whether authors should publish their books with both IngramSpark/Lightning Source and CreateSpace or choose just one publishing platform. Below we break down some of the pros and cons you should know about. But first, let’s clarify that IngramSpark is a publishing platform for indie […]
Leverage Social Media (Whether you like it or not)
Here’s the reality: social media is not a fad and isn’t going away. If you’ve been avoiding social media, consider this a gentle nudge to help you get serious. The good news is that social media is ideal for nonfiction authors—we write! And our readers want to hear from us! You also don’t have to […]
How Well Do You Balance the Business and the Art of Writing? by Rosanne Bane
You know how to take care of business as a nonfiction writer. You’re professional. You attend to all the details of putting your writing into the world from analyzing your audience to zeroing in on new ways to promote your writing. But all this serious business stuff is probably not why you started writing. You […]
“Start to” and “Decide to”: Are They Flooding Your Writing? by Barbara McNichol
When you look back at what you’ve written, take time to find how many times you start sentences with the word “start” or “begin.” For example, in a 5,000-word document I edited, those two words appeared 14 times, while only five were deemed necessary to the meaning. That’s a lot of extra words flooding your […]
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