This week we asked our community on Facebook to answer this question: What strategies have you used to generate book reviews? Here’s what they had to say: Stephanie Chandler: My favorite is to ask Amazon reviewers of competing titles. Who else has some suggestions for us? Sue Lynn Canfield: Include a paragraph at the end […]
This week we asked our community on Facebook to answer this question: What goals are you setting for yourself for the coming year? Here’s what they had to say: Joel D Canfield: I’m slowly working on the book about writing Resistance I’ve been putting off (yes, I see the irony.) While Steven Pressfield calls on […]
This week we asked our community on Facebook to answer this question: What are some of the biggest challenges you face as an author? Here’s what they had to say: Cheri Fields: Making time without feeling guilty about it. I’m a homeschool mom and there is always something else to do when my brain is functional. […]
This week we asked our community on Facebook to answer this question: What difference do you hope to make in the world with your books? Here’s what they had to say: Mike Loomis: I hope my books make a difference for writers and entrepreneurs by helping them save time, navigate the new publishing landscape, and increase […]
This week we asked our community on Facebook to answer this question: How has being an author impacted your life? Here’s what they had to say: Emily Patterson-Kane: When I first immigrated to the US, writing bridged the difference between my salary and my cost of living. It made all the difference. Marie DeHaan: When I was […]
1. Alone together: “The more connected we are, the more isolated we are.” –Kristen Lamb, author 2. The more young people communicate with tech, the less social skills they have. 3. The more tech fosters unity, the more it empowers fragmentation. 4. The more knowledge there is, the less we know of it. 5. We […]
We’ve teamed up with VSP Individual Vision Plans, the national leader in eye care benefits, to share their affordable individual vision insurance package – perfect for independent business owners and retirees who don’t have employer-provided vision care – and we have some big news: One lucky winner will receive a $200 Visa gift card, which […]
A good administrator can understand when a strategy has to be done and about how long time it takes. He is able to realize will this product be successful or the only word to describe it is a failure. You want to become a perfect manager or you are searching for that one – here […]
For Many, open enrollment for health insurance takes place in the fall, but when it comes to vision care, VSP Individual Vision Plans allow you to enroll at any time during the year! At the Nonfiction Authors Association, many of our members are self-employed, retired or planning for retirement. While there’s been much discussion about […]
Every business writer needs to acknowledge one thing. If he wishes to improve, he’s ought to follow the most important path towards mastery. I’m talking about practice. Simple and on point. Practice consistently and you’ll get better. For some writers, this fact might come as a trouble. To practice business writing on a consistent basis, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Meet the Members: Elva Anson, author of Wondering Around God
Author Name: Elva Anson Book Title: Wondering Around God Synopsis Because my friend, Kiyo Soto, started her memoir at age 80, maybe I could, too. I launched “Wondering Around God” five years later. Here is how one reviewer, Elisabeth Kersten, retired Director of Calif. Senate Office of Research, describes it. “Elva Anson is a first-rate […]
8 Hints on How to Effectively Promote Your Book on Social Media by Brandon Stanley
The rise of social media changed the way writers promote themselves. We’re seeing non-fiction and fiction books being promoted on all platforms. Some of these campaigns are truly successful in terms of creating awareness. Others fail. Effective marketing is what makes the difference. You might be wondering: how do you effectively promote your book on […]
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