If you want to increase your productivity, enhance your earning power, achieve your goals , and reach more overall success in your life (whether measured in money, expertise, or relationships) read on. This may be especially relevant and hopefully, helpful, for writers. In my own experience, it’s a lonely enterprise, and having a a “support partner” […]
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 […]
This week we asked our community on Facebook to answer this question: What do you hope readers will gain from reading your book? Here’s what they had to say: David Evans: My book “ONE GOOD IDEA” provides some simple, fun ideas to help readers find that One Good Idea that they need. (One of the […]
Back in 2003 when I quit my soul-sucking corporate job and opened a brick and mortar bookstore (which I sold three years later), one of my first initiatives was to start a writers’ group that met in the store every Saturday morning. I had decided that I wanted to finally pursue my life-long goal of […]
This week we asked our community on Facebook to answer this question: What is the title of your book and who is your target audience? Here’s what they had to say: Joel D Canfield: The working title is “Making Resistance Irrelevant: Why You Aren’t Writing and What You Can Do About It” It’ll be good […]
This week we asked our community on Facebook to answer this question: What advice would you offer to new authors just getting started? Here’s what they had to say: Stephanie Chandler: Start now! Build a marketing plan before the book is finished being written and you will be ahead of the game! Marie DeHaan: Never […]
This week we asked our community on Facebook to answer this question: What are your best travel tips? (Packing advice, places to find great deals, etc.) Here’s what they had to say: Danielle Hampson – The very first thing to do if you travel often: invest in the TSA/Global entry program. It is inexpensive and […]
This week we asked our community on Facebook to answer this question: What essential items do you take with you to a book signing event or speaking engagement? Here’s what they had to say: David Evans: Of course, there’s the usual stuff: pens, books. paper, that sort of thing. But for me, the most important […]
Being a nonfiction writer has its pros and cons. For one, you are solely responsible for representing factual evidence in your writing without adding any unnecessary flair to it. Not only that, but you are bound to be remembered as “The” person that wrote a text that everyone is able to reference whenever they are […]
Member Book Announcement: To Cast A Reflection: The Henry Family In Their Own Words
Member Name: Laura Suchan Book Title: To Cast A Reflection: The Henry Family In Their Own Words Synopsis In the summer of 2013 a box stuffed with old papers was donated to the Oshawa Museum. The Thomas Henry Correspondence Collection, as it became known, contained 520 individual documents including personal letters, receipts and business correspondence of […]
Some Favorite Books for Writers
We asked other nonfiction authors what some of their favorite books for writers are. Here are their responses: Sanjida Kay I’d recommend The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne, an editor who describes how to develop one’s craft as a writer. There’s an accompanying podcast, Story Grid Podcast with Shawn Coyne and aspiring novelist, Tim Grahl. […]
Giving Back to Your Writing Career by Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Consider Writing Professional Reviews as Part of Your Marketing Plan Excerpted and expanded from the recently released 415-page book in Carolyn Howard-Johnson’s multi award-winning How To Do It Frugally Series of books, How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically Because you are a writer, you’ve always known that a review is the best kind […]
Before you begin to write your book, it is important to know WHO you’re writing for. Identifying your audience will help you not only develop your manuscript, but you will be better able to choose marketing methods for your book. Are you writing a book for: Single moms with young kids? Single moms […]
Some Favorite Books for Writers
We asked other nonfiction authors what some of their favorite books for writers are. Here are their responses: Sanjida Kay I’d recommend The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne, an editor who describes how to develop one’s craft as a writer. There’s an accompanying podcast, Story Grid Podcast with Shawn Coyne and aspiring novelist, Tim Grahl. […]
Giving Back to Your Writing Career by Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Consider Writing Professional Reviews as Part of Your Marketing Plan Excerpted and expanded from the recently released 415-page book in Carolyn Howard-Johnson’s multi award-winning How To Do It Frugally Series of books, How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically Because you are a writer, you’ve always known that a review is the best kind […]
Before you begin to write your book, it is important to know WHO you’re writing for. Identifying your audience will help you not only develop your manuscript, but you will be better able to choose marketing methods for your book. Are you writing a book for: Single moms with young kids? Single moms […]
Authors! Embrace these Three Tips and Get Ready for Success!
To say our world is changing quickly is cliché. In fact, quick change is the new norm, so we must be willing to learn new things and change quickly, too. Never has this been more true when it comes to book publicity and visibility. If you have a book, before you reach out to a […]
Last week we asked our community on Facebook to answer this question: If you were beginning your author career today, what would you do differently? Here’s what they had to say: David Evans: When I first start writing, I had some good indications that writing was the thing I was good at, and should seriously […]
Better Writing: When to Use “Like” vs. “Such As” by Barbara McNichol
Have you ever wondered about the distinction between “like” or “such as” in your writing. Here are two phrases to consider: . . . the answers that so-called geniuses “like / such as” Newton seem to embody. . . . centuries of innovations “like / such as” the airplane and space shuttle have resulted. In […]
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